hey guys,
want to know if the jdm SiR civic and crx hood are the same
for some reason my hood latch wont line up on my crx but ive lent the hood out to a buddy before and it fit right in for his civic

so im wondering what's wrong here?

both cars are usdm with jdm front ends (one civic, one crx)

dunno where my hood is from anymore...

also the hood dint come with a latch, i switched it over from my usdm hood.
if that makes a diff....

 

same thing.

you need to mod the latch part on the hood so it meets up with the hole on your radiator support.

 

agh...
all the jdm front end guys have this done?
i thogut it was a bolt on affair

how bout if i mod(cut) the rad support instead of the hood?

 

Or get a late spec ef6,7 rad support (90-91) then it bolts right on. Just have to add 2 washers onto the hood latch to push it down some.

Or mod your stock one.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ChineseGuy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">agh...
all the jdm front end guys have this done?
i thogut it was a bolt on affair

how bout if i mod(cut) the rad support instead of the hood?</TD></TR></TABLE>

why would you wanna do that, its gonna be very visible.

yah get the ef6, ef7 rad support.

thats whut i have. its for the sohc bodied EF's with wraparound bumper lenses "si-r front"

 

sir rad support does nothing, you need to modify your hood or have 5000 washers on each bolt of the radiator for it to work. IMHO you HAVE to modify your hood to keep a clean look

 

i have the ef8 rad support and it sucks *****
all it does is have a stupid airduct

anyway so should i mod the latch by taking a dremel to the 2 bolt holes and just bolt it up to line with the rad support
that should work right?

anyone know if any usdm rad support would work to make it bolt up?
any hatch ones or something?
thakns guys for the answers

amybe a lil info on how u guys did it would be helpful

 

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why would you wanna do that, its gonna be very visible.

yah get the ef6, ef7 rad support.

thats whut i have. its for the sohc bodied EF's with wraparound bumper lenses "si-r front"</TD></TR></TABLE>



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No u dont.

 

For a crx, the rad support does not work. If you want to have a flush rad support you HAVE to modify the hood. If you want a rad support with 50 washers on each bolt for the hood latch to be flush you DONT have to modify the hood.

If you know of some alternate way, please tell me, no really i would because i dont want to waste my rad support that doesnt work on my sir. Please really......

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 91_CRX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">For a crx, the rad support does not work. If you want to have a flush rad support you HAVE to modify the hood. If you want a rad support with 50 washers on each bolt for the hood latch to be flush you DONT have to modify the hood.

If you know of some alternate way, please tell me, no really i would because i dont want to waste my rad support that doesnt work on my sir. Please really...... </TD></TR></TABLE>


you really shouldnt doubt people when it comes to this since it has been discussed many times.

i for one, have the radiator that requires absolutlely no modifications. The part comes off a sohc bodied EF with the si-r style front end. Which is what were trying to accomplish. The dead giveaway when looking for this part on the front cuts that show up in the usa , is the fact that it has a si-r front with no vent on the radiator support.

take a look at this and compare it to your si-r and your stock usdm one. you will notice that the hole is about a 1/2" to 1" towards the front of the car.

 

yup I got that radiator support...works like normal...this is what you want fellas

 

who did you order your front end from to get that rad support?

 

i got it from a not so famous jdm part importer, but i know u can get em from passwordjdm and hmotorsonline.

 

I have a SIR hood on my 91 crx with stock support....

all you have to do is ... bend and adjust the Rod that has the springs around it on the HOOD.. Bend it Back some.. see what happens .. .

 

thats fucked.......i have a ef9 front end conv and i had two hoods at one point a ef8 and a ef9 i didnt have to adjust anything for either to fit.....i have the jdm rad suport that doesnt have the air duct in it.....weird

 

thanks havok, ill try that out
and nitekid, that's what all the guys have been saying, u have the d15b front end which has the rad support without vent, that's the one u want.

 

i am going to doubt anyone I want, I have an sir front end, I have a sir hood, i have a sir rad support. Why would i get a bogus rad support that doesnt work? The only reason I say it wont work is because i live and learn. I must have gotten a bogus rad support for it not to work like everyone says.

 

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and nitekid, that's what all the guys have been saying, u have the d15b front end which has the rad support without vent, that's the one u want.</TD></TR></TABLE>

know that you say that i remeber (was like four years ago....bad memory) both hoods had carborated stickers on them.

im a dumbass