Moar Horsepowerz! Moar fasterz! (Or, how to paint your calipers…)

The old calipers on the CR-V were looking a bit ragged, poking their scaly selves through the alloy wheels.  It’s not a good look to have everything cleaned up, yet have something so obviously out of place. Answer? Caliper paint. I looked through several systems until I saw that POR15 had a caliper paint, which… Continue reading Moar Horsepowerz! Moar fasterz! (Or, how to paint your calipers…)

Fail, fail again…

Here we go again.  “This will be a quick job,” he says.  “It’s only three nuts and a bolt,” he says.  “This only needs a few tools,” he says. Ball joint Hell. These 3rd-generation CR-Vs have, allegedly, the easiest ball joints to replace. Rather than have the joint pressed into the steering knuckle, these ball… Continue reading Fail, fail again…

What kind of bike rack can I use on my CR-V, and how many bikes can I haul?

This is a companion piece to the trailer hitch ratings post I made a few days ago. Given that the CR-V has a rear-opening hatch, choices in racks are limited. In the past, before I owned a CR-V, the bike rack I owned was sold by Trek, and would strap to your trunk lid.  The… Continue reading What kind of bike rack can I use on my CR-V, and how many bikes can I haul?

Trailer hitch ratings and classes for the Honda CR-V explained.

A question that comes up often is what the capacity of the hitch on the CR-V is rated at.  Honda’s OEM hitch is a Class I hitch.  I installed a Class III hitch on mine, to get the 2-inch receiver. But what does that mean in terms of capacity? Think of it this way–regardless of… Continue reading Trailer hitch ratings and classes for the Honda CR-V explained.

Throttle response controller. Was it worth the cost?

I have been looking at getting one of those throttle response controllers.  One, called Pedal Commander, is $300.  Felt that was way too expensive for what it offered, and have no need to want to control it on my phone over Bluetooth. Another, Roar Pedal, is more basic, but again seemed pricey at $160.  Looking… Continue reading Throttle response controller. Was it worth the cost?

Is your AC blowing warm? Your CR-V may have this issue.

As I found out the hard way on a road trip, where temperatures were in the mid 90s, the AC compressors in the third-generation CR-Vs have a very common failure.  The compressor itself doesn’t fail, but there is an electric clutch actuator coil that burns out, which prevents the clutch from engaging.  One other symptom… Continue reading Is your AC blowing warm? Your CR-V may have this issue.