Can you share with us where to get boot lamp cover Part number 34265-SFE-003?

I think he meant reset alignment and balancing?

Sorry bro maybe i didnt include the actual lamp in the picture. Its just a bare rows of 3x4 leds (those used to replace room light) sticks to the original location. Still looking for a cover.

[quote=cbinn,Jan 15 2012, 04:07 PM]
Since you mentioned it, does the sidestep you sold also require additional doublesided tape?

The shape of the sidestep did not fit perfectly the car body, especially the longer front door sidestep. The middle section keep springing up, probably because existing doublesided tape does not have sufficient surface area to hold it down. I will remove it later and try adding more tapes. Or I probably have to bend the piece slightly to make it into correct shape so it does not spring up.

Any other people who DIY have the same experience?

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[quote=just_ice,Jan 16 2012, 07:39 AM]

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Added on January 15, 2012, 11:12 pm
meaning it doesn't fit properly?

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it fit perfectly, but you just have to use another double sided tape... there should not be any bending the tip of the side step also..

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yup we tried sticking before, no prob

we did not change the double side tape but we did apply 3m chemical on the car before sticking

but again, if u guys have the better tape, why not change it


on another note, on our way down to setapak, so those around that area can call us 012 710 7917 if wanna cod today. or sunway and pj area

This post has been edited by Sh@rty 5: Jan 16 2012, 11:53 AM

could you show us the picture where that hole is located.. kind of blur here...

[quote=lunchtime,Jan 16 2012, 09:44 AM]
Ya, ended up peeling the sidestep off, added another 2 layers of doublesided tape to make it thicker, and now it fitted firmly. Earlier, the original tape could not hold the middle part of the long sidestep from keep springing up and rattles.

I guess this info will be useful for those who want to diy the installation. for those installed by shop, I am sure the shop will warranty their workmanship.

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how did you install the LED? where did you tap the wires?

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babysmile had posted a very detail guide on where to connect the wire of the sidestep LED to in order for them to come on together with the room light. Just read through this forum (it is on page 100+ of the V4 thread if I had not mistaken)

You will need to pry off the inner plastic trip of the sidestep before you can pull out the weatherproof rubber trim. I run the thin wire under the rubber trim, prior to that, I add insulation using few layers of duct tapes as I felt the metal car body where the rubber trim is mounted is quite sharp and could damage the LED wires when the trim is being reinstalled.

As for how to remove the plastic panel to route the wire from the LED all the way to the connector mentioned by babysmile, it is quite straightforward, just wrap a piece of cloth on your flat tip screw driver before any attempt to dig in to avoid scratch, and requires a lot of patience and care to avoid breaking the plastic clips or having the clips and hooks not in proper place during reinstallation that may cause rattling.

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Added on January 16, 2012, 1:20 pm[quote=xtrabite,Jan 16 2012, 12:15 PM]


could you show us the picture where that hole is located.. kind of blur here...

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Sit on the passenger side of the car, to the left of your left feet (under the glovebox), there is a plastic trim that runs all the way down to the floor carpet. If you remove this trim, you will see the metal part of the car body (the other side is where the passenger door hinges are attached to car body). The hole is there, suppose to be covered by the plastic round plug the size of 20 cents coin (mine was dislodged and the plug drop all the way down to the sidestep plastic trim). Higher up above this hole, you will see a bunch of wire running into the wall, this bunch of wire is going towards the passenger door for the power windows, door lock and power mirror.

I wish I got a photo yesterday, by time I done and wanna take photo, sky already dark and you know how bad phone camera works in low light.

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Added on January 16, 2012, 1:21 pm[quote=Sh@rty 5,Jan 16 2012, 11:53 AM]
it fit perfectly, but you just have to use another double sided tape... there should not be any bending the tip of the side step also..

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yup we tried sticking before, no prob

we did not change the double side tape but we did apply 3m chemical on the car before sticking

but again, if u guys have the better tape, why not change it
on another note, on our way down to setapak, so those around that area can call us 012 710 7917 if wanna cod today. or sunway and pj area

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Hahaha, bro, DIY-er are not supplied with '3M chemical'.

This post has been edited by cbinn: Jan 16 2012, 01:21 PM

1. can see pictar of your rim?

2. any chance of noticing the FC after rim installation? good, bad, not much difference?

3. doesnt this will void the warranty?

rims wont void warranty

ya ke calvin.

my SA told me it'll void warranty. he he ..

other things she mentioned was : rims + spring (the suspension)

hahaha your SA very bad... my SA say no problem muahahaha

oh, i just sms'ed my SA. she told me, warranty will void on the exhaustible and disc brake only.

im not too sure about the 'exhaustible' though, perhaps she meant the wear n tear component?

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Added on January 16, 2012, 3:23 pmit'll affect the warranty on that said part only, the engine and the IMA system are still covered by their own warranties. can kindly check with your SA calvin, if this is true. nnt byk version pulak..

This post has been edited by mrsafwan: Jan 16 2012, 03:23 PM

my old city change Rim also and still my absorber is warranty and my bushing too well I'm not going to your Service center hahahaha

haha ya ke..ciss..

for those still considering...

http://thecarguys.my/2012/01/honda-insight...pec-comparison/

[quote=Sh@rty 5,Jan 16 2012, 11:53 AM]
it fit perfectly, but you just have to use another double sided tape... there should not be any bending the tip of the side step also..

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yup we tried sticking before, no prob

we did not change the double side tape but we did apply 3m chemical on the car before sticking

but again, if u guys have the better tape, why not change it
on another note, on our way down to setapak, so those around that area can call us 012 710 7917 if wanna cod today. or sunway and pj area

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Hey you have not yet answer my question.

Tell everybody what are you going to do to the failed-rm20-double-sided-tape please!!

after changing the rims and tyre to 205/45/R17, my steering is getting heavier. Any thing i can do to make the steering lighter?

wondering whether the door visor really helps in reducing the wind noise??

[quote=Happyman,Jan 16 2012, 05:53 PM]


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Hey you have not yet answer my question.

Tell everybody what are you going to do to the failed-rm20-double-sided-tape please!!

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we will restick it with 3m tape for u..

Ahhh, perfect timing! Everyone's double sided tape on the door visor failed at about the same time...
Which 3M double sided tape did you all buy & where did you buy it from?
I bought this one brand double sided tape that claims to be specifically for automotive product from ACE Hardware shop, and it fall off in 2 days... not to mention, itz more expensive than 3M tape I saw in the same shop

Please share the type of 3M double sided tape you guys bought & did you guys do any special surface preparation (e.g. wipe off with certain chemical) to make the adhesion stronger?

Bigger rims and lower prifile tyre naturally give more road surface contact and thus higher turning resistance. Because Insight is using an electric assisted power streering instead of the hydralic version driven by the internal combustion engine, it was not probably designed to drive the extra resistance of a different profile tyres and rims.

There is nothing much you can do as I do not think you can adjust or increase the assist power of the electric power steering. You can opt to slightly over-inflate the tyre and see how much that could help, but it will cause harder uncomfortable ride and probably more wear to the center thread of the tyre.

I wonder the extra resistance will cause more stress and wear to the standard electric assist power steering on the insight, as it was not originally designed for the extra turning resistance.

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Added on January 16, 2012, 11:24 pmDid it help to reduce? After I fixed mine with Mugen visor, I felt wind noise is slight stronger. Anyway, I have no measurable standard for this, just feeling.

I had my visors removed eventually because I find it hard to clean my glass windows with the visor on, and I travelled frequently on trunk roads that are dusty (and muddy when rainfall). Besides, my double-sided tape (which was supposed to be original 3M that cost more than RM20 a roll) looks like about to fail too. I guess for a good stick, you will need an application of primer solution on the surface before sticking the doublesided tape.

For me, visor give the advantge of able to leave a small gap open on the windows when parked under hot sun so that the car does not turn into presurized hot oven when I get back in. I do not see any additional advantage actually as we probably always drive with aircond on in our hot humid climate. The problem with visor is that it is making windows cleaning task harder. Besides, it actually make viewable area of the windows (especially on the back windows) slightly smaller (the visor is actually very dark and cannot see through it). Finally, if your double sided tape application is problematic, your visor can turn into harmful projectile to vehicle behind or opposite you when travelling at high speed.

This post has been edited by cbinn: Jan 16 2012, 11:27 PM