What did you do to your 2002 today !

[xavier296]

4 hours ago, Toga said:

The wheels you choosed are nicer, but can't you do something about that front bumper!

Stop shaming the diving board crowd!

 

Big is beautiful!?

[2002iii]

7 hours ago, xavier296 said:

Stop shaming the diving board crowd!

 

Big is beautiful!?

They are also neccessary for those of us that have to park on the streets in big cities. Unless you like coming back to your baby only to find someone has parked by ear and run straight into your center grill and/or taillights.

[dlmrun2002]

After 35 years of having those diving boards, I can't wait to throw them in the bottom of the river, replaced with a Kamie repro and euro rear chrome. Facelift time..

 

dlm ny country

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[72pdx02]

2 hours ago, dlmrun2002 said:

After 35 years of having those diving boards, I can't wait to throw them in the bottom of the river,

You mean neighbors pool. 

[irdave]

On 5/9/2021 at 7:50 PM, popovm said:

...  Fingers crossed the bleeding is easy since I am not sure I can take anymore brake work at this point! 

 

 

 

Motive pressure bleeder.  For real.

[popovm]

13 hours ago, irdave said:

 

Motive pressure bleeder.  For real.

I have one! Bought it for this job. It took something like 300 pumps to get it up to 15 psi when I was testing it without brake fluid. I hope it’s easier to get it up to pressure when it has fluid in it. 

[popovm]

On 5/10/2021 at 2:03 AM, Toga said:

The wheels you choosed are nicer, but can't you do something about that front bumper!

 

On 5/10/2021 at 6:53 AM, xavier296 said:

Stop shaming the diving board crowd!

 

Big is beautiful!?

 

On 5/10/2021 at 2:08 PM, 2002iii said:

They are also neccessary for those of us that have to park on the streets in big cities. Unless you like coming back to your baby only to find someone has parked by ear and run straight into your center grill and/or taillights.

 

On 5/10/2021 at 4:59 PM, dlmrun2002 said:

After 35 years of having those diving boards, I can't wait to throw them in the bottom of the river, replaced with a Kamie repro and euro rear chrome. Facelift time..

 

dlm ny country

I am somewhere in the middle of all of these. I actually have a pair of early bumpers and the blunttech bumper kit ready to go but I am also considering just tucking the diving board bumpers and drilling the front for running lights. 2002iii makes a good point though! I have personally witness many people parking by feel here in Seattle. It’s part of the reason why my daily is one of the first gen Honda Elements with the unpainted bumpers! 

[xr4tic]

2 hours ago, popovm said:

I am somewhere in the middle of all of these. I actually have a pair of early bumpers and the blunttech bumper kit ready to go but I am also considering just tucking the diving board bumpers and drilling the front for running lights. 2002iii makes a good point though! I have personally witness many people parking by feel here in Seattle. It’s part of the reason why my daily is one of the first gen Honda Elements with the unpainted bumpers! 

 

I like big bumpers and I can not lie....

 

As long as they're tucked properly.

 

[2002iii]

28 minutes ago, xr4tic said:

 

I like big bumpers and I can not lie....

 

As long as they're tucked properly.

 

 That no longer qualifies as a bumper, it's more of a giant piece of chrome trim.

[dlhoovler]

9 hours ago, popovm said:

I have one! Bought it for this job. It took something like 300 pumps to get it up to 15 psi when I was testing it without brake fluid. I hope it’s easier to get it up to pressure when it has fluid in it. 

 

I'd recommend against using it with fluid in the Motive Products tank. In my experience, that wound up making a big mess when disconnecting at the master cylinder, and the brake fluid caused the clear plastic hose to deteriorate. Instead, I use a baster to suck most of the old fluid out of the reservoir, fill it with new fluid, then use the MP unit just to apply pressure. Works great with no mess, though you do have to disconnect and top off the reservoir a couple of times. 

 

-Dave 

[irdave]

14 hours ago, popovm said:

I have one! Bought it for this job. It took something like 300 pumps to get it up to 15 psi when I was testing it without brake fluid. I hope it’s easier to get it up to pressure when it has fluid in it. 

 

Something isn't sealing correctly if it takes that much pumping.

[xr4tic]

12 hours ago, 2002iii said:

 That no longer qualifies as a bumper, it's more of a giant piece of chrome trim.

 

Kind of like the early bumpers.

[ray_]

12 hours ago, dlhoovler said:

 

I'd recommend against using it with fluid in the Motive Products tank. In my experience, that wound up making a big mess when disconnecting at the master cylinder, and the brake fluid caused the clear plastic hose to deteriorate. Instead, I use a baster to suck most of the old fluid out of the reservoir, fill it with new fluid, then use the MP unit just to apply pressure. Works great with no mess, though you do have to disconnect and top off the reservoir a couple of times. 

 

-Dave 

I always run mine as Dave does.

 

The surgical tubing on mine gave up last year anyway, though. Old, it was...

 

I think they changed the tube material at one point also.

 

Cheers,

[irdave]

23 hours ago, popovm said:

I have one! Bought it for this job. It took something like 300 pumps to get it up to 15 psi when I was testing it without brake fluid. I hope it’s easier to get it up to pressure when it has fluid in it. 

 

For future reference, what I told @popovm via pm, is 65.  65 licks to get to the center, oh wait, to pump up the bleeder, with no fluid, at 5k feet elevation, to 15psi.  All y'all at lower elevations should take fewer pumps.