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    Alarm with a mind of its own- aaaaaaargh!

    Thanks mate- will strip it at the weekend- looked at the lock and it is quite mucky- did a quick diy job of liberally spraying some WD40 into it last night and cleaning what I could- touch wood, no sound last night! will give it a good going over on saturday! cheers :D
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    Alarm with a mind of its own- aaaaaaargh!

    Hi mate- I havent added anything at all recently - only changed the bulbs two weeks ago! have also checked the courtesy lights, boot lights and have set these to off thinking they may have caused it to drain (they are all led's with a low draw). no problem starting it, no battery light is on, no...
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    Alarm with a mind of its own- aaaaaaargh!

    Morning all Looking for some ideas here........2.2 CTDI Tourer Whilst having some very painful dentist surgery yesterday the receptionist interrupted to ask if I had a blue Honda Accord - yep, thats me!! The alarm had been sounding for about 10 mins and had now stopped. Went outside -...
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    Front fog light bulb replacement on 04 Tourer

    Hi mate are the brackets accessible on the inside of the bumper?? will the rusted screw on the outside hold me back?? :o
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    DIY Towbar Fitting?

    Hi mate Mine was the Witter flange towbar - fortunately I did not have to drill anything to get access. One of the fussy parts was dropping the back exhaust box to get us access to one of the holes we needed but a bit of jiggling and wd40 and we managed it! The guy who helped me was a...
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    Front fog light bulb replacement on 04 Tourer

    Hi all still tinkering about with the CDTI Tourer !!! decided to upgrade the fog light bulbs on the car as I have an HID kit ordered for the headlights. Got the owners manual out, looked easy peasy until i took the bottom apron of the bumper and looked behind the bumper to where the fog light...
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    Front fog light bulb replacement on 04 Tourer

    Hi all still tinkering about with the CDTI Tourer !!! decided to upgrade the fog light bulbs on the car as I have an HID kit ordered for the headlights. Got the owners manual out, looked easy peasy until i took the bottom apron of the bumper and looked behind the bumper to where the fog light...
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    DIY Towbar Fitting?

    Hi mate I fitted a Witter one to my 04 sport tourer a few months ago and it took less than an hour for 2 of us to get the bumper off, make the small bumper cut , take the bumper bar off and fit the new one. Was a bit apprehensive but was a breeze compared to my wifes Veccie! no pics im afraid...
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    Rocker cover gasket replacement

    Cheers Alun Its not leaking massively so i think its too risky to try- ill get some Gunk for the engine and keep topping up!!! scott :huh:
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    Rocker cover gasket replacement

    cheers mate although just seen i may have to pull the injectors out so swithering whether to try!1lol
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    Rocker cover gasket replacement

    Hi all recentley noticed an oil leak down the side of the engine on my 2.2ctdi Tourer-04. Looks like its coming from the rocker gasket on the car (quite hard to find it at first!). Looked at the cost of a new gasket which in itself isnt that bad and dont want to pay local dealer prices. It...
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    Anyone bought fitted Tourer Sun Shades

    looks good mate- and much cheaper than tinting!! how many clips did you use on the passenger windows? i used 4 but looks like youve used 2?? :huh:
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    Anyone bought fitted Tourer Sun Shades

    I bought the same set from the guy on Ebay and they have transformed the car (2004 Tourer Sport)- really easy to fit although for the rear passenger windows the instructions look slightly different to the window shape! Great service too- they guy sent me spare adhesive clips when i messed a...
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    Drivers rear wheel and disc are red hot!

    Hi mate Yes it was the first one- pretty good deal I thought. I went to local Honda dealer and ordered an OEM rear brake hose too which I got for £29. So far, so good!!!
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    AIRCON

    make sure you use the correct guage mate and check the pressure. I made the fatal mistake of overfilling a Mondeos aircon once - wont be making the same mistake again!! Think mine now has air trapped in it as not used over winter so looks like a deep clean! good luck - also, make sure your...
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    AIRCON

    Hi mate Had same problem last year - Honda wanted to do a diagnostic on it so instead i took a chance and bought some EZ Chill- regassed it myself and was ice cold on every vent!!!
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    Drivers rear wheel and disc are red hot!

    Thanks guys sorry for the delay in replying ended up with a recon caliper from Carparts4less. £65 + surcharge. Got hose from Honda dealer to be on the safe side and has solved the problem!! cheers
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    Drivers rear wheel and disc are red hot!

    Hi all recently had new discs and pads on the rear of my 04 CTDI Tourer - bit of a stink a few days later so mechanic has taken caliper off, cleaned and lubed it and stuck it back on. Smell is back and the wheel and disc are red hot after a journey! Have tried parking on a gentle hill and...
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    Tourer rear Brake change

    Thanks Dan finally managed to tackle this myself at the weekend and it was a breeze- however, was in such a rush that I forgot to bleed the brakes and now my pedal is having to be pushed all the way down! doh! scott
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    Headlight Unit replacement - advice please?

    Hi mate Yeah Ive seen these too- have you fitted them to yours? I cant see that the seller has sold any of these for our Accords! i agree tho, much cheaper than Honda..
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