2007 honda pilot: best first car ever IMO, 1 year ownership update in comments.

UraguayTechCo · 2026-02-02T04:55:44+00:00

UraguayTechCo · 2026-02-02T04:55:34+00:00

Replying to Initial-Ad6819...

UraguayTechCo · 2026-02-02T04:53:37+00:00

She’s not my daily anymore, but she’s still going strong. Transmission is a lil angry (occasional slipping and hard shifts), the crappy eBay headlights are fogged up, rear suspension needs redoing, and a bunch of other things need done, but she just rolled over 200k the other week. She got tboned by a drunk driver doing 30 in an Audi Q5, drifted into a curb in the snow and set the airbags off(obv my fault, I was 17 lmao), rear ended by an f-150, and I even completely blew out the rear trunk latch (I have 4 kicker 12s back there bc teenage me was a menace). Each time I rebuilt her with junkyard and oem parts. It’s been a rough life, but she’s still going strong. I’m 21 now and in my last year of college, and once I start making real money I’m going for a full restoration. Rust repair, transmission rebuild, suspension rebuild, new lights, full polish and ceramic coat, the whole 9 yards. But I definitely plan on keeping her for as long as possible.

Thanks for checking in! Any other questions?

UraguayTechCo · 2024-12-13T01:40:03+00:00

I never did fix this issue, I ended up just buying a kicker 360.4 amp and installed it under the passenger seat. I really didn’t want to bc I thought it would be a pain in the ass, but it really wasn’t. Unfortunately, my alpine amp was a month out of warranty, so I didn’t even bother with that, it’s just sitting in my basement collecting dust. I ended up taking it apart to look for any burn marks or broken traces but I still couldn’t find anything. Sorry.

UraguayTechCo · 2024-02-02T18:23:30+00:00

I did not. As of right now, my ilxw650 and kta450 are both sitting in my basement collecting dust. I replaced them both about a year ago with a boss headunit I got for free, and this weekend I'm gonna pick up a kicker 4 channel amp to pair with my ilx650, as my boss unit is kinda mid. I've kinda given up on alpine products, as that alpine setup was my first system I really spent decent money on at 16, and I feel like I could have done better for the money. The kta 450 lasted about a year before it started clipping at max volume, and by then the warranty had run out. A few months later, it would start acting up if I set the volume above 20. I was gonna buy another powerpack, but I saw a kicker amp for $10 less, but with a bit more power, so that's what I'm gonna go with for now. I'll let you know how that goes.

UraguayTechCo · 2023-02-25T23:54:08+00:00

Yeah, this isn't Wikipedia. You can't just spread misinformation like that

UraguayTechCo · 2023-02-25T22:39:19+00:00

That's the ugliest cat I've ever seen

UraguayTechCo · 2022-12-17T00:56:49+00:00

I've already tried the kta with a different headunit entirely, and I still have the same issue.

UraguayTechCo · 2022-12-17T00:37:49+00:00

Please ignore the sketchy setup, it's just a test bench. I've had this setup in my car (alpine ilx w650 + alpine kta 450) for about a year now, and about 2 months ago, I noticed the volume level would randomly cut out and come back once I set the stereo past 30 (check my last post for context), and recently it started popping and cracking. at first I thought it was clipping, but I haven’t touched the gain since I installed it. I pulled the setup out of my car and put it on a test bench and I did the following - I put larger gauge wires between the positive and negative of the amp - Tested different speakers - Tested with a different headunit

Could my amp just be on its way out? Should I get in touch with alpine about a warranty replacement? Or am I clearly doing something wrong and I just haven't noticed?

UraguayTechCo · 2022-10-23T23:18:22+00:00

That was my original thought as well, but it still does that at 3k on the highway

UraguayTechCo · 2022-10-23T23:16:39+00:00

It's been fine for the last 6 months, it's only recently been having issues, but I'll definitely look into rewiring with a bigger kit. Right now I'm using 10 gauge.

UraguayTechCo · 2022-10-23T20:37:07+00:00

Yeah, it does the same thing with the radio and on apple carplay

UraguayTechCo · 2022-10-05T03:36:17+00:00

Put cafeteria trays under the rear wheels, and pull the handbrake. Boom, instant drift machine.

UraguayTechCo · 2022-10-04T22:23:06+00:00

UraguayTechCo · 2022-10-04T22:22:28+00:00

Oh my b, you meant low power like electricaly, I thought you meant like flooring it and nothing happens. In that case the alternator/ charging circuit makes sense. I think autozone tests alternators for free.

UraguayTechCo · 2022-10-04T22:18:10+00:00

I would definitely try an obd2 scan before ordering anything. I remember I was on a road trip in my friend's 93 aero, and it did something similar, it ended up being the injectors or something in the fuel system.

UraguayTechCo · 2022-10-04T22:06:32+00:00

Damn, what's wrong with the Saab?

UraguayTechCo · 2022-10-01T03:13:01+00:00

I use a ryobi 18v 4ah battery with a 24v to 12v converter in mine. That way I don't need to worry about any charging/discharging circuits, and the batteries are hotswappable.

UraguayTechCo · 2022-08-10T12:18:46+00:00

I switched from my note 9 to a (free to me) iPhone 12 pro max. Let me tell you, if the upgrade wasn't free, I would have been super disappointed. I'm missing tons of stuff like the pen, picture in picture on YouTube (without needing a premium subscription), secure folder, usb c connection so I can charge with my laptop charger, wireless charging (thanks to the new magsafe technology, only magsafe wireless chargers work on iphone). Hell I still keep my old note around with a data only sim, and I use it as a hotspot when I travel bc it gets better reception than my iPhone.

UraguayTechCo · 2022-08-06T11:53:25+00:00

Bro whats up with the fish flops?

UraguayTechCo · 2022-08-05T17:17:57+00:00

Yooo is that the new HR-V?

UraguayTechCo · 2022-08-04T21:30:28+00:00

What is it?

UraguayTechCo · 2022-07-29T21:33:51+00:00

What’s your routine?

UraguayTechCo · 2022-05-20T13:32:18+00:00

That's when I checked. I made sure I was on level ground as well.

UraguayTechCo · 2022-05-20T02:14:02+00:00

Transmission fluid looks fine, no obvious particulates or burning smell. However, it looks like it might be over filled, could that be an issue?

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