What did you do to your Civic today? (II)

[whiteboyblackcivic]

You might’ve got the same as me. Here’s a photo of it.

Zhaos garage on you tube. He has one on grill and fog lights on same video. Long but it explains enough IMO.

Hey thanks for the reply. I’m pretty sure I did get the same one as you. Your car looks awesome btw. Great fitment on the wheels, are you on coil overs? And about the grill, was here any drilling or modifications? I’m worried about getting the bracket for the eyebrows off the old chrome pieces and to the new black ones. And did you have a real type r badge or knock off? How did that fit? Sorry about the late reply. But greatly appreciate of your input!!

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[luckytom]

I finally got around to doing some stuff on my Civic bucket list.

• Upgraded the fabric armrests to the leather ones from the Honda Insight
• Upgraded the center console to the new 2019 LED Armrest
• Installed a dashcam

I always felt that the fabric armrests in the Civic were less than stellar. I would subconsciously avoid resting my arm on any of the fabric because it felt rough and got marked up super easily. I also ordered an elbow buddy because I always felt the the center armrest was too low. The elbow buddy was nice but it would always fly around when I would take a turn (I never bothered to velcro it down).

With the new setup everything is much nicer. I don't have to worry about my elbow buddy flying around the cabin, the armrests aren't rough on my skin, and I find that the new armrest is just about as high as it was with the original center console armrest with the elbow buddy. For anyone interested, I took a few quick shots to show how much taller the new armrest is than the original one.

I still find myself subconsciously moving my arms away from the armrests to avoid the fabric. When I catch myself doing that I laugh.

I did have an issue with installing the center armrest, or maybe it was just a random-happenstance, but after I installed it my keyless entry stopped working. Everything worked fine in the car but the keyless entry/locking feature stopped and I kept getting an error on screen "Keyless Access System Problem". I ended up taking it to the dealer and they had to replace the rear interior LF antenna. That did end up fixing the issue but I'm not 100% sure why it broke in the first place. It was working just fine before I installed the armrests (I did the door armrests and center console in one session) and I disconnected the battery too.

 

[Torino_85]

Hey thanks for the reply. I’m pretty sure I did get the same one as you. Your car looks awesome btw. Great fitment on the wheels, are you on coil overs? And about the grill, was here any drilling or modifications? I’m worried about getting the bracket for the eyebrows off the old chrome pieces and to the new black ones. And did you have a real type r badge or knock off? How did that fit? Sorry about the late reply. But greatly appreciate of your input!!

I went the cheaper route and got lowering springs. There was no drilling, just have to be patient putting it on, there is a tiny off fitment on the driver side the bothered me, but I got over it. You can’t tell unless you have OCD haha
I want to say it’s real type R badge, and it fits PERFECT.

 

[PiYauD]

I finally got around to doing some stuff on my Civic bucket list.

• Upgraded the fabric armrests to the leather ones from the Honda Insight
• Upgraded the center console to the new 2019 LED Armrest
• Installed a dashcam

I always felt that the fabric armrests in the Civic were less than stellar. I would subconsciously avoid resting my arm on any of the fabric because it felt rough and got marked up super easily. I also ordered an elbow buddy because I always felt the the center armrest was too low. The elbow buddy was nice but it would always fly around when I would take a turn (I never bothered to velcro it down).

With the new setup everything is much nicer. I don't have to worry about my elbow buddy flying around the cabin, the armrests aren't rough on my skin, and I find that the new armrest is just about as high as it was with the original center console armrest with the elbow buddy. For anyone interested, I took a few quick shots to show how much taller the new armrest is than the original one.

I still find myself subconsciously moving my arms away from the armrests to avoid the fabric. When I catch myself doing that I laugh.

I did have an issue with installing the center armrest, or maybe it was just a random-happenstance, but after I installed it my keyless entry stopped working. Everything worked fine in the car but the keyless entry/locking feature stopped and I kept getting an error on screen "Keyless Access System Problem". I ended up taking it to the dealer and they had to replace the rear interior LF antenna. That did end up fixing the issue but I'm not 100% sure why it broke in the first place. It was working just fine before I installed the armrests (I did the door armrests and center console in one session) and I disconnected the battery too.

Does the new armrest get in the way of your shifting, or is it business as usual?

 

[luckytom]

Does the new armrest get in the way of your shifting, or is it business as usual?

My shift knob sits a little higher than most. For me, I like the higher position. It allows me to keep my arm straight while resting my hand on the shift knob.

Before the upgrade, I had to use the elbow buddy or else it was really awkward resting my hand on the shift knob in odd numbered gears. Now it's perfect!

 

[Bru87tr]

LED armrest lit pic please.

 

[Matthyahuw]

I've been eyeing that center console for a long time now too
I just really wish there'd be an option for red stitching to match the Si's

as for the keyless access error, there is a sensor in that console there, and is powered by the plug in the rear underneath (not sure if you had to take the whole thing out to install).

 

[luckytom]

LED armrest lit pic please.

Sure thing. I hope you enjoy the picture.

as for the keyless access error, there is a sensor in that console there, and is powered by the plug in the rear underneath (not sure if you had to take the whole thing out to install).

I actually took the entire center console out of the car to work on it. It was just easier. I'm confident I put everything back together correctly because I quadruple checked the instructions and went over everything again when I noticed the keyless entry stopped working. (It was a long day haha.)

I actually brought it to the dealership twice. They originally had the car for a few hours for diagnostics and determined the part needed to be replaced. They didn't mention anything about anything being unplugged either time. Everyone liked my rims though haha.

 

[xRiCeBoYx]

Had another go at vinyl wrapping today. This time, the instrument cluster hood thingy. A 2' x 5' roll of 3M 1080 was $40 on Amazon.

Before anyone says anything, yeah, the CF pattern is the opposite direction of the OEM trim. Realized that after reinstalling the piece. Oh well, only people that are looking hard enough will notice

 

[gtman]

Had another go at vinyl wrapping today. This time, the instrument cluster hood thingy. A 2' x 5' roll of 3M 1080 was $40 on Amazon.

Before anyone says anything, yeah, the CF pattern is the opposite direction of the OEM trim. Realized that after reinstalling the piece. Oh well, only people that are looking hard enough will notice

Looks good. I have a bunch of carbon fiber throughout my interior and it goes in different directions but looks great. Think about it, if every piece of carbon fiber was in the same direction wouldn't that be a bit weird, too? I mean, why is it all angled left and not all angled right? See what I'm saying?

 

[vladucard]

This didn’t happen today but this is where we are at! We call this (the poor mans Type R)!!!

I'm in love with that splitter! OMG

 

[ocbooger]

Installed Greddy SP

 

[Wh1SL3R]

• Upgraded the fabric armrests to the leather ones from the Honda Insight
• Upgraded the center console to the new 2019 LED Armrest.

This is awesome! Do you happen to have the part numbers handy?

 

[Bru87tr]

Sure thing. I hope you enjoy the picture.



I actually took the entire center console out of the car to work on it. It was just easier. I'm confident I put everything back together correctly because I quadruple checked the instructions and went over everything again when I noticed the keyless entry stopped working. (It was a long day haha.)

I actually brought it to the dealership twice. They originally had the car for a few hours for diagnostics and determined the part needed to be replaced. They didn't mention anything about anything being unplugged either time. Everyone liked my rims though haha.

Very nice!

 

[avidark22]

This is awesome! Do you happen to have the part numbers handy?

83503-TXM-A51ZA
83553-TXM-A51ZA

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