Yesterday I did the following:

1. Stitch-on steering wheel cover.



Since this was my first attempt at this I bought a cheap faux-leather cover. I also wanted to try the pre-stiched style cover where you laced through the stitching -- seemed more refined than the stitch-through-the-raw-leather look. The results are not perfect, but I think reasonably good looking compared to the bare wheel. This cover has padding so the wheel is now a lot thicker ... if I get a real leather skin it won't be padded and will look more like a real leather wheel.

2. Installed coil insulators on the rear Eibach Pro Kit springs and eliminated 95% of the rear suspension noise ... all info is in this thread --
https://www.hondaaccordforum.com/for...s-60281/page4/

 

Had a parasitic draw draining my battery.. Pulled every fuse, still couldn't find it. Finally pulled the main wire on the alternator and the draw went away.. Time for a new alternator

 

Dang....looking at that pic makes me miss my 95 EX that I DD for years.

 

Nice job! Where do you get a kit like that?

 

On eBay for $9.99 -- this is the listing I purchased:

Leather Steering Wheel Cover with Needles Thread DIY Black Size M USA | eBay

Since the link won't be active forever, the search I used was "leather steering wheel cover black". There are both versions with perforated and non-perforated surface. It's a USA seller so the shipping was pretty quick.

For a real leather one, add the word "genuine" to your search. You can still find them cheap, e.g.:

Genuine Black Leather Car Steering Wheel Cover Breathable with Needle Thread DIY | eBay

But they are now coming from China or Hong Kong, so shipping will take 2-3 weeks.

The "top of the line" covers seem to be Wheelskins ... but they're a bit more expensive.

To me this is a good alternative to purchasing a used leather steering wheel -- saves a lot of install time too.

 

Got a teaser pic from my wheel guy......lawd the he did a good job on the lips.

 

Adjusted the toe-in this morning.

A couple of weeks ago I replaced the radius rod bushings and spring seat and top shock mount rubber, and it pulled the alignment off a bit. Up on ramps, tape measure in hand, three rounds of adjustments with a test drive in between each, and the wheel is straight and the car feels good. About 30 minutes in total.

The car still has a very slight drift to the right on a level road. I know the right side control arm shock mount bushing (the one that holds up the car) is stretched down a bit, and the car sits a bit higher on the left than on the right -- so next up will be the lower control arm bushings.

-- John

 

Wow....all I got is I added washer fluid to the Pilot

I did check the oil level in all of them, does that count for anything

 

HAHA,,made you look. I did trade it tho..to the wife...turns out the suzuki has some issues and we are gonna be replacing that car with a truck. So the search is on for a truck,,

 

Preparing for installing a new oil pan gasket, this morning I checked the compression to see if I have excessive blowby and crankcase pressure.

The compression check came in at 165-165-165-165 ... not bad for an engine with 245k miles on it. I am assuming at this point that the rings and valves are okay.

By the way, I've never done a compression check before but it was incredibly easy ... took me 15 minutes in total. It took more time to pick up and drop off the loaner tool ...