I've replaced the faithful '99 CRV with a 2014 CRV, a/o 3 weeks ago. There
was really nothing wrong with the '99, but since post-2014 models cannot be
towed 4-down, I thought I'd better go ahead and upgrade before all the
2014's accumulated too much mileage. I got one with 41,000 miles, which
ain't much for a Honda.
George Zhookoff came down for 2-1/2 days to help me install the base plate
and trailer hitch (and to take the '99 home with him). We managed to snap
the whole thing apart and back together (that's mostly how it's assembled
-- with little plastic clips). Underneath, 'most everything is covered
with black plastic, on top of which there's thin white acoustic
insulation.. Some of those covers are downright weird, since I don't know
what they're hiding. I'm hoping someone here has an idea (Google hasn't
helped).
The most weirdest stuff, which I don't want to have to R&R a bunch of
plastic clips to investigate, are two plastic "boxes" running down the
sides of the car beneath the floorboards. On the left, the box covers
"stuff" behind the engine compartment and back to the front portion of the
gas tank. I've no idea what the "stuff" is. On the passenger's side,
there's an even longer box, averaging maybe 11" wide by 5" high by 60" long
with no apparent reason for existence -- I see no pipes nor wires leading
into it! Can't even tell whether there's anything in there.
Anybody got any ideas? Sure hope so, 'cause if not, I'll inevitably have
to R&R them and I may destroy 1/2 of the plastic clips. I've already
bought about 50 of them of 3 types (there must be 10 types). 15 of the
most important ones cost me $9.95. Identical looking items, with the Honda
logo, would have been $89.95!
HELP!
Ken H.
was really nothing wrong with the '99, but since post-2014 models cannot be
towed 4-down, I thought I'd better go ahead and upgrade before all the
2014's accumulated too much mileage. I got one with 41,000 miles, which
ain't much for a Honda.
George Zhookoff came down for 2-1/2 days to help me install the base plate
and trailer hitch (and to take the '99 home with him). We managed to snap
the whole thing apart and back together (that's mostly how it's assembled
-- with little plastic clips). Underneath, 'most everything is covered
with black plastic, on top of which there's thin white acoustic
insulation.. Some of those covers are downright weird, since I don't know
what they're hiding. I'm hoping someone here has an idea (Google hasn't
helped).
The most weirdest stuff, which I don't want to have to R&R a bunch of
plastic clips to investigate, are two plastic "boxes" running down the
sides of the car beneath the floorboards. On the left, the box covers
"stuff" behind the engine compartment and back to the front portion of the
gas tank. I've no idea what the "stuff" is. On the passenger's side,
there's an even longer box, averaging maybe 11" wide by 5" high by 60" long
with no apparent reason for existence -- I see no pipes nor wires leading
into it! Can't even tell whether there's anything in there.
Anybody got any ideas? Sure hope so, 'cause if not, I'll inevitably have
to R&R them and I may destroy 1/2 of the plastic clips. I've already
bought about 50 of them of 3 types (there must be 10 types). 15 of the
most important ones cost me $9.95. Identical looking items, with the Honda
logo, would have been $89.95!
HELP!
Ken H.
