[Fediej]

About damned time. Although putting it off until bikini weather could have been forgiven.

Agreed

 

[Fediej]

Agreed

Kinda ****ed up tbh

Holly, I apologize, I just got caught up in the moment.

 

[Fediej]

One of the first upgrades I did months ago was LED swapping all around, and there was some rearward visibility improvement, but this is Holly's build.

 

[Fediej]

No kids for me! I don’t want kids, just cars!

Heard that line before.

 

[Fediej]

Wow, some girls have all the luck! Congrats!

 

[Fediej]

Maybe it's mad at you because it knows you're just going to shove it in a cold dark corner for the next few months instead of driving it like it was made to do.

 

[Fediej]

Highly likely that your cruise, stability and traction control systems are down currently as well due to the inop brake lights. Lots of things tie into the braking system. Must be careful not to overload that fuse, and use relays when/where recommended when adding accessories. Especially high draw things like horns.

 

[Fediej]

What did you end up doing to get your CEL etcetera issues figured out to pass inspection?

 

[Fediej]

Good luck with your computer/emissions/build quality/cosmetic issues. Sounds like a bit of a pita. Hope you get it all sorted out soon, the car has too much potential to have to worry about all that stuff.

 

[Fediej]

.... I love it but I hate all the problems that come with all these mods.....

Stay with it, Holly. It's all an education.

What @Defiant said and, if you jettison the power boosting stuff, all you're left with is a ricer. Though swapping the cat back in and leaving it might be worth it, assuming your inspections are every year.
*edit* Ricer may be a little harsh, but it would be a lot of show and not much go. And little in the way of self gratification.

 

[Fediej]

IÂ’ve been to a few grocery store and drug stores over the last few days and could not find any talcum powder. Seems all they use on babies nowadays is cornstarch. I ordered some talcum powder on amazon last night for $7, will arrive in a few days.

Yeah, something about talc being yet another thing that they found to cause cancer, especially in females. Fun fact for future reference, quite a few manufacturers of foot and body powder(like the Gold Bond that @litz mentioned) still use it.

 

[Fediej]

That sucks. Are you sure that you have a Japanese made Honda CR-Z and not some British sports car from the 1970's, like a Triumph Spitfire? Any electrical component under the hood with the name "LUCAS"?

 

[Fediej]

You have quite the project on your hands, correcting the hack jobs of previous ownership. Normally I'd give the benefit of function over form but you're apparently not even(or just barely) getting that. Hopefully they at least had the best of intentions when they started that mess. Good luck, it can be fixed!

 

[Fediej]

Black CRZ needs brakes before winter,

Well, that's a whole two hours if you keep taking beer breaks. Or are you going to be doing something extra with them?

Swap the ones from the white, it doesn't currently need them.

 

[Fediej]

I still stand by my comment . Not using them in the salty winter no thanks haha. Ive seen what the winter has done to my rsx-s calipers

Guess we now know which one of your "sons" is your favorite. :wink2:

 

[Fediej]

Provided their sized right I think you'll be pleased with the Generals. They've been our go-to winter tire anytime we've bought new ones.

 

[Fediej]

Already!?!

 

[Fediej]

It doesn’t usually snow this early but anything is possible when you live near the Great Lakes

**South of the Great Lakes

Us in the GTA haven't seen any form of winter precipitation...... Nor do I think any is expected for a while.

South east of the Great Lakes. I'll be in winter denial until December 21 or we get some legit accumulation, whichever happens last.

 

[Fediej]

Might be your ignition switch, like shown in this video. Not the ignition cylinder (lock) itself, but the plastic switch that is behind it. Like shown here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX9EF0eOrVs

Might wanna give that a test and see what happens.

Here is what the switch looks like (#9 on this page):

https://www.hondaautomotiveparts.co...-exhaust-heater-fuel--key-cylinder-components

I have replaced these in honda's before. They do go..

My wife's old Accord went through 3 of these.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HOLLY!:grin2:

 

[Fediej]

These are General Altimax winters. Previous 4 years I used Blizzak W70.

I can vouch for those General Altimax Arctics as well. They have done good service for my family's cars over the years.