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quick questions:
1. are the grilles removable or should the whole door panel cover be removed for the door speakers?
(same with the rear deck/parcel shelf).
2. are the speakers sizes: 6.5in (front), 6x9 (rear) correct (according to crutchfield)?
3. are there extra harnesses needed?
thanks in advance.
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He says he can deliver anywhere in the country, and the prices seem great. Anyone have experience with this or similar offers? What are the costs of long-distance delivery likely to be? (Oddly, I couldn't find that information on the site.)
Excellent vehicle, but since I have the LX, I still have to get some aluminum wheels to get rid of the cheapo plastic wheelcovers.
Email me if you have any questions.
IMHO, I see nothing wrong with either one.
I heard somewhere Feb 18, but I don't know if that's arbitrary or if it was reliable. Does every dealer get the same info directly from Honda, or does it go through regional offices first? I heard them called MOVE requests before... I'm guessing that's used for ordering and there is usually info/instructions attached to that?
Also, I'm hearing that none of the 6MT are showing up in the computers yet for orders coming in.
i'll be lucky to even get to drive one. the first one is already sold at $29k, so noone will touch it. the next one after that prob. wont be here till april.
1. The grills are not removable. You have to take off the door panel. It's pretty easy. There are only two screws (I think), one behind a little cover behind the door handle and one in the door pull. After unscrewing these, gently pull out the door panel along the edges to release the plastic clips. Then slide the door panel up and over the lock stem. To get to the rear speakers, you have to remove the covers which are secured by 4 screws under the deck lid. Can get to these through the trunk. Remove the grills and the speakers can then be removed.
2. The front speakers are 6.5", the rears are 6x9.
3. I replaced my headunit and added an amp at the same time so I re-wired everything. You shouldn't need a harness if you are just replacing the speakers. May have to cut off the existing wire clips and solder on the ones that come with the new speakers.
Hope this helps.
I wanted wheel covers. The way I see it no one will want to steal my wheels, and quite frankly I love in a area where Hondas are a hot commodity with car theives. One less reason for these savages to take my property.
And the prop rod? Tell me how primitive it is. But first, can you help me hold up the hood of my '95 Maxima. The struts have worn out.
A cheaper option would be if they included a little washer-ring on the hydraulic supports that you could slide up to the piston and it would lock it up. Use it when you're working with the hood open for a long time, or when they wear out. This would probably be more likely to see the light of day as an aftermarket.
Personally, I went to the junkyard after my 91 Taurus struts went out. Swiped some from an 89. Still work great. I'm guessing the heat (and the associated higher pressure) is what wears them out. The originals were from the desert, the replacements from TN.
Now if I had a Ford Taurus Id care.
Instead of complaining about 4 cylinder Accords not having struts why not mention that the Accord comes with standard ABS, integrated antenna, tilt/telescoping wheel, excellent crash test results, 5-speed automatic transmission, LED gauges, and most importantly 8 cupholders. You can also get the above-mentioned dual-zone climate control, heated seats, 6-disc in-dash changer, remote window operation, steering wheel audio controls, and auto-off headlamps.
Alot of those things are not available in mainstream family sedans. And most are features typically found in entry-level luxury cars, not a $22,000 car. To me, the Accord deserves much "props" for being one of the safest and most economical family cars on the road.
This is my first vehicle to "not" have aluminum wheels in about 18 years. My vehicles have been downscale and upscale of the Accord, but they all had aluminum wheels standard or as cheap options.
gee35... yes prop rods do the same job. That's the worst argument ever. A Ford Pinto will get you to work--it does the same job as your Accord commuter. An 8-track will play music--it does the same job as that CD player.
Would you give up your electric side-view mirrors? The only time I adjust them is if someone else has been driving my car. Honda has already sourced the struts for the V6. If they're $34 from Advance, Honda can't be paying more than $10 for them.
There are plenty of cars that provide high quality jacks... how often do you use them?
No matter how much cheaper prop rods are, some well-paid engineer spent hours spec'ing the parts and creating/modifying the manufacturing design to allow for prop rods AND gas struts. They probably sent some intern to find a source on steel wheels that would fit in place of the alloys.
Plus, the plastic wheel cover seems to be a lot more resilient to brake dust than alloys. I'll admit that a prop rod not wearing out is probably a better reason...
There is more of a difference between a Pinto and the Accord than there is between gas struts and the prop rod. You drive your car everyday therefore you will have way more opportunities to appreciate the Accord's superiority over a Pinto. Most people don't open their hood everyday and if they do then that's all the more reason to go with the more durable prop rod.
I was pleasantly surprised to see the Accord offered steering wheel controls, a bonus would be if they were actually lit.
The originals lasted over 10 years before they started lowering in the cold. That gave me enough notice that I need to change them. I would say 10 years is pretty reliable.
There are a lot of other things that you have to change every ten years... timing belt/chain, clutch, adjust valves... all much more expensive then struts.
If struts were that unreliable, you'd have a much greater risk with any rear hatch while you were unloading cargo from your minivan or SUV... a hatch is typically used far more often than the hood. And if the struts on a Taurus or Sable weaken over time (no problems so far with my mom's '93 Sable), it's probably because the hood has to be raised so often to fix it.