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Doubtful that $50K offer was a serious one. That's an awful deal for someone as the FL5 has been a below MSRP car for several months now. Depending on tax rate, you can get this car for under $50K OTD. If the offer is in fact legit, you take it immediately and not look back. My take: You're in...

Spacers may be temporary for them, but does that apply to you? And even if it does, don't you want desired fitment until you buy aftermarket wheels? If people don't like spacers, that's fine, but you should pressure test what people are saying and why. As I've stated on numerous occassions, if...

Newsflash...the OP ordered this from a Honda dealership.

Return it and get a refund. If you really want this piece, be ready to buy the moment one pops up on the secondary market.

It seems Carmax likely didn't ding you much, if at all, for the accident (provided it actually shows on the report) so I wouldn't stress over it. $42K is a strong number for a 2 year old car that had an MSRP of $44,XXX and now has 6,500 miles. If the accident was in fact minor, it's a non-issue...

It's pollyannish to think a stock turbo FL5 will see ~400whp on pump gas. The best bolt ons on offer won't get you there. You need about 100whp over stock. The only way this happens is if you're on a high reading dyno, sub freezing ambient temps, and/or you have a ringer.

I wouldn't go that far. Fiat 500 Abarth, SRT-4, Lotus Emira, Elantra N, Evo IX, STi, Focus RS, 718 Cayman to name a few - all 4 cylinder turbocharged cars that sound decent. They certainly sound much better than the K20C1 in the FL5.

This appears to be a quality product and the thought and effort you've put into this is evident. And I mean no disrespect, but why so many iterations for what is a relatively basic and straightforward accessory?

Did you give Drone Mobile a look? I've had it for several months and I'm happy with it.

A few items I found peculiar from the Reddit post: The ODB-II lock was clearly neutralized. From the beginning, I was never trusting of those devices, and I've seen at least two posts where that hardware was disabled, and the vehicle was stolen. The OP mentions, "Along with 3 other FL5s and a...

Perhaps an edge case, but this is still a tough read. https://www.reddit.com/r/Civic_Type_R/s/QYGSq8WGDp

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Thank you both for sharing your perspective. The parts look great! I just may move forward with picking up a few pieces.:hmm:

That's unfortunate. It doesn't take long for the uric acid in bird droppings to eat through the clear coat. In this heat, it can happen in mere minutes. Unfortunately, it will likely need to be polished out.

I reached out to them around the time the parts were released and haven't revisited it. How would you characterize the quality of the parts? How was the packaging when received? Also, what did you pay in tariff fees relative to your order total? Any regrets and/or what would you different if you...

Glad to hear you're ok. You will want to pull the codes as a first step. Without them, you'll be spinning your wheels. It may also help to get it in the air to see if there's something off underneath the car contributing to the codes. I understand you may want to take a look around the car...

I recall seeing that; however, others seemed to install it with no issues. On the Carbing piece: If you're bringing it into the country, be advised tariffs are still a thing.

It's a fine looking piece. You may want to look at Origin Fabrication as well. They have a solid product as well. Anyhow, you can scoop the Carbing unit at Blackhawk Japan, RHDJapan, Evasive, Garage IMMI, JDMGarage.

And it's not $20K, it's more like $15K...but, carryon.

The question as posed is a layup. You don't need group think to answer this one. If the only thing that really matters is track performance, the Civic Si shouldn't even be in your consideration set. The better question is: (insert a comparator - Golf R, GRC, EN, ITS) or Type R? Help Me Decide.