Honda Car Forum

In article <9zvKc.32709$vO1.155230@nnrp1.uunet.ca>,
"Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote:

> In my opinion, the driver still has complete control over all of the windows
> in the car. A split second is all it takes to flip the switch to the other
> position to control the windows other than the driver's. Am I missing
> something here?

Yup. You're missing the point that once the master on/off switch is set
to on in order to give the driver control, you've also given the kid
control. You're missing the battle that goes on between the kid using
his switch and the driver using his switch.



> Are you saying that the driver's window is controlled by the
> master switch now?

He's been saying that all along. The master switch is master--and it
cuts out the driver's switch, too, which shouldn't be.

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
news:elmop-9D4294.10335518072004@text.usenetserver.com...
>
> The point is, once you flip the switch to give yourself control, you
> also give the kid control--and now it's a battle for you to get the
> window up and the switch flipped back while the kid is fighting to get
> the window down.

I didn't realize that the '04's master switch disabled the driver's window
control.

> The lockout switch *should* disable local control switches while leaving
> the main control switches at the driver's door enabled.

Okay, the fog is lifting <g>! I see what thought the other fellow was trying
to convey.

> Get it now? It's obviously been a long, long time since you've had kids.

It would be just a matter of tellng the child to stop and put the window
back up. At least my children listened to me when they were little. But,
then again, they still listen to me now while they're in their twenties.

--
Brian

www.cakesbydarlene.ca

www.accesswave.ca/~orion

In article <g%vKc.32728$vO1.155129@nnrp1.uunet.ca>,
"Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote:

> > Get it now? It's obviously been a long, long time since you've had kids.
>
> It would be just a matter of tellng the child to stop and put the window
> back up.

Generally it is, but some kids sometimes get it in their minds not to
listen.

"LBJGH" <bite_mee@hotsnail.back> wrote in message
news:b5vKc.2455$_9r.317@news04.bloor.is.net.cable. rogers.com...
> Hey Bob, I haven't noticed the other concerns you noted...
>
> ... as far a dash illumination have you tried turning the trip odometer
all
> the way to the right while using the head lights during the day?


Sure - I can manually adjust the brightness to maximum when I turn the
headlights on in daylight, but then I have to manually adjust it back to my
preferred nighttime setting later on after dark. Extra work and distraction
from driving that should not be necessary. An interior cabin light sensor
would have been a much more elegant solution.


Bob


>
>
> "rjdriver" <rjdrivers@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:dUuKc.2965$_K2.983@lakeread02...
> >
> > "Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
> > news:gcsKc.32638$vO1.154778@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
> > >
> > > "LBJGH" <bite_mee@hotsnail.back> wrote in message
> > > news:wllKc.343$S5k.45@news04.bloor.is.net.cable.ro gers.com...
> > > > One thing I've noticed that Honda should change on the Accords is
that
> > > when
> > > > the window lock is set by the driver, the driver should still be
able
> to
> > > > operate the windows while locking the other passengers, i.e. kids
out.
> > > > Anyone else annoyed by this?
> > >
> > > I'm not. I don't find it that difficult to flip a switch to allow
> > operation
> > > of the windows. It's not as if the switch is in the trunk or glove
> > > compartment, it's right there beside the other switch you've got your
> hand
> > > on.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Brian
> > >
> >
> > The point is to give the driver "control" of all the windows in the
> car.
> > The driver shouldn't have to give up control even for a few seconds in
> order
> > to open his/her own window. No it's not difficult or serious, but it's
an
> > obvious engineering/design flaw that along with the other obvious flaws
in
> > the new version released in 2003 that should have been corrected while
the
> > car was still in design spec. stage.
> >
> > Other flaws? 1. Location of hood release. 2. Dash level airflow
> leak
> > when set for feet or windshield. 3. No interior light sensor to adjust
> > dash lights brighter when headlights on during daylight (overcast, rain,
> > etc.). All minor annoyances to be sure, in an otherwise fine vehicle,
but
> > ones that would have cost little to nothing to rectify if recognized
early
> > enough.
> >
> >
> > Bob
> >
> >
>
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GEE
Did you buy a Honda Accord or a >50K Lexus LS 430?

Typical American, needs to ask permission to an arm in order to move the
other one.

rjdriver wrote:
> "LBJGH" <bite_mee@hotsnail.back> wrote in message
> news:b5vKc.2455$_9r.317@news04.bloor.is.net.cable. rogers.com...
>
>>Hey Bob, I haven't noticed the other concerns you noted...
>>
>>... as far a dash illumination have you tried turning the trip odometer
>
> all
>
>>the way to the right while using the head lights during the day?
>
>
>
> Sure - I can manually adjust the brightness to maximum when I turn the
> headlights on in daylight, but then I have to manually adjust it back to my
> preferred nighttime setting later on after dark. Extra work and distraction
> from driving that should not be necessary. An interior cabin light sensor
> would have been a much more elegant solution.
>
>
> Bob
>
>
>
>>
>>"rjdriver" <rjdrivers@cox.net> wrote in message
>>news:dUuKc.2965$_K2.983@lakeread02...
>>
>>>"Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
>>>news:gcsKc.32638$vO1.154778@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
>>>
>>>>"LBJGH" <bite_mee@hotsnail.back> wrote in message
>>>>news:wllKc.343$S5k.45@news04.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...
>>>>
>>>>>One thing I've noticed that Honda should change on the Accords is
>
> that
>
>>>>when
>>>>
>>>>>the window lock is set by the driver, the driver should still be
>
> able
>
>>to
>>
>>>>>operate the windows while locking the other passengers, i.e. kids
>
> out.
>
>>>>>Anyone else annoyed by this?
>>>>
>>>>I'm not. I don't find it that difficult to flip a switch to allow
>>>
>>>operation
>>>
>>>>of the windows. It's not as if the switch is in the trunk or glove
>>>>compartment, it's right there beside the other switch you've got your
>>
>>hand
>>
>>>>on.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Brian
>>>>
>>>
>>> The point is to give the driver "control" of all the windows in the
>>
>>car.
>>
>>>The driver shouldn't have to give up control even for a few seconds in
>>
>>order
>>
>>>to open his/her own window. No it's not difficult or serious, but it's
>
> an
>
>>>obvious engineering/design flaw that along with the other obvious flaws
>
> in
>
>>>the new version released in 2003 that should have been corrected while
>
> the
>
>>>car was still in design spec. stage.
>>>
>>> Other flaws? 1. Location of hood release. 2. Dash level airflow
>>
>>leak
>>
>>>when set for feet or windshield. 3. No interior light sensor to adjust
>>>dash lights brighter when headlights on during daylight (overcast, rain,
>>>etc.). All minor annoyances to be sure, in an otherwise fine vehicle,
>
> but
>
>>>ones that would have cost little to nothing to rectify if recognized
>
> early
>
>>>enough.
>>>
>>>
>>>Bob
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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>
>
>

"Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
news:9zvKc.32709$vO1.155230@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
>
> "rjdriver" <rjdrivers@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:dUuKc.2965$_K2.983@lakeread02...
> >
> > The point is to give the driver "control" of all the windows in the
> car.
> > The driver shouldn't have to give up control even for a few seconds in
> order
> > to open his/her own window. No it's not difficult or serious, but it's
an
> > obvious engineering/design flaw that along with the other obvious flaws
in
> > the new version released in 2003 that should have been corrected while
the
> > car was still in design spec. stage.
>
> In my opinion, the driver still has complete control over all of the
windows
> in the car. A split second is all it takes to flip the switch to the other
> position to control the windows other than the driver's. Am I missing
> something here? Are you saying that the driver's window is controlled by
the
> master switch now?
>
> > Other flaws? 1. Location of hood release.
>
> I've had every 2004 model out for test drives, and had every compartment
> door or cover opened. I didn't find any releases to be in a strange or
> difficult to access location.

I have a 2003, and perhaps they corrected this one in 2004. The hood
release in my car is next to the drivers left foot where the side panel
underneath the dash meets the floor. It is necessary to get out of the
vehicle and squat or kneel on the ground to reach.


> >2. Dash level airflow leak when set for feet or windshield.
>
> Is this something peculilar to your vehicle or do you believe that every
> model has the same problem? I never noticed it in any of the vehicles I
had
> out.

Every one I test drove had the same leak. A small amount of air flowing
though the dash vents when the airflow was set to the feet or the
windshield.


> >3. No interior light sensor to adjust dash lights brighter when
headlights
> on during daylight (overcast, >rain, etc.).
>
> This is something that I don't believe Honda will ever do anything about.
I
> found it a nuisance annoyance back in '79 with my first Accord (but, then
> reaching forward and turning the dash lighting control up, solved that
> problem). I've become oblivious to this minor inconvenience, in much the
> same way that many people deal the speed limit ;^)

I too had my first Accord in 1979. It was my first brand new car, as
well. I fondly remember plunking down a $25.00 deposit and picking from the
long list of 2 offered accesories :-), and then choosing from the myriad of
colors offered (Silver and Maroon) and patiently waiting 6 months for what I
was damn sure was going to be the best car in the world for the money
($6340.00). I was never diasappointed in the vehicle and might still have
it today if I hadn't been sandwiched in a rear ender that totaled it.

Honda should have learned a lesson from their radio supplier in '79.
Mine had an FM stereo/casette player ( may have been made by Alpine) with a
bright green LED display for station/clock. Built into the radio itself was
a roomlight sensor that automatically adjusted the brighness of the LED
based on cabin light conditions.

Bob


> Brian
>
> www.cakesbydarlene.ca
>
> www.accesswave.ca/~orion
>
>

GEE
Did you buy a Honda Accord or a >50K Lexus LS 430?

rjdriver wrote:

> "LBJGH" <bite_mee@hotsnail.back> wrote in message
> news:b5vKc.2455$_9r.317@news04.bloor.is.net.cable. rogers.com...
>
>>Hey Bob, I haven't noticed the other concerns you noted...
>>
>>... as far a dash illumination have you tried turning the trip odometer
>
> all
>
>>the way to the right while using the head lights during the day?
>
>
>
> Sure - I can manually adjust the brightness to maximum when I turn the
> headlights on in daylight, but then I have to manually adjust it back to my
> preferred nighttime setting later on after dark. Extra work and distraction
> from driving that should not be necessary. An interior cabin light sensor
> would have been a much more elegant solution.
>
>
> Bob
>
>
>
>>
>>"rjdriver" <rjdrivers@cox.net> wrote in message
>>news:dUuKc.2965$_K2.983@lakeread02...
>>
>>>"Brian Smith" <Halifax@NovaScotia.Canada> wrote in message
>>>news:gcsKc.32638$vO1.154778@nnrp1.uunet.ca...
>>>
>>>>"LBJGH" <bite_mee@hotsnail.back> wrote in message
>>>>news:wllKc.343$S5k.45@news04.bloor.is.net.cabl e.rogers.com...
>>>>
>>>>>One thing I've noticed that Honda should change on the Accords is
>
> that
>
>>>>when
>>>>
>>>>>the window lock is set by the driver, the driver should still be
>
> able
>
>>to
>>
>>>>>operate the windows while locking the other passengers, i.e. kids
>
> out.
>
>>>>>Anyone else annoyed by this?
>>>>
>>>>I'm not. I don't find it that difficult to flip a switch to allow
>>>
>>>operation
>>>
>>>>of the windows. It's not as if the switch is in the trunk or glove
>>>>compartment, it's right there beside the other switch you've got your
>>
>>hand
>>
>>>>on.
>>>>
>>>>--
>>>>Brian
>>>>
>>>
>>> The point is to give the driver "control" of all the windows in the
>>
>>car.
>>
>>>The driver shouldn't have to give up control even for a few seconds in
>>
>>order
>>
>>>to open his/her own window. No it's not difficult or serious, but it's
>
> an
>
>>>obvious engineering/design flaw that along with the other obvious flaws
>
> in
>
>>>the new version released in 2003 that should have been corrected while
>
> the
>
>>>car was still in design spec. stage.
>>>
>>> Other flaws? 1. Location of hood release. 2. Dash level airflow
>>
>>leak
>>
>>>when set for feet or windshield. 3. No interior light sensor to adjust
>>>dash lights brighter when headlights on during daylight (overcast, rain,
>>>etc.). All minor annoyances to be sure, in an otherwise fine vehicle,
>
> but
>
>>>ones that would have cost little to nothing to rectify if recognized
>
> early
>
>>>enough.
>>>
>>>
>>>Bob
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>---
>>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
>>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
>>Version: 6.0.720 / Virus Database: 476 - Release Date: 7/14/2004
>>
>>
>
>
>

In article <tUAKc.2998$_K2.1064@lakeread02>,
"rjdriver" <rjdrivers@cox.net> wrote:

> > >2. Dash level airflow leak when set for feet or windshield.
> >
> > Is this something peculilar to your vehicle or do you believe that every
> > model has the same problem? I never noticed it in any of the vehicles I
> had
> > out.
>
> Every one I test drove had the same leak. A small amount of air flowing
> though the dash vents when the airflow was set to the feet or the
> windshield.

Everyone seems confused by this. This is by design. Outside air is
always flowing into the cabin via the dash vents, unless you manually
turn the vent in question off.

Honda (and Mazda) has done this forever.

"Elmo P. Shagnasty" <elmop@nastydesigns.com> wrote in message
news:elmop-113F7B.19341518072004@text.usenetserver.com...
> In article <tUAKc.2998$_K2.1064@lakeread02>,
> "rjdriver" <rjdrivers@cox.net> wrote:
>
> > > >2. Dash level airflow leak when set for feet or windshield.
> > >
> > > Is this something peculilar to your vehicle or do you believe that
every
> > > model has the same problem? I never noticed it in any of the vehicles
I
> > had
> > > out.
> >
> > Every one I test drove had the same leak. A small amount of air flowing
> > though the dash vents when the airflow was set to the feet or the
> > windshield.
>
> Everyone seems confused by this. This is by design. Outside air is
> always flowing into the cabin via the dash vents, unless you manually
> turn the vent in question off.
>
> Honda (and Mazda) has done this forever.
>

I am talking about *fan forced* air, not a leisurely flow of outisde
air. My '79 Accord, '86 Integra, '89 Accord, and 94 Quest did not do this.
And if it's by design, then it's the designers who are confused to think
that this is desirable. When I want heat on my feet and not on my face I
choose the "floor" airflow setting. If I wanted heated air in both places I
would choose the dual airflow setting specifically designed to push air at
the floor *and* the dash level vents. No car I have ever owned has also
forced me to also close the dash vents to prevent heated air to my face
while the floor setting was on.....


Bob

In article <iyEKc.3018$_K2.1906@lakeread02>,
"rjdriver" <rjdrivers@cox.net> wrote:

> I am talking about *fan forced* air, not a leisurely flow of outisde
> air. My '79 Accord, '86 Integra, '89 Accord, and 94 Quest did not do this.
> And if it's by design, then it's the designers who are confused to think
> that this is desirable. When I want heat on my feet and not on my face I
> choose the "floor" airflow setting. If I wanted heated air in both places I
> would choose the dual airflow setting specifically designed to push air at
> the floor *and* the dash level vents. No car I have ever owned has also
> forced me to also close the dash vents to prevent heated air to my face
> while the floor setting was on.....

Again, Honda has done this forever. Not only is it outside air, but
it's the temperature of the heater setting.

Go figure.

My Lexus has this little crotch vent that's tied to the dash vents;
there's no way to turn it off, only redirect it. Either my crotch gets
cold, or my ankles get cold.

It's not only Honda who does weird things.