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56 Years Old and Traded My C6 Corvette for an FL5 I'm 56 years old and recently traded my C6 Corvette for an FL5 Civic Type R. My automotive career started at a South Florida Acura dealership back in 1993, and I always loved Honda's Type R cars. Back then, though, most of the R cars were...

I installed a set of RokBlokz splash guards on my 2025 Civic Type R (FL5), and they are exactly what I was looking for. I wanted to add a little extra protection to the sides and rear of the vehicle from rocks and road debris without taking away from the overall appearance of the car. I think...

My personal favorite and have been using for years are the Rain-X windshield washer fluid. There are 2-types the warm weather, Rain-X Bug Remover, its green and the item # is 68806. If you live in a cold weather climate I would use the Rain-X 2 in 1 Deicer + Bug Remover. The item # for that is...

From my understanding the Honda OEM: 5400-PLM-A02 is a filter manufactured for the US market and is manufactured in the USA by FRAM/Honeywell. The filter I use for my FL5 is the 15400-RTA-003 which is the OEM Honda oil filter manufactured in Japan by MAHLE/Tennex. Some say this filter is a...

Thank you!! I had no idea these screw drivers existed, just purchased a set. I like that the tip of the screwdriver has ridges that bite into the screw hopefully avoiding striping out the screws when removing the lower engine cover.