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Hi all, first post.
In July last year I had my clutch and flywheel replaced, however not by a Honda dealer. To cut a long story short, had problems with the garage that fitted it because they screwed it up the first time and I ended up in a massive argument with the garage manager. The reason I went to them is because I was recommended by another garage, online reviews and word of mouth, they also did the job for £900, when Honda had quoted over £1,000 for the clutch alone.
For the first couple of months it was fine, however it started to slip slightly and this has developed now nearly to the point it was at before I had it replaced. It has good days and bad days, it mostly only happens in 4th gear and above, when I'm cruising around 2,000 rpm and accelerate away. I took it into Honda today and took a mechanic out in it, they saw it slipping and checked for play in the clutch pedal but said it was fine.
Because it hadn't been replaced by Honda, it wasn't covered under their warranty, nor can they guarantee that the parts fitted are genuine Honda (the prices would suggest not). They said a new clutch and flywheel from them would be £2,100, but recommended I take it back to the garage that fitted it. I really don't want to do that, the garage can't be trusted and at some point I may be starting a legal argument, depending on how this develops, which is why I haven't said who they are.
So I have 3 options: put up with it, sell the car, or pay up to £2,100 for Honda to fix it (whatever that involves). Does anybody have any advice? I was initially brought here by this thread, where F6HAD took his 7th Gen to Holdcroft Honda and they worked their magic on it. I've no idea what the problem is, it could be shoddy parts, shoddy job, or both. I really don't want to sell the car because I haven't had it that long and I love it! Any thoughts?
In July last year I had my clutch and flywheel replaced, however not by a Honda dealer. To cut a long story short, had problems with the garage that fitted it because they screwed it up the first time and I ended up in a massive argument with the garage manager. The reason I went to them is because I was recommended by another garage, online reviews and word of mouth, they also did the job for £900, when Honda had quoted over £1,000 for the clutch alone.
For the first couple of months it was fine, however it started to slip slightly and this has developed now nearly to the point it was at before I had it replaced. It has good days and bad days, it mostly only happens in 4th gear and above, when I'm cruising around 2,000 rpm and accelerate away. I took it into Honda today and took a mechanic out in it, they saw it slipping and checked for play in the clutch pedal but said it was fine.
Because it hadn't been replaced by Honda, it wasn't covered under their warranty, nor can they guarantee that the parts fitted are genuine Honda (the prices would suggest not). They said a new clutch and flywheel from them would be £2,100, but recommended I take it back to the garage that fitted it. I really don't want to do that, the garage can't be trusted and at some point I may be starting a legal argument, depending on how this develops, which is why I haven't said who they are.
So I have 3 options: put up with it, sell the car, or pay up to £2,100 for Honda to fix it (whatever that involves). Does anybody have any advice? I was initially brought here by this thread, where F6HAD took his 7th Gen to Holdcroft Honda and they worked their magic on it. I've no idea what the problem is, it could be shoddy parts, shoddy job, or both. I really don't want to sell the car because I haven't had it that long and I love it! Any thoughts?