GhettoNinja06

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My drivers side seat heaters didn't work either till I swapped the power seat track when it took a dump. Might be your relay box in the power seat track.

Correct. All the trannys are garbage all the way up to the 2nd gens...

SpAzZy

Thanks for the info but winter's over and I'm 90% sure I'm going with an RSX interior swap soon. I might try to rip out the heated seat components and put them into the RSX seats though.. if I do, I'll make a DIY.

bigT

I never noticed that one before.

Blazin Si

Which vents?

I've noticed the ones in the center (above the climate controls) blow air when the a/c is on. When you're using heat, it only blows out the side vents unless you set it manually.

davzilla

go for a drive, turn off the climate control, notice the air coming through the vents. now pop the sunroof and the airflow through the vents increase.

Blazin Si

I'll try that out tonight.

Tehvine

Unless you turn on recirculate, then nothing comes out.

Kiwi///girL

Just over the square to move the mirroir, beside the switch to select right or left. You have a kind of switch On/Off for the heated mirroir!

On the 6thgen Accord, the switch have a red led on it to let you know if its heating or not. On my Cl, i do not have this led. Maybe it came later or mine is busted

97BlackAckCL

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it lights up orange when it's on

davzilla

and it has to be cold out kiwi, it only turns on/lites up when the climate control is reading cold enough outside.

Dicorp

thats stupid.
the one on my prelude works always, usefull whens its spring time and mirrors fog up.

DoubleSh0t

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I've never had mine -not- turn on. I use it when it rains to evaporate the water and it's always worked.

Myxomatosis

good hint, I've got the same problem. My passengers love the heated seat, however I loathe them for their show of decadence. Never really needed the mirrors heated but I turn them on, just in case they do something.

davzilla

sweet, guess it's just my car then. guess i'll have to play with it, cause that was the conclusion i came to.

Dicorp

in my CL they never turned on either cause i never drove it in the winter. during the summer, it wouldn't come on. so i guess ur right. CC dependant.

97BlackAckCL

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it's all based on the cc

mitch14

hmm... mine must not be working then, i've never seen it light up before, and when i've pressed the button to get the ice off the mirrors i thought it didn't do anything.
guess i'll have to check my fuses and go from there

davzilla

ok, i played around with it tonight while i was working. it was cold out, like 3-5 degrees so i can't verify the CC part, although i turned off the CC and it stayed on. what i did notice was the switch doesn't seem to lite up until the mirrors get warm.

i find it amusing that we're actually having a discusion about heated mirrors

GhettoNinja06

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At least it's something new..

incredulous1

oh wtf, so thats why i dont know about the heated mirrors. my cl doesnt have that button, so im assuming i didnt know. oh well. basic model ftl. =)

97BlackAckCL

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Man, I hope you detail that interior, if my door handles looked like that I would probably

Myxomatosis

Speaking of lights. My heated seat that doesn't work, does light up and my gas light does not work. I learned about the gas light the hard way, it was the first time I've ever run out of gas in my life.

SpAzZy

the gas light is sensitive too. its dull when your not really that low, but when you get really close to running out it glows really bright. i don't trust the light anyway, i always base it off my trip meter on when i need gas or when i'm really cutting it close to empty.

my heated mirrors light stays on no matter how hot or cold it is. never seemed like the CC ever controlled it. if i click the button in to turn them on, it always lights up.. for the longest time i left them on all year round cuz i liked the color it glowed when its on.

DoubleSh0t

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You should never see that gas light. Never let your tank get below 1/4.

Blazin Si

I don't think my gas light works. I've had the needle below E and still nothing. It hasn't lit up in the 4 years that I've owned the car.

97BlackAckCL

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Why not, it has a 2 gallon reserve?

davzilla

yeah seriously, it's a 64 liter tank and if i fill up at E before the light comes on i put in like 45-50L.

the CB7 was the same too. i drove 800kms all highway on one tank once and not speed limit highway either, lol.

Anhedonia

when i generally fill up i put 13-14 gallons in... around a quarter tank. my light only comes on after ive gone through about 15-16 gallons..

incredulous1

yeah why not?

Blazin Si

I think your fuel pump has to work harder to supply the engine and it causes it wear out faster. More fuel keeps it cooler as well.

I could be wrong.

incredulous1

oh. well ive been driving it to almost empty and only been filling up to a half tank lately to keep the weight down and get better mpgs...

DoubleSh0t

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You are correct, also any dirt at the bottom of the tank will be sucked in to the fuel lines and in to your fuel system. This isn't supposed to be an issue anymore because fuel is supposed to be filtered better, but I don't trust that.

davzilla

um, isn't that what a fuel filter is for?

GhettoNinja06

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What gas light are you guys talking about?

edit: nvm, I guess mine doesn't work... Probably the only thing that doesn't work on the car.

DoubleSh0t

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Just passing along info from guys who build engines for a living.

Tehvine

Yeah, running the tank to near empty is no bueno for the pump. Less fuel to keep it cool.

davzilla

and if i had a built engine i would agree with you, but a stock honda motor is pretty dummy proof. Unless it has dohc, lol.

also i was kinda being sarcastic but i'm tired and forgot the posting in red thing you guys do on here.

97BlackAckCL

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meh

Myxomatosis

hey, like I said it's the first time I've ever run out in my life Another thing about this car, which I at least remember it being the opposite in my other cars, the gauge goes up when you accelerate. I know in my camry it only went up when you braked. It doesn't seem like a big deal, but it is if you're below 1/4 tank.

I fill the car completely once and a while but usually put 5 gallons in, since it fits my routine, with my 50 mile round trip commute. 17 gallons is a lot of weight.

yeah, I shouldn't be running that low, but as mentioned it is a honda, I already own a car with bad fuel pump issues...taurus, had to already change it once, since the wife doesn't seem to understand this concept of not running on E.

It shouldn't be done often, but by the number of people with the same problem as me, just in this thread, I think we might conclude there's something up with the warning light in the first gen CL.

Anhedonia

its because our fuel gauge is mechanical and not digital. ever notice when ou park on a hill you have a different amount of gas then when your flat? its a mechanical bobber, much like one from a toilet that tells the gauge how much gas is in the tank. if you have a 1/4 tank and park facing uphill on a relativley steep hill, chances are your going to have a gas light on when you get in the car.