Recent content by Cyano_Hibiki

Haha, you are totally fine! It is fair criticism. I did research a bit myself. Maybe I wasn't looking at the right place. I'm fairly new to car and mechanics stuff, and I'm still learning where to look for credible information. You can't just trust anything online nowadays. And thank you very...

I see, good to know. I guess I'll look into options that ship within the US then. Thank you for the advice. Yes, I didn't really check the pad thickness myself, which I totally should. I'm going to look into how to do that myself. I was mostly concerned about how much dust these OEM pads are...

I asked shopdixcel.com about the tariff and they told me it would be around 25% for the Dixcel Z set. Where did you get yours from? The MX72 PLUS front rear set is $282 shipped on Black Hawk. Is Black Hawk reputable? I see they also sell Dixcel pads.

The OEM pads on my FL5 is due replacement soon-ish. I've been looking into aftermarket replacement pads. I want to be upfront that I had little experience with this subject. The last time I had brake pads replaced was on my old Prius. I have been using this amazing thread by @johnny.silva7 to...

It’s been two weeks so I figure I’d give an update. The same code has not cleared itself, and any attempt to clear it using my scanner didn’t work. The code comes back immediately after a restart. One thing I didn‘t put much thought into earlier: the shop that installed my anti-theft system...

Well, currently my FL5 is my daily and only car. Hence I make sure it's in top shape as much as I can, and I've only done tame mods so far. I'd love to look into the PPF option, though. If @ICantDriveStick can get that done for $400 bucks in CA out of all places, it shouldn't be too bad here in...

Thank you again for the help so far. That makes a lot of sense now. I do remember I pushed it up to 22 PSI for a short moment. It's probably unrelated then. I did call the shop just now and spoke with the shop owner. They assured me that if the camera has any issue they would not be able to...

@ctechauto A follow up question if you don’t mind. I cleared the code several times last night while performing a few drive cycles (start, scan, clear code, drive a bit, turn off, repeat). The code definitely persists after those attempts, so I’m fairly certain that something must be wrong. I...

Alright. Since the car still drives and my regular commute is city roads, I think I will give it a day or two to see if that code goes away on its own. If not, I will send them this bold paragraph. They have been very apologetic about their mistakes during the first installation attempt, and...

Sounds good, I'm going to write the shop owner a follow up email. Do you have any pointers to which they should try to look at? Or should I just tell them to "check the safety module" since its the most likely culprit?

The VSA limp mode makes sense for the lack of boost today, I think. As for the events timeline: Last November - I installed the HVI. Have not noticed any issue after installation. Jan 10 - The first time I noticed that sluggishness. I did have an oil change minder popup at that time, I just...

Hey! Thanks for the speedy reply. I am based in Austin. Yes, I meant front strut tower bar. Sorry, I had the jargon wrong. This is what I installed: https://prlmotorsports.com/products/2023-honda-civic-type-r-fl5-throwback-front-strut-bar?_pos=1&_ss=r If the issue is indeed windshield...

Hi all, I had my windshield reinstalled today and the shop did a code scan (calibration purposes). The shop owner told me they found an unrelated DTC that could not be cleared. The code in question being U0416-68 (VSA System malfunction). As far as the shop owner and myself could tell, it is...

Update: I had the shop reinstall the windshield today. They fixed the mentioned issues. Gonna wait for a day or two to see if that cowl seal stays in place. Good for the shop owning up their mistakes and fixing it up for free.

Update: shop offered to redo the job next Monday. They were apologetic and said they’ve ordered the missing piece this time. I’ll give them another chance, but I’m gonna request that I watch on the side, just in case…