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Hey guys/girls.... i have a 2003 honda civic lx coupe... im looking to change from auto tranny to 5 speed.... can anyone give me an idea of how much this will cost me.... or if anyone wants to do it for me? or knows a great place i can get it done.. please help me out.... thanks guys....

 
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not worth it. IMO i'd just sell it and buy a 5 spd

 
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Yah that is one possibility.... but..... i have done everything else in my car and i just do not have the time to swap everything over to another car..... i want this one....

 
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i no to shops pm me... its worth its no worrys auto to stick is fine but 5 speed to auto is when the "not worth " comes in

 
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too bad you can't just sell and buy a 5-speed. I looked into it years ago on my old car and decided it wasn't worth it. In fact, had one shop suggest the easiest approach was to swap just the VIN plate :P needless to say I didn't...

 
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What????? swap vin? why? what? confused ....weird....

 
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really its quite a bit of work did this swap in a jeep yj and its deffinatley a hell of alot easier to work on than a civic i got a parts jeep that was stick best bet is to find a wrecked civic with same engine just 5 spd prolly save yourself a headache of looking for all the parts needed. i really dont know that much bout hondas so i could be wrong but the parts you would need obviously you need the 5 spd tranny as well as if there is different sensors on tranny from the auto(not sure), slave cylinder, pedal asembly, 5 spd console(didnt have that problem on the jeep), 5 spd computer, 5 spd tranny mount if its different and all the shift linkage this is why rwd is better than fwd for a swap like this im currently about to undertake in a vr swap in my jetta and its alot of work(kinda off topic)

might of missed something but honestly ppl are right unless you are absolutly set on keeping this car sell it by a 5 spd prolly cheaper and less headache but if you do it 5 spd is so much better than auto so if you r going to keep the car do it best bet is to find a complete car thats wrecked and switch everything over thats how i have done any of my swaps engines tranny ect its nice to have complete car next to it to see how everything go's together plus then you know you have everything you need plus its always nice to have a parts car if you have to space

 
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maybe a mom with a 5spd civic willing to trade up the tranny??
so at the end u both get the tranny u want

 
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Guess I should have explained better :P He suggested I trade VIN plates with another car that was for sale and save the hassle of doing an auto-manual swap. Obviously a REALLY risky thing to do, I had no interest in getting into that kind of fraud and problems.

 
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ahh alright i undersand you now! yeah thats not really worth it at all.

 
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the vin tells you if it originally auto or 5 speed

 
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yes it does but in the end either way you go its the same.
auto facotry car converted to 5 speed or swapping automatic vin to 5 spped factory car.