18K Miles In: Quality-of-Life Mods That Made My FL5 Even Better

[HOTCHKIS]

@JCZ5 I know they're nuts with the price and ADM's and will most likely be a lifetime car for me along with my Type R

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[zumbooruk]

@zumbooruk - amazing list of mods! Which front and rear dash cam setup did you get? And how easy was the suma side mirror install?

I researched a lot of dash cams, watched a lot of videos and chose the cheapest 4K $80 on sale after coupon, so far no issue other than it once claimed that the sd card was bad and had to be reformatted.

Miofive S1 Ultra
Dash Cam Front Rear, 4K Front + 4K Rear Full HD Dash Camera
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D2KTJWG6

I also got the hard wire kit for it.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRHJQ3WQ

note that my installation sucks as it leaves the wire dangling at the corner of the hatch... there was a more recent video showing how to route it via the existing wire harness route on the driver's side.

This is what I have done. routed the cable along the top of the passenger side, under the trim, so no visible wires inside.

when I reached the center of the hatch, I formed a "Z" with a sharp kink/crease on the cable, and taped it with double sided clear tape, so that when the hatch is open the "Z" opens up, and when closed is folds up horizontally.

though now I regret that I did not watch the video and followed it, much cleaner, I might eventually re-do it.

this is what it looks like closed from the inside looking backwards

closed from the rear outside:

wide open hatch:

and half open, starting to fold from inside the hatch:

a video showing a the better way to install:

Check this video out:

Suma install was fairly easy. removing the OEM mirror requires snapping it out, which is always a concern for me since I tend to break snaps. but mirror came out fairly easily. the next step was a bit more difficult. there are four plastic tabs holding the white plastic piece that you have to transfer from the OEM to Suma. was not easy to get the first two released. one kept snapping in while I attempted to do the other. eventually got all four tabs released. once the plastic piece was moved to the Suma mirror, it took a bit of blind aligning to get the mirror back into the housing.

Note that there was a recent thread about defective Suma mirrors. see below

Note that there is a TSP mirror that is not as wide field of view. see below

Hey All,

So i just got my SUMA mirrors in and went to post on one of the fitment threats to get some clarification.. looks like those are all closed now. I wanted to ask if anyone else is having issues with the mirrors moving while driving at speeds above 30mph. I for the life of me cant see ANYTHING out of the mirrors clearly at night because of the movement.. just wondering if this was just me? Defeats the point of having them imo..

I have tried taking them off and on again and pushing them on harder - would love a fix or at least some input.

TSP Wide Angle Anti-Glare Side Mirrors
for 22-26 Civic, 23-26 Integra, & 26+ Prelude

Our new replacement side mirrors for the 22+ Civic, 23+ Integra, and 26+ Prelude just dropped!
This convex glass features a blue anti-glare tint and is designed to install directly into your factory mirror housing while retaining the factory wiring and functions applicable to your trim.



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Fitment

Variant	Fits
Standard	22–24 LX, Sport 25–26 LX
Heated	23 EX without BSM 23 EX-L without BSM **2023 only. Honda offered these trims with and without BSM that year.
Heated + BSM	22 EX, Touring 22 EX-L, Sport Touring 23 EX with BSM, Touring 23 EX-L with BSM, Sport Touring 24 EX, Touring 24 EX-L, Sport Touring 25–26 Sport, Sport Hybrid, Sport Touring Hybrid 22–26 Si 23–26 Type R 23-26 Integra Base, A-Spec, A-Spec w/ Tech 24-26 Integra Type S 26+ Prelude

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These are replacement mirrors, not complete assemblies or stick on glass. Your factory mirror unclips from the housing and the new mirror clips into its place. Heated versions plug directly into the existing factory connectors. We've installed these on our own 2026 Prelude, 2023 Type R, and 2022 Accord (different fitment). The 40% increase in field of view is immediately noticeable and the blue anti-glare glass helps reduce glare.

These are one of those mods that makes more of a difference in daily driving than you'd expect. Best of all: no large & pesky logo on the mirrors. Keep your aesthetic clean with less distracting mirrors.
In stock and ready to ship!

https://www.twostepperformance.com/...-antiglare-side-mirrors-for-22-26-honda-civic​

 

[nttran98]

@Montrix - you are absolutely right! Watched this video to confirm.

Disappointed there is no fix for this, but thank you for confirming it is normal, although super annoying when I like to drive with the windows down.

They have to leave a gap when cold -> it rattles ->so that it would not be too tight when hot.

 

[HorizonsEdge]

Lastly, the rear LED reverse taillight upgrade really adds extra lumens when backing up compared to stock.

Thanks. I did this upgrade today. Really is dramatically different.

 

[CafeApex]

As someone who drives in comfort daily, I don't know what anyone would find uncomfortable about it to need to change the ADS module first thing.

 

[Xmetal]

As someone who drives in comfort daily, I don't know what anyone would find uncomfortable about it to need to change the ADS module first thing.

It's all subjective and depends on what you have been used to previously. If you're used to driving cushy rolling sofa type of cars, then the stock suspension would be punishing even in comfort mode. Like you, I find comfort mode to be perfectly adequate for daily driving. Even Sport is fine for me. It's the +R mode that is unusable... for my bum. Luckily, there's individual!

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