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  1. An oil change unearths a really strange situation.

    I have attempted to get an oil change at my local Honda dealership several times, only to find out that the line is hours long and people are requesting their cars back so they could leave. I stopped trying after a couple of attempts and kept going to the next closest Honda dealership. I was...
  2. Safe to Drive ? Or Replace Tires?

    I'm in Houston and ended up in a situation where I just needed to get a set of tires on the car so I could safely drive home. The only thing they had at Discount Tire is this tire. They cost $105 each (I went up to the 245/35/R20) and am still running them now until I swap them out for the...
  3. Ray's Engineering Dura Nut Lug Nuts Torque specs

    Thank you! I looked everywhere and was coming up empty.
  4. Ray's Engineering Dura Nut Lug Nuts Torque specs

    I know for the stock CTR lug nuts, the owners manual lists the torque spec of 94 ft lbs. Now that I am switching to after market rims which need aftermarket lug nuts (Ray's Engineering Dura Nut Lug Nuts with Locks) does anyone know what the torque spec is for those?
  5. 2019 FK8 19xxx Miles Brakes Question

    The dealership said that since I had a "high performance" car, their recommendation was replacing the rotors every time you replace the front brake pads. The rears they were fine with just swapping out the break pads. The service advisor wouldn't look me in the face when he said this, so I...
  6. What's going on with Rays center caps?

    They made the SL with the idea of reducing weight while retaining the strength of a forged wheel. Here is an article from Vivid Racing about the differences here
  7. Houston (Katy Area) - Recommended Shop to mount new tires on new wheels

    I had a previous bad experience with a large chain tire/wheel shop where they put hammer weights on my Mugen wheels instead of using tape weights. I had them take the hammer weights off, but the damage had already been done to the paint on each one of the wheels. Does anyone in the Houston...
  8. Tire size for Volk TE37SL - 18 x 9.5 38 mm offset

    Since no one has Michelin Pilot Sport 4s in stock until August (if you backorder them now), I am going to go with Falken Azenis FK510. They are in stock and can bridge the gap until the new batch of PS4S tires come in. It is a manufacturer backorder so unless some has old stock from before...
  9. Tire size for Volk TE37SL - 18 x 9.5 38 mm offset

    Thank you! I will go with 255/40.
  10. Tire size for Volk TE37SL - 18 x 9.5 38 mm offset

    I have been looking through the huge threads on aftermarket wheels and seem to be getting conflicting information on what size tire I can run on the Volk TE37SL 18 x 9.5 38 mm offset. I don't have any plans of lowering the car, so it will be staying at stock ride height. What size tire can I...
  11. carlin kit 3.0 for infotainment system

    I have the CarlinKit 3.0 and paired it with a plug and play wireless charger from Amazon (instead of the optional Honda one that requires you to take your whole dash and center console apart) and it works like a champ. Every once in a while, my phone won't connect to the CarlinKit and I just...
  12. When was the last time you saw another Civic Type R on the road...?

    There is an LE that parks on the same floor as me at my parking garage at work from time to time.
  13. Scale Civic type R model collecting

    I've got the Honda 1/43 and the 1/18 (in PMM) from AutoArt.
  14. Where did you get your brakes done?

    I got quoted $700 for just the front brakes from my local Honda dealership, so I went and bought the parts myself (both front and rear rotors and brake pads) and had it come out to about $550 - $600. I went in for half for the Autel with my brother who is a mechanic (he can now use it for other...
  15. Wheel hop

    Yes, the stock tires they put on the car are not sticky enough to put the power down to the ground without wheel hop and spin. Good luck if there is any precipitation or the temperature is colder than usual. I wore out those stock tires and went with some Pirelli P Zeros/Michelin Pilot Sport...
  16. When was the last time you saw another Civic Type R on the road...?

    I have seen an LE off and on the past week parking in our building's parking garage. I also was driving to work and saw a hatchback up ahead with the type R wing and black wheels, but something was off about it. I tried to get a better look but they dropped off onto the feeder road before I...
  17. Lost Navigation Addresses

    I have had an odd issue that has now happened twice since I got my CTR. A couple of months ago, I got into my car and told my navigation that I wanted to go "home" and it asked me where "home" was. I thought that was weird but typed in my address and away I went. The next day I went to...
  18. TYPE R 2018 problem

    I leave my 2018 running when I pick up my mail every day. It makes a beeping noise that the fob is no longer in the car and in my pocket, but it doesn't turn off the engine.
  19. Would you accept this wheel repair work ?

    That is horrible. I would tell them they need to replace it now that they have shown you that they can't properly repair it. I would be upset that they tried to pass subpar work off and think that you wouldn't notice.
  20. Share Neat Yet Obscure Features of Civic Type R

    On really long drives, I put the car in Comfort mode so my wife will fall asleep. Works every time.


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