Shinjari
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- First Name
- Richard
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- San Diego
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- '17 WOP Civic HB Sport 6MT, '03 Honda CBR600RR
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Good day Civicx!
I've always thought that the engine side covers should've come from the factory. I saw the OEM ones in the UK ages ago but just couldn't justify paying the prices they wanted for (2) pieces of plastic.
Eventually the good old aftermarket caught up and I finally bit the bullet and bought a set off eBay for $37 shipped from Hong Kong.
Took roughly 2.5 weeks to arrive. Not too shabby. Kind of funny the package says "this contains lithium batteries" lol.
Anyhow. The packaging was 'ok'. I did see a tear or two before opening and was concerned the plastic was scratched or damaged. Fortunately they were fine.
Came with (3) sizes of body clips. Covers used a combination of existing clips and 1-2 of the new ones. The existing OEM ones are the top (2) and the new clips provided are the bottom (3).
I did end up having to drill (1) 5/16 sized hole on the passenger side for (1) clip. The cover had an obvious hole intended for a clip, but the frame did not. This was not present on the driver side. The indentation was there...but not the hole. I suppose I could've drilled out the plastic cover and the frame but it didn't seem loose so I didn't bother.
Cleaned up the engine bay some before installing. Required a 10mm nut driver/socket, flat blade to remove existing clips and a 5/16 drill bit (and drill obviously). Super straight forward and took about 15 minutes.
Very happy with the end result.
Before.
After:
I've always thought that the engine side covers should've come from the factory. I saw the OEM ones in the UK ages ago but just couldn't justify paying the prices they wanted for (2) pieces of plastic.
Eventually the good old aftermarket caught up and I finally bit the bullet and bought a set off eBay for $37 shipped from Hong Kong.
Took roughly 2.5 weeks to arrive. Not too shabby. Kind of funny the package says "this contains lithium batteries" lol.
Anyhow. The packaging was 'ok'. I did see a tear or two before opening and was concerned the plastic was scratched or damaged. Fortunately they were fine.
Came with (3) sizes of body clips. Covers used a combination of existing clips and 1-2 of the new ones. The existing OEM ones are the top (2) and the new clips provided are the bottom (3).
I did end up having to drill (1) 5/16 sized hole on the passenger side for (1) clip. The cover had an obvious hole intended for a clip, but the frame did not. This was not present on the driver side. The indentation was there...but not the hole. I suppose I could've drilled out the plastic cover and the frame but it didn't seem loose so I didn't bother.
Cleaned up the engine bay some before installing. Required a 10mm nut driver/socket, flat blade to remove existing clips and a 5/16 drill bit (and drill obviously). Super straight forward and took about 15 minutes.
Very happy with the end result.
Before.
After: