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#335 of 345 DO SIDE WINDOW DEFLECTORS REDUCE WIND NOISE? by zoozeek Jan 07, 2009 (8:59 am)
DO SIDE WINDOW DEFLECTORS REDUCE WIND NOISE?    My 2008 Civic LX four-door has much too much wind (and/or road) noise with the front windows rolled down (and I enjoy driving with the windows down quite a bit, here in San Diego). Has anyone had experience with side window deflectors? If yes:    1. Do they reduce wind noise? Significantly? 2. Do they also reduce wind noise when the window is closed (rolled up)? 3. Do they have any drawbacks? (Do they come off? Do they inhibit the view?...) 4. What brand(s) are best?    Thanks greatly for your advice. Replies to this message: mikefm58 (Jan 07, 2009 9:49 am)
#336 of 345 Re: DO SIDE WINDOW DEFLECTORS REDUCE WIND NOISE? [zoozeek] by mikefm58 Jan 07, 2009 (9:49 am)
Replying to: zoozeek (Jan 07, 2009 8:59 am) I have them on my Toyota truck, so the issues should be the same.   1. No, not at all, in fact I'd say they increase wind noise. 2. Noisier with the window down slightly. 3. Mine have come off in one of those automatic car washes and I had to reinstall them. They have not inhibited the view at all. 4. Not sure what brands are best as I bought them on ebay.
#337 of 345 Re: Handling in Snow [summer24] by nsteevo Jan 16, 2009 (3:09 am)
Replying to: summer24 (Dec 28, 2008 12:06 pm) The service bulletin number for the alignment problem is 08-011. I went to the dealer as a result of a discussion in another blog about handling problems on slippery pavement. Mine was so bad I had started looking at buying a new//different car. The dealer will replace the rear upper control arms which (originally) were designed to "tilt" the wheels allowing for better handling. Only problem with this great idea is that it causes uneven tire wear (a prerequisite to having the dealer replace the parts and to do an alignment on Honda) and lack of control on slippery pavement. Mine was fixed yesterday. My fingers and toes are crossed cause I love this little car and want to keep it.
#338 of 345 OUTRAGEOUS! WORN-OUT BRAKE PADS @ 12K MILES?!? by zoozeek Jan 27, 2009 (10:48 am)
I can't believe it: I just took my 2008 Civic with 12,000 miles on the odo to the dealership for vibration in the steering wheel at highway speeds and they found that my front brake pads are down to 20%!!! After 12,000 miles!!! I've never replaced brake pads before 40,000+ miles on any other car I've owned. So, my questions:   1. Has anyone had such excessive brake pad wear in a Civic? At what mileage do front brake pads usually need to be replaced in the new Civics? 2. I'd like to upgrade: What brake pads do you recommend? What rotors?   Thanks greatly for the advice. Replies to this message: ken2116 (Mar 19, 2009 10:00 pm)
#339 of 345 Re: Handling in Snow [summer24] by ken2116 Mar 19, 2009 (9:49 pm)
Replying to: summer24 (Dec 28, 2008 12:06 pm) We have a 2006 LX (same car) that was helpless in the slightest snow, absolutely no traction when cornering or accelerating. None. In our case the problem was solved by replacing the tires with Michelin Pilot Exalto AS (chosen after reviewing Consumers Reports tire test results) made a great improvement in both snow/ice on our last trip to the Sierra. Good snow tires should be even better, but there's lots of variation between brands and models. The Pilot Exaltos also are good in rain - on roads with a small amount of standing water the car stops almost as fast as on dry pavement, much better than the OEM Bridgestones. Replies to this message: bearcrkrd (Apr 10, 2009 5:47 pm)
#340 of 345 Re: OUTRAGEOUS! WORN-OUT BRAKE PADS @ 12K MILES?!? [zoozeek] by ken2116 Mar 19, 2009 (10:00 pm)
Replying to: zoozeek (Jan 27, 2009 10:48 am) As a point of reference, I just checked my 2006 Civic LX pads at 31,000mi and they have about 1/3inch of lining remaining and almost no wear on the discs. I do drive very smoothly and mostly on level roads and have a manual transmission, so the brakes lead an easy life. Sometimes a cylinder problem will cause brakes to drag and wear pads, but with this one would expect wear to be different at each wheel.   The high carbon content OEM pads on our 1994 Volvo wear out in ~ 10,000 mi - we've replaced them with Raybestos pads and do much better.
#341 of 345 Re: Handling in Snow [kevin07] by nsteevo Mar 21, 2009 (10:37 am)
Replying to: kevin07 (Jan 06, 2009 3:58 pm) Just a quick follow up to having the dealer replace the upper handling bars on the rear tires to slolve the handling problem on slippery pavement...............PROBLEM SOLVED !!! I had the parts replaced about 2 months ago and we've had lots of snow since then and the car handles perfectly every time now. (same tires, they did an all wheel alignment but the alignment wasn't far off at all either). I highly recommend the procedure and Honda pays for it if the service department determines excessive tire wear due to the original parts that were tilting the wheels inard.
#342 of 345 Re: Handling in Snow [ken2116] by bearcrkrd Apr 10, 2009 (5:47 pm)
Replying to: ken2116 (Mar 19, 2009 9:49 pm) We had a lot of snow for this neck of the woods (Seattle) this winter. I had a build up in the wheel wells and the car vibrated really bad. After the build up cleared, I noticed a slight vibration. Also didn't like the handling in wet grooves at hiway speeds, so at 24,000 miles bought new tires. Expensive tires, Goodyear Eagle ResponsEdge. For handling, and hoped to get a little less road noise. Probably a lot more tire than the car will ever need, but what the heck. Helped, but still felt a vibration. Finally today went back and got the tires re-balanced. Helped some, but no miracle fix. Went to the delaer where I bought it and got a 4 wheel alignment. It was out. Funny thing is the Right Rear was the one out-of-spec. The others were just tweaked to a finer adjustment when finished. Feels better.
#343 of 345 Question about 2008 Civic Warranty Flat Tire by dndcollect Apr 13, 2009 (5:16 pm)
stupid question here, but my wife ran over a nail I think and I am wondering if that is covered under warranty? I think they are goodyear tires, so i imagine the warranty is through them. do you know how i would go about getting this fixed under warranty, if thats even covered? also, she had the flat on the highway, she pulled over immediately and noticed some smoke coming from the flat, is that normal or no good? thanks Replies to this message: thegraduate (Apr 14, 2009 9:28 am)
#344 of 345 Re: Question about 2008 Civic Warranty Flat Tire [dndcollect] by thegraduate Apr 14, 2009 (9:28 am)
Replying to: dndcollect (Apr 13, 2009 5:16 pm) The tire manufacturer isn't at fault that you ran over a nail, so no, the warranty wouldn't cover it. Just like the bumper-to-bumper warranty from Honda won't cover you in a hailstorm.

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