Hey Guys, well since everyone else is doing it I guess I might as well start a thread about my V and the things that I do to it. Right now (12-22-09) I have a stock 2006 Honda CR-V, 2.4L I4 iVTEC, AWD, 5-speed M/T.
The first customization I did to the thing was get some new wiper blades. The old ones were new factory Honda blades but I thought they sucked. So I went to Auto Zone and bought a set of Rain-X Latitude Blades. They were about $40 but they seem worth it so far.
The second thing I did to the car was add a shifter knob that lights up. It is made out of brushed aluminum and looks very cool. I have just removed it though because it was too cold in the mornings and it was a bit loose even when cranked all the way down. I didn't like the way it felt. If anyone wants the shifter knob I will sell it to ya for $10. It cost me $25 on 12-20-09. I only have the adapter that fit in my car, but it should fit any Gen2 CR-V. Let me know if you want it. Pic:
The shifter knob uses a coin battery in the top part, it unscrewes to change the battery.
Other then that the thing is stock. I went out and bought a pair of driving lights. I may try to mount them to the grill in the front. I was thinking about one on either side of the license plate. Would this work OK? Would it cause the engine to over heat? The radiator is right there so I don't know if it would cause any problems. Pic:
The lights would all depend on if my parents are OK with me doing it. My dad said that he doesn't want me making any changes that can't be undone. I know that almost everything can be removed but still I don't know if he will want me putting these on. I haven't opened them yet so if my dad says no I can return them.
I am also planning on either replacing the radio with one that has XM (would cost about $500) or having a portable XM radio hard mounted to the dash. I will probably go that route because it would save me about $300.
Anyway, let me know on the lights. The V runs pretty cool (under half of the gauge) so I don't think that it would affect it much.
The first customization I did to the thing was get some new wiper blades. The old ones were new factory Honda blades but I thought they sucked. So I went to Auto Zone and bought a set of Rain-X Latitude Blades. They were about $40 but they seem worth it so far.
The second thing I did to the car was add a shifter knob that lights up. It is made out of brushed aluminum and looks very cool. I have just removed it though because it was too cold in the mornings and it was a bit loose even when cranked all the way down. I didn't like the way it felt. If anyone wants the shifter knob I will sell it to ya for $10. It cost me $25 on 12-20-09. I only have the adapter that fit in my car, but it should fit any Gen2 CR-V. Let me know if you want it. Pic:
The shifter knob uses a coin battery in the top part, it unscrewes to change the battery.
Other then that the thing is stock. I went out and bought a pair of driving lights. I may try to mount them to the grill in the front. I was thinking about one on either side of the license plate. Would this work OK? Would it cause the engine to over heat? The radiator is right there so I don't know if it would cause any problems. Pic:
The lights would all depend on if my parents are OK with me doing it. My dad said that he doesn't want me making any changes that can't be undone. I know that almost everything can be removed but still I don't know if he will want me putting these on. I haven't opened them yet so if my dad says no I can return them.
I am also planning on either replacing the radio with one that has XM (would cost about $500) or having a portable XM radio hard mounted to the dash. I will probably go that route because it would save me about $300.
Anyway, let me know on the lights. The V runs pretty cool (under half of the gauge) so I don't think that it would affect it much.