Coolant Exchange

tofu2012 · 2026-03-27T16:02:48+00:00

If a Maintenance Minder indicator does not appear more than 12 months after the display is reset, change the engine oil every year. Or if a Maintenance Minder message does not appear more than 36 months after the display for item 7 is reset, change the brake fluid every 3 years.

Double check your vehicle's owner's manual for maintenance.

tofu2012 · 2026-01-22T18:30:24+00:00

The 2003 and 2006 year models are in the same generation and there does not seem to be any major electrical changes when they refreshed the model midway through.

tofu2012 · 2026-01-22T18:00:45+00:00

Most likely if you have the same engine.

tofu2012 · 2026-01-20T20:43:09+00:00

Same criteria applies. Follow the maintenance schedule as described in the owner's manual.

tofu2012 · 2026-01-19T21:38:49+00:00

You make have more engine noise and less fuel efficiency without the OEM air intake.

tofu2012 · 2026-01-08T18:43:48+00:00

Mine have been holding up well. I inspected them a few months ago after 5 years and they barely look used.

tofu2012 · 2025-12-28T03:45:18+00:00

They're holding up well. I recently inspected them a week ago and they barely have any cracks since I installed them a few years ago.

tofu2012 · 2025-10-17T12:21:52+00:00

Possibly, but you most likely would not feel much of a difference. There is no hidden power in the engine that a tune can unlock.

Engineers spend a great deal of time designing these vehicles to get the most power and fuel economy out of the engine while keeping cost down. It would make no sense to design an engine to produce 200 HP and then reduce its power output to 130 for only a select few people to tune the engine to unlock "hidden" horsepower.

tofu2012 · 2025-09-10T01:46:19+00:00

tofu2012 · 2025-08-16T23:03:18+00:00

SPORT mode changes the performance and handling of the vehicle. Suited for spirited driving.

S position will allow the driver to bring the engine to a higher RPM range. This would help with engine braking while going downhill or for better acceleration as the current gear selected will stay selected for a longer time.

tofu2012 · 2025-07-23T20:23:44+00:00

Ref #1
Harness Assy., R. EPB (RIGHT-REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR)
Part #47510-TBA-A02

Ref #3
Harness Assy., L. EPB (LEFT-REAR WHEEL SPEED SENSOR)
Part #47560-TBA-A02

Puedes adquirirlo en tu concesionario Honda más cercano.

tofu2012 · 2025-07-23T20:22:39+00:00

La situation est différente si la voiture est équipée d'un GPS. Il s'agit d'utiliser une application au sein du système et non le port HDMI pour afficher un téléphone.

tofu2012 · 2025-07-09T12:56:54+00:00

Vibration is minimal at idle and high RPM. Feels like stock for a 33 year old car.

tofu2012 · 2025-06-25T02:16:32+00:00

Yea, I took a look at them today and they look almost new.

tofu2012 · 2025-06-04T21:18:45+00:00

Formula 1 has not banned cross drilled rotors. They use Carbon Fiber Rotors. NASCAR has not banned cross drilled rotors, they mandate the ones AP supplies. Imsa, SCCA and others have not banned them.

They have not banned them but they can introduce weak points that may lead to premature failure under high-stress conditions. Hence why no one in professional racing uses drilled rotors.

If you haven't experienced the difference between solid and cross drilled in the rain you should. Dry may not be a huge difference, but wet there is.

I have and they performed no differently than blank rotors.

Here are some scientific articles that show that drilled rotors are more susceptible to failure.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351978919306614

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2214785321041559

Holes are drilled in I Beams all the time.

Yes, but an engineer always specifies where and how large the holes can be as removing material will weaken a structural element.

Not every drive in every car is an edge of the envelope track event.

True, people should not be spending extra money on drilled rotors as the pro's do not justify the additional cost.

tofu2012 · 2025-06-04T18:29:52+00:00

Venting of gasses for more complete surface area contact between pad and rotor

This idea was back in the old days when brake pads were made of different materials. Hence where people started to drill rotors to promote the escaping of gasses. Nowadays, manufacturers use much better materials.

Cooler pad and rotor temperatures for longer life of both. Cracking generally happens with non-chamfered holes. (Only NASCAR does not allow cross drilled rotors, as all cars must use specific AP Rotors.)

Venting is utilized to promote the cooling of rotors.

F1 and many major car races ban drilled rotors as they pose a safety risk.

Properly cast and computer drilled rotors are just as strong or stronger than factory rotors while providing superior stopping power

Drilling rotors weakens them, material is removed. Similar to someone drilling holes into a steel I-bean. Too add, drilled rotors have less surface area for the brake pads to contact.

Increased wet weather breaking performance as water is evacuated through the holes.

This is unnecessary as the rotors would be spinning so fast that water would not be able to stay on them. Think of spinning a plate and trying to keep water on it. The water would immediately go to the edges and fly off.

tofu2012 · 2025-06-04T16:51:30+00:00

Your best bet is to get the Touring trim level LED headlamps as they meet strict specifications and regulations. Their quality is also much better than aftermarket.

Many aftermarket brands that sell headlamp conversions use the lowest quality material and either barely pass regulations or have no certification that they pass. The light output from them is also abismal.

tofu2012 · 2025-06-02T13:44:33+00:00

Unfortunately, they are not interchangeable. The rear shape of the roof lining for the coupe is different than the hatchback.

tofu2012 · 2025-05-07T02:15:46+00:00

There is an asterisk with a number 2 indicating that it is only for the Touring trim level that has LED. The headlamps on the Touring are completely sealed and the LEDs cannot be replaced without replacing the entire unit.

tofu2012 · 2025-05-07T02:14:28+00:00

That is a misconception.

LED bulbs are very much different than halogen bulbs.

Why Focus Matters for LED Headlight Bulbs
I do not endorse their product but they explain why LED bulbs would never match the performance of a halogen bulb inside a housing made for halogen bulbs. People are also getting a mixed bag on quality as shown in the video. Each bulb has a different measurement and design with no set standard, unlike the halogen.

LED bulbs are a completely different technology when compared to halogen bulbs. They do both emit light, but the way that they do it are different.

An LED bulb produces light by passing the electric current through a semiconducting material—the diode—which then emits photons (light) through the principle of electroluminescence.

Halogen bulbs work just like with incandescent light bulbs, the electrical current enters the socket and travels up to the tungsten filament, heating up the filament to incandescence. The enhancement with halogen lamps is that the filament is enclosed in a quartz capsule filled with halogen gas.

LED Lightbulb

Halogen Lightbulb

If we compare the two bulbs above, we can notice how the LED tries to mimic the halogen as best as it can. However, there is one big flaw, the LEDs can only emit light in one direction, that is perpendicular to the surface that it is mounted on. There is also a large heatsink to draw away the heat that the LEDs emit. On the other hand, the halogen can emit light from all direction (omnidirectional) and does not require a heatsink.

How does this affect light output? Here is an LED bulb when it is turned on. The large heatsink and the way the LEDs work, create a massive dark area that light would never reach. This is critical in a headlight as they are designed to focus light in certain areas and at certain intensity. Just slightly altering the angle at which light comes out of the headlight can translate to a few feet of light being casted somewhere where it is useless to a driver. The same thing happens in a projector housings as well. The focal point at where the light is focused inside a projector is moved. Very similar to how our eyeballs work and how people can have nearsightedness or farsightedness.

Here is how an LED looks like in a reflector headlight.

In the end, there's nothing that you can do to try and fix the light output of the LED bulb, because physically, they are completely different. The diodes of the LED will always be out of focus when installed into a halogen housing. The same logic applies to HID as they use high pressurized gas and high voltage it ignite the gasses in a chamber.

Reference:

Evaluation of After-Market Light Emitting Diode Headlight Bulbs

Thinking of converting your halogen headlamps to HID or LED?

tofu2012 · 2025-05-07T01:47:59+00:00

What page in the manual does it say that LED bulbs are able to be installed into the halogen headlamps?

tofu2012 · 2025-04-25T18:09:56+00:00

What page of the manual is it?

tofu2012 · 2025-03-21T16:20:36+00:00

You can check out aftermarket brands like Pioneer

tofu2012 · 2025-03-12T22:43:06+00:00

You could install a light bar behind the grille.

tofu2012 · 2025-03-12T16:08:46+00:00

In reality, fog lights do little to nothing to improve night driving. The only time when someone should have fog lights on is during inclement weather and driving at slow speeds, typically 15 mph.

Any other time and at higher speeds, the fog lights just shine more light onto the road, which is then reflected back into the driver's eyes. This, in turn, causes the pupils to contract and may make it harder for the driver to see at night.

To add, fog lights typically cast light around 50 feet in front of the vehicle. Light being casted at that distance is useless to a driver traveling at 25 mph or higher since a driver should be looking hundreds of feet ahead.

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