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#6414 of 13114 87 Accord - Thanks for your input by sarakay Dec 09, 2003 (6:43 pm)
I know you folks are right - I needed a nudge to do the smart thing. I'll miss my baby, though. And I appreciate the time you took to comment on my problem.   It's time to go shopping! My great experience with my old Accord puts the 2004 model at the top of my test-drive list.
#6415 of 13114 Cigarette burn in seat cover by greggo1 Dec 10, 2003 (2:08 am)
Ok, Now I've done it! 1998 Accord Coupe, Taupe (beige) seats. What should I do? How hard is it to remove the seat and install a new bottom seat cover?
#6416 of 13114 Where is the air conditioning filter and how hard is it to replace? by greggo1 Dec 10, 2003 (2:10 am)
1998 Accord Coupe 60,000 mi Should I be concerned about replacing this filter for the A/C? I hate paying for "them" to do it!
#6417 of 13114 A/C Filter by bd21 Dec 10, 2003 (3:49 am)
Your A/C filters should have been changed twice already, so I can guarantee they are pretty much clogged right now. I did mine when my car was two years old with 24,000 miles and they were pretty dirty. You have to remove the glove box and the lower part of the passenger dash. There are many screws to remove and a bracket too, just to get those two filters. It took me over an hour and I'm a pretty good mechanic. If you are not at least a fair mechanic, then I recommend you pay to have it done. There is a chance you could set off the airbag, if you are not very careful or damage your dash in the process. Good luck.
#6418 of 13114 A/C filter.......air bag by mikefm58 Dec 10, 2003 (4:35 am)
Just disconnect your negative battery cable so you don't accidentally set off the air bag. BD21 is right about all the screws. When I got done with mine I had 2 left over.
#6419 of 13114 Thanks! by greggo1 Dec 10, 2003 (6:12 am)
Thanks guys.
#6420 of 13114 A/C filter by bodble2 Dec 10, 2003 (5:20 pm)
Isn't it kind of stupid of Honda to design a item that needs replacing, to be so cumbersome to get at?!
#6421 of 13114 Cabin Air Filter by rcc8179 Dec 10, 2003 (6:07 pm)
I don't know if the 1998-2001 Accord is similar to the 2003, but it does not require removing the glove box in the 2003. Perhaps Honda got a lot of complaints if the earlier models did require significant disassembly.   With the 2003: 1. Open glove box 2. Disconnect damper on right side of glove box. 3. Push in on both sides of the back of the glove box to get past the catch point. The glove box will then pivot down. 4. Remove the air filter and replace.
#6422 of 13114 my 2¢ for sarakay by frozennorth Dec 10, 2003 (9:09 pm)
I sympathize with you. Up here, old rusty Hondas can be bought for less than $100 [I have 1 in my driveway but its a 5 speed]. Have you checked local auto wreckers to see what a used tranny would cost? [just a guess-$200 for tranny & $300 to put it in?] Wrecking yards around here are almost giving away parts from these cars because there is no market for them any more. Many offer a 30 day guarantee. Your price for the suspension is bang on. My 86 has just over 157,000 miles on it & I've had it since brand new. It looks & runs almost like new. I'm pulling parts off the rusty one then junking it.
#6423 of 13114 90 Accord LX Auto with 140K by lastwraith Dec 11, 2003 (3:27 am)
I posted a while back and got some great input, just looking for some suggestions again. After owning 2 tired GM products, the Honda has been a relative pleasure. Having said that, I have these issues with it:   1) Lately, whenever I engage the turn signals the Speedometer briefly drops to 0 and the Tach goes pretty crazy, bouncing up and down seemingly in time with the turn signal. 2) Only in cold weather really, the car does not register park on the dash (no lighted box around P) and the key will not come out, since I guess it still thinks I am in a running gear. Also, engaging reverse seems to take longer and I dont always get a lit box around that for quite some time. 3) When its really really cold out, there is a clunk from the passenger side front wheel. Frozen strut or something? It usually stops after the car has been going for a bit. 4) It runs 70mph at about 3000rpm. I dont think it used to run up the rpms that quickly. 5) Sometimes at idle (only after a cold start) the rpms fluctuate up and down since the idle speed kicks up and down. The fluctuation gets faster until ultimately it stops entirely when the engine is warm. Sounds like someone is revving it, but obviously no one is.   As a side note, I replaced the TCU with a salvage yard pull (from a yard I always have gone to), but that was back in late summer when I posted about the car not finding any gears beyond 2nd and flashing a sport-shift warning light. Problems 1 and 4 are new, the others i have had since before the TCU replacement. I listed them in decreasing order of importance.   Thanks guys!

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