Scolirk : 1990 Accord LX

[dhill_cb7]

Hey man nice lx, what gen crv where those caps from?

[Wickit]

Very nice canvas man looks great!

[Scolirk]

Can you get me a photo of your climate controls? There is a blank where an AC button could go on the LX cars. I'd like to see the actual AC button on yours.

Good chance it was a dealer installed thing. Cruise was an option for the LX, ad I had a 1991 LX sedan in Laurel Blue with cruise, and all of my Accord's, EX/EX-R/SE have had AC, except for my LX's.

I'll definitely snap some interior shots today! I just came back from the wrecker and a cruise, but I'll probably be back in the car in a bit for a Timmies run. The A/C button looks factory.

Hey man nice lx, what gen crv where those caps from?

I was lucky to find them at a wrecker! I see them on the 1997 - 1999 LX models of CRVs. 7cm in diameter if you find them. I only have 3 so one of my rims is naked. I've tried calling people who are selling their CRVs to see if they'll sell me the caps.

[Scolirk]

Also, fogs work now! Thanks to a fellow member who posted the installation manual, I was able to get everything working! Here's a quick photo I took when I tried it out, notice the burnt out headlamp. I took a ride to a local wrecker right after and got a bulb for $10. Can't complain. I'll take a few more photos this evening with the car's lights on when it gets darker.

[islandhopper]

Looks great!

Did you wire them like the manual said or did you try the independent fog mod?

[crazymikey]

A few weeks ago I had in my possession a set of steel wheels with those centre caps you're looking for. Unfortunately I already got rid of them. I'd have sent you the whole set.

[Scolirk]

Looks great!

Did you wire them like the manual said or did you try the independent fog mod?

Ended up going with the manual, except I had to zip tie the fog light relays under the steering wheel to existing wiring. I couldn't find a free place to screw them in unfortunately.

[Scolirk]

A few weeks ago I had in my possession a set of steel wheels with those centre caps you're looking for. Unfortunately I already got rid of them. I'd have sent you the whole set.

Oh nice! If you happen across them again please let me know I'm sure I'll find a set here, I think I can get one off eBay for $10. I've got the photos of my AC button, I'll see if I can upload them from my phone and post from here.

[DarkHusk11]

Clean cb! like the progress already..

[dhill_cb7]

Okay man, i am in the process of ordering the fog wiring(from a member), i have a set of fogs with pigs and a switch but i think i am going to wire it up the oem way.
Also how did you get lucky enough to find a crv. I go to the yards every weekend and there is never a crv.
My gmom has a 2nd gen that i want so bad because it is brown like my cb and is amazing in the snow.
What i am getting at is she is missing one center cap, will the 1st gens fit with then 2nd gens?

[Scolirk]

They should, but see if you can measure them first. Mine are 7cm, which I think is like 3 3/4" in diameter? Basically if the cap is relatively flat, ie it's a low profile it fits on the accords. The smaller, taller ones are for civics. I believe the centre caps from the CR-V hasn't changed, so they should fit on your car.

I was lucky with mine, the wrecker I went to had a large drop off for rims, and I was lucky enough to find 3 rims stacked up with the caps. When I went back this past week, I discovered that they really just remove the tires from the rim and discard all the caps. I found at least a dozen caps for the civic, but none for the accord

Worse comes to worse, apparently Honda can order them. My dealer said it would cost about $80 PER CAP! I wouldn't recommend that, try and find one from a first gen crv.

[dhill_cb7]

$80 PER CAP! I wouldn't recommend that, try and find one from a first gen crv.

Are you shitting me? Wow that is pure profit.

[Scolirk]

Are you shitting me? Wow that is pure profit.

No kidding, it's highway robbery. I paid $3 per cap at the wrecker. I'm going to continue to call people on auto trader and ask if I can just buy their caps from their CR-Vs. I'm sure someone around here won't mind selling theirs for a few bucks.

[Scolirk]

Can you get me a photo of your climate controls? There is a blank where an AC button could go on the LX cars. I'd like to see the actual AC button on yours.

Good chance it was a dealer installed thing. Cruise was an option for the LX, ad I had a 1991 LX sedan in Laurel Blue with cruise, and all of my Accord's, EX/EX-R/SE have had AC, except for my LX's.

So I wasn't successful uploading my photos from my iPhone last night, had to wait till this morning. Here's a pic I snapped of the climate console, not the best photo but I hope it helps!



Also I took a nice photo of the fogs in the parking lot of Boston Pizza. I must say I'm pretty impressed I was able to actually do this on my own with my limited knowledge of vehicles. Can't wait for the GTA cruise this coming weekend! Hoping it's nice weather so I can get some nice photos.

[crazymikey]

First time I've ever seen LX climate controls with AC. I guess they must have made it an option, otherwise they wouldn't have put the switch blank in it.