I was fine with what Alex did until he got to the plastic panels and he mentioned "Toaster Grease" and I shuddered. He mentioned CeraKote Trim Treatment, so he knows that CeraKote is THE go-to BEST STUFF for clear lenses and plastic parts! Did he mention that if you use the GREASE that your plastic will never accept the ceramic treatment? Well NO! Why does this GREASE exist? Because CeraKote costs about $17 and the GREASE is $1.50?? There's always some joker out there that puts together a trash product cheaply. Don't use the Toaster Grease EVER!! Go to your local Walmart and buy some CeraKote for your Element! Headlights, Body Panels and every plastic part needs the new ceramic chemistry. Guaranteed for 200+ washes! Would you polish your boat with BUTTER? Literally the same as putting grease on your Element's plastics! NEVER USE GREASE ON YOUR PLASTICS!! Don't be a fool Alex! Tell people not to spoil their plastic parts with grease please!!
Alex this is awesome! I love my Element 2005 about 128K miles. I want to restore some things, how can I get in contact with you to ask specific questions? Thaks so much for the videos!
I’m in the market for an element, looking for a blue/black/green awd..any year, and it seems like it’s similar to buying a 1995 Honda civic.. it’s either beat to sh*t, riced out, or over priced and clean. I can’t get lucky, but I’m not settling for something I don’t want.
check list: How to buy a Honda Element 1. look at pictures for no rust on bottom of doors, drips of rust from door. 2. go to back tire and look at where the control arm ( aka rear trailing arm mount) connects to the frame and look for rust 3. go to front undercaridge and look at rockers for rust 4. BEFORE start open hood (pull strainght out) look for stickers if no stickers it a sighn of aftermarket hood, posible collision, after market bumpers turn grey. 5. Note if it has ABS for snow driving 6. check oil cap for milky ressidue 7. check for oil 8. look at coolant, check over flow resivouis, look for color should be idially blue for honda. 9. look for oil drips 10. look at steering rack 11. start car with hood open and listen to starter 12. once engine is running turn on AC and listen for commpressor 13. make sure both radiator heads are spinning, if Ac is not charged they wont spin when you press ac button, if just one is spinning its uusually ok 14. listen for volume of engine (exaughst leaks) 15. look for after market cadilidic converter 16. NEXT take it for a ride(look for check engine , air bag light) 17. check transmission smooth shifting 18. break response 19. cluncks in steering 20. ONCE YOUR DONE WITH TEST DRIVE, now you check check enginge light code, check code even if no light they might have cleared the code before you got there. 21. plug in scanner under wheel with car running 22. NOTE: if your getting miss fire code 23. after test drive go to each wheel and feel it for heat, checking for break dudst and sticky break caliper 24. look at springs 25. look at tierod ends, look for ripped boot 26. look at tires edges/ dry rot 27. look at side rear view see if tire tips in 28. Drivers seat condition 29. check all door openingas 30. check window function 31. check roof for dents 32. check hatch and hatch struts function 33. tailgate function 34. check for spare tire 35. look underneath from rear 36. look at pannel gaps at bummper headlight area if big seperations could have been in collision 37. check underneath for oil leaks 38. ONCE YOUVE OCMPLEATED LIST NEGOTIATE PRICE BASED ON WHAT IT NEEDS. 39. Next notice accessories like fog lights,trim,running boards, roof rack,arm rests,tailgate spoiler, for potential resale. 40. check for spare keys 41. check titles for no leans,rebuilt,or salvage venmo:@atticusallen 😉
I never learned to use this feature in my 09 LS. Just couldn’t read that thick manual. And none of the service advisors were ever able to help me with this feature either. I sold it about 2 yrs ago now but wish I hadn’t. Such a beast on the road.
.. look at their rear fender - no bondo there. There could be bondo in the middle of the hood and windshield. Test that too. The dash, taillights Did the factory use any kind of filler in some of the body joints (like GM does)? Lets check.
