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[istafa111]

^ Actually an aquintance tried this shashka on his Altis in the same colour and it didnt look good.
Insha-Allah will come up with something else.

Chalain, will be looking forward to see the shashka from you so that I can copy it on Corolla.

[MichaelSchumacher]

How about 15" rims in black and chrome lip.

[RetardedBuddy]

Thanks. And I suppose that is because of the orange touch in the headlights. These tiny things change the overall appearance so much... Btw, have you installed the side skirts or not?

Agreed completely, it looks so much awesome.
You need a set of 5zigens and you're good to go

[istafa111]

How about 15" rims in black and chrome lip.

Rims k liye iss time budget approve nahi ho raha. But yes it desperately needs a good set of rims...

Agreed completely, it looks so much awesome.
You need a set of 5zigens and you're good to go

I agree with you totally! 5zigens would look legendary!

[istafa111]

The main pipe that goes to the hydraulic pump of the power steering got leaked yesterday. I was shocked to know the price of that pipe. As a matter of fact, I was sleeping when the mechanic called me and quoted Honda's price. It was a good way to wake me up completely.

The new pipe costs 7330/- -$

You won't get a kaabli one and if you get, it would be more than the Honda's price as one khocha asked 7500/- for it. :S

Now, be aware 8th Gen owners. Honda guy said that this is a "panga" with this car that this pipe gets leaked. He said that since yesterday, he have changed the same pipe of 5 different cars. :-#

Take care of your steering or be prepared to pay a 7330/- rupees bill.

[zunny]

The main pipe that goes to the hydraulic pump of the power steering got leaked yesterday. I was shocked to know the price of that pipe. As a matter of fact, I was sleeping when the mechanic called me and quoted Honda's price. It was a good way to wake me up completely.

The new pipe costs 7330/- -$

You won't get a kaabli one and if you get, it would be more than the Honda's price as one khocha asked 7500/- for it. :S

Now, be aware 8th Gen owners. Honda guy said that this is a "panga" with this car that this pipe gets leaked. He said that since yesterday, he have changed the same pipe of 5 different cars. :-#

Take care of your steering or be prepared to pay a 7330/- rupees bill.

thanks 4 the info. honda Parts are always expensive even at the scrappies.as lesser honda parts are aval as compared to Toyotas n suzukis.

[fireblade]

The main pipe that goes to the hydraulic pump of the power steering got leaked yesterday. I was shocked to know the price of that pipe. As a matter of fact, I was sleeping when the mechanic called me and quoted Honda's price. It was a good way to wake me up completely.

The new pipe costs 7330/- -$

You won't get a kaabli one and if you get, it would be more than the Honda's price as one khocha asked 7500/- for it. :S

Now, be aware 8th Gen owners. Honda guy said that this is a "panga" with this car that this pipe gets leaked. He said that since yesterday, he have changed the same pipe of 5 different cars. :-#

Take care of your steering or be prepared to pay a 7330/- rupees bill.

its not a panga with this car

this happens duo to our carelessness

mostly we parked our car while d wheels r turned turned left or right
than switch off d car at same possition
that cuz power steering pump or pipes leakage

thatz it

[khurram_aziz]

^^ Oh; if its true....I am safe; I always park with straight wheels...when I learned driving this was the first reflex I developed; easier when you come back; as you know wheels are straight

@istafa, sorry for the loss, if plastic clockspring can be 9500+; yeh to phir koi steel/iron/aluminium waghera ka ho ga...what else you expect

[lovesleeping]

its not a panga with this car

this happens duo to our carelessness

mostly we parked our car while d wheels r turned turned left or right
than switch off d car at same possition
that cuz power steering pump or pipes leakage

thatz it

ur are right my mechanic told me the same thing since that day i always park my cars wheels staright

[istafa111]

thanks 4 the info. honda Parts are always expensive even at the scrappies.as lesser honda parts are aval as compared to Toyotas n suzukis.

True. Keeping these white elephants is expensive. Mine is actually white.

its not a panga with this car

this happens duo to our carelessness

mostly we parked our car while d wheels r turned turned left or right
than switch off d car at same possition
that cuz power steering pump or pipes leakage

thatz it

Those weren't my words. Maybe the Honda guy, my mechanic and the spare parts shop wala said the same thing because they have either changed or sold these pipes in large quantity.

I also park the car with tyres straight or at max less than half rotation where it gets locked. I used to park my 2002 city with turned wheels and my driver stopped me from doing so. But that car didn't give me any problem. Khair, yeh cheezain kabhi bhi kharaab ho sakti hain.

^^ Oh; if its true....I am safe; I always park with straight wheels...when I learned driving this was the first reflex I developed; easier when you come back; as you know wheels are straight

@istafa, sorry for the loss, if plastic clockspring can be 9500+; yeh to phir koi steel/iron/aluminium waghera ka ho ga...what else you expect

Steel iron aluminium ka nahi bhai, rubber ka... :o Made by Yokohama Japan.

ur are right my mechanic told me the same thing since that day i always park my cars wheels staright

That is the way it should be done. No arguing on that.

[istafa111]

So... It has been quite long since I have updated this thread. Was too lazy to get the things done, take the pictures and upload them here.

Khair, the changes that my ride gone through in this duration aren't much but I have finally and finally got the steering controls operational. Damn it has been long long time since I have this steering with me and even in the car but was not hooked. Kaam latak jaain to latak hi jatay hian... I bought the HU in Ramadan and got it hooked up with the controls two days before Eid-ul-Azha.

First I had no clockspring. Thanks to Zunny Bhai I got hold of one. Then I didn't have the HU that supported the functions. I had no idea that just to have these three buttons in an iVTEC can cost you so much... :-#

So, the head unit... Most of the people here would be disappointed as after a lot of suggestions, I didn't go for the OEM CD Changer. I bought a DVD player which is NOT Rockmars BUT is Chinese.

This is another Chinese Player which is a bit better than the Rockmars one. I have Rockmars in Corolla and I have noticed the difference between them. Now, why did I get this one? Well, I was confused as to which player should I get and quite honestly, I was looking for the some OEM Changer in good condition. I went to the guy from whom I buy this kind of stuff for my cars and he showed me this player. I said the quality of Rockmars isn't good and he explained me that this isn't Rockmars. It was a bit expensive from Rockmars as well. After seeing my confusion, he said, "Saad bhai, aap iss ko chalaain. Jab dil bhar jai ya pasand na aaya to mujhay wapis day dena aur OEM Changer lay jana". I also wanted to have the "shashka" of DVD and Reverse Camera in my car so I was double minded as well. Khair, I went for the Chinese. The guy gave me one year replacement warranty apart from his other offer. So, I was in a pretty safe condition even if the player had any problems. Got the Player for 19,500/-. This was the one without GPS. I didn't buy the one with GPS as I already have a GPS device. So the complete setup to switch on these three buttons costs around 50,000/- PKR. :-# This includes the steering, clockspring, HU, Speakers, Reverse Camera etc.

So, the system that I currently have in my car is a Chinese DVD Player, a pair of original Kenwood 618 speakers, Crunch Amplifier and a Sony Xplod sub. The amplifier and woofer are with me since long, serving me well.

The sound quality is good if not awesome. But is according to what I wanted, so I am happy with it. I am getting good sound in the car and that's it.

[istafa111]

This was the first attempt. I took it to my electrician and asked him whether he can do it. He wasn't sure so he opened up the steering to have a look. Then I wasn't sure and I asked him to leave it.

[istafa111]

I opened one of the so many buttons on the steering to see what kinda buttons they actually are and whether I can connect something else to them. Well, the answer is NO I can't until and unless I don't program a chip to connect with them which can differentiate between the resistance values of each button. These are actually tiny connections like the ones we have in remote controls.

[istafa111]

After some months, I took it to Disco Music in Blue Area and they did it for me. It took them some time to understand the thing as it was their first Reborn's Steering that they were connecting.

The khulla hua dashboard... :-#

Non-exploding Airbag!

Zammurd Ustaad figuring out the pins in the clockspring.

The new clockspring goes in place...

[istafa111]

Connections from the clockspring were to be attached to these two wires and Bingo!

The old clockspring.

[istafa111]

I found the picture quality good as well.

Reverse camera in action.

[istafa111]

Will show you the complete "glamour" shots of the interior showing the HU but first...

Driving on the roads of your "pindd" is not less than offroading. Well, for a Civic, it really is offroading. :-#

Got the car serviced today so you have to go through it as well.

It is not looking too dirty because of the color. White rocks!

[istafa111]

Quickly though the service...

[istafa111]

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[istafa111]

Now the interior is looking good. MashAllah!