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Real Name: Dave
Ride: 2003 Accord LX Sedan
Color: Graphite Pearl
Engine: i4 (K24A4)
Tranny: 5AT
Status: Modified for street use, and always adding more
Location: RI
Occupation: Behavioral Specialist
Interests: Cars, DJing, hip-hop, music, people, sleep, work & play
Organizations: Do message boards count?

Mods Installed:

Engine
DC Sports polished oil cap
ARC high-pressure radiator cap
K&N polished Typhoon Complete Cold Air intake w/ Drycharger filter cover
Intake modified protective rubber coupler
DC Sports 4-2-1 2-piece ceramic header & generic double-walled flex pipe replacement
Custom A'pexi WS II exhaust w/ 2.25" stainless steel cat-back piping, Magnaflow 18” Magnapack straight-through resonator & generic 12" Turbo Pak high-flow resonator
Spectre chrome wire loomz
2004 Acura TSX intake manifold
Power Rev Racing K24 thermal intake manifold gasket
Spectre stainless steel chrome braided hose sleeving kit
Custom OEM paint-matched intake manifold & spark plug covers
Optima RedTop 75/35-925 high performance battery
A’pexi Super Ground Stabilizer
OEM K24 black oil dipstick
3A Racing polished battery tie-down
Unorthodox Racing Ultra SS underdrive pulley kit (crank, power steering & alternator)
Acura TSX grey intake manifold cover & Acura RSX-S JDM grey spark plug cover
Acura RSX-S JDM Type-R red engine valve cover
Custom OEM paint-matched engine pieces
Bonded Logic under-hood reflective heat & sound insulation cutouts
Skunk2 reservoir tank covers
Gates/NAPA Micro-V AT 70" serpentine belt
NGK premium laser iridium spark plugs
"Bzniz" custom lettering
Mobil 1 5w-20 synthetic motor oil
Mobil 1 Extended Performance oil filter
Royal Purple Purple Ice radiator coolant additive
Chevron Techron Concentrate Plus fuel system treatment
Reset the ecu after every engine mod

Exterior
Shaved rear “Accord” & “LX” trunk emblems
Rear “i-VTEC” trunk emblem
Rear license plate Honda “H” bolt cover caps
Rear “Accord” chrome license plate frame
Rear doors “i-VTEC DOHC” vinyl decals
OEM painted front lip under spoiler
PIAA Super Silicone windshield wiper blades
Grillcraft MX-Series black aluminum front bumper lower center grille
Sylvania 7440 clear rear turn signal bulbs
Custom rear bumper exhaust cutout, pipe extension, muffler tuck & hanger
OEM-style painted rear trunk wing spoiler
Grillcraft MX-Series black aluminum front bumper upper grille
Front "Accord" upper grille emblem
Removed rear dealership trunk decal
Rear “2.4” trunk emblem
Custom spray painted smoked tail light reverse & turn signal tint
Rear carbon fiber Honda “H” trunk emblem
OEM 2005 Accord EX body-colored side sills
OEM 2006 Accord Hybrid side mirrors with amber led turn signals
Custom paint-matched BMW M3-style 45” rear windshield roof spoiler
Front & rear windshield "EliteCM.net" vinyl decals
Custom spray painted chrome window trim blackout
FlowLighting 12" white rear license plate cold cathode tube
Custom front bumper-mounted JDM Inspire-style fog lights & h11 bulbs (version 2)
Sylvania Silverstar 1157st clear front turn signal bulbs
Custom TYC headlights retrofit (version 2), including black-housed bezels, clear reflectors, S2000 ap1 projectors, TSX-R clear lens swap, replica E46 shrouds, Philips d2s 85122+ 4,300k hid bulbs, Matsushita gen III 35w ballasts & custom dual wire harness
Rear windshield "Why don't you have a seat" vinyl decal
New front end components (post-accident)

Interior
Nokya chrome & carbon fiber automatic shift knob
OEM 2003 Accord v6 6-speed manual shift boot
Momo aluminum Pit Stop e-brake handle, boot & adapter
JDM CS-X3 squash air spencer air freshener
OEM 2003 "Accord" grey premium floor mats
Aluminum engraved “Accord” 3-piece automatic pedal set
White & blue interior leds
OEM clear rear door reflectors
Broadway 270mm flat blue tinted wide rear view mirror
“Accord” chrome door sills set
V6P.net chrome door locks
Valucraft grey rubber floor mats
OEM interior, center, door switch, coin tray & "not an ashtray" pockets metal-look trim kits pieces
OEM 2003 Accord EX coin tray & "not an ashtray" pockets piece
Ignited Performance blue toggle switch w/ blue led tip (for interior cold cathode tubes)
2 FlowLighting 12” blue footwell cold cathode tubes & 2 FlowLighting 12" blue under-seat cold cathode tubes
Viper blue alarm led
2 FlowLighting 4" white inner-trunk cold cathode tubes
Auto Expressions Max Reflector Auto-Shade jumbo windshield visor
OEM fog lights switch, wire harnesses, relays & accessories w/ parking light-enabled mod
Audiovox Prestige aps-15ch alarm system

Suspension
Axis MOD wheels (18x7.5 +42) & Toyo Proxes 4 tires (225/40/18) (summer)
2004 Acura TL-S 20mm rear sway bar
Neuspeed polished front upper strut bar
Custom G2 silver painted front brake calipers, front brake rotors & rear brake drums
Tein Super Street adjustable coilover kit
Ingalls rear adjustable camber kit
Hawk HPS front brake pads
Brembo blank front ventilated brake rotors
OEM 2005 Accord v6 6-speed front strut tower bar
2007 Acura TL-S 27.2mm front sway bar
Goodridge G-Stop front stainless steel brake lines
Silicone sealing tape (for coilover thread protection)
OEM steel wheels (15") & Michelin Pilot Exalto tires (205/65/15) (winter)

Audio/Video/Nav
Alpine IVA-W505/NVE-P1 a/v/n touch screen head unit (w/ OEM Accord audio attachment kit in lower cubby)
Accessories: gps antenna, bluetooth microphone, generic rear license plate-mounted backup camera & iPod a/v cable
Custom head unit wire harness
Alpine PDX-5 5-channel digital amplifier (under driver seat)
Alpine SPX-17PRO 6.5” Type-X component speakers (in front doors & dash w/ crossovers under passenger seat)
Alpine SPR-13C 5.25” Type-R speakers (in rear deck lid)
Alpine SWR-1243D 12” Type-R 4-ohm dual voice coil subwoofer (in trunk)
Q-Logic 12” single sealed subwoofer enclosure (in trunk)
Industrial strength Velco (to hold subwoofer enclosure in place)
Carol speaker wire
StreetWires amp, power & ground wires
StreetWires fuse holder
P3 60 amp fuse
P3 battery terminals
Various speaker adapters, brackets & spacers
Apple iPod Classic (160gb) & DLO Action Jacket (for iPod protection in center console)

Mods Waiting for Installation:
Too many to list

Future Mods and Plans:
Again, too many to list

Car History:
Purchased new in August of 2003 and it's been a crazy (and expensive) journey since then.

Pictures:
Check out my Car Domain link in my sig for plenty of pics.

Dyno Video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOQPUNyddeg (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOQPUNyddeg#)

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Nice Profile and welcome to ECM Dave.

Welcome aboard Dave.

Nice to see you here to Dave.

Hola

This might become my new home. Not sure I like the new look over at g7a

Yeah, it's gonna take some getting used to.

Great all the real gear heads are hear!!!!  ECM!!!

Hahaha.  Nice to see some pride in this site Piero.  

Dave and Mike, are we going to try and have a winter meet?  I heard of a great BBQ place in Providence that I want to check out.  Have either of you been to Sticky Fingers?

^  Been there.  After you leave, all of your clothes are gonna reak like smoke and bbq sauce.

My teacher in my MECP class is from RI and says it's the bomb.  Robyn's on a huge BBQ kick right now, so I thought I cold drag her along.

I'm down depending on night of the week etc. Never been there but, i'll check it out

One of my favorite Gen7 sedans! Welcome Dave

I agree simple and beautiful

^  Thanks.  I like to keep things simple.  Too bad I'ma be spending over a grand on maintenance in the next few months.  Fuckin car.

What maintainence do you need?

New front bumper plus paint, possibly new headlight bracket, bent front fender fixed up, & touched up and painted rear bumper... at least.

Paint the whole thing!!! After blending the front and rear bumpers into the other panels you'll be half way there any way

I was just gonna have the bumpers painted and that's it.  Really didn't think I'd have to worry about blending, especially on a dark color, but maybe I will...

I would def. have it blended. If your as picky as I am not having it done will drive you nuts.

We'll see.  I'm trying to find anyone who's selling off a bumper that's already painted graphite pearl.

That would be the easiest route. Did you have a little fender bender?

Neighbor wasn't payin attention and backed into me, then almost did it again two days later.

What up Dave!? Sorry to hear about latest.

That's life.

Welcome Dave!

I love the way Dave car looks so clean... Post more photos man..

Not until you get Lex to hook me up with the Inspire-style fog mod.  

Welcome

Speak to MugenModulo JDM King he'll hook you up!

Yeah I hear ya, it's always somethin.

sup dave, nice list of mods

Thank you.

JT - Yeh, I'ma have to try and reach MugenModulo soon.

Steve - Yeh, I could never come around to liking how they looked, and I still couldn't figure out how to make them work with the lower grille installed, so they just sat in my garage and are now being sold.  I like the Inspire look more.

Never too late for a welcome Dave.
Welcome.

another sexy accord!

finally, i never seen your car. Love it. Sell me your suspension lol.

Which one... the stock suspension or the TEIN SS?

Pics don't do this car justice.  Looks great here, far nicer in person :)

Man, you have an awesome car! Where did you get the "2.4 i-Vtec" badges? It's tempting to imitate your badge style, lol. Maybe I'll switch it up and put the iVtec on my front grill.

Also, are those cold cathodes under the steering wheel? Just asking because I've got the exact same looking lights in my computer. LOL. I wonder how you wired them.

Thanks Jeff.  The emblems were bought from http://www.collegehillshonda.com (http://www.collegehillshonda.com) if I remember correctly.  They replicate how the Accord is badged down in Australia.  And yes, the tubes under the dash and seats are cold cathodes, purchased from http://www.oznium.com (http://www.oznium.com).  They are wired to a switch in my dash, with the power coming from the cigarette lighter in the center console.  Timot_one helped me wire everything, so you can contact him if you need some advice.

Yeah Dave's car has that affect!!!!  His car was my model. [/quote]

^  Huh?

No new photos? (Thumbs Down)

I'm working on it.  Got some nice new mods to show soon.

Updated the profile with a few new mods that I did within the last couple of months, which include:

Custom OEM Paint-Matched Engine Pieces
Bonded Logic Under-Hood Reflective Heat & Sound Insulation Cutouts
OEM Paint-Matched BMW M3-Style 45” Rear Windshield Roof Spoiler
2 FlowLighting 4" White In-Trunk Cathodes
Nashua Stretch & Seal Silicone Sealing Tape For Coilover Thread Protection

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I also replaced some oem items that were in need of repair, but I don't consider those to be major mods.  More serious mods are on the way within the next few weeks... front end "conversion"...?

looking good Dave.

I can't wait to see the conversion in place.

We need to meet up again soon. All this damn traveling i've been doing I haven't even seen the one member that lives 20 minutes up the road.

I know bud.  Busy lives we lead.

I've literally been in RI less than 48 hours in the last month.

Mods list updated with some new goods.

Major update with some minor things and all of these new additions:

Audio/Video/Nav
Alpine IVA-W505/NVE-P1 A/V/N Touch Screen Head Unit (Lower Cubby)
Accessories: GPS Antenna, Bluetooth Mic, Generic License Plate-Mounted Backup Camera, iPod A/V Cable
OEM Lower Cubby Audio Attachment Kit
Head Unit Wire Harness
Alpine PDX-5 5-Channel Digital Amplifier (Under Driver Seat)
Alpine SPX-17PRO 6.5” Component Speakers (In Doors & Dash, Crossovers Under Passenger Seat)
Alpine SPR-13C 5.25” Speakers (In Rear Deck)
Carol Speaker Wire
StreetWires Amp, Power & Ground Wires
StreetWires Fuse Holder
P3 60 Amp Fuse
P3 Battery Terminals
Various Speaker Adapters, Brackets & Spacers
160GB iPod Classic & DLO Protective Action Jacket (In Center Console)


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Nice update Dave we have to get together so I can check this system out in person.

Hahaha.  Hooters meet.  Next Saturday the 13th.  Who's in?

Hooters is whack.

The wings are pretty good though.

I'm only interested in the wings and breasts.

You probably make better wings than they do.

Okay.  Wings meet at my place then.

My Dad  has his own wing suace company... http://www.kleiners-sauces.com/
Damn good sauce too.

Got a little off topic...

Just a bit.

Sorry guys...there ARE 6 posts regarding wings before my post...I was just putting the thought out there...besides, wings are so good!

Updates.

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How are the fogs holding up? I thought I remeber something about issues with the mounts?

My fogs ended up turning on by themselves overnight and juicing my battery a few weeks ago, so right now the fuse if removed and I don't turn them on.  Tim believes that I may have damaged a relay when I detailed my engine bay, so we have to figure out if this is the case before I buy a new relay.

The fog light issue was resolved some time ago. ;D

Who helped out with that one again Dave? (http://uruobsession.com/forum/html/emoticons/Smiley_Poke.gif)

Of course you did sir.  You figured out the solution, and I found my "spare" relay and made it work.

Some updates, including...

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Very sexy Dave!!!

I like how the fogs came out witht the bumper, plus the projecters are sweet. Can't wait to see this in person.

Arie, the fogs have been installed for a while now.  The more recent addition (as part of my update) are the new S2K projectors that you see in the pic, as well as a few other things.  I haven't seen you in a long time homie.

Yeah brother, it has been a while. I tried to free up some time to head up north but all tries failed.  Hopefully, we'll have a quick and easy winter so we can meetup sometime in the spring.

Pussy.  Drive up this winter.

DAMN, so bossy. lol

I can't until after February 12. I'm studying full time for my LSAT on that date. once the exam is done, I'm free. Maybe we can set something up for then.

I may be gone by then if all goes well.

Had some setbacks due to a minor front end collision with a deer in May.  After a lot of repairs, the car is back on the road, and the mods list above has been updated accordingly.

sweeeet 7th gen bro! i like it its clean and simple! and u have ur official front end, lol i feel like theres too much people doing the 7.5 conversion..i mean dont get me wrong i love how it looks but u killin it lol

Thanks.  Yeh, the 7.5 front end conversion would have been easier, but I like to be different and I didn't want to get rid of my Grillcraft grilles.  Where are you located bud?

lol oh really?? and im in MD u?

Rhode Island.

Sweet Accord. I need some custom painted engine covers like yours, don't know where to get them.

dangg! u way up there lol

Just make them.

Honestly, I wouldn't know where to start.

^ Well, are you trying to do the valve cover (mine's red), or the intake manifold and spark plug covers (mine are grey)?

All of the above lol, painting all 3 covers.

Well, in regards to the red engine valve cover, I bought mine that way because they do sell K-series engine covers in the JDM red design.  I wouldn't be too sure how to do this type of thing on your own for the valve cover, but I'm sure others have done it and there are how-to's somewhere.  For the intake manifold and spark plug covers, you can get grey ones from the Acura TSX and I think the Acura RSX, which you can see in my pics.  However, I've also made a set of paint-matched engine covers in graphite pearl too.  The process for making them on your own is to sand down the engine covers a bit so they are scuffed up, spray some primer, wet sand that a bit, then a high-heat paint, than a high-heat clear coat.  Using a high-heat paint and primer is your best option because the heat of the engine will crack regular paint over time.

http://www.motortrend.com/cars/2003/honda/accord/recalls/

I think they were referring to the first recall on the list....

I could be wrong but I think that recall was V6 specific

As far as I know it is the V6 tranny that had the recall... however, I've met a few ppl who have had problems with their i4 auto's as well.

But the recall doesn't apply

Well, Honda said there was some recall done on my transmission...maybe I got confused ....darn a.d.d. lol

Na... The i4's had the recall, I got the letter for mine last summer.

You guys are all missing my point... If you got the recall last night it was not the recall listed in that link. The recall in the link was issued in 2004 which was the recall on the V6 transmission.

The recall you got on the I4's wouldn't apply to Dave's 03 at least at this point because the software is different. The change they make is to the computer to make it shift slower between reverse, drive, and neutral. This avoids damage to the secondary shaft bearing...

Here is an article.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/08/honda-recalls-nearly-25m-vehicles-for-transmission-software/1#.UEk9rbKPVHs (http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/08/honda-recalls-nearly-25m-vehicles-for-transmission-software/1#.UEk9rbKPVHs)

So how does it not apply to my year then Mike?

Regardless, when there is a major recall, such as for transmission issues, isn't Honda supposed to contact you by mail or something?  I feel like there has to be a few major recalls on my car from the past, yet the only one I remember getting notified about was the ignition interlock thing.

If you look at that article the recall applies to 04 and up I believe. Perhaps the programming changed between you 03 and the affected years. Visit Honda Owners link, and sign up if you haven't. It should have all the major recalls for your car if you enter you vin.

https://www.ahm-ownerlink.com/login.asp?logout=1 (https://www.ahm-ownerlink.com/login.asp?logout=1)