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  7. Rich's 2003 Honda Accord 2.4 Tourer Auto

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    That was the first thing I did although I knew which wheel it would be. I've been smelling a slight heat smell after a spirited drive but it wasn't a binding brake one so assumed it was just working hard. The wheels were never hot to touch.

    There are a couple of flooded areas on the way to work, plus the usual spray and with the rear being quite exposed the brakes get hammered. TBH I was surprised they lasted 5 years without me needing to clean them up again. Hopefully it's just the slider pins and general crap. I just need to try and drive the car home now but it's only 5 miles so should make it!

  8. Rich's 2003 Honda Accord 2.4 Tourer Auto

    in Car Blogs

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    So I got to work earlier and as I got out of the car I was met by that familiar smell of binding brakes! :banghead: It's been 5 years since I replaced the rear calipers and hoses so I'm hoping they just need a clean up and it's not the piston! My low mileage is definitely not helping! It's a good job I'm off work for 2 weeks after today.

  13. Show us your detailing gear!

    in Car Detailing & Care

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    Wow! Over 5 years a go I bought that hood proofer and I've still not done it! :rolleyes: I clean the roof regularly with all purpose cleaner, the brush and hose. I'll have to use it next year and get it done.

    Tyre foam is very good for dressing plastic, not just that brand but most of them, it's something I do neglect though, the engine bay. I think I would clean it with APC first though just to get the bulk of the grime off.

    I just don't seem to have time to detail any more, life gets in the way!

  14. When are you fitting your winter tyres?

    in Tyres / Wheels

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    That's right, I knew you had mentioned something like that before but I couldn't remember what. They're 8 years old and for the last 2 years I've had them on the car all year round, although it's been sitting there alot. When I did swap them over I would run them for 6 months usually.

    Good point about the temperature though as in the summer when the tyres were stored in the shed it gets very hot in there, although they were out of the sun.

    The tyres were fine this morning going to work in rain. The school is having major building work done so I've been parking at the rear down a little track, which is essentially in a field. I had a thought, with the weather getting wetter and the mud getting muddier, maybe it's getting stuck in the sipes or it's not clearing from the tyres quickly enough. I think I'll be avoiding that lane for the winter though!

  15. When are you fitting your winter tyres?

    in Tyres / Wheels

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    No they're only half worn so around 3-4mm left. That's usually when the sipes start wearing away. Most countries in Europe replace them at 3mm. That's why it's strange they seem to have lost grip already. So maybe it's the age or where they're not getting much use. 

    I won't be replacing them, if it carries on I'll just fit the summer ones and see how they are. Those tyres are virtually new so I need to start getting some wear out of them and I'm only doing 10 miles a day to work and back!

  16. When are you fitting your winter tyres?

    in Tyres / Wheels

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    For the last 2 years I've not bothered putting the summer tyres back on the Accord so have run the Toyo winters all that time. The car has only covered 2 or 3k miles. They're nearly 8 years old now and almost on the sipe wear indicator so still have a bit of tread left.

    As the temperature has dropped this week I'm not feeling very confident with them any more. A couple of times when turning in to or out of a road, so the wheels are angled, they've lost traction.

    Coming home this afternoon down the lanes there are a couple of sections which are single track. They're just 10 metres long, if that. I was halfway up one when a big pickup type truck came the other way. He wasn't initially going to stop and then realised he wouldn't get past so did at the last second but I didn't have much room to get by. I was doing under 20mph but as I started braking I hit a patch of mud and the whole car slid past him just missing it!! <_< Luckily I kept control of it but I felt like there was no grip at all.

    I'm wondering if these tyres have had it? Considering winter tyres are for snow and mud I'm surprised there isn't much grip left. I was planning on selling the wheels in the spring anyway as I need to use the tyres on the summer ones, which still have almost new tread!

    Compared to the Nokian winter tyres on the Lexus I have no confidence in these Toyos at all. Although really that shouldn't be a surprise as the T1R on the MX5 are terrible in the wet and I can't wait to replace those too.

  18. Lowering MX-5 Mk3

    in Suspension

    Posted

    Hi Ray,

    I'm assuming this is your first time using a forum and you're not familiar with how they work?

    You don't need to quote a post to reply, you can reply in the box below without quoting. If you wanted to reply to more than one person or separate parts of a post then quoting is a good way of doing that but not essential.

    It is advisable to keep everything related to one thread (a thread holds all of the posts) in that location rather than keep posting in different threads as it's just going to confuse you and everyone else.

    I'll tidy the threads up when I get a moment. By the way, you have 10 minutes to edit a post after creating it and I can delete any that you don't want displayed any more.

    If you haven't navigated the forum there are various sections where you can start new threads. Such as the lounge for general chit chat, the geometry section, tyres, suspension and so on.

    You may be better off starting a new thread in the lounge section about using the forum and we can keep all posts in there to help you.

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