Just a quick update with a few photos. I'll add more details once I actually see the car, it's up in Leeds.
I think I mentioned in a previous post that I gave Honda a long 'wish list' of jobs to do. It wasn't plain sailing as many parts are simply unavailable.
Along the way an MOT was failed, rear suspension components that required shipment from Japan.
From Honda:
Unfortunately, we have a couple of issues on the Mot that were only highlighted once we could get the car onto the 4 poster Mot ramp. A lot if this is regarding the new Mot inspection rules that came in early May.
So, I’m going to have to replace both rear track rod end dust covers at the rear & also a front ball joint cover that is split. Upto this year, the car wouldn’t have failed on these.
Further issues, and a slight niggle that getting parts could be tricky.
I’ve checked through it & the items are classed as failure defects,#
The issues with the track rod bushes are that on the two post ramps there looked to be very little play or deterioration but on the four poster Mot ramp, the shaker plates its show up the play and we’ve just prodded at one of the bushes and its started to break up, so no choice to replace them.
The ball joint dust cover, I can get within 48hrs from Honda, so no problems there.
The two rear track rod end covers are not available anymore separately, we’ve checked with Honda Uk & Honda Europe, they can order the complete track rod ends but this is a special order that will need to come direct from Japan. The current ETA they are telling me is roughly the 6th of July, so about 2 ½ weeks. We’ve phoned around our usual motor factor companies, but no one is listing anything for the vehicle.
All good, MOT passed.
So Dad collected the car today and was instructed to send photographic evidence:
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Part of the wish list was to tidy the engine bay, little things like a new battery strap replace rusting bolts, tidy up radiator brackets, paint inner section of wings, (previously faded), restore manifold cover, and re paint front cross member. There's still some DIY work to be done.
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Other work done included a sorting a set of 3 nasty stone chip/dents, front end re done, (I'd collected a fair few stone chips on the leading edge of the bonnet and bumper). And the Motegi wheels where refurbed.
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And back in the drive next to a tall CR-V....
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