My EK Hatch Build Thread
09-22-2010, 09:22 AM
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I think the easiest and cleaniest way would be to get a new ceiling at the junk yard. But you should know it sucks to disassemble the interior. But in the end the result would be much better instead of fixing your bloated ceiling. It's only a paperboard with stuff glued on.
If you decide to get a new one you will have to remove the rear seats and then you can disassemble the rear lower coverage. After that you can remove the rear upper frames around the windows and the the bars above the side windows in the front (simply pull on it). It should take approx. one hour or more if you do it the first time.
By the way - if you remove your ceiling you can use this chance to install a map light and the sun glass holder.
The center light is so dark that you have more light if you use your pocket lighter, isn't it?
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If you decide to get a new one you will have to remove the rear seats and then you can disassemble the rear lower coverage. After that you can remove the rear upper frames around the windows and the the bars above the side windows in the front (simply pull on it). It should take approx. one hour or more if you do it the first time.
By the way - if you remove your ceiling you can use this chance to install a map light and the sun glass holder.
The center light is so dark that you have more light if you use your pocket lighter, isn't it?(Sorry for my bad english
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09-22-2010, 09:36 AM
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You doing great job on this car! It came out very cheap, try finding the EDM side view mirrors (look like JDM but the vision is better since is LHD) i think it will look incredible!
Keep going man!
Keep going man!
09-23-2010, 03:29 AM
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This is the sunglass holder being fixed on the center mirror
And on this picture you can see the map light which normally is fixed on the ceiling but here it is attached to a center speaker
"GATHERS center speaker with dual button maplight"
And on this picture you can see the map light which normally is fixed on the ceiling but here it is attached to a center speaker
"GATHERS center speaker with dual button maplight"
09-23-2010, 06:08 PM
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Hey bro nice find and nice build! It's coming along reallly nicely. If you don't mind me asking, where did you get your 2000 front end? I'm in serious need of one, thanks!
09-25-2010, 12:24 PM
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09-28-2010, 02:19 AM
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So since no one new the measurements for the strut bar I said **** it and I did it my self It came out perfect and clean....
After 3 hours of measuring and measuring some more and cutting out and doing all the wire work I finally got my side markers on my car with the help of my buddy "Honda-Tech" (that's his n nick name" Ill post pics tomorrow I'm really happy on how they came out
After 3 hours of measuring and measuring some more and cutting out and doing all the wire work I finally got my side markers on my car with the help of my buddy "Honda-Tech" (that's his n nick name" Ill post pics tomorrow I'm really happy on how they came out
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10-15-2010, 11:34 PM
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fresh man. reminds me of my build i have goin on. As for the headliner i saw this spray that will help with it sagging. not sure on what its called but i believe i saw it at pep boys.
11-09-2010, 01:01 AM
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I know its been a while since I have posted anything on here but money has been tight... I think I left off putting on my side markers...
Here are some pics of the finished product...
Here are some pics of the finished product...
11-09-2010, 01:13 AM
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Before I say what I'm about to say I don't want to hear any negative comments... If you have nothing good to say don't say anything at all...
Ever since I got the hatch my GF always talked **** on how she didn't like the fact that the mirrors, molding, door handles and side skirts were black... I always told her that she didn't know what she was talking about... I told her that it gave the car an offset look (silver and black) So after hearing her always making comments about how she hated the black... I went online and i started to do some research. I started to look at real EK9's and how all the trim was the same color as the car... but the only pictures i found were of white CTR's or yellow... I started thinking to my self... The trim dose not look that bad the same color of the car... So I told her "let me find out if they made a CTR in silver" So I found this...
and then it hit me...
Now I know were I want to take this build to... I want to make a CTR replica since it was offered in silver...
I know a lot of people out there have done this before so please don't talk ****... This is what I want to do and all i ask for positive feed back...
Ever since I got the hatch my GF always talked **** on how she didn't like the fact that the mirrors, molding, door handles and side skirts were black... I always told her that she didn't know what she was talking about... I told her that it gave the car an offset look (silver and black) So after hearing her always making comments about how she hated the black... I went online and i started to do some research. I started to look at real EK9's and how all the trim was the same color as the car... but the only pictures i found were of white CTR's or yellow... I started thinking to my self... The trim dose not look that bad the same color of the car... So I told her "let me find out if they made a CTR in silver" So I found this...
and then it hit me...
Now I know were I want to take this build to... I want to make a CTR replica since it was offered in silver...
I know a lot of people out there have done this before so please don't talk ****... This is what I want to do and all i ask for positive feed back...
