08-24-2014, 05:31 PM
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Woohoo, that is awesome. 
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08-24-2014, 05:43 PM
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This is awesome. What will become of the Black Widow?
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08-24-2014, 06:13 PM
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My son wants the Black Widow, gonna keep it in the family!
Actually, I'll probably keep it for a while until my kid is ready to take it. Going to be hard making myself drive without AC though, now that I know what it feels like!
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08-24-2014, 06:24 PM
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Someone really loved that car, they took really good care of it! One look at the double grounding wires tells all. Those rain guards need to go though!
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08-24-2014, 07:26 PM
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So will I brother, so will I!
Yeah, I'm thinking the rain guards gotta go, anybody know how to remove that crazy sticky tape without pulling off the paint?
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08-24-2014, 07:44 PM
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The gen 1 insight looks gorgeous. Too bad they didn't sell it here in europe 
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08-24-2014, 08:14 PM
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Wow. Awesome snag! I'm so jealous right now I can't even bother to say anything else.
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08-24-2014, 09:40 PM
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Originally Posted by cowmeat
So will I brother, so will I!
Yeah, I'm thinking the rain guards gotta go, anybody know how to remove that crazy sticky tape without pulling off the paint?
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Heat gun. Never seen "sticky tape" pull off factory paint, or even a respray unless the prep was done poorly.
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08-24-2014, 09:49 PM
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What brake pedal?
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Congratulations on your purchase, that car looks like it has had some incredible TLC from the day it was new.
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I've found nothing wrong with it other than a little cricket chirping
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Changing the serpentine belt solved the loud cricket chirping sound on my car. I recommend the Goodyear Gatorback belt if you do replace it.
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08-25-2014, 01:37 AM
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Don't those cars do really well even with the hybrid stuff deleted?
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But it wouldn't be so desirable to get a 1st-gen Insight running without the IMA working properly, because its engine doesn't have so much low-end torque.
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