Yes, it's time to start a build thread for the car I fully intended to keep stock. But, due to my mind wandering away from that particular goal, stuff just started to get slightly modified somehow.
Starting point (after a few years of knowing I'd be getting a CRZ someday,) was in the spring of 2013. My 2002 Silver Insight had around 180,000 miles on it, and it was time to give the old girl a break--still keeping her around--but needing to scratch that itch of a new car feel. It absolutely needed to be untouched by other owners, white, with navi, but transmission choice was a 50/50 coin toss, since I loved all aspects of both.
I found a dealer that located the only PWP EX with Navi in a 500 mile radius--or rather, located an incoming shipment on the schedule, and redirected it to his dealership. At that point, the transmission choice was made by the fact that it met all of my other criteria, so a CVT it will be. The only other necessity, was to get their body shop to throw in a PWP paint job on the wheels before I took the keys. No pics of the first two years of ownership because, after all, I wasn't going to modify it any more than the OEM wheel paint that I drove off the lot with. But then, I ran across this forum....
2002 Insight--Birgitte--The silver arrow, slicing through the wind...
2013 CRZ EX w/navi CVT
No name for her yet, but my silver insight is referred to at work as The Dolphin, and the white crz as the (Great White) Shark...
Updated photo--August 2016:
Exterior:
─Heko rain guard window visors (rg27452)
─Clear Lens LED Bumper Reflector brake lights
─Diode Dynamics LED light upgrade: Jump to "Diode Dynamics light upgrade" page of build thread
Fog Light LEDs Cool White (6000K) XML2 (1420 lumens) 2xH8_XML2W
Backup LEDs XP50 (410 lumens) 2x921_XP50W-bckup
Rear Sidemarker LEDs HP3 (56 lumens) 2x194_HP3R-sid1
Socket/light added to OEM tail light -- T10 Harness Plugs (194) with HP3 LEDs (56 lumens)
Turn Signal LEDs front & rear (with Hyperblink Fix) Amber XP80 (510 lumens) Note curious problem (solved) after installing these: http://www.crzforum.com/forum/diode-dynamics/75745-navi-display-dims-when-braking.html#post1156737
License Plate LEDs Cool White (6000K) HP3 (56 lumens)
─08P00-SZT-100 SPLASH GUARDS
─SEIBON Carbon Fiber Hood (HD1112HDCZ-TS) painted Premium White Pearl (NH624P) Jump to "Seibon TS hood arrived" page of build thread
─Garage Vary Rear Wing (164-114-005) Jump to "Garage Vary Rear Wing" page of build thread
─OEM Spoiler & B-Pillars painted Premium White Pearl Jump to "painted A-pillar and rear wing" page of build thread
─"H" emblems painted Brilliant Orange Metalic (YR-576M)
─"CR-Z" emblem moved from rear hatch to right/rear quarter window
─"HYBRID" emblem moved from rear hatch to left/rear quarter window
Engine:
─CR-Z Supercharger System (#1000-01-150)system-type: FlashPro Tuner, transmission: CVT
....oops! Nix the Jackson Racing Supercharger--not available for my 2013 CVT after all (Oscar Jr. refunds money after realizing they didn't have the set up for me after all.)
....should have waited for a 6-Speed when I bought my Z, I'd have the HPD kit!
─Black Label Fabrication Cold Air Intake (CAI) painted Premium White Pearl BLF CAI install pics
─Intake piping--G2 Custom Color, ─Caliper paint--G2 Custom Color, Honda Premium White Pearl
─SPRTINEX Supercharger Kit 2011-2014 Honda CR-Z with KTuner Tuning Software (SPRNTX-CRZL15SC) Jump to "Sprintex arrived" page of build thread or video of first start-up on the Sprintex Thread ...or --my belt replacement technique -- --Click for 2013+ Sprintex wiring diagram page
─Mugen Cat Back Stainless Steel Exhaust for CR-Z
─T1R HEADER (ZF1/GE8) Item# 18100-LEA-000 Jump to "T1R Header" page of build thread
─Engine bay right/left side covers (fabricated from OEM Premium White Pearl parts) Jump to "Fabricated engine covers" page of build thread
─Valve cover painted Brilliant Orange Metalic
Suspension/wheels/brakes:
─Mugen 5-Way Adjustable Suspension Kit for CR-Z
─OEM wheels--Painted Honda Premium White Pearl Jump to "powder coated lug nuts & OEM wheels in PWP" page of build thread
─Beatrush Front PillowBall Mounts Jump to "Beatrush pillowball mounts arrived" page of build thread
─Spoon Front Sway Bar click here for my install notes on CR-Z Canadian's DIY
─Progress Rear Sway Bar
─Lug nuts--Powder coated White Pearl
─Tires--Dunlop Direzza DZ102 P215/50R16
─Caliper paint--G2 Custom Color, Honda Brilliant Orange Metalic
Interior:
─08U89-SZT-150 ARMREST CONSOLE (replaced original blue stitching with orange stitching) click here for armrest/console install page
─6-Speed Shift Boot DIY: CVT with 6-Speed shift boot
─2016 Orange trimmed/stitched interior: Seats, Door Panels, Steering Wheel, Shift Boot, and Floor Mats Jump to "black/orange interior swap" page of build thread
─C-West CFRP Triple Gauge Pod Jump to "Gauge install part 1 of 3" page of build thread or (part 2) or final gauge pod modifications (part 3) Initial group buy:http://www.crzforum.com/forum/after...carbon-fiber-triple-gauge-pod.html#post991865
Revel VLS OLED Gauges - 52mm Boost, Water Temperature, Wideband A/F Ratio
─Mini CF Double Gauge Pod (fabricated into center dash vent)
AutoMeter Gauges - 1-½" Volts, Oil Pressure
─LetRipp USB software port
─Spare Tire Compartment storage area modifications [click here]
─Kidde Fire Extinguisher (ABC) Jump to "Kidde Fire Extinguisher" page of build thread
─Stinger RKST36B Roadkill Jump to CRyoZ's "DIY - Stinger Roadkill Tips"
─Jtech 10x 194 168 2825 T10 5-SMD Blue LED Car Lights - Cargo, Rear Tray, Doors
Miscellaneous:
─2011-2012 CR-Z Service Manual (no 2013 available at the time) click here for PDF version, thanks to KennyX
─08703-NH624PAH-2P Touch-up PAINT *NH624P
─Honda Melco Yellow 2016 USB maps update
─Innovative Mounts Mount Kit 2011+ Honda CR-Z 75A CVT (INNV-ZF175A) --removed--available FS
─ click here for Idle Control Learn & CKP Pattern learn procedure
June 2015:
White hot engine compartment:
July 2015:
Exterior pics, tinted rear and quarter windows:
January 2016:
Seibon TS carbon fiber hood (vented,) painted to match OEM, plus a few touch ups to the engine bay and the underside of the hood:
August 2016:
April 2017:
Starting point (after a few years of knowing I'd be getting a CRZ someday,) was in the spring of 2013. My 2002 Silver Insight had around 180,000 miles on it, and it was time to give the old girl a break--still keeping her around--but needing to scratch that itch of a new car feel. It absolutely needed to be untouched by other owners, white, with navi, but transmission choice was a 50/50 coin toss, since I loved all aspects of both.
I found a dealer that located the only PWP EX with Navi in a 500 mile radius--or rather, located an incoming shipment on the schedule, and redirected it to his dealership. At that point, the transmission choice was made by the fact that it met all of my other criteria, so a CVT it will be. The only other necessity, was to get their body shop to throw in a PWP paint job on the wheels before I took the keys. No pics of the first two years of ownership because, after all, I wasn't going to modify it any more than the OEM wheel paint that I drove off the lot with. But then, I ran across this forum....
2002 Insight--Birgitte--The silver arrow, slicing through the wind...
2013 CRZ EX w/navi CVT
No name for her yet, but my silver insight is referred to at work as The Dolphin, and the white crz as the (Great White) Shark...
Updated photo--August 2016:
Exterior:
─Heko rain guard window visors (rg27452)
─Clear Lens LED Bumper Reflector brake lights
─Diode Dynamics LED light upgrade: Jump to "Diode Dynamics light upgrade" page of build thread
Fog Light LEDs Cool White (6000K) XML2 (1420 lumens) 2xH8_XML2W
Backup LEDs XP50 (410 lumens) 2x921_XP50W-bckup
Rear Sidemarker LEDs HP3 (56 lumens) 2x194_HP3R-sid1
Socket/light added to OEM tail light -- T10 Harness Plugs (194) with HP3 LEDs (56 lumens)
Turn Signal LEDs front & rear (with Hyperblink Fix) Amber XP80 (510 lumens) Note curious problem (solved) after installing these: http://www.crzforum.com/forum/diode-dynamics/75745-navi-display-dims-when-braking.html#post1156737
License Plate LEDs Cool White (6000K) HP3 (56 lumens)
─08P00-SZT-100 SPLASH GUARDS
─SEIBON Carbon Fiber Hood (HD1112HDCZ-TS) painted Premium White Pearl (NH624P) Jump to "Seibon TS hood arrived" page of build thread
─Garage Vary Rear Wing (164-114-005) Jump to "Garage Vary Rear Wing" page of build thread
─OEM Spoiler & B-Pillars painted Premium White Pearl Jump to "painted A-pillar and rear wing" page of build thread
─"H" emblems painted Brilliant Orange Metalic (YR-576M)
─"CR-Z" emblem moved from rear hatch to right/rear quarter window
─"HYBRID" emblem moved from rear hatch to left/rear quarter window
Engine:
─CR-Z Supercharger System (#1000-01-150)system-type: FlashPro Tuner, transmission: CVT
....oops! Nix the Jackson Racing Supercharger--not available for my 2013 CVT after all (Oscar Jr. refunds money after realizing they didn't have the set up for me after all.)
....should have waited for a 6-Speed when I bought my Z, I'd have the HPD kit!
─Black Label Fabrication Cold Air Intake (CAI) painted Premium White Pearl BLF CAI install pics
─Intake piping--G2 Custom Color, ─Caliper paint--G2 Custom Color, Honda Premium White Pearl
─SPRTINEX Supercharger Kit 2011-2014 Honda CR-Z with KTuner Tuning Software (SPRNTX-CRZL15SC) Jump to "Sprintex arrived" page of build thread or video of first start-up on the Sprintex Thread ...or --my belt replacement technique -- --Click for 2013+ Sprintex wiring diagram page
─Mugen Cat Back Stainless Steel Exhaust for CR-Z
─T1R HEADER (ZF1/GE8) Item# 18100-LEA-000 Jump to "T1R Header" page of build thread
─Engine bay right/left side covers (fabricated from OEM Premium White Pearl parts) Jump to "Fabricated engine covers" page of build thread
─Valve cover painted Brilliant Orange Metalic
Suspension/wheels/brakes:
─Mugen 5-Way Adjustable Suspension Kit for CR-Z
─OEM wheels--Painted Honda Premium White Pearl Jump to "powder coated lug nuts & OEM wheels in PWP" page of build thread
─Beatrush Front PillowBall Mounts Jump to "Beatrush pillowball mounts arrived" page of build thread
─Spoon Front Sway Bar click here for my install notes on CR-Z Canadian's DIY
─Progress Rear Sway Bar
─Lug nuts--Powder coated White Pearl
─Tires--Dunlop Direzza DZ102 P215/50R16
─Caliper paint--G2 Custom Color, Honda Brilliant Orange Metalic
Interior:
─08U89-SZT-150 ARMREST CONSOLE (replaced original blue stitching with orange stitching) click here for armrest/console install page
─6-Speed Shift Boot DIY: CVT with 6-Speed shift boot
─2016 Orange trimmed/stitched interior: Seats, Door Panels, Steering Wheel, Shift Boot, and Floor Mats Jump to "black/orange interior swap" page of build thread
─C-West CFRP Triple Gauge Pod Jump to "Gauge install part 1 of 3" page of build thread or (part 2) or final gauge pod modifications (part 3) Initial group buy:http://www.crzforum.com/forum/after...carbon-fiber-triple-gauge-pod.html#post991865
Revel VLS OLED Gauges - 52mm Boost, Water Temperature, Wideband A/F Ratio
─Mini CF Double Gauge Pod (fabricated into center dash vent)
AutoMeter Gauges - 1-½" Volts, Oil Pressure
─LetRipp USB software port
─Spare Tire Compartment storage area modifications [click here]
─Kidde Fire Extinguisher (ABC) Jump to "Kidde Fire Extinguisher" page of build thread
─Stinger RKST36B Roadkill Jump to CRyoZ's "DIY - Stinger Roadkill Tips"
─Jtech 10x 194 168 2825 T10 5-SMD Blue LED Car Lights - Cargo, Rear Tray, Doors
Miscellaneous:
─2011-2012 CR-Z Service Manual (no 2013 available at the time) click here for PDF version, thanks to KennyX
─08703-NH624PAH-2P Touch-up PAINT *NH624P
─Honda Melco Yellow 2016 USB maps update
─Innovative Mounts Mount Kit 2011+ Honda CR-Z 75A CVT (INNV-ZF175A) --removed--available FS
─ click here for Idle Control Learn & CKP Pattern learn procedure
June 2015:
White hot engine compartment:
July 2015:
Exterior pics, tinted rear and quarter windows:
January 2016:
Seibon TS carbon fiber hood (vented,) painted to match OEM, plus a few touch ups to the engine bay and the underside of the hood:
August 2016:
April 2017: