Randolph <trash@junkmail.com> wrote in
news:42601976.80DE851@junkmail.com:

> Unfortunately I do not know anything about the VSS on the '05
> Accord.

> The service manuals haven't started falling off trucks on
> the information super highway just yet...

I understand -- I figured it was worth a shot ...

> What are you trying to do?

> The factory authorized service manuals from http://www.helminc are
> worth every penny if you are doing work on you own car. The 2003 -
> 2005 Accord manual is $70, and if you have the V6 you need the $40
> V6 supplement as well.

It turns out that I may not need the info I asked about after all.

One guy at the Tire Rack told me that I couldn't get a 215/xx-16 on
the car -- that I'd have to go to a 17" wheel for that.

So I was stuck looking at a 205/55-16, which put the speedo readout
at the high end of spec.

Ideally, I'd really like the speedo to reflect the real speed, but it
turns out that nobody wants you to know that this is possible, other
than by severely limiting your tire / wheel choices so that the VSS
module is happy.

Turns out that "Rick's Yellow Box" can translate the pulse count
received to what it should be after a custom tire/wheel install.
Only downside is that you'd have to fiddle with the VSS wiring
harness (cut/strip wires) in a way such that it would later be
obvious. In a snit, a dealer could void your warranty, claiming
odometer tampering or some such, even though the intent and effect
was to achieve accuracy in speed and distance reporting.

So there's this lovely item that dispenses with all that fuss.
That's the "Test Harness" for the vehicle speed sensor. It plugs
inline between the sensor and the wires leading away from the sensor,
and you could tap into THAT bit of wire without ever disturbing the
OEM setup.

It also means that if warranty service were ever called for, you
could simply remove this intervening bit of hardware, and live
happily ever after.

Why I don't need it now: Another guy at the Tire Rack, who has been
there for much longer than the other dweeb, told me that 225/55-16
should be no problem, but that we'd just need to process it as a
"custom" order.

So I'm getting the right tire at the right size and I'm really
psyched about it. (It's the Pirelli P Zero Nero M&S). It's two
pounds lighter than the OE tire, and the alloys should be
considerably lighter as well.

One item was on back order, so it'll all be a couple of weeks getting
here, but I'll try to let you know how it worked out.

Thanks very much for responding.

-- CL.

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