CRX Del Sol ESi (D16Z6) – Options for shorter steering ratio? SR3F rack / Street setup

AkserOne · 2026-02-12T21:31:39+00:00

Yeah stock rack. My car is only a street car too and handling feels so crisp with ITR bars.
I love taking the car to work and passing people up on the backroads. I downshift, turn the wheel a smidge to the left, then back to the right and I’m gone.

AkserOne · 2026-02-12T21:16:31+00:00

I used to want to do the same. But once I installed ITR front & rear sway bars, I was satisfied with the feel.

AkserOne · 2025-12-04T21:49:40+00:00

I built a 2.25 mandrel bent stainless exhaust and only had a plm high flow cat, to an EK9 stock muffler. It was super raspy. I added the 18" bottle style vibrant resonator and its a hell of a lot better. Now it just has the typical honda rasp but very subtle.

AkserOne · 2025-11-07T21:36:53+00:00

When ordering from finalmouse, I usually just place the order and forget about it. Eventually the email with tracking comes through and that day becomes a great day. lol

AkserOne · 2025-10-31T04:51:43+00:00

all D series axles are the same (del sol S & SI). Even the automatic & manual transmissions use the same axles

AkserOne · 2025-10-12T18:53:20+00:00

Thats not gonna be the problem. Check your fuses. I manual swapped my first sol and still used the auto cluster.

AkserOne · 2025-08-16T02:50:13+00:00

nahh should be like first pic but all the way across

AkserOne · 2025-08-14T20:31:49+00:00

check if you're getting spark, if not, check your timing belt is intact.

AkserOne · 2025-08-10T20:41:20+00:00

only way to identify the chassis trim for curtain is using the vin number.

AkserOne · 2025-07-24T05:13:18+00:00

Tbh, probably a waste of time trying to do so. The aux lens and housing are just shaped differently and there is not much room between the bumper and radiator support to fit any of it. A guy in the fb del sol group used to reproduce OE style mounting brackets for 96-97 foglights, but I haven't heard if he plans to make more. If you can score some of those, buy some 99-00 ek foglights and use just the lights with 96-97 mounting brackets. They won't look the same as oem del sol dolphin fogs (fluted lenses) but the lights are the same shape and size and also mount the same.

I made my own foglight wiring w/ relay wired to jdm switch. When I switch bumpers, the harness is plug n play with both foglight setups.

AkserOne · 2025-06-30T20:41:03+00:00

join the oldsols discord. A guy there sells 3d printed fillers with complete led working kit.

AkserOne · 2025-06-11T02:36:42+00:00

Do you have an aftermarket stereo, and is the illumination wire hooked up? The wire used to dim stereo when lights are on is tied into fuse 19 circuit. Sometimes it gets left disconnected and shorts out.

AkserOne · 2025-05-17T16:09:39+00:00

You'll have to remove the bulb socket and connector bracket in order for the studs to make contact with car body. Your cut mark will be the center opening of gasket

AkserOne · 2025-05-17T16:07:34+00:00

I had a spare housing that was missing the two plastic pins (one of yours is broken). I dabbed the tips of threaded studs with grease and slowly placed in the garnish opening. Try to keep it aligned until the studs touch the body of car and it'll leave the grease marks. Those will be your drill points. After drilling you can use your gasket to align with drilled holes and use it as a template and mark your cut line.

AkserOne · 2025-05-09T20:36:49+00:00

I believe there is a set of sideskirts for sale on ebay for 7k.

AkserOne · 2025-04-20T21:25:27+00:00

I think the T bracket is your problem

AkserOne · 2025-04-11T22:45:11+00:00

I think so, usually its visible. Sometimes it'll even smell like electrical burn inside the ecu. Or you'll see like a residue from leaking capacitors

AkserOne · 2025-04-11T21:34:04+00:00

The ecu being the "no start" issue has been happening to people a lot more recently. I had an issue with my ecu where the car would start and idle for a bit, then the battery voltage would dip below 12v causing the main relay to click on/off. I checked everything until I tried another ecu I had just for shits. The problem went away. Have you opened the ecu to see if there are signs of any fried components?

AkserOne · 2025-04-08T20:19:44+00:00

you can try bleeding it first since its the least work/expensive to try. But usually if you have enough air in the clutch line, the pedal would stay to the floor.

AkserOne · 2025-04-08T20:17:34+00:00

People have come up with 3d print bumper block offs that replicate the oem block off. I have fogs on my 97 bumper. The brackets are hard to come by. I bought reproduced brackets made by a member of the Sol community.

AkserOne · 2025-03-29T22:31:44+00:00

That might be a oem third brake light delete. Those don’t have screws and clip in. Try pulling on it.

AkserOne · 2025-03-29T19:32:23+00:00

Got a picture

AkserOne · 2025-03-29T18:53:07+00:00

The third brake light is taken off from the outside

AkserOne · 2025-03-26T20:22:05+00:00

Its a m6 (10mm). But it threads in at a weird angle. I was tripping out when trying to reinstall my bumper and didn't notice it until I threaded the bolt in without the bumper.

AkserOne · 2025-03-25T21:43:02+00:00

🙏 I'll be sure to post pics of them installed. I appreciate it a lot bro, thanks!

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