My local dealer is the equivalent of Satan.
They are the guys that scummed me over on my original 06si by selling it to michael bolton lol AND after i purchsed a "few" hondas from them...

WELL ANYWAY...

My passenger seat has some "rock" to it... and i checked their website to find out they are open till midnight everynight , which is PERFECT since i work in manhatt. and takes forever to get home.

I called early in the day abou tth seat and told the guy, can i just bring it in so that it can be noted its messed up... so i can make an appt for it to be replaced.

I get there...they take the car right in

TURNS OUT.... one of the techs there I know from here lol
he walks up to my car and is like hey mike

They order me a complete new rail for the seat..
So i figure while they have the car there.. why night get the HDS DBW update

He does that for me and

Let me just say.... WOW

Such a smoother car... personally my engine is still stock.. BEFORE my crossover was WAY more presentable...now during crossover its less pronounced but the car feels more aggressive and shifting is ALOT better.

I'm pretty sad i didnt do this sooner


Sooooo if you HAVE NOT done this
GO IMMEDIATELY... took 5 minutes to knock it out with the tablet and made my car feel so different that i almost stalled at my first light...i even think it lowered my idle
(which means its driving totally different)

to update

 

this makes me angry... i STILL cant find a dealer that will do this, let alone knows of it... i think its time i call american honda, anyone know the number or link me?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Demonis &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">this makes me angry... i STILL cant find a dealer that will do this, let alone knows of it... i think its time i call american honda, anyone know the number or link me?</TD></TR></TABLE>

when you walk in you need to just say
HDS UPDATE with the tablet pc.

they found it super fast

the cust service number is in your manuals

 

Ive gone to two dealers, told them the numbers of the bulletins, explained the process, even had them hook the thing up, and nothing. I tried telling the one that hooked it up that their HDS must not be up to date but oh they wouldnt hear of that... the tech pooch was trained by his masters well to be narrow minded. The second dealer (the one i now use primarily for service) doesnt have a clue what im saying when i tell them about it.

 

Wait there is another dbw update my SI was built later in the year so it already had it but i still get some rev hang. Is this a new update you got X or teh old 1 ?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by WILD_WILL &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Wait there is another dbw update my SI was built later in the year so it already had it but i still get some rev hang. Is this a new update you got X or teh old 1 ?
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I'm assuming its the same one everyone else got, i've read since the original si was produced there have been 4 updates.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Type X &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My local dealer is the equivalent of Satan.
They are the guys that scummed me over on my original 06si by selling it to michael bolton lol AND after i purchsed a "few" hondas from them...

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Yeah I heard that guys a douche

I gotta get my oil changed this week...Maybe ill get that done too. Did you get the recall too? Maybe ill go tonight late...I was gonna go last night but flooded bass mint FTL

 

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Yeah I heard that guys a douche

I gotta get my oil changed this week...Maybe ill get that done too. Did you get the recall too? Maybe ill go tonight late...I was gonna go last night but flooded bass mint FTL</TD></TR></TABLE>

hahah yea! You can just walk in for an oil change. I got the recall notice, they have to order the foam piece for you. I'm having mine done when they replace the new seat brace they ordered me. Lemme know when you wanna get those screwwwwZ lol

 

I am really trying not to go the dealer unless need I have Hondata and if I go in for say a oil change and they decide to reflash my computer without my knowledge there goes 700 bucks

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spoonlongblock &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I am really trying not to go the dealer unless need I have Hondata and if I go in for say a oil change and they decide to reflash my computer without my knowledge there goes 700 bucks</TD></TR></TABLE>

I thought Hondata would only charge $75 for an updated Honda ECU. Also, I'd ask Hondata what would happen if Honda flashed over your existing setup...

 

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I thought Hondata would only charge $75 for an updated Honda ECU. Also, I'd ask Hondata what would happen if Honda flashed over your existing setup...</TD></TR></TABLE>

Hondata isn't liable for "overwriting" by dealers.

 

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Hondata isn't liable for "overwriting" by dealers.</TD></TR></TABLE>

That sucks But understandable, I guess. Either have a very good relationship with your tech, or never take it in like spoonlongblock

 

Quick question do the 06 SI's come standard with 1 free oil changed or is that with certain dealerships many people have mentioned getting 1 free oil change. I am at 3,700 miles and my oil life gauge says 30% but i am thinking about changing it when i hit 20% oil life.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by WILD_WILL &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Quick question do the 06 SI's come standard with 1 free oil changed or is that with certain dealerships many people have mentioned getting 1 free oil change. I am at 3,700 miles and my oil life gauge says 30% but i am thinking about changing it when i hit 20% oil life.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Certain dealers give free ones... others give ZERO

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Type X &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">My local dealer is the equivalent of Satan.
They are the guys that scummed me over on my original 06si by selling it to michael bolton lol AND after i purchsed a "few" hondas from them...

WELL ANYWAY...

My passenger seat has some "rock" to it... and i checked their website to find out they are open till midnight everynight , which is PERFECT since i work in manhatt. and takes forever to get home.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Just curious...which dealership was it?

 

are the dbw updates only for si's or can i can i get it done for my lx?

 

Free oil change policies are not factory-supported. It has to be on a dealership-by-dealership basis. Our Honda dealership does not offer free oil changes on any model, unless it's a part of the negotiations for the sale of the vehicle. It has happened before on models they want to get rid of soon, but haven't had much interest in them.

The service bulletin number is 06-052 for the Si's hanging RPM issue. It was posted AUG 08, 2006 on the Honda Interactive network. You need to check if your VIN applies: 2HGFG2.....6H700001 through 2HGFG2.....6H707606.

I always hated the hanging RPM's when trying to shift from 1st to 2nd.

 

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Just curious...which dealership was it?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Staten Island Honda

 

Hey Mike, did you passenger seat top part rock? Mine has a big shimmy to it. Yea I got the reflash about 2 months ago. Made it alot better, But not perfect.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Caveman74 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Hey Mike, did you passenger seat top part rock? Mine has a big shimmy to it. Yea I got the reflash about 2 months ago. Made it alot better, But not perfect.</TD></TR></TABLE>


mine was more the base as compared to the top
the reflash IMO is alot bettter after honda i only drove home and it was raining so i havent been able to really test it out
but i will later on tonight

 

I was wondering the same thing... I bought my EX last November. Are the updates for non-si as well?

 

Ive been so busy with school lately and not keeping up with anything and this has me hooked. i havent heard of this yet. What exactly is the DBW HDS UPDATE?

Does is help fix DBW a little bit or sumthing. what sthe deal?

 

it would get rid of my hondata flash so if you take the hondaata flash at $600 bucks plus the update HDS software $75 you get $675 then add shipping and you get over $700 bucks so I may go in but say that I just want the Campaign done and nothing else, and make sure they put just the campaign on and I will tell them not to do the update for the ecu as I I don't want it.

 

Dealers are not supposed to do anything to your car without informing you first. Service Advisors can get into a lot of crap for doing things to your car w/o your consent.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spoonlongblock &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">it would get rid of my hondata flash so if you take the hondaata flash at $600 bucks plus the update HDS software $75 you get $675 then add shipping and you get over $700 bucks so I may go in but say that I just want the Campaign done and nothing else, and make sure they put just the campaign on and I will tell them not to do the update for the ecu as I I don't want it.</TD></TR></TABLE>


This is a SERVICE BULLETIN... to fix a reported problem.
Not a RECALL CAMPAIGN, its either voluntary OR a fix when problems are brought up during routine service.

If you walk into honda and REQUEST it... odd's are your hondata reflash will be toast....