[aviator1101]

I intend to do some accessory shopping for my ANHC in Kolkata. Please advise on places to buy leather feel seat covers, floor mats etc

[harpreetsubhi]

Originally Posted by AmitKumarVinay

Harpreet,

As long as you get the right set of connecting kits and make sure no wire is being cut, you will be fine. The connecting kits are quite expensive, but it will keep the warranty in tact.

Regards,
Amit

Thanks Amit for the reply. Do the local car accessories shop have these kits ?
Sorry one more question: does scratching a wire insulation to get access to the wire conductor beneath amount to a warranty breach ?

[pdma]

Hello All ,

Long back in Feb ( Post # 818 Feb'14) , I posted some pics where I fiddled with the grill in Ms-paint to make it look a little better.

Reference to the same picture below






Looks like our anilagdr did similar partial masking of the grill in real which looks a lot better than the original one.
I requested him to share more details on the material used and some more pics of the masking, so that it is helpful for many others who may want to try something similar.

For sure I would want to do something about this hideous grill If I buy this car next year.

Picture of his car.



Cheers,
pdma.

[anilagdr]

Originally Posted by pdma

Hello All ,

Looks like our anilagdr did similar partial masking of the grill in real which looks a lot better than the original one.
I requested him to share more details on the material used and some more pics of the masking, so that it is helpful for many others who may want to try something similar.

For sure I would want to do something about this hideous grill If I buy this car next year.

Picture of his car.


Cheers,
pdma.

pdma, I havn't done any masking so far. It is only the shadow effect in the photo, but as you said the looks appear quite appealing.

[AmitKumarVinay]

Originally Posted by harpreetsubhi

Thanks Amit for the reply. Do the local car accessories shop have these kits ?
Sorry one more question: does scratching a wire insulation to get access to the wire conductor beneath amount to a warranty breach ?

They should do, but I wouldn't be sure of the authenticity . I would suggest you go for Connecting Kits and Cables from Focal.

Yes, scratching the wire insulation is considering tampering as well.

Please read this section for more details .

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian...anty-faqs.html

Regards,
Amit

[AmitKumarVinay]

Originally Posted by pdma

Hello All ,

Long back in Feb ( Post # 818 Feb'14) , I posted some pics where I fiddled with the grill in Ms-paint to make it look a little better.

Reference to the same picture below






Looks like our anilagdr did similar partial masking of the grill in real which looks a lot better than the original one.
I requested him to share more details on the material used and some more pics of the masking, so that it is helpful for many others who may want to try something similar.

For sure I would want to do something about this hideous grill If I buy this car next year.

Picture of his car.



Cheers,
pdma.

In contrary, I quite like the chrome grill. I have the black city and goes really well with it. But, in a white car, the masking sure does look cool.

Regards,
Amit

[harry10]

So, after doing 4500 kms the cumulative FE is 15-16 kmpl. All in the Delhi region. Is any i-DTEC owner getting better than this in our region cos I would like to know if I am doing something wrong and the average can be improved.

[Shreyans_Jain]

Originally Posted by harry10

So, after doing 4500 kms the cumulative FE is 15-16 kmpl. All in the Delhi region. Is any i-DTEC owner getting better than this in our region cos I would like to know if I am doing something wrong and the average can be improved.

Consistently getting 21kmpl in NCR traffic over almost 15k km. AC on 100%. The best I have seen is 28kmpl over a 200km highway run. Mileage is all about driving style. Be gentle with the throttle and the car will reward you. Use the instantaneous FE bar indicator to guide you.

[harry10]

Originally Posted by Shreyans_Jain

Consistently getting 21kmpl in NCR traffic over almost 15k km. AC on 100%. The best I have seen is 28kmpl over a 200km highway run. Mileage is all about driving style. Be gentle with the throttle and the car will reward you. Use the instantaneous FE bar indicator to guide you.

That's really great figures. Are you alone in the car? Any luggage?
90% of the time there are at least 4 ppl with me with minimum luggage of 80 kg+ which I guess also hampers FE a bit. Also, I do some spirited driving in between.

[ckmraja]

Originally Posted by AmitKumarVinay

The leather seat looks real neat . I live in Chennai too. Looks like its definitely worth driving to Banglore to get me some Leather seats as well.

Definitely worth driving to Bangalore, as we don't have similar stuff in chennai

[TB16]

Originally Posted by harpreetsubhi

.
Sorry for the delayed response first of all. I went to Nainital from Faridabad. Roads are good except a 1 km stretch. And that was the most nasty one I have ever seen. As my car was fully loaded it scrapped the road few times. But I guess the roads were so bad that even my swift would have scrapped the road at all the occasions. Do you want me to send the detailed road Mao which I took for Nainital ?[/b]

I'm actually in sattal right now (15 km short of nainital). Will be leaving for delhi tomorrow morning. Can you pls tell me which route you took while coming back from nainital?

[Shreyans_Jain]

Originally Posted by harry10

That's really great figures. Are you alone in the car? Any luggage?
90% of the time there are at least 4 ppl with me with minimum luggage of 80 kg+ which I guess also hampers FE a bit. Also, I do some spirited driving in between.

I normally drive solo, or with one co-passenger.

On the occasions I have taken the car out, family+luggage, mileage has been around 19-21kmpl. So yes, weight matters. Otherwise, I tend to get 23-24kmpl on highways almost every time. I like to cruise lazily in sixth gear, with minimum effort of man and machine. That obviously helps.

Note that the rear tire pressure is to be bumped by 5psi if your car is being used fully loaded. Make sure you are doing that.

[Leoshashi]

Guys, had gone to Honda dealership to book City for my friend. I also had a personal interest since we will also be buying either Ciaz/City sometime in March next year.
What hit me was the obnoxious price of Honda genuine accessories. My friend booked Honda City VX MT Petrol and has opted for some accessories,whose total worth was 1.5lacs, some of whose quote given are-
1. Front Grill- Rs.15500
2. Door lower Garnish-Rs.21000-This is basically a door beading in chrome, like black door protector in Gi10
3. Door Sash Decal- Rs.15,000-This one is chrome strip around windows.
and others. I don't remember as I had a bad headache seeing the prices!!!

There was something called Aero Spoiler which we couldn't understand, whose price was Rs.57000.

Isn't it day light robbery?? Can any member confirm whether its genuine prices or is the dealer taking us for a ROYAL ride??

Regards,
Shashi

[pdma]

Originally Posted by TB16

I'm actually in sattal right now (15 km short of nainital). Will be leaving for delhi tomorrow morning. Can you pls tell me which route you took while coming back from nainital?

Hello TB16,

You may also check the below

Route : Sattal - Bhimtal - Haldwani -Rudrapur -Bilaspur - Kemri - Rampur - Muradabad - Ghaziabad - Delhi.

I found this in recent travelogue posted in the link below.

http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/travel...r-kausani.html

Hope it is helpful. Drive safe.

Originally Posted by Leoshashi

Isn't it day light robbery?? Can any member confirm whether its genuine prices or is the dealer taking us for a ROYAL ride??

Regards,
Shashi

Hello Shashi,

The prices are definitely very high , however I guess they are priced that way from Honda and its not the dealer playing spoil sport here.

I found this link recently on olx just for the spoiler , you can call them for price if interested.

http://thiruvananthapuram.olx.in/new...-iid-699541480

Iam attaching the picture for your reference , from post # 590 in this thread originally posted by aniyahr on 18 Jan .




Cheers,
pdma.

[Leoshashi]

Thanks pdma

Probably that's the reason showroom was ready to give discounts on aftermarket accessories, but not on the Honda Genuine Accessories. But the costs are way too high!!

Regards,
Shashi