i know alot of guys with ls/gsr tegs do the itr convo, the seats, gauge , 5lug, armrest.....

what would be needed to make a 98 cx into a 99-00 SI hatch

 

The entire dash, seats, the engine tends to help, I believe the Si has an armrest as well but im not sure, bumper, fenders, hood and headlights....There is probably more I just can't think of it.

 

Interior - Complete front Dash, seats, carpet?, side door panels/power window modules, steering wheel, front seats/headrest, armrest, and shift console.

Exterior - Lights, fenders, bumper/lip, hood, and grill.

Complete engine and money.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM-97CX &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">\I believe the Si has an armrest as well but im not sure</TD></TR></TABLE>

it doesnt have a seat armrest, it has a a center console that i guess can be considered an armrest, its behind the parking brake (well, my Si has that anyway.)

 

dont forget the sunroof!

 

Don't forget front and rear brakes, Si front strut tower brace, Si 26mm front swaybar, Si rear swaybar, and Si wheels to name a few that haven't been mentioned yet.

 

si has different seats too..and shift ****....amber gauges and climate control. power windows

 

After all that, you're probably better off just selling the hatch and buying the Si coupe.

 

yea there is alot of stuff different in the SI and the other models. i have a 2000 EX and i wanted to covert my civic to SI but besides the motor there is alot of minor things as well u have to look at its costs alot! of money and time .. ur best bet is to find a totalled one.. or a theft recovery but they still go for more than a stock civic these days...

 

so far i have::

Interior - gauge cluster, arm rest, sold the si seats for ls gsr seats,
Exterior - SI front and 00 tails

Complete engine and money.[/QUOTE]

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by _Cyclone_ &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Don't forget front and rear brakes, Si front strut tower brace, Si 26mm front swaybar, Si rear swaybar, and Si wheels to name a few that haven't been mentioned yet.</TD></TR></TABLE> im plan on gettin the rear brakes and after market front stut brace. i have a itr rear bar now...

whats the biggest/best stock front sway bar for an EK..ie-itr rear sway is the best

 

You have the ITR rear sway bar? I hope you have SOME kind of subframe reinforcement for that......cause the 6th generation civics have some WEAK rear subframes.......

As far as the front sway bar, don't get one that is to huge....an EX/Si one will do just fine for you. Going with a great big front sway bar will give you understeer like a mother ******.


And for the interior.......since you have a 98, the dashes are different from 98 to 99 and 00 so you will need that with the climate control so you have an exact replica of the Si in hatch form.

 

oh something that ya guys forgot the acctual color in the Si's are darker... all around it's dark grey... at least the SiR is...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by G2 Speed &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">oh something that ya guys forgot the acctual color in the Si's are darker... all around it's dark grey... at least the SiR is...</TD></TR></TABLE>Most 96-98 are dark grey as well.
*****YOU DO NOT NEED THE ENTIRE DASH*****
You need to do a climate control conv. though. This thread will tell you what you need and how to do it [https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=605432]
Good luck

 

Interior "Type K" (dark grey) colored dash, door panels, etc etc etc. Climate control panel, front and rear seats, guage cluster. That should do it.

96-98 are not 'mostly the same dark grey.' Type K is what you need. There is more than one grey color.

If you're talking about an entire conversion, you also need a bumper, fenders, headlights, hood, and front lip.

 

what is this type K?

 

Type K should be the interior color code

 

whats a good price on the dash and brakes

 

so a stock 26mm front sway bar is fine? u sure about this over/understerr&gt;

 

i got a bare dashboard off nub.96ek for dirt cheap... like most have said, you dont need a dashboard unless u want a dark grey one

 

i seriously cant belive no one mentioned the 99-00 Si Rims!

 

y dont u need a 99 dash?

 

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You do. He said you don't need one if you don't care about it being dark grey. If you're converting to Si, you need interior code Type K interior pieces.

Edit- and if you wanna be really **** about it, don't forget the dome lights are different!


Modified by Regal at 6:08 AM 8/13/2005

 

i got the K

 

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