thanks for all the help. I did some looking at mine today. i do have the service manual but like you said ..... it doesnt always tell how those things come apart.

so I assume the pilot trim front edge fits into the channel as the oem and the rear is where you had to make it look finished?

Yeah that's what I did. I tried to bend it to fit better but it ended up creasing the rail. Have tried to mess with it any more. It's been the car for 3k with no problems

Isn't there any other solution for this that would be easier and perfect?

I may be getting a wagon and this is one thing I hope I can alter

can the original rail be removed and modded to work? like fiberglassing the missing spots or something like that?

simple answer is no.

take a look at the parts pics on one of the dealer sites.

I havent taken mine off but it would look ugly without adding the pilot one piece trim.

I'm not saying remove them altogether

Like if you take all 3 piece off and either glue something in between or weld or something, then have a body shop finish them up

I see what you're saying. Keep the 3 stock pieces and then maybe use the Pilot rails to fill in the 2 holes. That might just work. hmmm. I de-railed my Odyssey and LOVE it.

something like that
just some thing to fill in the hole and maybe even vinyl wrap the whole thing

I'd be interested to see how this turns out. Looks pretty sweet when done right. Check this out:

http://minkara.carview.co.jp/en/user...378/photo.aspx

He has a YouTube channel too:

http://www.youtube.com/user/garagek9?feature=watch

how can i contact whoever owns that?

I found his FB, if that helps: https://www.facebook.com/GarageK

I contacted him about the roof rails
His response below

Hi
I used Elysion's roof moldings. Elysion is japanese domestic model.
It was difficult for me to fix moldings to my wagon.
I made small brackets and small parts. Finaly I could installed those to my car. First, I brought moldings for TSX SEDAN, but Its shape is different from for wagon. so I investigeted many cars. My reply is OK?
Thank you.

the guy with the vortex blue wagon used MDX. and it wasnt that hard EXCEPT its a bit too wide so he cant make it 100% flat/

i had the 13 rdx here. it goes all the way to the hood so that no good.


my neighbor had a magnum and he told me he bought strips for it and never installed. he going to dig them out for me to check out/

i did a spring detail....well still working on it.

NO WAX YET or engine detail.

detail sequence

1. Wash CG Citrus Wash Glow @ 5 on the foam gun with sheepskin mitt.
2. Rinse.
3. Wash CG Mr Pink with Fine Clay Mitt.
4. Rinse.
5. Dry: waffle weave with CG Mini Blower.
6. M205 Tangerine Hydro pad.
7. Menzerna SF4500 Red Hydro pad (due to soft paint)
8. IPA 50/50 wipe down 1
9. IPA 50/50 wipe down 2
10. Menzerna Powerlock sealant 1
11. Menzerna Powerlock sealant 2
TO come
12. P21 carnauba
13. P21 carnauba


interior:

Zaino Leather Cleaner
Adam's Leather Conditioner
303 Vinyl Protectant
Invisible Glass
CG New Car Scent

Going to do a touch up under the hood.

and I still need to do the exterior wax/


put the wheels on........springs go in next week so SHAD UP about stance dance

a few pics














no poke











center cap daylight



camera flash

Your wagon is so badass.

my freaking back has been out 2 weeks today so the mods just PILE UP.

but I had cabin fever and felt OK yesterday so I tackled mounting my spare tire and the associated inserts in the trunk area.


I previously bought a spare wheel and tire and all the tools from eBay never used. I spent about a hundo for all of that.
Wheel is 16x4 Tire is 135/80 IIRC.....its an accord spare but same as ours.

I went to oemacuraparts and did some research as to what else I needed to complete the spare tire package.......

I needed 4 things

74652-SDA-003 Bolt
74651-S2X-003 Adapter
84523-TL4-G22ZA Lower Floor Cover
84529-TL4-A01ZA Lower Floor Bucket

List Price about 430 - oemacuraparts price = $300 plus shipping.

SO I went to the stealer and ASKED about matching the price. He said he would match it plus the shipping. I didnt know the shipping so we agreed on a $40 uplift.....plus tax came to 360.


I didnt have my camera near by and the install was rather simple.

basically you need to replace two insert; and bolt the spare down.

you need to remove the lid with the handle. it has push pins in floor neaar rear seat. also carpet is velcro as a filler. seperate velcro and lift out cover.

remove the compressor.
the next peice has 4 push pins holding it. they are easily removed with trim tool. I did bust one but found a replacement in a jar. new one needs these pins.
that it. you hit bottom.

the threaded mount for the spare is already in there. you lay in your spare. and you use the adapter and bolt I have listed to hold the spare down.

thern get the new carpet insert in. literally just lay it in. and use the 4 pins removed above to mount it.

next I put in the top tray, and laid all MY TOOLS in there. wrapped in a towel.

SO FOR TOOLS (Ceb) in the vehicle:

OEM SPARE
OEM JACK
OEM JACK HANDLE
OEM LUG WRENCH
GORILLA LUG WRENCH w/SOCKETS
LOCK SOCKET
RS LUG SOCKET
WHEEL CHOCKS
OEM LUGS for spare.


this shows the 2 new parts I bought listed above. I chose to NOT use the oem tool tray (thing that holds the jack and such).......for now.
you can see some of the pins that hold it in.



a little further back

Billet blue dipstick handle !

another goodie showed up today

i think i see an Australian label on there = )

Sure is....


Thanks for the lead on it!

This us a 07 accord fog switch . It snaps in good but you can see its s touch small but considering where its location, is I am calling it good. I am going to use this for an Indy fog sw

Thought about putting some color on your calipers?

I ordered 2 RDX caliper covers. They are black with acura text.

Black is about as much color as I could deal with

someone asked for the part numbers I forgot them in my post above but here you go :


$20 at your local Honda dealer/

also I suspect you could convert this to a VSA OFF forever switch. I have seen done on Gen1 so why not on Gen2/

08V31-SDA-1M035 Honda Accord Fog Light Switch


I also ordered a harness but it hasnt showed up yet.


08V31-SDA-10030 Honda Accord Fog Light Switch Harness

I just ordered that switch a few days ago to use with my hid harness
Didn't know there was a gap
Is there a better fitting switch available?

not that I can find/

IMO when its installed you wont notice the gap.

thanks
got the euro aim control button too, so there will no blanks

might as well use it since the euro lights have servo's

SAVCLAUDE FTMFW


Since I saw the wagon in the showroom I wanted to ditch the chrome door handles.

When I saw SavClaude's painted ones I had to have some.
Bought a salvage set of handles......now to find a painter.
Whst do you know.....SavClaude IS A PAINTER. A few weeks later......see below.

These handles are perfect.color perfect. Nice hard clear. He KNOWS what he's doing.
He took care of Mr. I will not hesitate to send him other stuff.

Thanks bro/

I'm waiting to have back surgery next month but the corset belt should hold me together to do this nod LOL

I'm glad that you like my work man and also thanks for being so patient if anything don't hesitate to contact me

Very nice, those pieces look awesome. If I ever decide to rid the wagon of all the chrome, I'll know who to contact. Looking forward to seeing them on the car.

How much do you charge to paint those items in the picture?

got around to installing these bumper lights.

i have a vid to upload later.....

http://store.ijdmtoy.com/Honda-CRZ-I...tor-sku408.htm

only tricky part was making a 3 wire plug cause if you just solder it all together you will have to cut the wires to remove it AND rear bumper/, so i had some 3 wire metri-pak and used that.

cool
cain wait for vid

here is the vid. our tsx is a 3 wire system; meaning each lamp option is a diff wire. based on that I could only wire 2 of the 3.......so i chose Park and Brake. But I could have easily subbed the blinker.

also these need to be removable so you need some kind of plug or connector.

I don't think that's a video

Did you have to remove the bumper
And lights to do this?

Mp4 from photobucket

every time I check ur thread I always hope to see the handles installed haha

IDK why but this forum DOES NOT LIKE MY Photobucket video.


here is a direct link to try: http://s300.photobucket.com/user/rob...c1a18.mp4.html



here is IMG:




I did NOT have to remove the bumper......only the outer tailights. they pop right off so no worries there. then i just unplugged the lights and tapped into the wires. I soldered all my connections too.

sav I planning to do ONE this weekend. I am in process of having a MAJOR BACK SURGERY in August so I can only do small things at a time LOL.

so it could be a few weeks.


i have another box for you though........I will send a PM.

thanks for the link

if you need help with the handles, let me know
I found a really quick way to swap them once the panel is off

Looking good!!