This week is the week I delved into the Japanese car market and bought myself a 2008 CTR FN2 In Milano Red.
Having drooled over my mates EP3 for many years, the wife and I started searching for a FN2 and found this beauty.
Stats as follows:
2008 FN2
91k on Clock
Part History, mainly by Honda
Bodywork is near enough mint, one or two areas look like they have been resprayed and have a few bubbles.
Interior again is excellent, red floor carpet has a hole in drivers footwell, I will get round to replacing it soon.
The Car (dealer photos):
Plans:
A tight budget and lack of free time means I have no major plans until at least the summer/autumn. Performance mods will likely be 2019, so until then, my focus is to restore it to as mint condition as I possibly can, with a couple of minor discreet additions.
Namely, full paintwork correction, new Number Plates, Bulbs, mats, refurb Alloys etc.
This thread may be boring for some, it’s not going to cause much excitement, but I’m going to use it as a diary of the car under my ownership...
A cheap mod but one that will make a nice refresh.... Spray the exhaust triangles, yours look tired (like mine did). I did mine with etch primer and black bbq paint.
Had a good day today, the wife was off work so I got to see the car for the first time since Saturday! :laugh2:
Firstly, the green algae in the rear lights. I decided to remove the two indicator lights completely...
The rear lights however I couldn’t remove, tbh I saw how many bolts were holding them in and decided against it. They haven’t come out perfect, but much better than before...
Whilst fitting the new front number plate, I noticed some lacquer peel on the lower front splitter. Which means I will just HAVE to get a GP front splitter...:grin2:
I remember that the center light panel is indeed held on with a seemingly endless number of tiny nuts. While removing them everyone one of them seemed desperate to jump free and hide in the depths of the tail gate, to haunt you whilst rattling around on EVERY drive.
Another reasonably productive afternoon today.
Firstly, had some new mats delivered. Unfortunately they are not genuine FN2... I couldn’t afford £90! But in time I’ll try and get some genuine ones. But these are better than nothing...
Next up... condensation in the headlights. I tried the hairdryer trick holding a vacuum by one of the bulb holes and it’s work reasonably well. Warmer weather will make this easier
Ultimately I want to get a new double din headunit, with Bluetooth and android play. However having read the nightmare stories, not to mention the cost, I opted against it for now, perhaps with a view to returning to it later.
Therefore, I bought this for £14.99 on Amazon...
Plugged it it to the power socket in the boot. Paired it via Bluetooth to my phone, and set an FM frequency for it to transmit the audio to. For the price, it’s absolutely fantastic! Very little feedback or background noise, certainly worth the price. I can stream Spotify now for a fraction of the cost of a full ICE install
Finally for today was a job I had been dreading!
My display for radio/air con etc was very damaged. The display had many missing pixels, looking like this...
So...
Following a guide I found on YouTube... I set about dismantling the dash...
Only a small update due to the weather and the wife needing the car for work
Fitted ambient using my own kit, cost about £4 all in. Hardwired to allow them to stay on when the ignition is on, with a dimmer switch to adjust brightness
Also tinted the fog lights... considering intake scoops in time
Only a small update today. I replaced the front lower bumper, so whilst I had the whole bumper off the car, I fixed a niggling issue since I bought the car.
The washer jets were soooo poor, the water was barely hitting the window screen. I took the whole washer bottle out, removed the filter, and low and behold it was clogged solid with a scummy residue, evidently congealed washer fluid.
Cleared this and the washers fire perfectly now.
But more importantly...
I shaved my seats...literally with a disposable razor to remove the “baubles”.
Before;
After;
Did every seat, won’t bore you with the pictures, but very pleased.
As mentioned before I wanted to replace the lower bumper because of lacquer peel and while I had it off, I fitted a universal splitter off eBay. Very pleased!
Have had a productive few days on the FN2.
I was toying with the idea of side decals, but the thought of paying £40 from Honda was ludicrous. I bought some on eBay, and have to say, I’m mega impressed. £4 for the pair...
Next up was the wing mirrors. Firstly the passenger side SOD unit was broken, so the mirror did not fold. A simple £1.99 resistor and some soldering and good as new!
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