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Hi just had a bit of time an I finally got some decent pictures of my CRX so I thought I’d post them here.

A mate of mine spent an absolute fortune on this car stripping it right back an doing a full bare shell respray, it’s a low mileage example an it had no rotting patches or anything he just wanted to build a mint red one to uk vtec spec. It’s originally a jap import one like a burgundy colour. It has the full glass bronze roof too which I’m told is worth a right few £. I know I had around 3 or 4 of these years ago an I think the sunroofs were all rotting in them so at least I don’t have them to worry about.

I know it has the vtec seats an a different steering wheel but he’s got all the original parts there for me if I want to change them back but to honest I like it the way it is so il leave it alone.

Once my mate asked me could he park it in my garage cause he had no where to store it I knew it was destined to be mine 😂 I actually had these original Azev wheels set aside for a CRX an I wouldn’t sell him them so soon as I bought it I changed them over onto the car an it completely changed the look of it, I absolutely love them wheels.


Plans for the car is probably for it just to sit in the carcoon I have for it an look good. I might take it out for a run in the summer time, but like the DC5 I have I want to keep the miles Low. Mileage is still reading in kilometres so only has 79,000km on the car.


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Unreal! Is this an sIR?. Wheels look lovely and definitely complement it, I would think an OEM steering wheel would just finish it off perfectly but that's an absolute gem, so hard to get good ones nevermind one that's had a bare shell rebuild.
 

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Unbelievably cool CRX. There is one that runs about close to where I live and it is a piece of crap. So cool to see a nice one.
 

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Unreal! Is this an sIR?. Wheels look lovely and definitely complement it, I would think an OEM steering wheel would just finish it off perfectly but that's an absolute gem, so hard to get good ones nevermind one that's had a bare shell rebuild.
Yes mate I really want that steering wheel off an the original one put back on. I will leave the vtec seats thou.
This is not an siR I think they were the import vtec ones? This one is the 1600 16v non vtec. 130 bhp I believe
 

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That is stunning, haven’t seen one in that condition in a very long time. You couldn’t import one these now, prices are mental. I love these and eg vti’s. HTD!
 

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Thats class tony.
Thanks Bronk. There used to be plenty of these run about Lisburn? I remember that’s where I seen my first one. It was a celestial blue one an the note out of it was unbelievable😎 I used to buy the auto traders an for straight to the CRX page lol
 

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There was a good lot about in the late 90s but very few left now, we used to see them in Lisburn too, mate of ours Mc sorely had a mint celestial blue vtec one, @s13rab had a red 16V one like that with a few mods and tbh the vtec version was no quicker lol.
 

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That is stunning, haven’t seen one in that condition in a very long time. You couldn’t import one these now, prices are mental. I love these and eg vti’s. HTD!
Mad money even these non vtec ones are going that way. I think this is a sound investment anyhow. I have this carcoon for it so it will go back in Hereford the foreseeable future
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Minimum from Japan for one not even high grade and low miles is about 12k landed. Mint low milers are anything from 20-25k landed for an SiR. Anything JDM a with a rust free chassis has went mental in the last year.
 

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Minimum from Japan for one not even high grade and low miles is about 12k landed. Mint low milers are anything from 20-25k landed for an SiR. Anything JDM a with a rust free chassis has went mental in the last year.
Nice to see you quote them prices. I was thinking of selling this but I think I’d regret it so il just hold onto it. I want to try an collect this type of thing. Other cars I want I’m my garage would be burgundy GSI cavalier, Estor il blue E36 M3 and a Celestial blue Vtec Crx. 😂 I don’t want much. Edit. Oh and a Blue v6 limited Impreza type R lol
 
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Yes mate I really want that steering wheel off an the original one put back on. I will leave the vtec seats thou.
This is not an siR I think they were the import vtec ones? This one is the 1600 16v non vtec. 130 bhp I believe
How dare I not even notice it was a non VTEC, I'm embarrassed. Am I blind or does it not have the wee raised section on bonnet you typically see in a non VTEC, or do the jdm imports not have it?.
 

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How dare I not even notice it was a non VTEC, I'm embarrassed. Am I blind or does it not have the wee raised section on bonnet you typically see in a non VTEC, or do the jdm imports not have it?.
No you are right. This one doesn’t have the bulge as it’s some sort of a special edition one from Japan so some same as the vtec. So he just has told me there now. I just sent him a message.
I remember years ago saying I liked the look of the bulge on the bonnet the non Vtec ones had.
 
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Nice to see you quote them prices. I was thinking of selling this but I think I’d regret it so il just hold onto it. I want to try an collect this type of thing. Other cars I want I’m my garage would be burgundy GSI cavalier, Estor il blue E36 M3 and a Celestial blue Vtec Crx. 😂 I don’t want much. Edit. Oh and a Blue v6 limited Impreza type R lol

we have similar taste lol, id love the same. I’ve the scoob at least, but again they have went crazy too, a version 6 type r limited would set you back £30k+ from Japan these days. I really want another eg civic vti or a celestial blue vtec but there’s none whatsoever here that aren’t stored away and not for sale.
 

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Ah Tony that's class, I always turn my head when I see one go past.
I had a white VTEC one of these and kept it from 94-97 then sold it and got a Civic VTEC . Everyone in Warrenpoint knew the sound of me coming for about 4 years :laughing: :laughing:
 

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Nice to see you quote them prices. I was thinking of selling this but I think I’d regret it so il just hold onto it. I want to try an collect this type of thing. Other cars I want I’m my garage would be burgundy GSI cavalier, Estor il blue E36 M3 and a Celestial blue Vtec Crx. 😂 I don’t want much. Edit. Oh and a Blue v6 limited Impreza type R lol
Love this also, although I think the wheels need to be bigger to pull the look off IMO. Know of a couple of these and seen a couple go to the wall litterly when I ran about Belvoir growing up. Oh and il leave this here as it’s for sale 😉😉
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Love this also, although I think the wheels need to be bigger to pull the look off IMO. Know of a couple of these and seen a couple go to the wall litterly when I ran about Belvoir growing up. Oh and il leave this here as it’s for sale 😉😉View attachment 309852
Can you send me more pictures and details mate on wats app. 077 343 91 884.
 

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Love these, mate had a red one about 20years ago and had it out a spin once, incredible wee yoke, sold it for next to nothing in 04/05.
That looks totally mint, Azevs really suit it.
 

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Lovely condition of car. Must have been some time and money spent getting it to that condition. There's atleast a couple of real good CRX's on the forum now. Nearly ashamed to get mine out of the garage!
Ref the bonnet bulge - I think I remember reading that the vtec's engine sits lower in the car than the 16v so apparently doesn't need the bonnet bulge whereas the 16v did.
 
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