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    Clutch failed at 62k

    My accord has over the last few months suffered from an occasional rough gear change into 3rd or 4th. I have changed the gear oil and no improvement. This morning I drove the car and every time I stopped it was very difficult to engage 1st gear. Anyway, as I suspected a Honda technician...
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    Stuck in reverse

    My 2010 2 litre petrol accord has started to be difficult to get out of reverse occasionally. This is frustrating as it only does it now and again so I can't show the dealer it happening. I have a Honda extended guarantee, but I can' think they will take me seriously if I can' t demonstrate...
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    Steering noise

    Has anybody noticed a slight whine (fairly high pitched) when turning the steering wheel quickly ? I know the accord has EPS, but my 7th Gen had EPS and didn't make this noise.
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    Rear speaker upgrade

    Has anybody worked out a way of upgrading the rear speakers in the 8th gen? They seem to have been designed in such a way that replacing them is utterly impossible. I looked at the honda upgrade speakers but honda's web site says that these are for the front doors, not the rear parcel shelf...
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    Warranty extension or not?

    I bought a 10 plate VTEC ES 2 litre petrol 8th gen in January with 9000 miles on the clock. The car has been perfect, but has still only covered 16000 miles. So my questions is whether I should extend my honda warranty in January or not? Normally this has been a no brainer fpor me with...
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    99 octane worth an go?

    Anybody know if the 2 litre petrol accord has the ability to advance it's ignition timing sufficiently to get the full benefit out of high octane fuel?
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    Service indicator

    Got my 8th gen in January with 9500 miles on the clock. It had been serviced a couple of weeks previously so I reset the service indicator, as it had not been reset. Here's the best bit, car has no done 13700 miles and the service indicator says I have only 3400 miles until it needs a service...
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    Lumbar support

    I've had my 8th gen since january now after having run a 7th gen for 6 years and i just can;t get used to the drivers seat. With the lumbar turned to minimum it seams to have way too much lumbar pressing into my back. Has anybody else noticed this?
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    Flat battery

    My dad bought a 7th Gen a few months ago, 06 plate with 26k on clock, Honda approved warranty. Soon after getting it the car had a flat battery. Reluctantly the dealer that supplied the car agreed to give my dad a new battery for it. It's just gone flat again this morning. The breakdown...
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    How good are upgraded speakers?

    I'm thinking about purchasing upgraded speakers for the back shelf from Honda. They do a speaker with a center mounted tweeter (part number 08A55-TL0-600B). Has anybody got any experience of this upgrade? I'm so disappointed with the standard speakers but don't want to spend quite a lot of...
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    Corrosion on Alloys

    I've just bought a 10 plate VTEC ES and 3 of the 4 alloys have significant corrosion. Car still has 2 months manufacturers warranty and has covered 10,000 miles. Should I expect warranty on corroded alloys?
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    Rattle between 1200 and 2300 revs

    I'm getting a rattle/buzzing noise from somewhere at the front passenger side. It happens when the engine is laboring with my foot hard on the accelerator between 1200 and 2300 revs. My car is a 2 litre petrol manual. Anybody else got the same noise?
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    Easist option to change dip beam headlamp bulb

    I've purchased some upgraded H1 bulbs for my 8th Gen for the dipped beam. Tried the procedure described to replace the bulbs in the user manual and it is virtually impossible to force the under wing fender to the side far enough to get my arm in. I have to say i'm quite disappointed to have...
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    Rear speaker upgrade

    I'm thinking about upgrading the rear speakers in my 8th gen, but when i looked up how to remove them on my workshop manual cd it shows that the original speakers are mounted using one bolt. So it looks like the original speaker is designed to prevent any sort of upgrade. I could destroy the...
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    Pollen filter change?

    Anybody know how to change the pollen filter on the 8th Gen?
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    What type of headlamp bulbs?

    Does anybody know what type of halogen dipped beam bulb the 8th Gen uses? And how on earth do you get at them?! The users handbook suggests taking one screw out of the wheel arch liner and forcing it to the side to access the headlamp bulbs.
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    Fit Hands Free Kit

    I've just bought an 8th Gen i VTEC ES which does not have HFT. Does anybody know how to fit a parrot kit to 8th Gen? I have a kit which i removed from my 7th Gen, but don't know if the T harness from 7th Gen will fit the 8th Gen either.
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    Knocking/clonking

    If I reverse, left lock and hit the brakes my car has started to do a loud clock. It only does it on a morning when cold. Any ideas? I have checked, upper and lower balljoints, track rod ends, drop links only months old and feel ok, rubber bushes ok on rack, all rubber bushes ok on suspension...
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