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96firephoenix '11 EX 6MT Build thread

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#1 · (Edited)
Oh, fine. I've given up on not wanting to make mods on this car. There's just too much fun to be had, and I really like this car.

Main goals: See road clearly, be seen clearly, get good gas mileage.
Secondary goals: have fun, have fun car.

My canvas: 2011 CR-Z EX Milano Red 6MT

Mods completed:
  • Third brake light flasher with G-force monitoring.
  • HKS silent Hi-Power Axle-back
  • RSX-S front brakes
  • Civic Si rear brakes
  • iJDM toy rear reflectors
  • 15" LED light bar
  • Morimoto LED fog lights.
  • 17" wheels with Potenza RE71R Falken Azenis RT615
  • Full bright white LED interior lights
  • Buddy-club Hybrid Racing short-shifter with Mugen (authentic?) CF knob
  • Removed "CR-Z" and "HYBRID" badges
  • Replaced front and rear H badges with ones from Accord Hybrid
  • TSX homelink
  • Honda access door visors
  • canada washer tank that holds a whole gallon
  • Innovative mounts
  • Koyorad all-aluminum radiator.
  • Spoon sway bar
  • Beatrush pillowball mounts
  • Megan racing lowering springs
  • Sprintex kit with Hondata Flashpro tune for 270cc injectors
  • Backyard Special Poly Rear shock bushings
  • Powerflex lower control arm bushings
  • Diode Dynamics switchback front turn signal/marker
  • Zf2 mirrors for wider field of view.
  • 13+ LED DRLs
  • Siberian polyurethane rear beam axle bushings.
Mods pending:
  • Plug-&-Play (ish) trailer wiring harness. It's P&P except for the line they want me to run straight off the battery, so I'm waiting to find a better option for the hot feed. Probably tap an unused fuse.
  • transmission build: Wavetrac Limited slip, Hybrid racing detent springs, Ogura Lightweight clutch
  • Greddy turbo kit
Planned mods:
  • Tint at some point.
  • Item9's paddle-shifter regen switch mod.
  • power fold mirrors with security system integration
  • rearview camera
  • Hidden Hitch...trying to design one, will make separate thread if/when that happens. Will be for bike rack and cargo rack only.
  • LED lights in same color all across with HID (will head to diode dynamics for this when the time comes)
  • LED lights everywhere. No halogens.
  • Both Windows 1-touch up and down
  • Mugen (probably knockoff) kit
  • Black roof/mirrors/hatch
Wish List:
  • See Item9's build thread... Especially: CR-V Nav w/backup camera;
  • 16 bumpers/skirts
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#5 ·
The car has 67K miles on it and climbing, so those HID bulbs probably need replacing soon-ish anyway, especially now that winter is coming and dark morning commutes are going to be a thing. My thinking was to wait until I lose an HID bulb, then order all forward lighting in the same color from the same vendor.
 
#15 ·
Lol... 3 years later, all I've gotten done has been LED interior, reverse, and Licence plate lights.

Also got a rear sway bar along the way.

I've got a bunch of stuff waiting in a big box though...
Ohhh, you've got a build thread? Forgot about mine too, and haven't added much to it lately. Did you find a source to fix the wheels?....Hey, they haven't been posted here yet, 'cmon man. :smile2:
 
#17 · (Edited)
quick update in the "bought but not installed" category: buddy club short shifter and mugen-knockoff carbon shift knob. Gone will be the days of needing an oven mitt when I drive in the summer and winter.

Also update, I had to get both wheels re-rounded and one of them had a crack to weld closed.

installed this bluetooth dongle for audio... I got a rock stuck in my phone's headphone jack, and this was cheaper than a new phone. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013QJ0W8Q/
 
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