following with the works:
1. sun roof was making funny noise and every time i would open it it, it looked like a michael jackson's moon dance
so i greased all runners and now it is smooth and quieter
2. replace speakers. I wasnt planning to do the speakers and one day 2 of them started to make some funny noise and I said to myself, it is time, music is essential to me. I did some research and I found that front should fir 6.5 in and rears 6x9. I wanted something nice and quality and came up with these:
It comes with the amp which should make it all sound good1
So, the rear 6x9 fitted nicely, althought the boot springs are touching the bigger magnets asking for another mode: boot dampers
the front however, was the hardest mod i could ever imagine!!! I wouldnt say dont do it, but be prepared when you do it. Firstly, all manuals say that factory ones are 6.5, they are not! they are like 6.3 or something
So I trimmed the edges on my door trim. I though it would then fit. No! I needed more depth and had to cut the plastic plate on the back. Did it fit then??? NO!!!! speakers were touching the window side frame. I went to B&Q and got some MDF. I cut some round spacers so the speakers come forward a bit. Do you think the speaker fit after that??? NO!!!!!!!!!!!!
the speaker wiring plate was touching the door frame, I bent it a little bit and then the speaker inner wire was touching the middle section and creating funny noise. I had to cut another space and finally got it right. Do you think the original screws fit? NO!!!!!!!!!! I had to drill new holes and install new screws.
then tweeters! The new ones were too big and the original bracket was too small to fit them in the place. I didnt want to cut any panels and wanted everything to look standard, so I had to make a new bracket for the tweeter.
Crossover fitted nicely in a boxed type section in the door, I connected everything up in the door, used duck tape for now to cover any holes and went on with the rest of wiring.
All wiring was easy except for the door. I did not want to make any extra holes or install any extra wiring harnesses - I wanted everything to look standard and hide my new system behind. I found the solution to put my wiring through the empty switches in the original wiring loom. Passenger door was easy as it had 3 empty slots on the loom in a row, I drilled through, put the 2 wires and job done.
Drivers side however had a lot more things going through and there were only 2 (i think empty slots and not near each other) I had to be extra careful when drilling through not to damage any existing wiring.
After connecting everything, I have tested the system but it cut off once the engine was started. After some investigation, I have found a cut wire in drivers door loom, fixed it and it was then fine.
door wiring loom and mod
wire repair:
after wire repairs, everything was working fine! I fitted the amp on the rear of the back seats as there is simply no other space (amp is a bit too big to go under the seat). Wires nicely went through the back seat trim, cannot see anything!
to sum up: yes, it was probably one of the hardest mods I have done so far, it required so many adjustments and modifications but I say it was worth it!
You just need to be prepared: get some shrink wrap, some tape, some wire clips and fittings, get a friend to help you as you enjoy more and be patent, especially when drilling through the door wiring loom!
3. the next mod and most recent one was the fog lights. I have them on my spare car and just needed to be removed. After reading the manual, Honda has already prewired the main bits, you just need 2 harnesses, engine bay one and interior.
I took both of them off the parts car and connected to mine. It was hard to find the 2 wires needed near interior fuse box, but it didnt take long.
The hardest and longest bit was to remove the actual fog lights from parts car. I was preparing and spraying WD40 on screws for 3 days!!!
the screws were so rotten in that I eventually needed to cut them. While cutting, they hold onto the plastic legs, so had to put water to cool down every other minute so it does not melt. Reinstalled them later my way with bolts and washers instead of the bolt clips and creased them all to protect from rust.
Job done, looks like this and works as it should:
