What did you do to your Type R today?

Mick the Quick said:

Console wings (or whatever these things are officially called) from Sweidit. High quality material, assembly and stitching. The pieces fit perfectly; "install" took all of 2 minutes with a plastic trim tool.

Unlike most people posting here, I had mine done in red/black fake suede with white stitching to match the seats. I also had them use a much smaller stitching than what they normally use in their products to better match the tiny OEM stitching.

I think they came out nicely - makes the interior a little more upscale, coherent and brighter. As their FB page says, $160 + $10 ship (plus $40 if you don't want to exchange the cores). Mine came in exactly 3 weeks. They're a pleasure to deal with. They are on Instagram and FB.

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That's really cool! I wish they had a proper website.

ctrmofo said:

Sure. I showed the Honda engineers here at R&D hq’s this post and we had some fun ;-)

67 cars owned in 33 years and most used Red Line Oil...no one ever denied warranty claims if I ever needed one, I’m good.

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I’m sure you did. Whatever. Show receipts of your oil changes with an oil without API certification when your engine blows and see what a dealer does. Oh wait, you’re Honda God and can do anything. The rest of us who are smart won’t risk it.

PrisonerOfDoom said:

Laid some pipe.

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"laid some pipe"....great line. wow, that polished look is nice.

Z06_Pilot said:

"laid some pipe"....great line. wow, that polished look is nice.

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Yeah, the ceramic coating that RV6 uses looks awesome. I would highly recommend their downpipe and front pipe. Fit and finish is amazing.

coopermidnight said:

That's really cool! I wish they had a proper website.

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Yeah, definitely couldn’t hurt to have a website, though they do provide pricing, photos, etc. on FB and Instagram, and they respond quickly (within a day usually).

Those two pieces make such a difference! I didn’t realize how much those OEM hard plastic “wings” make the interior look cheap. The car now feels so much less “Civic” if you know what I mean.

I understand that Overland is working on a similar product now, if anyone wants to wait for that. I am very happy with Overland’s Alcantra shift boot. But I am personally glad that I didn’t wait.

By the way, in case anyone is wondering, I have no affiliation or relationship whatsoever with the Sweidit or its owner.

Mick the Quick said:

Yeah, definitely couldn’t hurt to have a website, though they do provide pricing, photos, etc. on FB and Instagram, and they respond quickly (within a day usually).

Those two pieces make such a difference! I didn’t realize how much those OEM hard plastic “wings” make the interior look cheap. The car now feels so much less “Civic” if you know what I mean.

I understand that Overland is working on a similar product now, if anyone wants to wait for that. I am very happy with Overland’s Alcantra shift boot. But I am personally glad that I didn’t wait.

By the way, in case anyone is wondering, I have no affiliation or relationship whatsoever with the Sweidit or its owner.

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I'm half and half on pulling the trigger. It looks like a great change to the interior, but I'm worried it would cause the rest of the cheapness to be even more apparent. I'd love to replace most/all of the plastic inside the car with suede/Alcantara, but if you don't do enough then the balance is off.

coopermidnight said:

I'm half and half on pulling the trigger. It looks like a great change to the interior, but I'm worried it would cause the rest of the cheapness to be even more apparent. I'd love to replace most/all of the plastic inside the car with suede/Alcantara, but if you don't do enough then the balance is off.

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I personally only did the shifter wings, the center console rails (to match the wings), and the hood visor. Realistically I could have gone without the hood visor and only did the shifter wings because it's a common place for me to rest my hands. That said, the shifter wings do connect/touch the center console wings directly already, so it wouldn't look out of place for them to be alcantara/suede. A very minor, clean look that doesn't pop out would be to make them completely black with red stitching to match the center console.

Edit: The look is very OEM so it's not too interesting/flashy IMO, but is a cheap option (the center rails are quite expensive if you don't send in your cores). But after I saw the red and black in pictures I went with the red.

Edit 2: I am not affiliated with Sweidit, hopefully it's obvious that a person affiliated with Sweidit wouldn't say their visor hood doesn't seem to fit.

Gave her a quick bath after fitting a few bits this weekend.

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FK8_Dan said:

Gave her a quick bath after fitting a few bits this weekend.

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wheel/tire and suspension combo?

CaptClutch said:

wheel/tire and suspension combo?

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Wedssport RN05m 18x9.5 et36
Yokohama AD08R 255/35/18
Swift Sport Spec R Springs

Hasport engine mount install in progress. Forgot about not having hex drive sockets at the house, so off to grab a set for final torque... Glad I started with the hard side, it's all downhill from here

FK8_Dan said:

Gave her a quick bath after fitting a few bits this weekend.

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Verrry nice man. Any camber arms or stock ?

Rated-R said:

Verrry nice man. Any camber arms or stock ?

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Stock at the moment. I do have some hardrace camber arms to go on but the camber seems to be fine at the back at the moment

FK8_Dan said:

Gave her a quick bath after fitting a few bits this weekend.

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a clean black car looks absolutely stunning.