This vehicle meets the requirements of HEVAmerica vehicle Technical Specification (R1) as follows:
(1) Vehicles shall comply with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards applicable on the date of manufacture and such compliance shall be certified by the manufacturer in accordance with 49 CFR 567. Suppliers shall provide a completed copy of Appendix A and Appendix B with their proposal, providing vehicle specifications and the method of compliance with each required section of 49 CFR 571. If certification includes exemption, the exemption number issued by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA), the date of it’s publication in the Federal Register and the page number(s) of the Federal Register acknowledging issuance of the exemption shall be provided along with Appendix B. Exemptions for any reason other than non-applicability shall not be allowed.
In these days of gasping in shock when we drive up to a gas pump, and prices seeming to climb higher every day, what a relief it was to drive the
2008 Toyota Camry Hybrid 4-door sedan last week. The Camry’s fuel economy estimates claim the hybrid gets 33 miles to the gallon in town and 34 on the highway, but this economical sedan seemed to get even better than that. After driving the Camry exclusively for a week, I was astonished to find half a tank of gas remained.
Humankind has made a habit of one-upping the creator when it can benefit in some material sense. We figured out early on that playing match-maker to an ass and a horse produced a creature with the strength and stamina of a horse, but the nimble sure-footedness of an ass. (That would be a donkey for those of you not up on your cross-breeding techniques.) Given that as enthusiasts, we all want our cars to run like a thoroughbred and handle like, well… an ass, the notion of installing a larger engine in a lighter chassis is appealing.
Leather-trimmed models pamper more than just your sense of touch as they also feature a 270-watt, 7-speaker audio system with a 6-disc in-dash CD changer, an 8-inch subwoofer, XM® Radio6 and an MP3/auxiliary input jack for portable music players. All models are equipped with Radio Data System (RDS), which can display artist and title information of the song currently playing and lets you scan for a particular type of music or program.
INSTALLATION:
1. Remove driver side door panel (04 Coupe instructions)
a. Remove screw cover and 2 screws from inside door handle cup
b. Remove two screws beneath armrest
c. Remove side mirror trim piece on top corner of door panel by pulling out on it
d. Gently remove door panel by first pulling out on it at the bottom and then lifting it over the window lip on top
e. Disconnect all wire harnesses and mechanical cables from the door panel and place the door panel in safe place
f. Remove speaker by inserting a flat head screwdriver in the slot on top and gently pulling out on it. With the top tap released gently lift up on the speaker to free the bottom tabs
NOTE: If you break a leg or two off of the speaker it is easily fixed by using short self tapping screws to secure the speaker to the door
g. Behind the speaker you will find the main wire harness for the door. It is recommended that the window modules be securely attached to this
bundle with wire ties or a similar method.
h. Route the GREEN wire from the Window Module up to the harness that plugs into the power window switches. This is best accomplished by
routing the wire inside the door. If this is not possible another option is to route the wire out of one of the holes that the door panel clips insert in to, as long as you remove and discard the clip that goes into that hole. i. All other wires will junction inside the door, behind the speaker
The eighth-generation Honda rides on a new platform and for the first time offers four-wheel disc brakes, vehicle stability control and steering-wheel-mounted radio controls on all versions. The new Accord sedan is the most spacious yet, gaining 7.6 cm in length, 2.6 cm in width, 2.3 cm in height and 6 cm in the wheelbase. Torsional rigidity increases 20%. The sedan is available in LX, EX, EX-L, EX V6 and EX-L V6 trims. The first three are powered by a 2.4L four-cylinder, and the last two by a 3.5L V6.
Motor vehicle theft is a serious problem in many parts of the world. In the United States, the annual loss from car theft is over $4 billion. The Automotive Information Council reports that over one million motor vehicles are stolen in the U.S. each year. That’s one motor vehicle theft every 31 seconds. For a variety of reasons, some motor vehicles have a greater probability of being stolen than others. As reported by CCC Information Services, Inc., the following are the 25 most stolen motor vehicles in the U.S. in 1996:
1. Remove the plastic outer bumper. Retain the fasteners.
2. Carefully pull the foam filler off the steel bumper.
3. Detach the cooling tube from the steel bumper, then remove the bumper from the vehicle.
4. Locate the fasteners that held the steel bumper onto the frame. Separate the threaded studs from the locknuts, and reinstall the studs into the vehicle frame. Retain the locknuts.
5. On models with separate, removable splash guards, remove the guards and cut them according to the photo below. After cutting, reattach the splash guards to the vehicle.
6. Remove the tow hook and tie down brackets from the underside of the frame. The shorter pair of fasteners will be reused during this installation. The longer pair of fasteners should be retained with the tow hook and tie down brackets for reinstallation if the snowplow mount is removed.
7. On the inside of the frame, measure the distance from the bottom of the frame rail to the bottom of the frame rail cap. If this distance is 1-1/4″, use the provided frame spacers between the mount and the vehicle frame. If this distance is 1″, do not use the spacers.
8. Place a spring lock washer and a flat washer onto each cap screw provided with the kit and set them aside.
9. Slide the front of the mount onto the threaded studs in the vehicle frame. Align the holes in the rear of the mount with the tie down bracket holes in the bottom of the frame.
10. Using the cap screws and washers from Step 8 and the shorter pair of the tie down bracket fasteners, attach the rear of the mount to the
vehicle frame. If appropriate, be sure to use the spacers between the mount and the frame as described in Step 7. Hand tighten the fasteners.
11. Reinstall the steel bumper using the locknuts retained in Step 4. Reattach the cooling tube to the bumper.
12. Tighten all fasteners according to the torque chart.
13. Place the foam filler back onto the steel bumper, and reinstall the plastic outer bumper.
