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Nice one ??? let us know what you think and upload a few photos , i know ive only just joined but i do enjoy the banter and the recommendations i have had from the owners of these big coupes the correct oil filters wax products preferred oil and advice ???

i know this is as far removed as possible regarding a cooking forum but apparently my son has informed me "thats not a shepherd pie dad thats a right bad boy " ok son .bill you bring the beer its ggggoooddd eating ????

Bill??? . Bill whats are you going on about mate i read your posts on the exhausts and what you gave was advice thats it period , i with everyone else i think agrees with your advice as i do and enjoy your uploads always and i enjoy the banter , so keep doing what your doing which is informing us ???? thats a Order & if that arse gets back about the car like mine on ebay you get the spoiler , i am back in the kitchen now cooking shepherd pie cheers garry ???

Kags . For now just get the exhaust repaired, as we all i think are on the same page , then at a later stage when depending on how long you intend to keep the honda then cross the bridge on the upgrades which suits YOU I have now reached my crossroad on my honda , mechanically mine is there i know this because i have done the work .& parts needed have been replaced ,by myself if i sold it tomorrow i think i would break even not that i would do so yet , however we then move to the second stage of ownership which we all desire we want to make it better ,if i take this route i am then commited to keep the car for a considerable time as the money spent i would never make a profit if i was to sell not that is a priority but it does come into to play .Mine needs a repaint no amount of polish is ever going to get the desired finish fact , then there are the alloys they are showing there age the exhaust which is fine and has years left i would prefer full stainless then there is the body kit and so on at which time i would polish the car put it in the garage with a cover car over it and drive it only on sunny days at about 5 am , and how you ask do i now this ? Because i am living proof of how this story for me always ends . So i am going to just enjoy the car for now and have a good think and then think some more and take comfort in the fact if i park it anywhere NOW and return and it has a scratch or a knock i am not going to return to vimto rip of my shirt turn green ( dont make me angry )

Yes, thats the key is how much the import will determine how much of a bargain it is .the two systems without the induction or manifolds are listed by (speed Daddy ) & Fsk . Which seems a fair price for the stainless grade system ,plus you could place your offer and see, one supplies the gaskets ? or if it is just those joints that are the problem on your stystem try taking your honda to a garage that works on classic cars in your area they will be more intune with your request and repair (replace /sections ) the rear boxes are supported so there is no stress on the those joints, in my experience the main stream types of tyre exhaust centres will want to sell you a mild steel system at a ridiculous price as they are sometimes more sales people than hands on repair people those alloys stick out or not look bloody good ???.i am not keyed up on lowering kits but knowing the japanese there must be a variety of aftermarket option packages let us know how it goes ??? yes that link i think is the all dancing with bells on full exhaust kit , its a lot of money and would be a investment if you intend to keep your honda for many years to come ??? .if not the repair route of your existing system at a reasonable cost or the catt back stainless system

Kag8 your alloys look imense. I have not seen better they suit the colour of the honda silver centre caps spot on, gold caps not sure . I am watching a stainless catt back exhaust from the USA on ebay under £300 inc P&P might be worth a look and send out a question think there are three systems listed one does include manifolds more money but included also is a sports induction kit .fitting is straight forward trust me ,not that i have experience on fitting the honda but have fitted full dual stainless exhausts ,manifolds to rear resonators ???

thank you ??? they fit quite well and they do locate right up to the back box and the tail pipe end sits snuggly inside the inner stainless lip and for the price ,the quality was better than i expected really so i do recommend them as a affordable replacement ???

cheers Stuart. I think i will stick with a black finish alloys and purple rim its not set in stone there are a few local firms that refurbish alloys and offer a paint match ,i am not sure until i have spoken with them if they can incorporate purple in the alloy and the price might rule this out ?i am actively looking for a set aswell so nothing by no means certain i will post when a set is fitted ???

ok stuart ive got before and after . I did not take many before i started to work on old vimto but you can tell the state of the chrome exhaust tips tottaly rusted and unloved i removed the towbar they are useful but on a coupe they look poor ?? it was only used for a small trailer the boot sale size( i did see the trailer at his house ) . a question was asked about towbars for this model and without cutting the bumper ? if you can point me to the right owner i will post the details of the firm that fitted it, its in with the cars history and the official certificate that stays with the car apparently the body kit on these coupes looks just about perfect love them & a nice set of alloys those black alloys on yours stuart do look great ?? in fact all of the cars with after market alloys ive seen on the forum fit the colour of the of vehicles a treat i think with vimto i will go with black alloys if it was silver the mag wires on the one on this forum could not be bettered stunning , ( dont know the owners name i have pressed the like button ) im not a huge fan of the original alloys but a set of these on gumtree at £50 and painted black some days ago i thought looked smart so its a thought i might get mine enamel coated in black with purple on the inner rim if possible ?? We will see cheers garry

Thanks stuart ?? Apologies however andrew is please send a photo of you car ??? . Lets begin sorry hello pete , well apparently if you press two buttons together on this tab it takes a photo of the image your viewing ( alright stop laughing im old ) so he goes the listing page and photos ive just took i can manage that ??? ps i know who stuart is & bill and now pete ive been replying to usenames please reveal yourselves with a name thank you .plus theres bird shit on the car again that needs removing if i hadn't gone out to take photos i would have been oblivious to so there ,well i feel like moaning today

Hi andrew i will upload ebay and find the listing well my son will and i will get him to show the link or photo ( make it so number one ) a bit of captain picard there ? they are really good tail ends full stainless and im sure they came in under £7 inc P&P from china they arrived early and do have a adjustment at either side so fitting and getting a nice cental fit on the exciting tail pipe is straightforward i will upload a few photos later of mine and they do remain stain free?? ,i did consider getting another pair as spares ,but jackie my wife showed me the error of my ways (i dont talk about it )

hi Andrew looks a nice coupe to me??? your s is mint compared to vimto . Mine is never going to win a award unless there is one for turning UP?? at a club meet . But it doesent mean i dont enjoy driving it or polishing it . And your right you can get carried away on a spending spree without the guarantee of a return when selling but i think if i went down that route not sure i would use it as much and then??? still think Aubergine is a nicer colour ( only jocking like all the colours )???

Hi Andrew, yes it was your upload your car looks great and i used your advice on the cleaning and agreed with your story on your honda purchase sorry for the delay i am still finding my way on the site and uploading topics in the incorrect forum no doubt apologies yes is that sods law with both our honda buys travelling to opposite ends , i dont regret the buy at all for what these big hondas cost at present its such a great buy and it will be interesting to see what year they will start be climb in price because it will happen Thanks again

I agree with BN Coupe i have double checked my service history on old vimto , and for reasons unknown to me John cooper Honda replaced the cambelt at just over 40k which seems premature to say the least but i know after research it was down to its reaching the expirey date of the belt and not the miles driven . Moving on i have just returned from the MOT Garage and all is fine with the world ?? A Pass ??Sam the Mot tester asked me to look under my car while it was raised under the ramp , well i was a little puzzled owing to the fact i have spent many hours recently in preparation of MOT day . However sam wanted to show me ,how my honda looked with its skirt raised and in such amazing condition underneath, and that he was fully aware ,that sombody had spent some considerable time cleaning replacing parts and maintaining the vehicle . He said it was as absolutely spotless & knew i took as much pride on the running gear as the exterior .any one who knows me is fully aware i always self deprecate .any how i always recommend, if you have the time the tools ( check out my post your MOT tester will thank you ) i asked about replacing the cambelt as mines showing 89k he went to his computer which said honda recommend changing at 72K or 5/6 years so its on my to do list later .now the MOT does have a advisory on the rear tyres ,& i know some nosey buggers will be straight on the dvla history ?? and yes this was not me being careless i am fully aware both rear tyres have only 4/5k left ,the front having a new pair fitted prior to me purchasing it .but i am looking to upgrade with new alloys and tyres or reconditioned ??? i think kags silver bullet with those mag wires look stunning as does the alloys on bills blue devil or the alloys on stuarts gold arrow apologies for those not mentioned ???and i am actively putting my feelers out for a used front rear skirt . As a side note I am running the engine on Granville semi 10/40 after two engine flushes using halfords semi & STP addative as the flush and it runs sweet .the transmission has only recently had one change but i will keep you posted when i have replaced the fluid totally from kendall as a bloody expensive flush to smith & allan , but if anything it went like lightining on the run home transmission warmed up fully of course ??? i am tempted by a full cat back stainless exhaust from the good old usa check out ebay if memory serves its about £300 inc p&p not sure about import duty on these i have only experience on aviation prints duty from overseas but think there will be extra to pay will keep you posted and i will upload photos of me fitting the bugger ??

I was reluctant to travel the 230 mile round trip to look at the one owner blue v6 . This green v6 is showing 560 mile round trip never gonna happen