But there are some very neat after Market kits so it's possibly an option if you're doing this refresh?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sudesh
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But there are some very neat after Market kits so it's possibly an option if you're doing this refresh?Quote:
Originally Posted by Sudesh
Yeah seen some of those before, but unless I was using my car through the winter months or had a targa, I wouldn't be interested in installing, NSX cab gets warm at the best of times and what I always do before driving mine is, start it up, leave it till it heats up and if you set the temp to 30 or so, it takes the chill out if the cabin on those nice dry crisp mornings.Quote:
Originally Posted by Senninha
Looks amazing, Sudesh.
That's sort of irked me, though; Honda should have made that as a running change to the FL cars & obviated the 'dated' accusations. A simple change of texture (ditto the slightly shiny vinyl) takes years off. If they CBA, which they couldn't.
For a daily, heated ears (stolen from a late S2000?) would be more useful than heated seats, I think.
Sudesh,
first of all, every time i see your work my jaw drops... i love your attention to detail... congrats and keep it up.
second, when i see your photos of the roof liner, i see that it has inserts in the large squarish cavitys right above our heads, when
we are seated... my roof liner don't have those inserts... i ask because it's not the first roof liner i see with those inserts...what
can you tell me about them?
Thanks,
Nuno
Thanks Nick for the compliment.
Nuno, the inserts as far as I'm aware, are standard on JDM NSX models only.
However NSX-R does not have these inserts, possibly Type-S model and targa don't have them either.
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Originally Posted by UnhuZ
^ i've seen lot's of Euro NSX and never saw those in any of them... Portuguese, German, French and Swiss...none!!
Yeh Im pretty sure it's just JDM cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by UnhuZ
looks really professional sudesh, done a great job there, really lifts the interior.
andrew will be very pleased when he gets back, be like a new car with that nice leather smell.
yeah i suppose heated leather seats are more of a winter pack option, or for colder climates
and adds weight to the car.
can you get manually operated seats in an nsx? or was there just the electric design?
All models had electric seats, but on NSX-R/Type-S, the seats were obviously only electrically adjustable back and forward, [recaro seats]Quote:
Originally Posted by soddy
Just saw the pics ...from sunny Napa California ... Speechless!!
hate the thought of going home but seeing these at least give me something to look forward too!
PS not seen an Acura NSX yet ... After clocking up some serious mileage!
Good to see your enjoying yourself! Napa is beautiful, I'd gladly swap you to be there lol remember DuPont Registry and Twinkies lolQuote:
Originally Posted by nobby
Funny you say that about the nsx, as anytime I've been there, never seen one either.
LOL! Have not forgotten about ur items ... However not sure how I will be able to transport the twinkies!!
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Originally Posted by Sudesh
Jut don't be eating them and giving me an empty box lolQuote:
Originally Posted by nobby
Purchased a can of black Plasti Dip to have a test on the NSX wiper arms.
As I have a spare set of wiper arms, I just decided to use those, not the worst set Ive seen, but not great either.
Anyway this is how they looked before:
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...ps46cdcf07.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...ps977c3354.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...ps3cffcd26.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...psfbaee173.jpg
My initial plan was to just give this product a test, so I didnt spend massive amounts of time on prep work on the old paint, just gave them a quick clean down, used grey primer and then painted them with the Plasti Dip.
So just a few sample pics for now, its dark out and I had to use my boiler house {its warm} to make sure paint adhered right and dried good. Initial thoughts is, it certainly looks the part and the texture is definitely rubbery to the touch.
Ill do another coat in about 3hrs time, if it still looks this good tomorrow in the day light, Ill install these on my own car and hopefully be able to do some testing and report back.
Some photos, was difficult to take pics in that light and small space to maneuver.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...ps81d6f748.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...ps99bfb1e0.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...pse6a1e7d1.jpg
looks good sudesh, is that the stuff you can peel off when you're bored with the colour?
those boiler pipes come in handy to hang stuff on lol.
they look a lot better, i used to spray hammerite smooth black on my arms of my mx3 when
they get a bit rusty, need to take them off and give them another spruce up, you have
motivated me now.
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Originally Posted by soddy
Yeah that's the stuff! Seen here and many other YouTube videos
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=nYSjz...%3DnYSjzcw63g4
I used hammerite before and it did work well. But so far I'm impressed with the finish and texture of the Plasti Dip. Looking forward to seeing the final result and testing it.
Wipers are hanging on line not the boiler pipes lol
I know lol, was just kidding, the smilies don't seem to work on this site.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sudesh
Some more updates on Andrews car
He was using just the standard momo horn button and trim ring with a Honda Decal I made for him at the time, but the more he seen my NSX-R button the inevitable happened lol
Only thing I needed to add was NSX-R type hex bolts as the ones Andrew had received were silver an wouldnt look right.
So before
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...ps7a014210.jpg
AFTER - GENUINE NSX-R HORN BUTTON AND TRIM RING
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...psf92bd593.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...psbfe20fb0.jpg
Youll notice in the above pics the two different speedo fascias, basically while Andrew was on his US journey, he picked up a set of chrome/billet gauge rings.
Anyway these just didnt look right [to me] on the already bright silver fascia, there just seemed to be a bit too much going on lol
So decided to try/test the black plasti dip to give new a appearance as I knew black would make the rings stand out better.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...psdfd90db7.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...psfa7617dd.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...psb1cb4109.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...ps36306c4f.jpg
She scrubs up well interior wise now ... LOL!
honestly mate you have done a great job ... Defo the horn button makes a difference and an interesting take on the black with the rings in the cluster ... Looks very well I think ... The rings give it that retro look.
the whole interior has been completely lifted now very pleased with the results too ... It looks great in the pics, but then it would need to with the investment made in there - time and money
BTW, you goin mad on that plasti-dip stuff?
will 'red' be black the next time I make it up?! ; )
Many thanks!Quote:
Originally Posted by nobby
Tried calling you earlier to explain about the fascia but phone just rang out, so pressed on with the work. The fascia can be reverted back to silver easy enough as you can peel an edge of this stuff, then just keep stripping it off.
But trust me, the silver fascia with chrome duals looked terrible, doesn't work right a d didn't blend right. So I remembered my M5 speedo and recalled it worked well because the fascia was black, but dials were grey and the rings were a matt/titanium look.
http://i610.photobucket.com/albums/t...5/DSCF1834.jpg
Just had one can of pasti dip, so may as well use the stuff and test the longevity, it will be fine on the fascia as it can't be touched or marked, still not sure if it will last on the wipers but they are on my car now so will be tested. I do like the finish it leaves though, nice texture and can only properly be seen in the flesh.
Cheeky git!
the odd comment from you did not go a miss either; and yes your car does encourage me to spend on items like these
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Originally Posted by Sudesh
Are you saying my car has been infiltrated/tainted by ideas from those tedious 3 letters brand?!!
im shocked and appalled ... My credibility as a *** hater has taken a huge dent! LOL
BTW my phone has zero charge in it today ...
it looks really good sudesh. much better than the bright silver fascia, as the silver rings make the gauges stand out and when you look
at the dash together with the interior, it all goes together very well : )
you've done a very good job on andrew's car, it looks surperb!
that plasti dip looks great stuff. you can try it on the alloys next lol ; )
can you get it in chrome? would love to do up my rx8 alloys in chrome.
That's OK - actually looks closer to a facelift Peugeot 406 set!Quote:
Originally Posted by nobby
Neat update, though.
A PEUGEOT!!!
its getting worse ... ; )
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Originally Posted by Nick Graves
:D
Suddenly, a Borgward Macht Weiter don't seem so bad, do it?
Was doing the NSX-R clutch pedal upgrade today, along with the NSX-R damper-les joint and SOS stainless hose kit.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...psaddb626c.jpg
First thing was to remove the fluid from the clutch reservoir
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...ps8e9587dc.jpg
Then removed the OEM clutch hydraulic hose from the slave cylinder and let it drain some more.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...ps4f403ce8.jpg
In the above photo you can also see the OEM clutch damper which is going to be replaced. There are 2 hard lines going into this, obviously these need to be undone. I also completely remove the line on the right as it makes things simpler, plus that line runs into the hydraulic hose anyway which is being replaced too.
Once the hard lines are free, just 2 bolts and remove the damper, hose and hose bracket all as one piece
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...psd5f58ef6.jpg
Remove the OEM hydraulic hose, held in by the little clip
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...psfccb6a51.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...ps9ad247f8.jpg
The hose bracket is then transferred to the NEW NSX-R damper less joint
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...psf56d31a6.jpg
Then install I installed the new SOS hose and put the clip back in
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...ps88aa6dde.jpg
Now I've put the whole setup back in place, but you'll see I've kept the rubber blanking grommets in place for the hard lines to go back in. I've only done this as I want to get everything in place correctly first and keep any dirt/dust from going in.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...psb0719612.jpg
This is the second part of the SOS hose kit, its basically a machined version of the base of the OEM hose.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...ps4a35dc8a.jpg
Installed in the slave cylinder
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...ps7d1d2566.jpg
New stainless line connect up and hard lines then reconnected to damper-less joint
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...ps192c5655.jpg
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...ps606ac70f.jpg
Old stuff packaged up as everything I remove [be it worth keeping or just for dumping], is handed back to the owners, even the original packaging.
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j7...ps83f1cca0.jpg
Just clean up all areas when done, as its easy to get a few drips of clutch fluid from doing this. Then obviously need to bleed the clutch. I haven't done this yet as I just finished installing the new NSX-R pedal and its very late lol.
Cool!
you make it look so easy!
Looking forward to part b and then eventually trying it!
Pedal has already been installed, done that last nite, so later today I'm going to set it all up, bleed the system, and adjust the stroke of the pedal. Still waiting on that other part from Honda.Quote:
Originally Posted by nobby
Good grief! A part that I never even knew existed; you learn something new every day.
I'm used to those nasty, asthmatic clutch delay valves in the M/C.