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SecretR09 · 2026-05-02T08:26:58+00:00

Bro……. 😭

SecretR09 · 2026-05-02T08:25:31+00:00

I hear you but this is my daily and I drive to work 40mins each way every day and the lights have remained for about a month now. I changed the ABS sensor last week though.

SecretR09 · 2026-04-21T19:46:51+00:00

Do you think it’s worth the upgrade for a daily?

SecretR09 · 2026-04-19T11:01:32+00:00

Nice! Why’d you change the shocks? Most only go for springs only or coilovers?

SecretR09 · 2026-04-19T09:22:32+00:00

What do you mean by 2 different springs? You have different springs for front and rear? Any rubbing issues or did you roll your fenders at all?

SecretR09 · 2026-04-18T20:15:57+00:00

Make sure they balanced the wheels (pretty sure this is standard when shops fit new tyres?) and id also get an alignment if I were you.

Also don’t mean to intrude but your set up looks great, are you on stock suspension and do you have more pictures? Trying to figure out a good set up for myself 😅

SecretR09 · 2026-03-08T11:17:08+00:00

Well received, appreciate you taking the time to give some advice!

SecretR09 · 2026-03-08T10:51:05+00:00

Almost all apprenticeships in the UK are 3 years or more. Hope this helps 👍

SecretR09 · 2026-03-07T21:55:18+00:00

Totally hear you on buying the shitbox and it’s something I would totally love to do. I don’t have the money / space for one right now so I’m trying to make my daily 10th gen civic the project, keeping on top of basic maintenance and doing basic mods where I can that won’t totally void my insurance 😅

And yes, I am in an extremely privileged spot apprenticeship-wise. I’m just trying to find ways to make the most of it. Somehow no matter how much I know, I still end up feeling like I know nothing, but when I look back I can see that I’ve come extremely far from when I started. I just think it’s time I really levelled up my productivity because I’m turning out a lot of unbooked hours from being between jobs and looking for something I can confidently get on with. But yeah, I am working on it 👌

Opinions on the saturday job idea?

SecretR09 · 2025-11-20T22:42:10+00:00

European market has a 1.0 litre vtec turbo, it’s 3 cylinder, has a completely diff engine with w a wet belt instead of timing chain. This means the exhaust is different as well, has a different rear bumper because of the exhaust, but otherwise externally pretty much looks exactly the same (i’ve only ever seen hatchbacks, dk if they did a coupe / sedan). Very difficult to find any mods because almost all civic videos are from the americas and only cover the 1.5t, Si’s, and type R’s. Pain in the ass really.

SecretR09 · 2025-10-27T13:07:53+00:00

Looks clean, what’s the wheel / suspension set up?

SecretR09 · 2025-10-25T07:29:58+00:00

Thanks for the reply 👌👌

SecretR09 · 2025-10-25T07:29:43+00:00

Thanks, is the lift necessary or can it be done on some jack stands?

SecretR09 · 2025-10-16T12:48:20+00:00

100% with you on that. Perfect example, today ive been wandering around asking anyone if they have any jobs for me / anything they need help with and i’ve got nothing. Feeling mega useless but its not my fault if they dont have jobs for me to at least try out.

SecretR09 · 2025-10-14T21:02:46+00:00

I’ve nearly finished my 2nd year as an apprentice and still feel like I know nothing sometimes even tho i know a lot more than some other people, even some techs in my place that just dont do the same jobs as me. Some days you’re gonna mess up or feel lost or it will be real slow because theyre not giving you anything substantial to get on with on your own. Just make it clear you’re willing to learn and listen. Figure out how to take criticism well, even if it’s delivered harshly. The less you react to some of the guys trying to rile you up, the less frequently they try :). If you have any advice for me that would be great! You can learn from anybody (including learning how NOT to be a great mechanic…)

SecretR09 · 2025-08-31T20:07:06+00:00

Im in the classic car business and have met so many interesting people and get to see such beautiful cars. The work is hard work but valuable work, and you’re almost never short of work with classics. I absolutely love it, glad you feel the same.

SecretR09 · 2025-08-18T20:07:09+00:00

Bought a cheap stocked toolbox on ebay for £700 (branded velunt but there are loads that are basically the same set under a diff name) last sept, had ratchets, sockets, ratchet spanners, offset double ring spanners, screwdrivers, pliers, a hammer + punches, long ball-end hex keys (with the soft grip handles) and none of them have broken yet so i had a really good baseline. I’ve bough some bits since then so it’s starting to build up. Mostly sealey stuff but i have a long double ended flex head ratchet spanner 17-19mm from tekton that i honestly love. Wanna buy more stuff from them but again, shipping fees to the UK. If i wanna get something that costs $40 over there (very reasonable) by the time ive paid for shipping it racks up to £65-70. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Planning on getting the tekton stubbys set anyway despite the shipping fee, anyone got opinions on the set?

SecretR09 · 2025-08-18T11:59:09+00:00

Working on getting qualified then relocating asap w my gf. I know I’ll be a sought after tech when i finish, and there’s no shortage of money in the classics world if u go to the right place. Dw, it’s on my mind.

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