Official 'What did you do to your car today?' Thread

AlmosN8kd said:
By the way it appears to me, the rubber is molded to the glass and cannot be replaced separately; but, I didn't really poke at it to be sure, just my observation. If that is true, a simple repair gets to be much more expensive (which is part of the reason I haven't really messed with it).
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it can be removed and replaced, its just not easy to re install at all. my frame was rusted so i repalced the entire deal for $600 cnd.
 
AlmosN8kd said:
By the way it appears to me, the rubber is molded to the glass and cannot be replaced separately; but, I didn't really poke at it to be sure, just my observation. If that is true, a simple repair gets to be much more expensive (which is part of the reason I haven't really messed with it).
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The rubber seal does separate from the frame/glass. I pulled it off a month or so ago to repair some rust on the frame. It is a major pain to fit the seal back into the frame. Took me almost 2 hours to fit it back in.

The new frame and glass I believe is $300ish? and only takes 5 min to replace.
 
Nomar06 said:
The rubber seal does separate from the frame/glass. I pulled it off a month or so ago to repair some rust on the frame. It is a major pain to fit the seal back into the frame. Took me almost 2 hours to fit it back in.

The new frame and glass I believe is $300ish? and only takes 5 min to replace.
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worth the money in my opinion. just sucks i paid more because im in canada.
 
AlmosN8kd said:
Not Civic related, but I managed to make a bit of progress on my Stealth rear subframe refurbishment project I last commented on in May as I finally got a few parts in from Mitsubishi (still waiting on several more). The basics are that I was able to complete the reassembly of my rear diff and the initial assembly of the left trailing arm assembly. The rear diff was huge for me as this was the first time I have put one together and set it up, setting pinion height, backlash, gear engagement, and bearing preload, all a bit more complex than some may realize. Anyhow, attached are some pics for your enjoyment.


Rear diff:
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Left trailing arm:
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Another not Civic related post following up on this on-going sub-thread of mine. This past weekend, I managed to finish putting together the majority of the rear subframe assembly for my Stealth and getting it loosely bolted into place under my car. There is still a ton of other stuff to do before getting an alignment and driving the car again; but, progress is progress. Originally, this was planned to be a 3-4 month endeavor but has taken 10mos from removal to reinstallation. Anyhow, enjoy the photos:

Before and after shots:
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Some photos of where I left things on Saturday:
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AlmosN8kd said:
Another not Civic related post following up on this on-going sub-thread of mine. This past weekend, I managed to finish putting together the majority of the rear subframe assembly for my Stealth and getting it loosely bolted into place under my car. There is still a ton of other stuff to do before getting an alignment and driving the car again; but, progress is progress. Originally, this was planned to be a 3-4 month endeavor but has taken 10mos from removal to reinstallation. Anyhow, enjoy the photos:

Before and after shots:
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Some photos of where I left things on Saturday:
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Holy cow man, that is some amazing attention to detail
 
Nomar06 said:
The rubber seal does separate from the frame/glass. I pulled it off a month or so ago to repair some rust on the frame. It is a major pain to fit the seal back into the frame. Took me almost 2 hours to fit it back in.

The new frame and glass I believe is $300ish? and only takes 5 min to replace.
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For $300 I'm gonna leave that **** alone, lol.
 
Tried to start it around 6:45am to leave for work and it just clicked.... :rolleyes:

Battery is only 2 years old (8/2020) but it was only reading 44CCA (it's a 640CCA battery)... :confused::mad: At least the replacement is free.
 
bootyluvr said:
Tried to start it around 6:45am to leave for work and it just clicked.... :rolleyes:

Battery is only 2 years old (8/2020) but it was only reading 44CCA (it's a 640CCA battery)... :confused::mad: At least the replacement is free.
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I’m curious as to the brand of battery
 
bummer! When I bought my civic, both fog lamps were shattered like that. When I replaced them, I installed a clear film to hopefully avoid that
 
Dad said:
bummer! When I bought my civic, both fog lamps were shattered like that. When I replaced them, I installed a clear film to hopefully avoid that
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Ain’t cheap to replace either. Over 10 years in this car, first blown up fog light.
 
What a pain. One side done. The side skirt I put on was the one originally installed on the car. I think it’s been in my rafters since 2014 or 2015.

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