Recent content by Cyano_Hibiki

Alright. Since the car still drives and my regular commute is city roads, I think I will give it a day or two to see if that code goes away on its own. If not, I will send them this bold paragraph. They have been very apologetic about their mistakes during the first installation attempt, and...

Sounds good, I'm going to write the shop owner a follow up email. Do you have any pointers to which they should try to look at? Or should I just tell them to "check the safety module" since its the most likely culprit?

The VSA limp mode makes sense for the lack of boost today, I think. As for the events timeline: Last November - I installed the HVI. Have not noticed any issue after installation. Jan 10 - The first time I noticed that sluggishness. I did have an oil change minder popup at that time, I just...

Hey! Thanks for the speedy reply. I am based in Austin. Yes, I meant front strut tower bar. Sorry, I had the jargon wrong. This is what I installed: https://prlmotorsports.com/products/2023-honda-civic-type-r-fl5-throwback-front-strut-bar?_pos=1&_ss=r If the issue is indeed windshield...

Hi all, I had my windshield reinstalled today and the shop did a code scan (calibration purposes). The shop owner told me they found an unrelated DTC that could not be cleared. The code in question being U0416-68 (VSA System malfunction). As far as the shop owner and myself could tell, it is...

Update: I had the shop reinstall the windshield today. They fixed the mentioned issues. Gonna wait for a day or two to see if that cowl seal stays in place. Good for the shop owning up their mistakes and fixing it up for free.

Update: shop offered to redo the job next Monday. They were apologetic and said they’ve ordered the missing piece this time. I’ll give them another chance, but I’m gonna request that I watch on the side, just in case…

I think a C might be a bit generous when they are literally omitting a piece (aka the foam strip) that is clearly on the parts diagram, and hence should be installed. If I had your issue with the deformed piece and such, I’d be seething. They had one job, aka putting the car back the way it...

If it’s only one of these issues I’m probably just gonna shrug my shoulders and try to ignore it. But they do add up and this honestly looks like sloppy job to me. Like come on, you could have at least cleaned that excess urethane off…

Hi all, My windshield took a hit in September 2025 and after months of waiting due to glass back order, I finally had it replaced. The shop who did the replacement was one referred by my local Honda Dealership. The have been pretty pleasant to work with so far so I want to make sure the issues...

I just bought a set of Rays Gram Lights 57DR (18" +38) off facebook markerplace. They seller did not have any hub centric rings. From the information I've gathered it seems the wheel bore is 75 mm and the hub is 64.1 mm? So I guess this will work...

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Thanks y’all for the great discussion! I ended up booking an SUV rental. Talked to everyone that will be on the car and they all agreed a rental is a better idea. Cost will be split too. In the end of the day, I’d rather be safe than sorry. With not a lot of extra cost I get a more comfortable...

Some discussions suggested they calculated the payload limit using an estimate of 170 lbs per person times the number of passengers. So for the FL5 it's 170 * 4 = 680 lbs, and for the Si it's 170 * 5 = 850. Is the DE5 a five-seater? The FL5 having 4 seats is probably not due to what the car can...

Just saw your edit. Yeah, that makes total sense. I was a bit iffy about taking the FL5 for this long haul to begin with, but was hoping I could scrape by. I’ll look into rental options. Thanks for the advice! Yeah, will drive through a couple towns not know for being safe. A rental SUV will...