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EK9: Optional strut brace restoration & spare wheel cover 2
A while ago, I bought that Fitmint Spare tire cover. While the product itself is great, I complained to them, that the Masonite is upside-down, compared to the original one. Luckily, they were nice enough to change that, and now it’s correct. I had to get a new one Now the correct (rough) side is up. The point of that (in my opinion) is that the fabric that covers it is more stuck to it with the rough surface. Either way, now it’s a 100% reproduction of the original one, and I love it: Also got some stuff from Japan. Some is obviously related to my other projects But I…
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EK9: Optional Mudflaps and documents found
While the car is in hibernation, I’ve collected some stuff for the EK9 again. First, a set of kind-of-rare Civic EK Hatchback mudflaps. They came with all the dirt from the previous owner, but after a bit of brushing it off with warm soap-water, they look quite good (See first photo). What I didn’t think of, though, is the fact that they probably won’t fit with the TypeR’s rear under spoiler? Time to check my Japanese Honda accessories catalogue: The Mudflaps were actually available, even specifically in TypeR colors like NH-0, but only the front ones. Which is also mentioned in the previous photo – That only the front…
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EK9: Honda advertising & training VHS video cassettes digitized
Recently, I obtained some rarer and cool VHS Video cassettes in Japanese NTSC Format from Japan. Those were both original Honda Video cassettes, which I bought in Japan. Since I don’t have a VHS player anymore, I had the videos digitized by a professional company, which also removed various distortion and other artifacts, which often appear on old cassettes. The first one (left in previous photo) is called “TRY! HONDA RACING SPIRIT CIVIC TYPE R” and is basically an advertising video which was given by HONDA to their Primo dealerships which sold the EK9, to show in their showroom or at the EK9 display. It features JGTCC racing driver Okada…
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EK9: Strut braces restoration & documents from Japan
So. I have been busy in the last few weeks collecting stuff and getting some minor work done, while the car is in hibernation. Let’s start with the stuff I got from Japan. First, I forgot to show you the parts manual “No. 8” which was in the last post, but without any details: It’s the “final version” parts manual for the EK-series, so it covers all hatchback versions including the latest models before the model change Then, I got this: On the left side, there is a Civic EK9 promotional VHS Video, that was supposed to run on displays in the Honda Primo showrooms in Japan, to promote the…
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EK9: Honda Access strut braces and other new stuff
Recently, I have collected some nice parts for the EK9, again, so it’s time for a little update: At the recent Japanese car meeting, Honda was giving away those nice little Frisbees Which fold into a nice pouch. Nothing really car related, but I like to collect official merchandise. I also got some nice stickers, one was from the Honda Switzerland 50th anniversary Fan event, and the other from our recent trip to Japan, where I also visited a Honda Primo dealership, to check out some cars, and he gave us some stickers 🙂 I also bought a set of Japanese Honda Access Number plate bolts, which will replace the…
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EK9: JDM Civic brochure & Accessories catalogues
Recently, I found a set of nice JDM 6th generation (EK / MB) Honda Civic sales brochures for sale in Japan. I thought they might have some nice information about my car, so I made sure I got them. The first one (white) is the standard Civic Sales brochure, with all the EJ / EK variants. Aside from all the Cars models variations, there is also some cool background information on safety, differentials, Automatic transmissions, etc. which you don’t find in the EK9 brochure, where they focus more on the sporty features of the car. However, when it comes to the TypeR (EK9) There is only a little remark at…
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EK9: Spare tire cover replacement & trunk cleanup
Today i got a new spare tire cover from Fitmint (click for link to supplier), which I ordered recently: Because after our last trip, I realized that the original spare tire cover has some ugly stains and is broken at one point: This is a common issue with the thin Masonite board, especially if the spare tire (which supports the board from below) is removed and heavy stuff is stored on it The replacement has the same shape and the rubber / foam bumpers in all the right spots. The thing that annoys me quite a bit (not sure if it’s a mistake or not?) is. that they seemed to…
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PLACES: Flüela, Albula & Lenzerhorn alpine passes in the EK9
Recently, my wife and I got invited to visit friends in the beautiful village of Pontresina in the southern part of Switzerland, not far from the famous St. Moritz. We have travelled there before, using the most common route, the Julierpass. But this time, we had a long weekend ahead, so we decided to pull out the EK9 from hibernation and instead take the long way. When planning the route on Google Maps, I accidentally set it to “no toll roads” which brought up a quite uncommon, but beautiful B-roads tour. Schaffhausen – Frauenfeld – Wil – Wattwil – Toggenburg – Lichtenstein – Maienfeld – Landquart – Davos – Flüelapass…
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KNOWLEDGE: The Civic EK9 TypeRx special edition, specifications & details
I have decided to rework and re-release the original post on this topic, which is still available here, since I have collected a lot of additional documents and knowledge since then. In this reworked knowledge post, we are going to look at the Honda Civic EK9 TypeRx special edition and what makes it different from the regular EK9 Civic typeR. 1. What is the TypeRx? The Honda Civic TypeRx EK9 was a special edition of the regular Civic TypeR EK9, which was launched on the 16.12.1999 together with the Integra typeRx DC2. Here is the Link to the original Japanese Honda Press release from that day. The press release states…
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EK9: Dynamic Safety Driving VHS cassette & TypeRx special price list
Today I got some rarely-seen goodies from Japan for my EK9 original goods collection: The first one is a copy of the Japanese Special price list for the Civic EK9 TypeRX from the Honda sales department, from the 25. November 1999: You will find this in my special TypeRX knowledge post soon with many details of the TypeRX. The second thing is something I didn’t know existed until I recently stumbled over it. IT’s a Civic TypeR “Dyanamic Safety Driving” Training video on VHS Cassette. The video was released by Honda Primo (the sales channel who sold the Civics, etc.) in Japan. According to the Print on the front, these…
