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    Partial Respray on Arctic Pearl Blue

    My accord is 10 years old and spend a good 5-6 years on daily trips up and down the motorway. It's picked up some pretty bad road rash on the leading edges like bonnet, wing mirrors, pillars around the windscreen. The rest of the car is in very good condition for it's age, so would like to get...
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    alloy refurb

    I'm putting my car in to get the gunmetal pentas refurbed, the finish is flaking and bubbling. Although I do really like the gunmetal colour I'm thinking about gloss black and doing the brake calipers blue. Anyone done this with the arctic pearl coloured accord / any pics?
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    iacv?

    Had the car in the local garage for 4 days. Theyve checked everything from alternator, flywheel, aircon in search of the cause of a low idle when the car is warmed up. They cant find the cause. But didnt mention the iacv at all. Im not sure if its the iacv though because at idle with everything...
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    Idle when warm

    2004 i-VTEC sport 2.0 Petrol When the car is warm, and say sitting in traffic or at a junction. The revs seem to drop from normal, to around 500-600rpm as if something is laboring the engine. If i move the steering wheel or turn on the aircon (or anything power hungry) the engine revs back up...
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    Very Heavy Steering / Pump Noise When Cold

    Last 2 occasions that my car has been sitting overnight, or during the work day in the car park. I've notice when trying to get out of a parking space that my power steering is extremely heavy, almost unsteerable. This is accompanied by a not to great sounding Power Steering Pump whine. I...
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    Tar removal

    Wee search on google and wd40 was highly recommended over those tar remover products. Just happened to have some too. Tried it and it worked a treat. Washed the side down applied it a couple of time to a small area at a time and worked on it with a cloth. Took about 30 mins to remove all tar...
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    Brake Seizing Result

    Had my calipers cleaned, disc and pads replaced by the dealer last week under honda happiness as the calipers had seized. Brakes seized on the motorway again on sunday. Cooked a wheel and a tyre. Back into dealers today, appears i have an intermittent issue with a caliper, rods are pitted...
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