I now haz JDM VTAKZ!
07-28-2009, 05:39 AM
#84
Senior Member
teamNJCT
Fresh Crew
SL Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Parsippany, NJ
Posts: 16,645
I drove the car to work finally. It made it there and back without any problem :D. Also, not having an odometer sucks because I can't properly calculate fuel mileage. However, I have a feeling it's doing pretty well. I'm around 50-70 miles on this tank already and the needle is still right around full. It's weird though, it'll drop down 1/8th then go back up to full, probably from the fuel sloshing around in the tank. When I hit 1/2 tank, I'll fill it up and try to figure out the mileage. As long as I get better than 16mpg on 87, it's cheaper to drive than the tC.
08-12-2009, 05:48 AM
#87
Senior Member
teamNJCT
Fresh Crew
SL Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Parsippany, NJ
Posts: 16,645
Well, I've had the car for a month now, and now that the braking headache is long gone, this car has been nothing but a joy to own. I filled it up last Tuesday, drove to work wed/thur/fri/mon/tue, plus drove to the mall, did errands, etc...and the needle has finally passed the 1/2 tank mark. I have no clue what kind of actual gas mileage I'm getting becuase the trip doesn't work, but I know it's slightly better than the tC. 5 trips to work + typical driving = empty in the tC (roughly 250-275 miles, 12 gallons).
Headlight situation: I'll be ordering the new headlights within the next week or so. Going to sell some things in order to pay for them. Not sure if I'm going to bother with HIDs because they'll probably scatter way too much, so I might just get some of those Sylvania Silverstars, anything has to be better than the current lights.
Broken Speedo: I'm not fixing it. Instead of testing my luck with buying a replacement unit at a salvage yard for $75-100, I'm just going to buy a cheap, used GPS unit and use that for MPH.
Body panels: I'm going to slowly do these over time. Once the new headlights go in, I'll probably repaint the front bumper. The only things that really need to get done are the rust on the passenger rear fender and the huge scratch that goes down the side of the car.
Headlight situation: I'll be ordering the new headlights within the next week or so. Going to sell some things in order to pay for them. Not sure if I'm going to bother with HIDs because they'll probably scatter way too much, so I might just get some of those Sylvania Silverstars, anything has to be better than the current lights.
Broken Speedo: I'm not fixing it. Instead of testing my luck with buying a replacement unit at a salvage yard for $75-100, I'm just going to buy a cheap, used GPS unit and use that for MPH.
Body panels: I'm going to slowly do these over time. Once the new headlights go in, I'll probably repaint the front bumper. The only things that really need to get done are the rust on the passenger rear fender and the huge scratch that goes down the side of the car.
08-26-2009, 09:41 PM
#88
Senior Member
teamNJCT
Fresh Crew
SL Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Parsippany, NJ
Posts: 16,645
Well, my turn signal bulb finally broke today. Half of the lens on the bumper light has been broken off since I got the car and it's been working fine, but today I noticed my right turn signal blinking faster. Got home and checked the front bulb, and half of it was gone lol. I guess a rock got inside the light housing and broke it. This calls for new headlights and bumper lights. I should have my knockoff JDM lights sometime next week. :D
08-26-2009, 10:02 PM
#89
Senior Member
teamNJCT
Fresh Crew
SL Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Parsippany, NJ
Posts: 16,645
I didn't order the same lights I was planning on getting. The ones on the front page are JDM knockoffs with black corners. The ones I got are the same, but the corners aren't clear/black, they're the same as the JDM corners.
And then the JDM bumper lights. Lulz JDM.
And then the JDM bumper lights. Lulz JDM.
08-27-2009, 03:10 AM
#91
Senior Member
teamNJCT
Fresh Crew
SL Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Parsippany, NJ
Posts: 16,645
I'm just replacing the things that need to be replaced lol. Down the road I might get a new iPod ready headunit (cheap one) and some cheap replacement speakers, but other than that, I don't think I'll be doing anything else, mod wise. I need to paint the front bumper though lol.
09-04-2009, 10:03 PM
#92
Senior Member
teamNJCT
Fresh Crew
SL Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Parsippany, NJ
Posts: 16,645
Honda be finished, sort of. I need to adjust the headlights tonight.
When I bought it.
Now.
Mad tyte JDM headlights.
I still need to paint the bumper and fix the rust on the rear fender.
Oh and as a side note, I fixed the rear window that wasn't working. Apparently the moron before me couldn't figure out that the fuse for the circuit was completely missing. Threw a 20A fuse in and voila, it worked.
When I bought it.
Now.
Mad tyte JDM headlights.
I still need to paint the bumper and fix the rust on the rear fender.
Oh and as a side note, I fixed the rear window that wasn't working. Apparently the moron before me couldn't figure out that the fuse for the circuit was completely missing. Threw a 20A fuse in and voila, it worked.
09-11-2009, 01:49 PM
#96
Senior Member
teamNJCT
Fresh Crew
SL Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Parsippany, NJ
Posts: 16,645
No. Nothing at all wrong with the suspension, so I'm not wasting money on that. Plus it has a much nicer ride than my stupid tC, and I don't want to lose that.
09-12-2009, 02:23 AM
#99
Senior Member
teamNJCT
Fresh Crew
SL Member
Thread Starter
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Parsippany, NJ
Posts: 16,645
I know. Wheel gap is my DD's friend. I won't drop my S2K either. I'm not tainting the suspension on that car with springs. Plus it barely makes it into my driveway at stock height lol.
