There are also some now available from Weathertech @ www.macneil.com. I ordered mine today for $59 +$12 shipping. They are on back order, but are said to be shipped by 3/20.
If anyone knows of a dealer in Queens or Bklyn that is selling the crv ex auto at a good deal please let me know every dealer i went to wants msrp I'm kinda of new to the buying thing maybe I'm doing something wrong please help. Thank you
I have been checking Weathertech's website for a while. They don't have a picture for the 02' CR-V deflector. I would like to see how it looks before I would make a purchase. If anybody who got the Weathertech (or any other brand) bug deflector, please share your experience and/or pictures. BTW, is Weathertech's window deflector any good? They are not available yet. Anybody with 1st gen V used them before? I don't like the Honda window deflector since you have to use tape to install it. tomsr - I am not aware of excessive brake dust on my V. Let me look closer when I get off work today.
I am new to the Town Hall, I recently bought a CRV 02 LX I live in sunny Miami so I guess I wont be needing the awd. I am paying 18,100 this is my 2nd honda this year so they are waving some of the dealer fee also waving the cost of those dealer add on cost like the stripes/fabric guard/external paint sealant/doors edge guard/ what they want close to $1300 not like I was going to pay for that, plus they are giving me 3 slip for fuel and while I wait for the CRV I am driving a 2002 loaded accord ex. the only thing I do not like is that I have to wait 2 weeks.
I apologize for the salty car but I don't want to wash the crv before another snow storm that is coming this evening. Anyways this is from www.colegehillshonda.com and it took me fifteen minutes to install. This is on a 2002 LX.
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!
I've noticed the same thing on Hondas that I've owned in the past. You will have the dust until you replace the factory pads. Usually by the time the dust gets to be noticable, it's time for a wash job anyways.
daveghh - Thanks for the pictures! Are you getting the Honda fog lights? I thought about that too, but I got a set of remote control fog lights instead. Installation is so easy, no drilling or removing of any panels. The only draw back is that you could have them left on if you forget to turn them off with the remote. theracoon - Thanks for the pictures too! They look good. How do you like these window deflectors? Do you have problem with wind noise?
Yes, there is a slight increase in wind noise at highway speeds with the WeatherFlectors installed. But I took care of it by upgrading the Honda EX CD player with a CD/Cassette player from a CR-V SE that puts out more power. I also have the Honda Tweeters installed have replaced all four speakers with Sony XS-V1621 speakers.
I had my concerns about not knowing what it will look like before ordering it also. I guess I just trust their designers/engineers figuring they couldn't screw up that much. Will post a picture as soon as it comes in late march. Correction on the post with price paid above; cost was $55 + $12 shipping. Nice looking pics by the way.
Combined with the black bumpers, that hood deflector almost looks like a bra. I'm not sure how I feel about the "raised eyebrow look" they have, but it is unique. Hope it works out well for you and thanks for the pics!
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.
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?
Could you give me info. on where you bought the remote control fog lamps. I am about to purchase the honda lamps but yours sounds much easier and hopefully cheaper. Thanx
Susan: On my '98 crv I had a bra on it and it was well engineered and I didn't have any problems with the edges flapping up. I did however have issues with washing the car, or when it rained. Because moisture couldn't escape it degrades the paint and the nice silver was lightly stained brown from dirt (I am sure if I worked on it it could have scrubbed off).
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.
I am certainly glad that I read your post. I have the same problem with the bra on my 02 CRV. Every time I get done driving it on the highway, it comes un-done from the sides... the same as you described above. I think that I am going to wrap some tape around the tabs that go in-between the fender and headlight to see if the added width helps the problem. I guess the other thing we could do, is possibly just use the hood porting and leave the other two pieces out all together....
Can anyone out there tell me what crv stands for? I know it is recreational vehicles, but what does the c mean. I just ordered a 2002 EX, black, and can't wait to get it. Reviews are great. Anyone have trouble seeing out of the back with those head rests?
inkie - It is a Hyper X Xenon remote fog light kit. It costs $79.95 at retail, but I got mine at ebay for $20.50 + 7.00 shipping. It just happened that I was the only one bidding it. It costs $39.95 for just a remote kit (no lights included) in JCWhitney. It is a pretty rare item at ebay thought. Try search for "remote light kit" at ebay, good luck.
This link should end all speculation of what Honda originally intended. But I'm sure "what it SHOULD mean" is still wide open to everyone's suggestions.
Very easy to put on and very high quality and adds 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?
Detected slight vibration, shortly after purchase, in steering wheel of my 2002 CRV LX at around 65 mph. Had the wheels balanced but still detected vibration, almost indistinct, but still there....I think it may be those awful Bridgestone tires that Honda must have picked up cheap after the Firestone-Bridgestone fiasco....Does anyone out there have some input regarding this matter?
I ditched the noisey Bridgestone tires(lousy in snow also) for a much quieter set of Yokohama AVS touring the diff is night and day. Was able to get a "trade-in" at Discount Tire, which took some of the sting out of the purchase, since they only had 1800 miles on them. But, now I have an 80k tire that is smooth and quiet. Should be good in snow w/ the siping.
Susan - Wasn't me. That was GatorGreg driving his new ride. FWIW, that CR-V had only 300 miles on it when he took it to the swamp. His buddy Thai has quite a few more miles on his '97 model, but it still goes through the mud well enough.
It may be a car-based SUV, but it's still an SUV...
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Thanks for the info on the fog lights and Pilot remote control kit. My wife sells on ebay but I never bother to browse it. I will now. Maybe I can help you all some day thanks again...
I've read a lot of posts re: the noisy Bridgestones . . . . and I consider myself fairly discerning . . (Had Bridgestones switched off a Lexus SC400 awhile ago). The ones which came on my EX are quiet, rock, rock steady. No shake, no imbalance. I've watched very closely for this. My CR-V was produced in Jan. '02. Perhaps some change was made? Also, separately, no seat rocking. So far, this vehicle is perfect. Not a single complaint. One more thing - for those who felt it necessary to remove the rear head restraints: I too noticed some interference in my rear view . . .so . . I tilted the rear seat back about 3 notches. The head restraints now have zero impact on my rear vision. Pls. try that. When I have a rear passenger, I have the passenger adjust the rake on that portion of the rear seat back. Let me know if this helps. Pete
Good tip about reclining the rear seats. I had removed the rear center headrest but I will give your idea a try.
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).
A lower VIN would mean the vehicle was produced earlier. Yours was the 2388th made and mine was the 30XXXth. One thing I'm not sure about is where do the models for other countries fit in? Was yours the 2388th made for the US or was it the 2388th CR-V out of that facility? I think it is the former, but I'm curious if anyone knows for sure.
Your mention of the cargo tray reminded of a question I had. From the size of the cargo tray, how much bigger roughly would you say the Accord trunk is compared to the CR-V's cargo area? Is it bigger in all directions? I assume your cargo tray came from a '98 - '02 generation Accord.
Yes the tray is from an '01 Accord (6G I believe). I'll have to check again but I think the tray (and therefore the Accord's trunk) was deeper. Not by a lot, maybe a foot. I can't quite remember on the width (the vehicles are only 0.1" different in width). I'll let you know, it may be after the weekend though.
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.
I don't have the cargo tray or the net, but I saw the tray in a CR-V at the dealership. There are holes in the tray (with lips around them) where the hooks on the net can connect to the fasteners on the floor. Looks like they are compatible to me. I am thinking about getting the tray myself.
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.
That's what I was hoping for---that you could use the net with the tray. I didn't even think about going to a dealer to take a look (I try not to go very often, they'd probably tell me I didn't pay enough for the CR-V and keep it hostage until I fork over the extra $ ;-) ). I order from the internet and while I'm sure they would have taken them back if they didn't work how I wanted, at least now I know. Thanks again.
Click here to see Edmunds.com coverage of this concept vehicle. As a first-gen CR-V owner, I was disappointed with the styling of the 2002. Even without the gizmo roof, the other styling touches are a significant improvement in my book.
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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!
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It may be a car-based SUV, but it's still an SUV...
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-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.