Haha, says Honda, we won't fix your car!

"Kat Callahan" (kyosuke)
10/25/2017 at 01:25 • Filed to: None

Not can’t. Won’t. The entire electrical wiring and mechanical system inside the new door is different from the old door. All the innards would need to be swapped. Honda informed me due to corporate policy on “safety and security,” they won’t do this swap. Not can’t, as it is possible, but won’t. They even acknowledge it would pass inspection if done, and maybe I can get a private mechanic to do it, but...

*siiigh*

Have an EK for my trouble.

DISCUSSION (38)

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Kat Callahan
10/25/2017 at 01:34

Well that’s no bueno. I can understand their overall policy, but this hardly seems like it’d leave the car less safe or secure.

Steve in Manhattan > Kat Callahan
10/25/2017 at 01:37

Ask the dealership for the zone rep’s number, and plead your case. The mere action of asking might solve the problem.

And you sound very Strunk & White to me, which works. Red, white, and blue. And don’t get me started on comma-splice errors ...

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Kat Callahan
10/25/2017 at 01:52

Kinja'd!!!

Kat Callahan > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch
10/25/2017 at 01:52

It’s currently both less safe AND less secure, and because the other door is smashed, it has less structural integrity than the door that’s been put on in its place, but yeah, I literally told them price was no object (not often something they hear on a 17 year old car), but it swayed them not a bit.

Kat Callahan > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
10/25/2017 at 01:54

You realise birds did this right? (Abunai means dangerous in Japanese). This is very triggering. *sobs*

Dsscats > Kat Callahan
10/25/2017 at 01:56

On a more positive note, I also just bought a JDM Honda from Flavien!

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Kat Callahan
10/25/2017 at 01:56

Yes, but if you start asking why in Japan you will fall down a very deep hole. I lived there a long time, my wife is from there. Your car is unsafe, please recycle it!

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Kat Callahan
10/25/2017 at 01:56

Yes, but if you start asking why in Japan you will fall down a very deep hole. I lived there a long time, my wife is from there. Your car is unsafe, please recycle it!

Kat Callahan > Dsscats
10/25/2017 at 01:57

Tell me more, tell me more. Also pictures. Also I’ve asked Flavien to help me out, but since I don’t currently possess a valid parking space, I’m probably screwed on getting anything else. :|

And I commute to work every day, so...

traitor joe > Kat Callahan
10/25/2017 at 02:00

This is the kind of thing that any decent mechanic could fix in about an hour. Time for a second opinion.

Kat Callahan > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
10/25/2017 at 02:00

I’ve lived here my entire adult life. I’m trapped by bureaucracy. No valid parking spot. If I give up my car willingly or otherwise, I literally cannot have another. Period. And I drive everyday to work. So... Yeah... I either fix it, or I walk 45 minutes from my suburban station to my workplace. In the winter. Biking is possible, but still terrible. So I’ll try to fix it first.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > Kat Callahan
10/25/2017 at 02:00

Yeah, that’s just silly then. I had the driver door on my car replaced several years ago after someone backed into it, luckily the bodyshop took care of everything. Good luck on getting yours fixed.

Kat Callahan > traitor joe
10/25/2017 at 02:04

So far I’ve been trying to get ahold of the mechanic that did my last inspection, he’s not answering. I’ve contacted another mechanic, but I’m still waiting to hear back.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Kat Callahan
10/25/2017 at 02:10

Plenty of private mechanics around, that shouldn’t be too bad. But I feel you, sometimes the frustration there!! I usually just go to a sumo basho and then stuff myself with chanko and beer, works for me. I’m sort of friends with John Gunning who does the NHK sumo broadcast stuff. I don’t think you live near my parents in law or their neighbor could do it, he seems to be pulling cars apart a lot. I just scrolled through your posts, I have seen some here and there. I see your new interior, I like it.

Kat Callahan > 415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)
10/25/2017 at 02:14

Thanks. Honestly, I have no interest in getting a new car. Mechanically, this one is largely sound. It drives just fine, and it passed shaken in September of 2016. But the exterior is super rough.

Dsscats > Kat Callahan
10/25/2017 at 02:23

Kinja'd!!!

Shhhhhh...

Eggplant > Kat Callahan
10/25/2017 at 02:24

Dude, if you can’t find someone locally that’ll take the job (and I don’t see why you wouldn’t be able too, either), my guy up here in southern Tohoku should be able to take care of things as well.

He does bodywork too, if you feel like taking care of that as well.

Ganbatte. I hope you can get this taken care of before winter.

Kat Callahan > Eggplant
10/25/2017 at 02:35

As I told Flavien, I will totally road trip halfway across Japan for someone who will just spend the time with me and GET IT DONE. I pulled out about 500,000 yen from my savings because of this and some other things, and I am willing to throw money at someone who doesn’t ask “why” or try to talk me out of it. I just want it done.

Eggplant > Kat Callahan
10/25/2017 at 02:56

Well, if it comes down to that, let me know; I’ll give you his contact information.

Kat Callahan > Eggplant
10/25/2017 at 03:00

How far a drive is it from Tokyo?

Eggplant > Kat Callahan
10/25/2017 at 04:57

Google tells me 3 hours from Saitama Shi if you take the Tohoku Expressway.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Dsscats
10/25/2017 at 05:17

Oooo, excellent choice! :P

Kat Callahan > Eggplant
10/25/2017 at 05:55

Well mine finally responded. He’s overseas. That explains it. I also started another conversation for the body work/paint issues with a shop in Kanagawa. We’ll see what happens.

Rust and Dust - Oppositelock Forever > Kat Callahan
10/25/2017 at 08:11

I know a few people have said it, but I’ll reiterate.

Take it to a body shop (collision repair). Here in the States, at least, it’s rather common to get a used door with different wiring/options, requiring you to completely disassemble the used door, then do the same to the damaged door to transfer all the components over to the undamaged replacement.

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > Kat Callahan
10/25/2017 at 09:33

Damn, sorry to hear that. I hope you can find someone to do it.

CalzoneGolem > Kat Callahan
10/25/2017 at 09:46

Can you not swap the door guts yourself? I know you were having some issues working on your car due to having no place to legally park and getting the hairy eye from passersby.

Take our old door to your apt and dissemble it at your leisure then you’ll know what to do with the other door. Since you know how to take the door off and put the other on you could temporarily slap the old one back on and retreat back to your apt to swap the guts.

AdverseMartyr > Kat Callahan
10/25/2017 at 10:23

That sucks.

MonkeePuzzle > Kat Callahan
10/25/2017 at 10:48

I do like a good EK9.

I know you are limited by space and time, but swapping the wiring within the door is a pretty simple job. Were I closer I’d have been more than happy to lend a hand.

Kat Callahan > Dsscats
10/25/2017 at 18:58

Today? Or a rare type of CRX?

Dsscats > Kat Callahan
10/25/2017 at 19:42

City!

Kat Callahan > Dsscats
10/25/2017 at 19:57

OH HELL YEAH.

Dsscats > Kat Callahan
10/25/2017 at 20:06

Near 100 HP, I don’t think I can handle it.

Kat Callahan > Dsscats
10/25/2017 at 20:07

I only have like 98 in the Logo. It’s MAAAAAAD.

Dsscats > Kat Callahan
10/25/2017 at 20:09

To be fair it’s 100PS, so 98.6. ARE WE TWINS?