First Honda - An EG Newbie
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 12:22 amHello everyone!
I recently picked up a 92 EG for $2000. Short story is, I had a 91 Nissan Stanza (my first car) with an auto tranny and after one rebuild and feeling the tranny asking for a second, I decided to put the money for a rebuild into a "new" car instead. So a buddy of mine found this hatch for sale, he considered it a sound purchase (knows much more about cars than I do).
Here are some things I know/have been told about the car:
160k miles on the body
80k miles on a D15B2 swap (no paperwork)
Lowered a bit on Neuspeed suspension
Sitting on 2000 Si Rims
Pyle alarm system installed (?)
Some low quality headlights/reflectors installed
No power steering or A/C
Little bit of rust on driver door (looks like a door was opened into it) and fenderwells
Intake and cat-back exhaust, brand unknown
Carbon fiber hood and spoiler
Inspection was due this month (yeah I feel like a fool for that one but I've been stressed with school and thankfully it passed)
No spare key or alarm fob (key is easy, but see below about fob)
Now, the main things I was looking for when considering a new car instead of a tranny rebuilt was reliability and good mileage. A Honda Civic definitely fits that bill. However, I was enlightened to the fact that people in my area love stealing these cars. I would be very unhappy if I came out to the parking lot and found my car on blocks, or worse, an empty parking space.
With that in mind, I was considering selling the Si rims and throwing steel wheels on it, maybe replacing the carbon fiber hood with a stock one, and installing a kill switch. I would hope that if the car at least LOOKS stock, it might draw less attention. Of course, if someone needs a quarter panel or something from the interior, they don't care about hoods/spoilers/wheels.
What would you guys recommend in this situation? What would be a good place to stick the kill switch (someplace hidden, obviously, but I guess if someone on here recommends it, it's a place a thief would look for it), and to what would I attach it? Ignition coil? Also, the Si rims have 195/55/R15's. If I wanted to pull the tires off the rims and put them on steelies, can I just find 15" steelies with the right bolt pattern? Or do steelies have varying widths that might not match the tires I have?
Also, is there a way to contact Viper an obtain a replacement fob? I don't know if the alarm is say, registered to the VIN or an account number, or how I would prove that I'm not just some thief trying to get an easy way into someone's car.
Thank you all very much :-)
edit: Just read the "How to protect your car from thieves" thread, curious about replacing/re-keying the locks and ignition.
I recently picked up a 92 EG for $2000. Short story is, I had a 91 Nissan Stanza (my first car) with an auto tranny and after one rebuild and feeling the tranny asking for a second, I decided to put the money for a rebuild into a "new" car instead. So a buddy of mine found this hatch for sale, he considered it a sound purchase (knows much more about cars than I do).
Here are some things I know/have been told about the car:
160k miles on the body
80k miles on a D15B2 swap (no paperwork)
Lowered a bit on Neuspeed suspension
Sitting on 2000 Si Rims
Pyle alarm system installed (?)
Some low quality headlights/reflectors installed
No power steering or A/C
Little bit of rust on driver door (looks like a door was opened into it) and fenderwells
Intake and cat-back exhaust, brand unknown
Carbon fiber hood and spoiler
Inspection was due this month (yeah I feel like a fool for that one but I've been stressed with school and thankfully it passed)
No spare key or alarm fob (key is easy, but see below about fob)
Now, the main things I was looking for when considering a new car instead of a tranny rebuilt was reliability and good mileage. A Honda Civic definitely fits that bill. However, I was enlightened to the fact that people in my area love stealing these cars. I would be very unhappy if I came out to the parking lot and found my car on blocks, or worse, an empty parking space.
With that in mind, I was considering selling the Si rims and throwing steel wheels on it, maybe replacing the carbon fiber hood with a stock one, and installing a kill switch. I would hope that if the car at least LOOKS stock, it might draw less attention. Of course, if someone needs a quarter panel or something from the interior, they don't care about hoods/spoilers/wheels.
What would you guys recommend in this situation? What would be a good place to stick the kill switch (someplace hidden, obviously, but I guess if someone on here recommends it, it's a place a thief would look for it), and to what would I attach it? Ignition coil? Also, the Si rims have 195/55/R15's. If I wanted to pull the tires off the rims and put them on steelies, can I just find 15" steelies with the right bolt pattern? Or do steelies have varying widths that might not match the tires I have?
Also, is there a way to contact Viper an obtain a replacement fob? I don't know if the alarm is say, registered to the VIN or an account number, or how I would prove that I'm not just some thief trying to get an easy way into someone's car.
Thank you all very much :-)
edit: Just read the "How to protect your car from thieves" thread, curious about replacing/re-keying the locks and ignition.
Now where's the pics!! J/k I shouldn't be talking!
