A hopeless mechanic but spirited petrol-head. Honda Civic FN2 Type R owner and automotive tinkerer. If it involves cars & sits on my drive, i'll be there getting it all on camera.
Hi! Professional work! Hondas are great cars, unfortunately, the same and in the same place the Jazz can get wet after 10 years. You did a nice job. Thanks for teaching.
I ordered a blanking plate, it's cheap and nasty, it doesn't fit I had to file loads off the top bottom and sides for it to fit, yes there is more room in the glove box for your rubbish but it doesn't look very professional, plus you need either super glue or double sided tape to keep it in plastic, almost £10 with delivery total rip off😢
Fantastic! Great video. It's so easy to uninstall. Up until now I'd only found posts that said "cut the cable" - but this way it's done in 20 minutes.👍👍👍
If that happens again with the mirror just re-adjust the glass, it should just move around in the housing. People push them in and you have to re-adjust.
Hi there, i think i have the same issue. Mine appears when i trigger VSA / when i drive the way VSA needs to do something. After "rebooting" the car, everything is fine again. Does this also sound like a ABS sensor? Is there a way to check this without the diagnostic device? Thank you
As far as I know, the VSA system relies on the ABS sensors on each wheel hub to monitor speed and they can fail which this causes the 'always on' error so not just when the VSA kicks in like yours. I think there is an ABS module behind the front bumper which can get corroded and burn out but thankfully I didn't need to investigate that any further as it was just the sensor on mine. ABS faults can't be checked with even a basic diagnostics tools, hence why I had to upgrade to a better device. It could tell you exactly what's going on so well worth it IMO. Good luck 🤞
I'm so glad to have seen this as I think I have a similar issue on my Civic too. First job seems to be to get a better scanner than what I have so I can see ABS codes and data.
Main reason it that it seemingly rains all the time here but also the local authorities spray the roads with salt/grit during winter to help stop the roads freezing. This stuff is really bad for cars.
Hey bud I've got the driver footwell leak as well but trying to get the roof rail off is proving very difficult. It pops off easy along the roof but as soon as I get to the first clip part on the windscreen it just won't come off, pulling it up to reveal the clip underneath (white fitting with what looks like blue push in clips) and putting a flathead screwdriver on the 2 spaces to try and pop it out is just not working, so I've ended up putting a slight bend in the roof rail trying to get the first one out. Any ideas on how to get that off so I can seal around the window driver side? or might come down to just ripping it off and getting a new roof rail from somewhere? Edit - I'm also not too sure on how to strip off the driver footwell carpet to get under it to dry it all out so any pointers on that aswell would be greatly appreciated! Thanks, Steve
I think they're different coloured clips, blue, yellow, red etc. You need to put a small, wide flat screw driver or spatula in the 2 rectangle holes on the retaining clip that is fixed to the car. I found a PDF on one of the forums about the FN2 roof rack, which details how to remove them. Might be worth a google for that PDF. Basically it's a pain in the neck. I think the drivers carpet removal needs the acc pedal taking out first, I just lifted it up as much as possible and stripped the padding out, dried it then put it back. Good luck with it Steve 👍
@@GeesDrive Thanks bud, will unclip the carpet to dry it out as much as I can and if the leak continues I'll maybe get a garage to take the rail off at the windscreen so I can seal all the way down it without destroying every clip there lol.
Great video. Just wondering did you put any sealant or anything around the top of the windshield after lifting the top rubber ? I have found it won't sit flush after lifting it off 🤔
I have since I did this repair but not enough to affect the top rubber. Just enough to seal the small leak where the windshield adhesive had started to perish.
Haha my civic fn2 is in deep bronze and has the hands free Bluetooth telephone kit, red footwell lighting, the sat nav pack, rear parking sensors and the honda bass works pack
I just used the moto grease on the more vulnerable areas like bolt heads. The rest just got a spray over. The grease is basically more heavy duty protection 👍
Hi just watched your video and glad you got yours sorted Ive also got water coming in the boot checked the strips on the roof like you did plenty of rubbish there but have noticed when i open the boot water seeps through the plastic cover of the back window hatch so would it be coming through the top if the spoiler where it meets the window? Can you get the gasket like rubber trim that looks to go along there or should i try a outdoor silicone? any help would be appreciated.
I've seen another video from "Cowabunga Car Diaries" I think where they had the leak coming from the boot hatch. Might be worth searching their channel as I can't recall the fix. Good luck mate 👍
@@GeesDrive I've actually silicone the part where I thought it was coming in on the spoiler and we have had plenty of heavy Rain but no water coming in great news 👍
Type R EP 3 was mine dream car when I was young but actually FN as daily is also i nice to have as it has all you need as cruise control, ESP, ABS, climate.Looking at the end of the video that boot is actually the same in Civic Tourer models only smaller. Honda used that very same boot design and used it on later Tourer MK9 and hatchbacks all the way to 2016. I bought Tourer 1.8vtec low mileage 2014 only 53k and now for a Type R as daily. One thing to add Tourer Civic has more boot space then Passat or Octavia from VAG.
@@ned-yt Nije rizik na kraće staze ali na duže se taj filter suši i fina prašina prolazi koja na kraju deluje na zidove cilindra kao abrazivno sredstvo i onda kreću problemi. Za stazu je ok da motor može da diše bolje ali za svakodnevnicu ja ne bih stavljao. Ima nekih koji kažu da nisu imali problema, ali verovatno su menjali ulje na svakih 3000km.
@@hondamanvtec2894 It all depends which climate and area afterall.Up in the North where less dust and more air moisture then it's ok. But I would not use it in areas where there is a lot of sand and dry air.
Hi, did the bottom carpet just pull put once the 4 bolts were removed? Just about to do mine. It's like the lost city of Atlantis in there. I mean the carpet section under the first fold lift away section.
I did another video on the previous fix to find where it was coming in the rear: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aVvwqJ85ArU.html&ab_channel=GEE%27SDrive Good luck mate 👍
Im really not looking forward to this.. found the same problem a couple of days ago. Dont have a clue how long its been going on. Car has just been parked up on the Driveway at home for 2 and a bit years. It doesn't smell the leaky water. So hopefully not too long. Just need some good weather now to do the Job. Never done anything like this Painstaking job on a car . So its worrying me. But realise its essential to get done, to limit rust/damage. Helpful video. Thanks for posting.. 👍
Previous owner fitted a Type R gear knob to my Type S and, I gotta admit, I'm not keen on how cold it is on winter mornings. Might seem trivial but when it's wet, freezing cold, and dark outside I don't need the gear knob reminding me of it every time I change gear. Might not be as "fancy" but I think I'm going to replace it with a stock Civic gear knob.
FWIW, mine came with an invoice stating that the driver's door and front wing were repainted when the car was 14 months old as a result of "paint changing colour due to solar lighting" which is, I assume, somebody's way of saying the paint suffered UV damage or wasn't completely UV stable. The evidence of overspray on yours MIGHT indicate the car had a similar issue at some point, rather than suggesting accident damage was repaired.
Thanks @SiCrewe that's good to know. Was that a UK car is elsewhere? I know it's well documented that the Honda paint on the FN2 is thin and suffers laquer peel etc. I suspect on my car in particular, it's had a few panels resprayed and not due to accident damage. Thanks for the insight 🙂