What did you do to your Type R today?

[UDEL09]

Is this just adhesive or were their rivet/pin holes? Hadn't thought of it, but strongly considering this.

Adhesive. I used a combination of fishing line and goo-gone to remove it. Some also recommend using a heat gun as well but it worked okay without it for me.

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[Volksparts]

Installed acexxon front splitter protection on my APR splitter. Already paid for itself when out cruising today and it took the scrapes of some steep driveways.
Also, thanks to this forum for the recommendation, installed front and rear Akebono brake pads. My stock pads still looked brand new with only 3500 miles on them. I changed them to decrease the brake dust.

 

[Fountainhead]

Is this just adhesive or were their rivet/pin holes? Hadn't thought of it, but strongly considering this.

It's a sticker compound on the rear of each letter. Be careful "others" have peeled paint from the car rushing the job or to be fair removing their letters. I would find something to soak them in to lessen the adhesion before trying to remove them.
There are threads about that on the forum, i believe using a certain type of "Spider" fishing line does the trick after the adhesion is lessened with alcohol, goof off, or something like that.

 

[Fountainhead]

Installed acexxon front splitter protection on my APR splitter. Already paid for itself when out cruising today and it took the scrapes of some steep driveways.
Also, thanks to this forum for the recommendation, installed front and rear Akebono brake pads. My stock pads still looked brand new with only 3500 miles on them. I changed them to decrease the brake dust.

So can you quantify by how much the brake dust was lessened? I know I can wash my car and the wheels and drive around the block and come back and they're dirty again.

 

[remc86007]

Just had the Spoon Springs and rigid collars installed. Ride was nice. Will have further insight after more driving. (Car is a little dirty)

Interested in more impressions of the Spoon springs. That's what I'm leaning toward. Does it still drive okay in Sport mode or does it feel under dampened? I don't want to have to drive around in R mode just to compensate for the new springs.

 

[Muggsy]

So can you quantify by how much the brake dust was lessened? I know I can wash my car and the wheels and drive around the block and come back and they're dirty again.

I switched to the Akebono pads a month or two ago (hard to keep track of time these days) and the difference in brake dust is dramatic. I wash my car every couple of weeks and can pretty much just hose off the wheels with water to get them clean. With the stock pads I used to clean the wheels every weekend whether I was washing the car or not, using wheel cleaner, two brushes and plenty of elbow grease.

 

[RepyT]

after a little set back on TYPERLEDS, they did the right thing and sent back the correct sidemarkers.

They look great but.. not as bright as I thought it would be considering they are "LED". In the parking garage where it's dim at work they look great but outside, let alone in direct sunlight. They look super dim or spray painted over. All in all im happy but not excited.

Another downfall is that there's a quarter of inch gap around the sidemarkers. I heard this was normal due to our fenders. But since my car is black. Doesn't really bother me.

InkedHisto,
Not so sure I’d be thrilled with that kind of corner light gap either, it’s not normal. Post between this reply and your OP show good tight fit with JDM corners. Mine tight too with car decal overlays. Sometime I need to replace them with Type R logo lights w/sequential turn signals I’ve had month or so ready for install, just not big into hacking into OEM harness.

 

[kefi]

tell me more about these lights

 

[Volksparts]

So can you quantify by how much the brake dust was lessened? I know I can wash my car and the wheels and drive around the block and come back and they're dirty again.

Yes that's exactly how I feel. I'm tired of cleaning them after 1 drive. I can't quantify as I really haven't driven the car yet. But, there are others here who have said it was significantly less.

 

[Shred]

Got a new set of Motegi MR145's wrapped in 245/40/18 DWS06 rubber mounted. Wanted to get a different set for daily driving. So far seems to have more than enough grip while smoothing out bumps.

 

[RepyT]

tell me more about these lights

kefi (Apple auto-corrected your name to LEGO),
Not sure what I can say not having installed them yet. There are chasers that connect to turn signals and they have three lights total. They look like the right fit holding up to existing ones.

Search member here named Omar0123 as I think he put the other color ones in and posted some lights in motion pics.

Mine have poorly soldered wire extensions several inches from the housings that need fixing before install, no attempt at heat shrink, just twisted and zapped with a hot poker (sorry, I’m an accomplished trained electrical solderer w/prior mil service)

Here they are on eBay:

Civic Cornering Type R Logo Lights

 

[Tracker]

I switched to the Akebono pads a month or two ago (hard to keep track of time these days) and the difference in brake dust is dramatic. I wash my car every couple of weeks and can pretty much just hose off the wheels with water to get them clean. With the stock pads I used to clean the wheels every weekend whether I was washing the car or not, using wheel cleaner, two brushes and plenty of elbow grease.

Can you give up the info on the brand of Akebono pads, ProAct, Euro or the performance brand of pads?

 

[RepyT]

Installed custom made to order owner PPE with R attitude today.

For sale on Etsy for your own personalization:
https://etsy.me/31zW68w

 

[Muggsy]

Can you give up the info on the brand of Akebono pads, ProAct, Euro or the performance brand of pads?

Akebono ASP1001 for fronts
Akebono ACT1878 for rears
https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/honda,2018,civic,2.0l+l4+turbocharged,3441249

 

[BoozerC22]

Dropped off at a shop to get full front ppf, ceramic coating, and window tints.

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