I do not have ABS or anything on the 05 civic VP/DX sedan- but i need pads replaced NOW!
My '02 Si EP3 has ABS, but is not moving for the winter, but has new Hawk pads and new oem rotors, can i just switch them until after christmas? i'll upgrade the VP before spring, but the wife said "No CAR Spending until Xmas is over!" so i thought of the swap!

I'm doing it myself, but didn't want to tear everything up, just to find out they are different size- it's only 15 degrees out, and i have no manual/books/etc. I couldn't find anything with the FAQs -and the search button is not being my friend either!

Thanks for any help!

 

Hondaautomotiveparts.com has them listed as different part numbers.

si-
http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/...+BRAKE+(+02-03)

-vp
http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/...y5=FRONT+BRAKE

Just go get some pads and rotors from nappa for like 60 bucks, and tell you wife to stfu.

 

LOL, you haven't seen my wife!


Besides, I don't want to use new pads for a few months, then get the upgrade anyways.
The Hawk Street HP's in the ep3 ROCK! -I was going to do the Sedan this spring... If they weren't almost $200 for the set, I'd be installing them already! It needs it now though!

And i had checked a few parts places, they list them as different, but they do that to a lot of civic/acura rsx parts for my ep3- and they are usually the same, just different part numbers! I thought someone may have done this swap before and would know for sure.
Thanks for the reply.

 

base rsx pads fit ours so ep3 fronts should fit....

 

That's what i needed to know! Time to get dirty!

Thanks and God Bless!

 

np, same to you.