Honda Civic DIYs and Civic Tech ChatHonda Civic DIYs and Civic Tech Chat - for the true gearheads! Bring your wrench, it's time for some Honda Civic DIY projects! Questions about problems with your car do NOT go here.
Hey gearbox, would you recommend a DIY install for an A/C compressor as opposed to paying someone getting it done? Besides the fact that a professional has to bleed the system first, of course. I pretty much have the compressor in hand, but wanted to know if it was one of those things that a professional would be safer doing than I am.
Yep. Gotta get that mounting kit + a drill for those of us who don't have the stock rear sway bar.
What mounting kit are you referring to? I've been reading around and know I don't have to have a tie bar. Do I need to go to the hardware store and pick up some bolts and what not? Where do I determine where to drill holes?
Hey gearbox, would you recommend a DIY install for an A/C compressor as opposed to paying someone getting it done? Besides the fact that a professional has to bleed the system first, of course. I pretty much have the compressor in hand, but wanted to know if it was one of those things that a professional would be safer doing than I am.
bleeding an ac system into the air is illegal. I wouldn't say that it is unsafe unless you sit there and inhale all the freon as it comes out. Its a fairly simple install. Once all the freon is out of the system there isnt anything special that you have to worry about except getting anything(i.e. dirt) inside of the lines. Which still is not that hard of a thing to avoid.
hi there gear box, i drive a 2001 civic coupe dx and was wondering if you know or have a DIY on changing the front axle, should i just change both, and where would the best place be to get one? thanks a lot.
How the hell do i get this A/C condenser off without taking off the I/C? I took it off once before but I cant for the life of me figure it out again. the bottom attachment is the one that i cant get off.
how do i get it off?!
do i need to remove #28 in this picture and take the line off with it?
yup number 28
when i removed mine i unbolted the line from that little cylinder thingy and just pulled it out(the line) with the condenser. also so you are aware there are multiple number 28s in that pic
What mounting kit are you referring to? I've been reading around and know I don't have to have a tie bar. Do I need to go to the hardware store and pick up some bolts and what not? Where do I determine where to drill holes?
yup number 28
when i removed mine i unbolted the line from that little cylinder thingy and just pulled it out(the line) with the condenser. also so you are aware there are multiple number 28s in that pic
didn't notice that, but i guess you knew which one i was talking about.
I have an 03 civic EX and the front driver's side seat has a height adjustment, but when I move it lower, the entire seat will wobble. When I have it raised all the way up, it wobbles slightly. I have seen a thread about this before, and someone had said they were going to replace bearings or bushings or something and put a DIY on here, but haven't seen one completed. Any idea how to fix this problem?
