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tomsr - I am not aware of excessive brake dust on my V. Let me look closer when I get off work today.
On the side profile there is some kind of bubble on the gaurd, ignore it, I think it is water. Imagine this crv with foglights, they are coming in next week and I am going to attempt to install them myself!
http://www.geocities.com/davekuhn77/CRV.html
theracoon - Thanks for the pictures too! They look good. How do you like these window deflectors? Do you have problem with wind noise?
It looks even better on US-spec models with the black bumper surround. Without the deflector, the Canadian models look better.
-juice
For the the SE head unit writeup Click here!
First off-roading pic for an '02 model. This is GatorGreg. Former owner of an MDX who downsized to the '02 CR-V for a number of reasons. One was because he hated scratching up the MDX doing stuff like this. He's the fella who organized the Florida meet I attended a few weeks back.
http://www.acuramdx.org/forums/attachment.php?s=a0bb72d8a23316ffb8aa07c44fb04247&postid=48505
You should be ashamed of yourself! :-)
Susan
When I got my 2002 CR-V EX 4A, I wanted to get something to protect the front end where the rocks and stones get kicked up off the road and chip the paint on the hood. I got what Honda calls a "half nose mask" a.k.a., a "bra". I wanted it to be easily removable by me so that I could wash the car weekly.
Well, as it turns out, the design of this mask is less than perfect. The part that protects the hood is okay...it just has hooks that hook into the pre-drilled holes in the underside of the hood and then wraps tightly around the top of the hood. But the two parts that cover the left and right side of the bumpers just above the headlights are practically unusable without them flipping up and bending back on themselves. It seems there is a little tab that gets inserted between the headlight and the metal side of the car along with two snap screws that get inserted into the wheelwell. I am able to snap the sides of the mask in place. But the tab that gets inserted between the headlight and bumper keeps coming out while you are driving. The pressure of the wind whipping through it forces it out of the slot and it winds up sticking up in the air (at best) or flapping back onto the hood of the car (at worst). My service manager told me he thought the whole thing was badly designed and offered to refund my money to me if I decided I did not like the way it is working. I think I will take him up on it!
One thing to note, though...my Honda dealer never showed me any Bug Deflector shields that I could purchase. Maybe I should go for that instead of the nose mask.
How does the Bug Deflector install?
Do you need to drill it in?
Does it tape on?
How do you clean under it? It looks as though from the pictures of the other ones on this site that it is a great place for dirt and leaves to get trapped. Any suggestions?
Thanks!
Susan
I like protecting the front of the hood from getting rock chips in it so I decided on a bug deflector this time. It works well, and I think it looks better on a SUV then a bra. The deflector is lifted off the hood about 1 to 1.5 cm if I was to estimate and it never traps excess dirt or leaves. When I wash the car the water just flows nicely under the deflector without any hassles. No need to remove it like you would with a bra. You don't have to do any drilling, all you have to do is pop off these little black guys with a screw driver then you take a screws and screw on the bug delfector. Then one clip goes on each side above the lights to give it further support. Since the bug deflector is elevated off the hood to allow conveniant washing I think it is five bumpers are needed. Sounds complicated but once you have the directions in front of you it is a piece of pie.
It is a pretty rare item at ebay thought. Try search for "remote light kit" at ebay, good luck.
a touch of class to the interior.About $150 incl.
shipping.Dealer gets $500 for doing the same thing.Now if I could just do something about the traffic so I could drive and not sit.I read somewhere that you are suppose to be able to get
two assembled mountain bikes inside but I have to remove the front wheels.What's the trick?
Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle!
And yes, I have a picture to prove it:
It may be a car-based SUV, but it's still an SUV...
Info on a gently off-road experience in the Pine Barrens of Central/Southern NJ. Come on out for a day of adventure, fun, and comradre with fellow SUV/Off-road/Rally/Car Nuts! Info at http://isuzu-suvs.com/events
-mike
Mine was also built in Jan '02. I was looking for a specific date but I didn't see any. I seem to recall finding an exact build date on my old Accord but someone else mentioned the month is the best you can do now. My VIN ends in 030XXX. I also don't have any of the issues mentioned and I find the Bridgestone tires just fine--although as I mentioned before too much loud music has probably made me less sensitive than some.
There will always be something for people to focus on or change, but I am very happy with the vehicle as is. All I have added is wheel locks and front mud flaps. And the winter floor mats I had left over from an Accord fit just fine, although the cargo tray didn't (wouldn't have thought the trunk of the Accord would be bigger than the cargo area of the CR-V).
Though I'd prefer to have it pointing backward, to keep those pesky tailgaters away. ;-)
-juice
I asked a while back if anyone has gotten the cargo tray for the '02 CR-V. I don't think anyone responded. I am curious if you can have the tray in place and also the cargo net. Anyone? I still have the cargo net from the Accord, haven't taken a look as to how it will fit.
BTW, I have a Windstar van (I probably shouldn't admit that) and yesterday I had the new V and the van parked side by side. For the first time I visually compared the storage area in each vehicle and was very surprised to see that the back of the CR-V looked much larger than the back of the minivan. This was with the third row seat of the van all the way forward (maximizing space) and the back seat of the CR-V all the way back (minimizing space). The V has much more depth and looks about the same in width (visually no noticeable difference). The only advantage the van had was a little more height and that space is usually wasted anyway.
In case the picture gets removed.