i decided to start a thread about common del sol problems and would like to hear others's answers besides whats on some websites. now to start it off my driver side door lock it sooooo hard to push in (to lock) what can i do to fix this? also i hear water splashing around behind the rear window. now i know how to stop the water (with new clips installed) but how do you go about draining the water?!also who else has water leaking into their car from the top part of their windows/tops? so post up answers and your del sol problems in this thread. lets see what others have done to fix these problems, besides whats on the sites

 

my biggest complaints were the leak and annoying *** rattles from the top.

for the leaks, buy the new rubber seal kit
for the rattles, i heard you can fix that by taking the top apart and tighten the locks or something. i never tried it though, since it got stolen

 

how do you take off the top?
One of my ***** is broken

 

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Great Idea...

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1273946

 

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Great Idea...</TD></TR></TABLE>

sorry man, when i searched didnt seeanything. but we can have this going fora little bit, ya know?!

on my top i havent had any rattles so far but my is pretty mint and well taken care of.

 

by *****, you mean the handle? hmm, not sure.
try this website. the have a pretty big forum for del sols.
http://www.automotivetech.org/...f=167

*edit* althought that website is pretty ricey at times, it does have alot of useful info.

 

Awww someone remembered my thread. I feel all warm and fuzzy on the inside right now lol.

 

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hahaha

i didnt know you can use intergra suspension on the del sol! ima look into some supension parts

 

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i've tried this 3 times. tightening everything in the targa takes out about 1/2 the rattles and creaks (targa related). I am yet to get rid of them all.

 

what ecu pin is for hooking up a air fuel gauge? in a delsol and i with you on the leaks and fuel gauge going out twice

 

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i've tried this 3 times. tightening everything in the targa takes out about 1/2 the rattles and creaks (targa related). I am yet to get rid of them all.</TD></TR></TABLE>

yeah, that bugged me the most. the leaks are seasonal, but the rattles never go away. i used to get to pissed off at how noisy my car was... the road noise from my tires, my N1, and the god-damn rattles. GRRRRR!

 

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i used to get to pissed off at how noisy my car was... the road noise from my tires, my N1, and the god-damn rattles. GRRRRR!</TD></TR></TABLE>

what no polyurethane motor mounts to shake everything in the dash loose too? I just replaced almost all my suspension bushings too, giving new meaning to the term 'road noise'. I feel your pain.

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if that's not hooked up to a wideband o2, all you're gonna get is a light show.

 

what kinda trunk bars are u all running with?

 

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none yet, but when I do it'll be anything one-piece that fits.

 

ive been looking at the passwordjdm strut bar kit for like $400+ and comes with the trunk,front upper strut,lower tie bars. im not sure though

 

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IMO, strut bars are not worth that. they don't do enough to justify that price. Spend $250 on an S-T swaybar kit, and add ebay strut bars, you'll come in at least $50 cheaper and perform better.

 

nice , im also gonna add a del sol Si tranny or a D16y8 tranny for the shorter gears and over all better feel. plus ima throw in a ACT prolite 8.8lbs fylwheel

 

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I always thought you had to be pullin on your door handle to push the lock in. At least that's the way it works on my EJ hatch...

 

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that will make your car a good bit quicker.

 

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that will make your car a good bit quicker.</TD></TR></TABLE>

any experiances with this setup? any advice?

 

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any experiances with this setup? any advice? </TD></TR></TABLE>

nope, but a friend has a similar setup. the tranny will make your car faster and the flywheel will make your car 'feel' faster + far more responsive.

 

good cause i plan on adding:
D16y8 tranny
ACT prolite 8.8lb fylwheel
OEM head gasket
Invidia exhaust
DC sports 4-1 header
AEM short ram intake
Buddy club grounding kit

and now im looking for a good cam and intake manifold i can throw on there. any ideas?

EDIT: i might go with the greddy turbo kit as well for like $1400 and ill add:
880cc injectors
remanufacered pistons and rods.

tell me what yall think.....

 

yeah dude u gotta pull the inside handle to lock the door.

 

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thats what im talking about. it doesnt move. i have to like hit it just for it to work

 

http://teamdelsol.com has a lot of stuff.. like, how to stop rattling, etc..

My main complaint are the door panels.

Also, if you guys didn't know.. the leaks are usually from putting weight on the doors, etc.