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    Better Halogen Bulbs for '99 EX

    As most of you know the stock GE bulbs in my wifes '99 EX sedan suck. Want some thing safer for night driving, who makes the best 9003 bulb? Sylvania Silverstar Ultras, Philips X-treme, GE Nightvision???


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    15X 6" rims rubbing??

    I put a set of aftermarket 4X100 and 4X108mm bolt pattern 15X6 inch wheels with 195/55R15 tires on opur '99 EX sedan. I got te coorrect size ceneter bore spacers Tire Rack sold me for the car. After I mounted them when I went over any bump I hear a werd noise. I took it to a Honda shop and...
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    sticky accelerator

    It was the cable mounts!! Well after lubeing the TB and the both end of the cable, i was about ready to replace the cable thinking it failed inside. When I went to pull it out of it's mount and routing I found the monts near teh firewall were REAL hard to get it out of. When I did get it...
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    sticky accelerator

    Our '99 EX sedan also I tried some White litiam grease at the TB and ALSO on where the cable inside the cabin attaches to teh gas petal. Hope it helps if not I am going to lube the butterfly inside the TB with Deepcreep (Seafoam spray) Could also be carbon build-up in there making it...
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    Cold engine tick/slight knock.

    How hard its it to do Only in the 60's here in New Hampshire! How hard is the valave adjustment to do yourself?:?:
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    Cold engine tick/slight knock.

    Our '98 Civic EX sedan with 90k has fresh 5W-30 in it at the right level. When we cold start it is kind of ticks and knocks slightly the first min. of running. Once warm it is quiet. Is this something to be concered about?
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    heat wrap

    Ya my heat sheild rusted off so maybe next summer I should heat wrap the stock manifold to keep under hood temps down?
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    Engine making a rattle noise. Help!

    WOW checked tightness of upper bolts on heat sheild and they were fine. Still had the rattle so pulled the sheild off and the WHOLE bottom braket rusted off!!
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    Lubing Stock Shifter on '99 EX sedan?

    Maybe Ya, liquid Wrench says ringht on the can "don't use on rubber or plastics!:cry: Does Jegs or Summit have high performance bushings!
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    Lubing Stock Shifter on '99 EX sedan?

    Just got worse AFTER LUBE!! Well the problem has been around for about a year but got MUCH worse when I used Liquid Wrench to lube the under car parts of the shifter. :( Where can I get these pro-thane (polyurthane?) bushings?:D I have seen teh all metal ones and thyey look line they...


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    Lubing Stock Shifter on '99 EX sedan?

    What bushings are you refering too? Are they behind the exhuast, when under the car?? I just tried AGAIN to lube the shifter with Liquid wrench and the shifter is now REAL STIFF!!:evil:
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    Engine making a rattle noise. Help!

    I have a 6th gen. 1.6 SOHC VTEC in a '99 EX sedan 5-speed and I think the heat sheild is rattling. Can I just tightten it? Should I use a lock washer or Locktight?
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    Meguiar's PlastX and Plexus?

    Fogs Ya the fogs have plastic lenses and they are mad pitted from road debris. I tried a Dremel tool with buffing wheel with PlastX to get it off, and it did not work. Went to polishing compound and still no good, oh well! :roll: That is why I want too try Plexus! ;)
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    Meguiar's PlastX and Plexus?

    Could not find Plexus! I tried to get Plexus EVERY where but NO ONE had it!! PlastX is only $5.00 a bottle so I tried it. Where do you get yours, online they want like $20 a can!! :shock:
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    Meguiar's PlastX and Plexus?

    I heard from a SAAB guy that the Plexus stuff is the bomb. I could not find it so I used Meguiar's PlastX on the headlight covers on our '99 EX sedan. WOW what a diff. took ALL the yellowing out and they look like new. Does a great job on ANY see through plastic!! :D
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    Precedure for Flushing Brake Fluid on '99 EX Sedan with ABS?

    Rear drum shoes Anyone what mileage did your rear drums nead new shoes?? :?:
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    Precedure for Flushing Brake Fluid on '99 EX Sedan with ABS?

    I did it with DOT3 casue my girl drives it and NOT HARD!! DOT3 absorbs moisture slower. Went like a dream thanks for the help, petal feels MUCH better now. At what mileage should I check the rear drums on the car?
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    What exhaust do u guys recommend?

    With the 2 1/4 inch do you have a lot of mods to your engine? :?:
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    What exhaust do u guys recommend?

    My girl has a bone stock '99 EX can I go to 2.25 from the stock 2 inch and not loose low end? What happens if you eliminate the stock resonator? The down pipe and stock cat are about to rust through. So I was think just doing a 2.25 down pipe and high flow cat tyhen go back to the 2 inch...
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    Custom Piping, How Big?

    Ok, my girl has a bone stock '99 EX sedan 5-speed should I go too 2.25 pipe or keep the stock 2 inch?? I don't want to lose any torque on a sedan!!
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