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Old Nov 14, 2014 | 12:02 PM
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Modified the driver's side



F150 smashed into me trying to pass me on my residential street. I got the ticket.
 
Old Nov 14, 2014 | 12:33 PM
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Damn dude what are the options your insurance has given you?

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F150 smashed into me trying to pass me on my residential street. I got the ticket.
 
Old Nov 14, 2014 | 12:59 PM
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Damn dude what are the options your insurance has given you?
receive $7765.39 and lose the car

OR

receive $6025.39 and keep the car
 
Old Nov 14, 2014 | 02:02 PM
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Seems like a no brainer to me. Get the $6000 and fix up your car for under a couple thousand.
I don't think your fit is under $7700 in value, right?

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receive $7765.39 and lose the car

OR

receive $6025.39 and keep the car
 
Old Nov 14, 2014 | 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by bati555
Seems like a no brainer to me. Get the $6000 and fix up your car for under a couple thousand.
I don't think your fit is under $7700 in value, right?
You sir, are correct!
 
Old Nov 14, 2014 | 06:47 PM
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Today I changed my hydraulic motor m o u n t.




Here is the underside, you can drill a hole and fill it with window weld.
 

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Old Nov 14, 2014 | 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by J Schmidt
receive $7765.39 and lose the car

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receive $6025.39 and keep the car
let them take the car and then buy the blue k20 fit thats for sale for 7k lol duh! jk i know thats probably your baby. sucks though Keep in mind that salvage title is gonna basically ruin your resale value maybe it wouldn't be a terrible idea to keep the fit as your project and slowly fix it and then put 6k down on a new car?
 
Old Nov 14, 2014 | 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Hootie
Cool. I didn't mind running EBC USR850s too much with my Hawk Performance Ceramic pads...at least when the pads are at operating temp (pads stayed cold on highway trips). I'm guessing the more aggressive cold bite that he HPS pads have is good enough to counter act the cooler pad temps.

In regards to the ABS light... did you happen to do a visual check to make sure nothing was left loose or had come disconnected during the install? Also made sure that brake line was not twisted/spun and allowed to kink along with ensuring that the rotor was sitting flat on the hub's surface.



They're not too shabby for street use; a lot of hard driving, autocross, or aggressive metallic/semi-metallic pads may do a number to them though just as a heads up. I warped the absolute HECK out of my pair though autocrossing though and the Carbotechs seemed to just munch away at them for some odd reason.
i think it may have munched up the abs sensor or something somehow. I'm not exactly sure. i was gonna take it to pep boys to have the abs light read but they don't have the code reader for that so i need to wait and figure out who has one. if its just the sensor ill just swap that out next week. (I'm hoping its that or less sever and that i didn't mess up the abs system worse) As for the yellow stuff i used to run red stuff and i can't find it anymore for the fit but those pads were awesome. they did go pretty quick though. i don't auto x but when the mood strikes i like to take my car up in the canyon or too the mountains.
 
Old Nov 15, 2014 | 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by s0x
i think it may have munched up the abs sensor or something somehow. I'm not exactly sure. i was gonna take it to pep boys to have the abs light read but they don't have the code reader for that so i need to wait and figure out who has one. if its just the sensor ill just swap that out next week. (I'm hoping its that or less sever and that i didn't mess up the abs system worse) As for the yellow stuff i used to run red stuff and i can't find it anymore for the fit but those pads were awesome. they did go pretty quick though. i don't auto x but when the mood strikes i like to take my car up in the canyon or too the mountains.
Summit Racing has all the EBC pads in stock for the Fit. Just look it up for an 2006 RSX non type-S.
 
Old Nov 15, 2014 | 04:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Rollerboots666
Summit Racing has all the EBC pads in stock for the Fit. Just look it up for an 2006 RSX non type-S.
are they the same size?
 
Old Nov 15, 2014 | 12:06 PM
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Is this a hitachi coil? says made in Japan. I see this exact coil being sold under different brand names.


This one says hitachi, and retails for $10 in asia:
 

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Old Nov 15, 2014 | 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by fit2bking
Is this a hitachi coil? says made in Japan. I see this exact coil being sold under different brand names.


This one says hitachi, and retails for $10 in asia:
No idea, but if it works and is $10, please send me a set of 4
 
Old Nov 15, 2014 | 03:18 PM
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No idea, but if it works and is $10, please send me a set of 4
You can get them on alibaba and ebay for about $16 shipped.
 
Old Nov 15, 2014 | 03:28 PM
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Alibaba is generally Chinese companies who mass product stuff for hella cheap. Quality usually isn't very good from what I've heard.
 
Old Nov 15, 2014 | 03:51 PM
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Originally Posted by solbrothers
Yeah man! Bought it from tcolgett for $75 and my painter painted it for a 6 pack of beer
Glad to finally see it being put to use!
 
Old Nov 15, 2014 | 04:06 PM
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Here's a blue, $10 coil, next to a denso/delphi coil.
 
Old Nov 15, 2014 | 05:12 PM
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^different lengths? The longer one should stay cooler.
 
Old Nov 15, 2014 | 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted by doctordoom
^different lengths? The longer one should stay cooler.
Its just the camera angle. they're the same size.
 
Old Nov 15, 2014 | 09:39 PM
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As far as I know the Hitachi coils either have a red or a blue end cap. I don't remember seeing just straight black before.
 
Old Nov 16, 2014 | 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by s0x
are they the same size?
Yes sir. They work perfectly.

2002-2006 RSX base model - brake pads
2002-2003 Civic SI - rotors

It helps looking for these applications sometimes for getting better pads or rotors.
 



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