guys, my friend just bought a honda civic 1.8 at around RM 113 K

He is set on converting it to a civic type R (outlook only)
so recently he went and get it sprayed championship white, bought emblems of Type R and red honda badge
plus he is gonna get the replica civic type R bodykit (spoiler, side skirts, front) at racing fit, sunway.

After this he plans to get the original civic type R white wheels from japanparts.com, will cost him around RM 7200 for a set of 4 including delivery.

So I calculated his total expenses spent, and its around RM 15K. The end product will look 100% exactly like the civic type R.

Bear in mind that the price difference between hoda civic 1.8 and honda civic type R is around RM 86 K.

hahah actually I think quite alot of ppl will do this conversion and in the end we wont be able to tell the difference anymore. They look so similar, plus the wheels and everything.

And if they tint their windows, u cant even see inside and tell whether the seats are recaro ones or the normal cheap ones. hahaha

its like having a pair of victoria secret lingerie...but have no boobs to show...oh well...people are used to having style with no substance anyways...petrol mahal...tak main Type R pun takpe

Please share the picture with me..if cun i also want to convert my civic..hehee

So.. whats the question/topic to discuss about?

errr... actually type R is running on brembo brakes in front, not brembo caliper cover

and also the very visible ivtec meter light on the dashboard
and also type R got no fog lights unless u add them yourself

so unless your friend does that too, it can be very to see a wannabe from the real deal
just look at the brakes will do actually

Yep the brakes tell that its wannabe. Also the dash meter and interior totally different. One peek inside can tell its fake R. Pop the hood only...wah lau...LoL.

i can spot fake type-R in 1 glance
and pls your friend is misleading the ladies that think they had smoked a Type-R

SimonsayZ says,"ZOmg, I just smoked a FD2R with my EG6...Woot".

Friend says,"Are you sure that is real Tap R? Got alot of wanabes lately...".




Sorry, cant help it.

maybe he juz talking bout convertng for outllook

if interior then kinda hard since meters r red
recaro seats n stil manual gear knob
(unless the car is tinted 200% so black then no one can see)

wif RM7k go for other 18" japan rims better la -.-
type R owner would change after market rims adi for better performance

n type R is lowered if not mistaken

You friend missing out, exhaust tip, smoke headlamp and brembo brake. Made sure ur friend tint till 100% else see inside already know is fake

LOL this one best.

haha ok if he adds fake brembo caliper covers? haha
then it will look exactly like the same thing right?

We're talking about exterior not interior or performance wise
Interior he can simply tint out his windows so other ppl cant see inside LOL

Adding fake Brembo calliper covers to a Honda is just plain wrong.

exterior, one look at the brakes people will know la


even u put brembo caliper cover also, u still can see the stock gold caliper poking out from under the brembo cover

Still won't look real lo. The disc is bigger la. If ur friend put in 18" then the ori disc will look small

LOL what's the point of converting to FD2R? end up kena smoke by our resident FD2 monster

In order to look exactly like the FD2R on the exterior, 1st you gonna get the whole set of original front/rear bumpers, sideskirts and spoiler. 2nd, FD2R muffler, FD2R ori 18 inch rims, front FD2R knuckles and Brembo calipers and rotors. 3rd, smoked headlamp and the side mirror. 4th, underbody diffuser which you could see from the rear. Finally, the red Honda emblem and Type R emblem.

brake system is the last thing to know whether the car is ori or not. like bmw m3 or m5...the bodykit is complete with the sport rims..somehow this ppl they dont change the brake..so we can know by looking at it.

Then get the engine and you're done!

agreed, i can tell a real or a fake fd2r in one glance.


but the ladies might have some difficulties though...

This post has been edited by nokia2003: Jun 13 2008, 12:28 PM