2015 Orchid Pearl White Honda Jazz Si

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October 1st 2025

Post Bodyshop Car Photoshoot

Took some better photos of the Jazz after the bodywork. I'm so happy with how it looks!

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October 9th 2025

Installed a second boot interior light.

To avoid cutting into the original Honda loom, I used the original light fitting as a socket and wired the two new lights to it. It's not pretty, but it works and it's out of sight.
I had some plugs left over from my FN2 seats and they were the exact size for the lights, so I wired them up to the original light fitting and made a decal template for the hole and then cut a hole in the right side plastic roughly where the light is on the opposite side.
My interior lights are all warm white, so I used some amber tint from my fog lights to give it a more yellow tint. But tbh, I'm not sure if I like it and might just remove it and have different colour lights in the boot compared to the rest of the interior, I haven't decided yet. I will leave it for a while and see if I get used to it.
The new LED lights are pretty bright and really light up the space.
Definitely a good quality of life improvement!
Links to the parts I bought. Cost me £5.50 in total:
Interior Lights: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005006976455205.html
Red & Black 5m 18 AWG Wire: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005007356973020.html


















I did end up removing the amber tint.

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October 19th 2025

Cheap DIY Temporary Wiper Delete

I fancied a change and temporarily got rid of the rear wiper, but I didn't want to spend loads of money on the mod.
Used some gloss black vinyl wrap to cover the blanking cap.
Cost a total of £5.06.
38mm rubber grommet: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/262281562555?var=564918471437
20mm plastic blanking cap: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115710491120?var=415759801801
Eventually I will put the emblems back on the tailgate and reinstall the rear wiper, but it's nice to have a change.
I made sure to apply some RainX to the rear windscreen to compensate for the lack of rear wiper!

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October 27th 2025

Picked up a little something for the Jazz 

Tein Flex Z coilovers with only 4000 miles done on them. Got them for a good price as well!
I just need to order new Honda top mounts and a few bolts and they’ll be good to install.
I'm going to wait until the new year to install them though.
I want to install my Progress rear anti roll bar first so I can see the difference it makes before installing the coilovers.

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November 1st 2025

Finally fitted tyres to my freshly refurbished Si wheels.

I did think about putting them on the car and running them throughout winter before selling them. But I think they are too nice for winter wheels, so I might just sell them and get some steel wheels to run during the winter months.

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November 11th 2025

Weighing the Jazz

I took the Jazz to a Weighbridge today to see how much it weighed with all the sound deadening, heavier FN2 seats and all the other mods I’ve done.
Weight with me in the car was 1260kg, so about 1186kg without me.
Car had just over ⅓ of fuel in.
I’m thinking I’ve probably added between 80-100kg extra of weight if I was to hazard a guess.

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November 14th 2025

Finally got the last pieces for my new suspension set up together.

Parts are:
Progress 19mm Rear Sway Bar
HardRace Drop Links
Tein Flex Z Coilovers
Coilover Covers from CoiloverCovers.com
Eibach Front Camber Bolts 1.75 degree
Direnza 15mm spacers for the rear
And every single OEM part that Tein says to reuse from the original suspension.
Brand new so there are no old worn parts being used, only new parts (apart from the slightly used coilovers). Ordered from Amamayam.com so it was ¼ of the price UK Honda would've charged!
I'm planning on fitting the rear spacers and sway bar on the 17th, and then the rest of the suspension set up sometime in the new year.

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November 17th 2025

Fitted the Progress 19mm Rear Anti Roll bar, 15mm spacers and freshly refurbished Si wheels

First issue with fitting the ARB was that the Euro spec Jazz has a plastic cover around the beam where the spring sits, which the US spec doesn't have, so I had to drill a hole through it for the bolt
Second issue is securing the bolts because of the rubber at the base of the spring. I managed to just about do it, but definitely would be a lot easier with the spring removed. I will retorque the bolts when I have the springs off for the coilover installation.
15mm spacers were easy enough to fit, but are a bit tight behind the Si wheels.
I'm only going to be running the Si wheels for about a month and then I will sell them.

The car corners so much better with the anti roll bar, I was actually really surprised how much of a difference it has made! I look forward to how it drives with the coilovers fitted.

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December 1st 2025

You've heard of OEM Plus, well I give you Poverty-Spec Plus

Picked up my winter wheels today from the wheel refurbishers after having them shot blasted and powder coated gloss black. I also found some generic 60mm black centre caps, and made a chrome decal to go on it to finish the look.
I originally planned to sand and paint them myself with Hammerite. But the rust was taking too long to get off, and I had already burned through one poly disc doing the first and didn't get all the rust off. So 3 hours of work in the freezing cold, and not much to show for it, I decided to leave this one to the professionals. And I'm glad I did. They came out better than I could've ever hoped for! The shiniest OEM steel wheels I've every seen.
I had a little bit of ceramic coating left as well, so I gave it a coat to protect them through the winter.

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December 2nd 2025

Poverty-Spec+ wheels are now on the car.

The wheels look better than I was expecting actually! There's something satisfying about seeing gloss black steel wheels. I guess because steel wheels usually look satin or rusty. But we will see how they look after a some driving in the rain!
Had a few hiccups along the way. Couldn't fit them over the 15mm spacers on the rear, so I had to remove the spacers, which means they tuck in a bit more than I would like, which is a shame, but as they are just winter wheels I'll live with it.
The rear centre caps also didn't fit because of the hub sticking out. So I removed the H logo and just installed them on the front so it doesn't stand out too much. I might repaint the rear hubs black so they blend in a bit better, but I'm not too bothered right now.
I also had some black wheel nut caps spare, that I installed over the chrome nuts. I used a trusty permanent marker to colour in the front of the locking nut so it doesn't stand out quite as much.

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December 11th 2025

Christmas came early this year with some car parts all the way from Japan via Shipping Container

Genuine Takero's GE8 front lip and spoiler extension and Mugen GE8 exhaust direct from the land of the rising sun.
A big thanks to Subhna Khlid at @EuroJapanImports for getting the parts to the UK in one piece.
The cheapest way to get parts imported from Japan if you don't mind waiting a few months for the container to arrive.
Cost me £420 for the Takero's parts (£220 for the lip and £200 for the spoiler extension) and £350 for the Mugen exhaust including shipping to the UK, but exchange rates and shipping rates fluctuate, so price might be lower or higher now.
Link to Takero's Website: https://takeros.jp/all-honda/
Mugen Exhaust was second hand, but in great condition, found on Yahoo Auctions Japan.
Takero's take 6 weeks to make their parts, so I had to wait for that on top of the delivery time.
In total it took just over 4 months from my order date until I received the parts, so please remember to be patient when ordering.

A few notes about using EuroJapanImports service.
- You have to find the parts yourself using sites like Yahoo Auctions Japan, UpGarage, Mercari or direct from the Japanese manufacturer like I did with the Takero's parts.
- The parts have to be shipped to their yard in Japan, so you will have to pay for the parts to be sent to their yard if the original seller doesn't offer free shipping.
- Once the parts have arrived at their yard there is a wait for the next available container to arrive and be shipped. Once the container is on its way, it's around 6-8 weeks before it arrives in the UK.
- When the parts have arrived in the UK, they must be picked up from their UK yard located in Uxbridge. Or can arrange mainland delivery at extra cost.
- Please ONLY contact them IF you have already found the part on a Japanese site and want to enquire about the delivery cost to the UK.

For more information, see their Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eurojapanimports/

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December 17th 2025

Takero's lip is fitted.

As well as a custom designed decal I made in the style of "Mind The Gap", seeing as I'm probably going to be scraping it on kerbs and speed bumps.
I also blacked out the fog lights to give it a more aggressive look, seeing as I never actually use them. I might remove them, as well as the decal in the summer for a less aggressive look when I put my summer wheels back on. But this is the winter look for the Jazz Si
I also added a little easter egg underneath the bumper for the MOT tester.

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January 10th 2025

Fitted my Takero's RS spoiler extension after picking it up from the bodyshop.

I removed the spoiler and fitted the extension inside due to the cold. It was easy enough to fit, just had to use the provided double sided foam tape and position it correctly. There is a little bit of a gap, but I don't think theres anything I can do to fix that other than permanently bonding it to the spoiler, which I don't want to do.

I was going to fit my Mugen exhaust as well, but it's still too cold to be working on the car, so will do another day.

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January 13th 2025

Finally got the GE8 RB1 manifold fitted after buying it nearly 2 years ago!

I was planning on fitting it myself, but kept putting it off. Then my service was due and I wanted to get the valve clearance checked, and seeing as the intake manifold had to be removed to check, I thought it was the perfect time to get my mechanic to change it for me.

I'm glad I got him to do it, it looked quite involved and would've probably taken me the entire day! 😅
Valve clearances were actually spot on, no adjustment needed, which was good to know at least!

First impressions, no difference between 0-3500RPM, above that in the mid range I did notice an increase in performance, but it wasn't anything to write home about. Definitely not worth the cost of the RB1 manifold. But I guess there isn't really anything for this engine that gives good power gains really.
Plus mine is 106kg heavier than a stock Jazz anyway with the extra sound deadening and FN2 seats I've added, so maybe without them it would be more of a gain.

The ECU also has to recalibrate for the new intake, so it might get better over time.
I'm liking the black aluminium manifold compared to the bare silver, so that's a bonus.
I'll take some better pictures of the engine bay when the weather is nicer and I've put a new decal on the intake.
I also fitted the Mugen exhaust, but I'll do a separate post for that another day.

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January 12th 2025

Mugen Exhaust Fitted

I replaced the gasket, bolts and rubber bushings while I was at it just so everything was fresh.
Exhaust was a bit of a pain to fit, but I got there in the end.

The exhaust is a little louder than stock, but not much louder, which is good. It has a nice sound, but I've noticed absolutely zero difference in power, so probably not a good purchase for someone hoping for power gains.