You are not alone on this bro.
I previously own the pencil/tiny light and one of the issue i encountered was the weak lighting which is a design flaw for that vehicle, if u checkout the bulb housing, you will find out it uses 2 pairs of H4 bulbs (one for each side) this single H4 bulb does the work of high and low beams which in my own opinion is a weak lighting design.

2001 camry a.k.a Droplight on the other hand just like most modern cars has 4 different housing/socket for bulbs (2 at each sides) seperately for high and low beam which also work all together when you have your high beam on. That's twice the light of the other camry (pencil)

Now imagine having an extra 2 Led bulbs added to the one u currently have totalling 4. Brighter light isn't it.

The headlamp upgrade on 2001 camry (drop light) compared to the older 1997-199 camry (pencil) isn't just a child's play.

Mind you, cleaning your headlamp wont really solve it, it will only get a little better but you ll still have to slow down or even park when cars with stronger lightning system are coming towards you. Some drivers due to either ignorance or wicked.ness will refuse to dim their lights for you even when you send them a signal u are finding it difficult to see beyond (some amat.eur drivers don't get the message anyway)

The only solution is attaching extra lamps/ fog lights in front of your bumper, personally i feel it makes cars quite ugly but you have to learn to live with it if u want better lights.

Some people go as far as upgrading the front bumper and headlamps to that of the 2001 Camry to get better lighting on pencil light

diportivo:



oh yeah


it simply fails without giving any sign whatsoever right??

how many of these crv/accord have u used extensively?

2003 Accord. 2012 to 2015
Pulled off twice.
First during a journey, no click whatsoever before leaving, parked to get stuff at the expressway after driving about 3hrs, turned the steering.. light clicks... trafficated to the main road and BINGO! Leg pulled!!

Second one was the most embarassing ever, backed out of the parking lot and it dropped right there...
.......

Your defence wont stop a couple of Accords and CRVs from pulling off today and beyond like someone stepped on banana peel.

By the way, i have witnessed a CRV leg pull outside the country once so Face the fact that it is a design flaw and it will fall off if you are not careful enough. It's what almost every old Accord user knows so calm yourself and let those who's got a solution help those who wants to enjoy the affected models bro.

diportivo:



honda has done it again

Dude, calm down, we got your point.

Every car parts bolted together can fail. This applies to any car make and model, no exceptions.

But it is a clear fact that the suspensions of some particular model and years of Honda especially the Accords and CRVs are prone to easy fail compared to other makes and models of vehicle

Except of course if we want to start deceiving ourselves and play the game of Ignorance.

RZArecta:
it's better you go for driving lessons and I believe you'll definitely become sharp within a week. The Civic is a good choice, just make sure it wasn't abused by the previous owner. It's better you spend a few bucks so a mechanic can look it over before you purchase. Enjoy

You have said it all. Kudos

Mpomia:
Look let's do a little thinking. It is wrong to drive with your 1leg in Automatic. It is so wrong and not safe and this is why.

When you are driving a car first of all what your eyes see educates you of what type of car you are driving because there is going to be a similation between the body and the car.

Now how is a manual made to tell u there are 3peddles, the one to your right is the acceralator control. To the middle from the right is the brake which is next to your psychological control which is the similation. Remember the right leg takes control and does not move until the machine must come to a slow or a stop.

Now your left leg does 2 jobs and it takes care of the brake and the clutch giving you a sense of division yet positioned in your negative side of brain which at this time is expected to do positive to the car in terms of how the machine should be running on the road. Your brains re opened to the road and the car.
And your eyes are picking visuals at a certain speed. In the MANUAL of course it only makes sense to station the right leg and use the left to control the speed but what you have forgotten is none of the legs crosses each other, so why use the same right leg stationed to the acceralator in the manual for moving the car and cross and be looking for the brake peddle when the left is to your left sense.

That's why there are more automatic accidents on our roads. You see a car with 2 peddles the right is to the accelerator and the left to the brake peddle and you decide this time to cross the right you have stationed on the right to keep the car in motion to now go and be doing another task. It is brain confusion.

I tell you, in case of anything the eye might miss in the visuals you are likely to think the right has gone to hit the brake when u are actually accelerating,trust me.

Firstly, this is a very old thread. Secondly, i dont want to say your post makes absolutely no sense bro, but please go through all you typed again. Please forgive me. Dont confuse others.

This is one good reason why some people insist you learn how to drive with manual tranny first so u could know and understand the basics as well as the professionalism in driving.

For every car you drive, be it Auto or manual tranny, there is only one thing in common...You are either MOVING or STOPPING.

The right leg goes to the throttle pedal (Moving) then returns to the brake pedal for stopping.

You only lift your left leg from the leg-rest unto the clutch pedal if u are driving a manual tranny.

No professional driver or tutor will ever teach u to put your left leg on brake pedal. None!

There is a reason why a LEG REST is built down there for the left leg while there is none for your right leg. Your right leg doesn't rest/stay idle, it's either throttling (moving) or braking (stopping).

Learn how to drive professionally first, they wont listen, now they are using left leg to match the brake pedal. Nightmare!

Imagine someone who matches the brake with the left foot coming to give professional advices on Nairaland Car session.

instinctg:
one of the most annoying
air flow meter - air filometer

You didn't call it well.. it is EFLO-METER.

Took me so many days to eventually understand what they actually meant back then.

DAVE5:


No take your own situation judge everybody

Young man, I understand your plight and anger .
You must be one of those who buy vehicles they can't afford to maintain but rely on miracles later on to keep it running.

Those who actually have the capability to buy luxury vehicles do so without stress, when the time comes for maintenance, they do it appropriately and easily.. they dont just rely on only miracles to happen... Thus the reason why u find some luxury cars on the road while some are grounded in the mechanic workshop due to the owner's financial incapacitation.

Your anger towards me is unnecessary, channel that energy into bn real. No do pass urself, get somethin u can afford to take care of, don't be a serious issue for other capable road users and at the end u put the blame on God as if he is the cause of your own mistake..

DAVE5:


I believe one thing, the same place I got money to buy the car, God go provide to help me maintain am, we only live once boss

Chei. See mentality...

Sometimes we, human are the cause of our own misfortune.

Take for instance, a man who earns 40k monthly and luckily gets an opportunity of 3Million Naira from a share of his family land dat was sold, then he decides to buy a Mercedes Benz of the same amount.. ask him how he intends to maintain it from his monthly income, then he tells you... God that provided the money to buy it will provide the money to maintain it. My brother, blessed is the man that uses his initiative and discretion wisely. God didnt send u an errand to get what u know you wont be able to handle while living on faith, na hand wey dey work dey chop. If u do anyhow, u go see anyhow...

With this kind of mentality ehn, vehicle will sleep for so many days, weeks and even months in the mechanic workshop even with simple fixes. Man will use his feeding money and even borrow to maintain the car, debt and poverty will start setting in then man go blame God for not bn good to him, at the end, car will be sold for peanut when heart attack is knocking on the door.

No take your hand do yourself come dey blame village people o. God is not a magician.

SoftChordz:
a mechanic told me this, it's the guy that fixes my car and he's good but I don't want anything that will involve me opening they engine of my car by naija tech that I haven't seen or verified to do that and the engine still functions like it wasn't touched.

Bro. If your valve seals are loosing oil, no one will tell you before you know your car really smokes in the morning. You will get a blue smoke from your exhaust and then it goes away till you park for a long time and it will reoccur again even in hot sun.

Your car steams on cool mornings and that is generally caused by condensation. It is Normal! Your engine isn't smoking.

tabisegroup:
Please I need an experienced information on this issue. My pencil light just developed a fault that is very complex. I noticed that when the car is driven for a long time or if it's parked where it's exposed to direct sun light, the mileage numbers will go off and the gears won't select any more.
I will need to off the car and keep for a long time before it can normalize.

What's the issue and please the possible solution?

Pictures attached

If OP or anyome is still having this issue, i came accross this particular issue few months ago while while tryiing to change a fuse from the fusebox under the hood.

One of my headlight fuse got blown and i was trying to replace it in the fusebox, then i notice my damn rewireb bypassed a particular wire on one of my relays which popped out from wherever it was placed when i opened d fuse box. (Which kind wahala be this na) i tried to insert it in a place i thought it might pop out from but boom, i got a particular relay blown out. Double wahala.

My speedometer stopped working, odometer wont show up, the gear wouldnt select until i depress the small emergency button beside the gear stick ( I don't know what it is called), the gear selection wont even appear on the dashboard. Na so i drive am go meet rewire... He only replaced a particular relay and everything started working.

femarse:


this exactly what i am facing........late shift from 1 to 2 ..... 2 onward select fine .... honda , kindly update how u resolve this

thanks

It was the gear Valve body. It wasn't supplying ATF as it should.

The first mistake i made, never leave your gear slipping for long, you will end up changing worn parts more than you bargained for.

Gear repair is cheaper and perfect only if you have a competent Gear mechanic, but if u have an incompetent one, i suggest you change the whole gear because you might end up spending much more than the amount of a new gearbox.

Decentdave:
Corolla is highest selling in Nigeria not in the world oo brother

Google is your friend!

"Top 10 best selling cars of all time"

Decentdave:
I am creating this thread to know which car brand has a good RESALE (second hand) value.I know of the following;
1.Benz
2.Toyota
3.Maybe Honda
4.Audi
5.BMW
6.Volkswagen.
Pls Add your Own

Oga, are you not in Nigeria?
Are u placing your ranking based on your preference or the real market out there?

I will pick in this following manner;
1. Toyota
2. Honda
3. Volkswagen
4. Nissan (Depending on the one u have got)
5.Benz
6. Audi, BMW and others


The first 2 rankings, you might even get buyer for it in just 24 hours..

The 6th rankings, dependin on the one you have and your luck, u might even keep reducing the price, get angry with some people's pricing, go into fasting and prayer just to get buyer in time or it ends up bn an artifact in your vicinity if u stake so high.

Why will you brag about Racing a mercedes with an Highlander. What is the glory in that bro?

Firstly, an SUV and a Sedan. How will the SUV cope except if you are doing a straight race.

Secondly, The CL550 and an Highlander, come on.

There is no contesting the fact that Mercedez benz is superior.

Please note that those who are using Toyota mostly are not considering power and speed but RELIABILITY and EASE OF MAINTENANCE. Please get this once and for all.

Am sorry bro. This thread seems childish and looks like a direct hatered/attack on Toyota users. No offence please

OKOATA:
See the stupid questions grown up people are asking, God knows if I am caught cheating with a married woman no man born on earth will video me and be asking me nonsense questions like this.

Oga, u neva chop correct beating or torture before, you wont even answer only questions, u will pose and smile for the camera if need be.

You see angry mobs that came for u and you want to prove stubborn, Did they come to pet you?

Pray you are neva caught in a situation where you have got no choice than to succumb to a negative artmosphere.

grafixdon:


I'll never have such testimony what year was the Altima?

I pray the same for you
I think it should be 02- 06 model year

grafixdon:


OK. Thanks. But I'm curious, have you had any gbege with Altima?

Back then i do have a neighbor who uses Altima.
He is the only one that his car is always missing in the compound after cars were parked in the night.
Car sleeps at the Mechanic's more than in the compound.

Good luck with yours bro.

grafixdon:


Calm down bro. I'm sure I'll give a positive review in a month's time

Ok. I wish you luck bro. But stop counting a week/a month. That is too early for a new car to start having major issues except you bought a lemon.

advanceDNA:
Just a week ago....?? U don’t mean it...


Hey y’all car gurus in the house....should we tell him..??

No, let him run around the field first till he gets tired. By then, his shaking and restless body would have been calm

grafixdon:
Last year, I had an accident with my Toyota matrix, my cousin gets to know about it and promised to gift me Nissan Altima 09, initially, based on evil things have read about Nissan I objected to it and requested for Toyota. He assured me that Nissan is more luxurious, balanced and drives well than Toyota, reluctantly I asked him to send it.

Just a week ago, I received the car, the only thing I did was changing the engine oil... The tyres are new, no check engine light, the engine is so quite. Honestly, I've been driving the car ever since, I love everything about it. Very smooth, balanced and the AC is topnotch.... I still own Sienna 2008 but the nissan drives better than the sienna. My sienna vibrates when the speedometer gets to 140kph but this car still balance at speed of 160kph.

This is my testimony. Lol

This brotherman drove new Altima for just a week and he is condemning another brand. Oga relax till the vehicle starts needing attention na.

I am sure it was overspeeding that wrecked your first car, now you have started the same thing again. Go ahead and be balancing at the speed of 160kph u hear .

aieromon:


How's your engine life? Any reduction in performance?

Sold already though it served me for another 3 years before i let it go. Nevertheless i still see the car driven around by the new owner. Engine is still superb am sure.

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I can't really say bro. I think it depends on your mechanic and the parts he will be using.

I used to have a neighbor using that model of civic, according to him, he had a ring job done and it started smoking again barely 1 month of use.

nurey:


If they list all the brands and corresponding models you will grow old and die b4 U exhaust the list.

All cars engine can be rebuilt as long as you can get the spare part to do so. Steel engine easier than Aluminium. There is no rugged engine, maintenance is key.

You have said it all!

Yeah it's possible. A friend got 94 camry Automatic for 270k early last year from a woman. Though it needs body work and painting as at that time.

He still uses the car till date. Car travels everywhere with him since he is a painter so i dont need to tell you how good the engine and gear will be. I still met him yesterday at the Mechanic's. He came to change his shock absorbers

There is also someone i knew that sold his Primera Automatic at 430k too in good condition to upgrade to a corolla.

Just search well and patiently, if u get the vehicle directly from the owner, then there is a possibility the price will be reasonable compared to getting through a third-party. I hope u get lucky, because Automatic vehicles at that price could be very risky to be sincere, except of course u r lucky

But no matter what, make sure u put money aside for some minor fix no matter how much u buy a car or the type of car it might be.

Your sister is very lucky.
I lost my wallet once and when a good Samaritan found it and called the number of my Next of Kin on my Driver's License in the wallet, all the cash in there was gone. well i wasnt expecting the cash to be in there anyway. Thankfully my ATM cards and Identity Cards were still intact.

Arizona1:
Goodmorning guys,pls I worked on my '99 camry gearbox. Thereafter I used it only 4days and the issue of not engaging on reverse started but others engage and select well. If u put d gear on 'R' it'll be as if its on neutral but it'll show on d dashboard dat its on R. Wat could be d problem?

Bro, i know the thread is old but please how did you eventually resolve the Reverse issue? Mine is currently going through the same issue now.
Thanks in advance

funmijoyb:
keep quoting me but i insist that Ado-ekiti looks way better than Akure in terms of beauty.

My ranking goes:
1.Lagos
2.Ilorin
3.parts of Ibadan
4.Ado-ekiti
5.Akure
6. Abeokuta
7.Osogbo
8.Benin

have been to all d above

I still wonder how anyone will pick Ado Ekiti over Akure in terms of beauty. Like seriously, is that a joke?

Anytime i travel to and drive round Ado, my thought is always.... If the capital is this way, then my Ekiti people has got a long way to go in terms of development. No offense to Ado residents. Am just being straightforward.

fero007:
Ha, I remember those days in FUTA, its funny akure people and most other yorubas thought those outside the SW were staying in village,(i.e they thought akure, Oshogbo and ado were better than Benin, Enugu, Warri, Port H, Owerri, Calabar) akure n ado that will argue development with stupid points like 'my state has shoprite, urs doesn't'

U have been arguing with children bro. No one will compare development in Akure and Ado with Warri, PH and some other places.

Akure/Ado are basic towns/Salary based States unlike business cities like Warri, PH and the rest. But no contesting the fact that they are peaceful states and you can enjoy your money on a low key as well as live affordably.

Stop arguing with Children bro.

Lovely begining.

However it is how long she can endure that makes the story a complete success. From experience.

wirinet:



Now according to you and your Men Of God, is he cursed for driving a Beetle?

Until we change our poverty mindset, Nigeria will forever remain in poverty

Oga, I do understand your point. But dont relate poverty with mindset. Yes we can work stuffs out in the country since everything we need is within our reach but that is an issue we haven't been able to solve in the country cos of the leaders.

Now back to the topic....
Jose Mujic is a president for crying out loud, he chose to live his life that way. Someone who donates 90% of his 12,000 dollars Monthly income to charity has got personal reasons for such.

Now picture this, naturally you are a nobody, u v got no connection, no job and absolutely zero balance in your account. Uncle, do you need any man of God to tell you how poor you are? Abi what is this bros saying self

Them talk say if u poor and can't feed your own mouth, no marry yet, u dey talk say poverty na mindset. Na mindset and imagination go put food on your table?abi mindset is m.a.d ni?
Sebi u will transfer the wealth in your mindset to your account and cash it.

Keep comparing yourself with president of Uruguay. Sebi na your role model. Pele motivational speaker, hunger never wire you well before bro, Else the true definition of poverty will reveal itself and sink in.

My apologies if we have a different mindset. I dont live based on motivational books, i prefer facing reality sir.

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Henrymorre:
having kids is an obligation. You are not mandated to have kids.

That's none of my business bro. Anybody can choose whatever they want in their marriage.

My Point. Dont get married if u cant feed your own mouth talkless of another man's daughter/making a family. Stop spreading poverty and constituting nuis.ancy everywhere. We can make the world a better place walahi.