1988 DX sedan

Some of you may be familiar with my 1985 4WD wagon on here, I have been a member of efcivicsedan for a little while now and I decided it wouldn't hurt to start a little progress log/restoration on here. Now for a little background information on this old 1988 DX sedan. I picked it up from a guy in Gaffney, SC which is about an hour from me in Charlotte. The guy claimed that he got it from a younger kid who's grandfather was the original owner. The kid did some damage to the car but luckily I got it when I did. Bumpers, rear flaps and BMW bottle caps all dusted with a very thin layer of plasti-dip.. Which was loads of fun trying to get off. The car had 109,XXX original miles when I picked it up, along with a bent passenger side headlight bucket that was half way repaired at some point. A few other little issues here and there but regardless it was a fairly clean body with low miles and to top it off it's an 88/89 which means NO AUTOBELTS!

Here is the night I drove it home, my old 1991 LX and the new (to me) 1988 DX
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Here is a picture of the interior before I touched anything. Shift boot, both driver and passenger side vent were all broken. Holes in the carpet, headliner and seats.
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Here is the damage on the headlight bucket:
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And the bay:
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Swapped the DX cluster with an LX that I had, also put in a CVCC steering wheel, fixed the vents and swapped out the faded dimmer switch for a clean one.
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Another shot of the interior:
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Spent a few hours detailing the whole exterior and engine bay:
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Also threw on the work carving head 40's
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Oem grills restored and installed:
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Fresh key and clutch/brake pedal covers:
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EDM chrome window cranks:
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Trunk cleaned:
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Seats cleaned, palmy grey arm rest installed:
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A few accessories I have sourced up to this point:
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New head-unit, EDM shift knob, 1983 Civic sedan wheel
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SH5 Shuttle air refiner installed:
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Tail light gaskets made from craft foam sheets:
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JDM tail lights with chrome trim installed:
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And my buddies mint EA-T SI hatchback
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At the dealership:
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Bottle caps nearing completion:
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Beautiful set of Gathers pods with complete harness:
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USDM Accessory booklets:
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Little shot with a friends VW truck:
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Under seat tray and dual switch plate:
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EDM EG wheel and EDM shift knob:
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1988/89 honda access head-unit and fender bra's
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A few things from Honda:
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New antenna:
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The steal of the century:
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Under seat tray installed:
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Old dirty set of 88/89 floormats I found for $5:
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Pressure washed:
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Another awesome find, all this for $45.. Headliner turned out to be 90/91 :( but it will do until I restore the original:
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Door card installed:
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Saw this sedan and decided to snap a picture:
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Out at Chaife's place:
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SH3/4 JDM swivel map light installed:
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Another order from Honda!

BTW this grease is awesome for restoring rubber, expensive but well worth it:
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JAF parking permit:
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Cassette deck cleaning kit:
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Blower moter resistor replaced:
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New shoes! BNIB Enkei Aeronautics:
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  • BNIB lower/upper drivers seat skins and BNIB cassette deck cleaning kit:
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    Trunk rack installed along with parking permit and OK Honda stickers:
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    Bottle caps finished and back on as well, back to stock ride height, no more cut springs
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    New pads and rotors:
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    Fillin' up:
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    A few randoms:
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    Wheel I picked up from a wagovan with 61k!
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    EDM lower console:
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    New (to me) carpet with no holes!
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    Organizing one of my parts shelves:
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    Optional seat belt covers:
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    1989 SI lip:
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    Cleaner set of 88/89 floor mats:
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    Rear fogs:
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    OEM optional door edge guards:
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    Scrubbed the floor pan while the carpet was out:
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    New carpet!
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    JDM road flare installed:
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    Headlight bucket swap

    Before:
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    Out with the old:
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    Test fitting:
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    Re-assembling everything along with some fresh coolant:
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    Picked up this sweet CDM head-unit which also came with the information booklet:
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    Junk yard findings:
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    Upgraded my door sensors, I got the idea from a guy on here. Can't remember his username but thanks! Came off a 1992 4 door accord:
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    And this is how the old sedan sits now:
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    Tires are on backorder for the size that I want.. 155.55.14 Federal's
    Also have ground controls and KYB GR-2's on the way, along with another order from the stealership. Thats all for now guys, enjoy!
  • AbideAbide Council Member
    O_O

    I....dont even know what to say. clean. I like where it's headed
  • SPWSPW Senior Wagonist
    Oem goodness! This is some good stuff right here.
  • snowbrdsnowbrd Wagonist
    This is SICK! A lot of money to the original parts I guess.. Where do you get them? I found "partsale.eu" entering your VIN there, there are almost all parts, but some aren't available..
  • ChaifeChaife Instagram grand master
    Sweet looking thread. So much stuff!
  • VladiVladi Senior Wagonist
    Cool thread!
    Cool sedan!
  • Thanks guys, it has come a long was since I first picked her up and still has a ways to go.
  • BillBoardBillBoard council member
    I shit my pants.

    love your sedan! ❤️
  • BillBoard wrote: »
    I shit my pants.

    love your sedan! ❤️

    Thanks homie, its been a fun little car so far.
  • Heres a few taken from last week.

    GC's on KYB GR-2's
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    And how she sits now, back needs to go a bit lower but otherwise it is perfect for me.
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    USDM console
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    Grabbed this ash tray from a 1991 prelude, exact same as the EF lower console ash trays.
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  • Wheel that was damaged in shipping came back from getting touched up yesterday, looks awesome! And I have plenty of paint if another wheel ever needs it.
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    Lowered the rear more, new tires are going on the aeronautics and bottle caps this week!
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  • Cant wait to see this sexy beast with those aeronautics on! Gonna look fresh to death.
  • Shit, all these OEM parts.
    I bet you got a time machine.
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    What are the wheels called?
    I wasn't paying attention to it when I read the thread, in case you already told us.
  • Thanks guys, those wheels are Work Carving Head 40's.

    Here some pictures:
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  • VladiVladi Senior Wagonist
    So much awesomeness!
  • I want to see those aeronautics on this or the 3rd gen wagon.
  • Vladi wrote: »
    So much awesomeness!
    I want to see those aeronautics on this or the 3rd gen wagon.

    Thanks guys, ask and you shall receive!
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    Put in a new (to me) throttle body, seems like my idle isn't as crazy as it was. Hopefully that fixes the problem.
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    Also a few new parts:
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    And some brochures/booklets that I have accumulated over time:
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  • Took a few photo's; some cool, some not so cool.. Hah

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    A friend of mine is in Germany on holiday, sent me this picture of the dealership
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    Although I don't have brown interior I could not resist this full set of 88/89 mats :D
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  • SPWSPW Senior Wagonist
    This sedan is out of this world. Love it!
  • Those enkei Rims damn those look sweet. Love the sedan
  • BillBoardBillBoard council member
    fuuudge... Those wheels are insane!

    You should try Back-To-Black on your bumpers and trim asap!
  • ChaifeChaife Instagram grand master
    BillBoard wrote: »
    fuuudge... Those wheels are insane!

    You should try Back-To-Black on your bumpers and trim asap!

    Bill if you saw this one in person you might notice right away that the black bits have been trim black'd recently and all match well.
    Shit is really startin' to look good dude. I'm diggin' it lately.
  • ChaifeChaife Instagram grand master
    In fact, I has a Peep-ture to share..
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  • Thanks guys, the trim was cleaned up a while back; but my front and rear bumpers aren't in good shape so I am holding off until I find a better set at the scrapper. Although I did purchase some mothers back to black which helped out.
  • Little update for you guys, a lot of photos; not really in any particular order... Enjoy!
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  • RoRoRoRo Wagonist
    Wow so much awesome in this thread, where did you find all this BNIB honda stuff!!??
  • Thanks man, I just find the part numbers and browse vintage honda parts online stores to see if the parts are still available. A lot of times they aren't, but I have been very fortunate to find everything that I have so far. Some parts I have found through other guys in the EF community, every once and a while I will come across something good on ebay. Thats actually where I bought my window visors, only paid $80 for them :D
  • FrankzFrankz Band Wagon
    Your Civic is coming along nicely man, good work. :encouragement:
    also, that fresh "Push" sticker is awesome, makes me want a new one for my car.
  • PrennroPrennro Council Member
    So much Awesome in here! Great collection of OEM Parts sir! Those mats FTW... Keep at it.
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