Hi guys, I bought a 96 Civic LX sedan for $2100 from a shady guy in a parking lot on 1/1/11, I brought this car home knowing the engine was great, the tranny shifted smooth & ac/heat work, needed lots of TLC inside & out, my wife was not happy with my purchase, she came out to look at it & 10 seconds later she walked back inside, mad. I told her that my buddy & I were going to get the parts we needed from a junkyard & start working on it the following weekend.
The car needed...
rear passenger inside door handle (missing)
rear passenger window regulator/motor (missing with 2x4 holding up window)
center console plugs
headliner (badly ripped)
driver & passenger door harnesses (broken wires in both)
trunk was missing 2 bolts & was hunter green (the car is black)
no power/cigarette outlet (missing)
steering wheel was loose (tightend the nut fixed it)
passenger key hole busted
no key for trunk
no spare, jack, lug wrench or wheel lock key (air chiseled the old ones off & put new ones on)
valve cover was leaking
window tint was purple looking, faded & wrinkled
had a tow hitch & trailer light kit
lots of dents & dings
passenger side head lamp has moisture in it
missing bolts the hold the ac condenser in place
Piece in between the rear tail light & bumper was bent beyond repair
2 new tires for the rear (front were new but rears were bald as hell)
Here is the only before pic I have
There might be a few small things I am forgetting but here are some pics, I didn't take before pics but here are some I took after I did a few small things plus some dent pics.
New grill installed
Dents & dings
Moisture in the head lamp
OK this is what it looks like now but I plan on getting body work done & paint by summer hopfully, I will post more pics of the interior & engine sometime in the next couple of days when I get some time.
Things that are done...
removed the tow hitch & trailer light kit
replaced passenger front door handle with a rear one (no lock), only one key lock to enter vehicle
replaced driver & rear passenger regulator/motors
replaced both door floor harnesses (now all the windows, speakers & locks work)
replaced valve cover gasket
replaced lower intake air box (the old one was cracked & missing the snap clips)
replaced fuse box cover
replaced power/cigarette outlet
replaced both pieces in between rear bumper & tail lights
rattle can black on the trunk (not a good job, just wanted it black)
replaced dome light & got it to work with the door switches
replaced front calipers, rotors & brakes
replaced two rear tires
replaced spare tire, jack, lug wrench & lock nuts with key
removed all old window tint & rear defrost still works (used a soap/water solution on the residue)
recovered the headliner (mobile guy did it for me for $60 & gave me extra fabric for the visors)
recovered sun visors (did it myself)
It's still a work in progress but I like working on it & it's been fun so far, I will try to post often or as often as I get stuff done.
The car needed...
rear passenger inside door handle (missing)
rear passenger window regulator/motor (missing with 2x4 holding up window)
center console plugs
headliner (badly ripped)
driver & passenger door harnesses (broken wires in both)
trunk was missing 2 bolts & was hunter green (the car is black)
no power/cigarette outlet (missing)
steering wheel was loose (tightend the nut fixed it)
passenger key hole busted
no key for trunk
no spare, jack, lug wrench or wheel lock key (air chiseled the old ones off & put new ones on)
valve cover was leaking
window tint was purple looking, faded & wrinkled
had a tow hitch & trailer light kit
lots of dents & dings
passenger side head lamp has moisture in it
missing bolts the hold the ac condenser in place
Piece in between the rear tail light & bumper was bent beyond repair
2 new tires for the rear (front were new but rears were bald as hell)
Here is the only before pic I have
There might be a few small things I am forgetting but here are some pics, I didn't take before pics but here are some I took after I did a few small things plus some dent pics.
New grill installed
Dents & dings
Moisture in the head lamp
OK this is what it looks like now but I plan on getting body work done & paint by summer hopfully, I will post more pics of the interior & engine sometime in the next couple of days when I get some time.
Things that are done...
removed the tow hitch & trailer light kit
replaced passenger front door handle with a rear one (no lock), only one key lock to enter vehicle
replaced driver & rear passenger regulator/motors
replaced both door floor harnesses (now all the windows, speakers & locks work)
replaced valve cover gasket
replaced lower intake air box (the old one was cracked & missing the snap clips)
replaced fuse box cover
replaced power/cigarette outlet
replaced both pieces in between rear bumper & tail lights
rattle can black on the trunk (not a good job, just wanted it black)
replaced dome light & got it to work with the door switches
replaced front calipers, rotors & brakes
replaced two rear tires
replaced spare tire, jack, lug wrench & lock nuts with key
removed all old window tint & rear defrost still works (used a soap/water solution on the residue)
recovered the headliner (mobile guy did it for me for $60 & gave me extra fabric for the visors)
recovered sun visors (did it myself)
It's still a work in progress but I like working on it & it's been fun so far, I will try to post often or as often as I get stuff done.
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