Hi Ryan and B16 mini, many thanks for this solid piece of advice .......I will take a look at the underseal threads and I think its definitely a must. I don't intend on using the car through the winter but garage space is tight so she might be on the drive!
I guess its on the threads but what is the best product to seal with and how long do you think the whole job done correctly would take? thanks
Hi, yes totally agree with everyone's advise - I have decided to go with the Dinitrol 2 stage system also cavity wax and have found someone fairly local that does this kind of treatment. Unfortunately it's not going to be cheap...... I was thinking of doing it myself in a mates garage over the weekend (he has a ramp etc...) however I'm really nervous of taking the car apart/ trims out etc.... as usually something, clips, fixings etc get broken if you don't know what you are doing in relation to how the thing is held together. Also the guy I spoke to advised the first treatment should be left for 10hrs plus to 'go off' slightly prior to adding the second coat or the second coat 'moves around' a bit too much during application.That is ultra clean...GREAT buy. Your son will be very jealous!
As others have said, make sure its well protected before seeing UK roads.
My dad thought I was a "daft" buying a 13 year old Honda at the time I bought mine. He then drove it numerous times hard over the first month...reminded him of his older cars!
LOVELY FIND !!! man if my dad decided to buy an EK9.. I'd either never talk to him again or insist I can drive it each night.
your son must be loving it !!
I remember my Dad driving my EG6 after saying "Honda's are famous for not having that much torque aren't they " .... so i had to make it take it out.
He took it out with me in it and couldn't believe it he kept hitting the limiter saying "it just feels like it will rev forever" haha.
he said it reminded him of his Twin Carb Mini Cooper from the early 70's that had 160hp. I think he's then respected the fast honda's ever since where as before he didn't really see what all the fuss was about.
Seriously you are going to love it !! totally different animal to the EK4
happy for you dude !
Yes it is here!........and yes its still in Southampton but coming up to Devon soonDMEK9 was your EK9 sitting at Southampton docks on Monday?
Yes it is here!........and yes its still in Southampton but coming up to Devon soon
How was she looking?
No problem
There's a fair few decent options to go for. I went for Dinitrol after researching it and I'm glad I did. I did mine 4 years ago and it's still holding up strong.
It's a 2 stage underseal. 2 products need to be applied and it never 'sets' solid and always has a soft feel so that it doesn't crack and also repairs itself from stones etc.
Check this out to get a better understanding of it
http://www.ek9.org/index.php?threads/my-undersealing-experiance-pic-heavy.39656/
To add to what Ryan has shown in his thread it's very important to get plenty of cavity wax inside all the box sections and gaps. For this you want to use dinitrol 3125 or bilt hamber dynax s50.
The floor pans and arches don't need the two stage system, it has no benefit here as there is already heavy factory spray sealer here so a coat of underbody wax is ample.
you only need to use the 2 stage system around the seams and edges where penetration in to joints is needed.