1999 Honda Civic HX Review: An Owner’s Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.ย. 2024
- 1999 Honda Civic HX Review
(6th Gen Honda Civic or ek civic coupe)
The best Civic generation ever!
Lightweight, smooth shifting and perfect pedal placement put this near the top of my favorites list, ranking the many cars that I have owned. Maybe one of the slowest too, but 40mpg!
Purchased in the fall of 2022 with 188k miles on the clock. As of this video shoot it had just shy of 204k miles.
Modifications are as follows
Bracing:
Front shock tower DC2 CSB1315 purchased from ProCivic
Rear shock tower DC2 CSB2310
Suspension:
Koni Sport shocks, adjustable ride height from ASR. (Set on lowest perch setting and to full soft)
OE EM1 Civic Si springs from eBay, mint condition
OE EM1 Civic SI 13mm rear sway bar (RSB) from parts dismantler, refinished with Rustoleum
OE Honda RSB mounting brackets (last in USA supply system)
RSB backing plates from ASR
Titanium 15mm Flange Bolts from Acer Racing
RSB end links
All new rear suspension bushings, using mostly OE Honda Parts to include: Upper and lower control arms, compensator arms, new shock mounts and mount bushings
Braking System
Front: A/C Delco gold rebuilt OEM brake calipers, Stoptech stainless steel brake lines 950.40007 from Summit Racing, Akebono ACT brake pads
Rear: Integra rear trailing arm disc brake conversion rust-free shipped from California, A/C Delco gold rebuilt OEM Nissin brake calipers, Stoptech stainless steel brake lines 950.40500, Akebono ACT brake pads, parking brake cables
Fresh Prestone Dot3 Synthetic fluid, fully bled and rock hard pedal. No ABS
Interior
Spoon Sports wide angle rear view mirror shipped from Japan
Covercraft sunshade
Maintenance
Air Filter
Spark Plugs, NGK
Spark Plug Wires, NGK
Cap & Rotor, NAPA Gold
EGR Valve & Gasket, NAPA Gold
Fuel injectors ultrasonically cleaned by Injector Repair LLC NY
Fuel rail cleaned by Injector Rehab NJ
Fuel pump, Denso
Rear metal bumper bar, OE Honda (original rusted)
Rebuilt Starter, premium build by Henry's Alternator Exchange
Valve adjustment, Honda dealer
Valve cover gasket, OE Honda
Clutch switch pads, Honda dealer
Future Plans
Integra seats (lower, bolsters w/lumbar)
Steering rack rebuild with Integra ratio
Stainless steel clutch line, Goodridge
Full exhaust? (DC2 header, new catalytic converter, Apexi WS2 or WS3 cat back)
DIY Cold air intake pulling air from inside front fender (similar to OE Integra Type R)
Clean throttle body
Entire front suspension
And best gen civic ever?
• I Drove EVERY Honda Civic
Sweet looking car.
Love the car. I’ve got a 96 HX, currently at 527,550 miles and counting.
That is impressive! Any issues for other HX owners to be on the look out for along the way?
The previous owner of mine mentioned the EGR ports and manifold had built up carbon and were cleaned out after CEL for Insufficient EGR Flow. The clutch switch pads were a head scratcher for me, but now I know the issue is common on these Hondas
@@gearswitch5692 Frequent oil changes, and keep an eye on your transmission output shaft seals. Both sides of mine were leaking pretty good. Cross referenced the seals and it came back as OEM Honda.
Most of our distributors on these HX models will end up leaking as well.
All in all, every suspension component is still factory. Not bad for a Honda from 1996.
@@gearswitch5692 Just generic maintenance items. I can say, my Inner tie rods have a little play, so that’ll be my next maintenance item. I plan on doing wheel hub bearings after that as well.
@@JuanRodriguez-ek9ud Thank you for sharing! I replaced the inner and outer tie rod ends on mine with oem boots. I even purchased the special 40mm steering rack adjustment tool to tighten the rack up. However, all together it did little to help the play on center and there is a slow leak from the seals. I'll be replacing the rack this fall.
From new, these were just as rubbery. I get in a lot of them and a lot of them feel exactly the same to shift as they did when new. Just as I remember them.
Thanks for that insight!
Polish up the headlight lenses with a scratch remover liquid.
That is def on my list of items to get to. I'm taking care of mechanicals first, but I will find the time eventually
How much did it cost to convert the rear drums to rotors? Was it a lot of work? I didnt know these came with drums
Yes, even the EX model came with drums surprisingly, but the Si and Integras did not. I keep a pretty detailed maintenance/parts log and the conversion totaled ~ $1200 with all the new suspension OEM arms & bushings that make sense to do at the same time. That was with some good buys and sales.
It took me longer than I expected to complete the work, but it was also my first time going through it, late fall and working under jack stands rather than a lift. Budget at least 8hrs if you take your time and are working under similar conditions. If you need a parts breakdown let me know and I can post what I have in the description.
@@gearswitch5692 wow thats a lot of money...thanks for the info