P1000 Close call

[JMynes]

After reading the dash panel warning label I wondered how I was still alive to do so, considering I was sitting in the machine, in the garage, not wearing a seatbelt or helmet, with the key in the ignition.
I quickly grabbed my drill and proceeded to remove the warning plate, barely averting disaster.
Once I got the warning label off I felt safe enough to remove some very stubborn adhesive from behind it.

 

[Admin]

 

[bumperm]

Congratulations on barely managing to survive what could easily have been a catastrophe of epic proportions!

Bland textured ABS plastic is available on Amazon etc. to make good of your almost terrible experience. As unlikely as it may seem, a few others have survived, though clearly shaken, to address this issue too:

 

[Worse1]

Congratulations on barely managing to survive what could easily have been a catastrophe of epic proportions!

Bland textured ABS plastic is available on Amazon etc. to make good of your almost terrible experience. As unlikely as it may seem, a few others have survived, though clearly shaken, to address this issue too:

View attachment 319185View attachment 319186Pretty clean install. 👌

 

[OlYeller15]

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After reading the dash panel warning label I wondered how I was still alive to do so, considering I was sitting in the machine, in the garage, not wearing a seatbelt or helmet, with the key in the ignition.
I quickly grabbed my drill and proceeded to remove the warning plate, barely averting disaster.
Once I got the warning label off I felt safe enough to remove some very stubborn adhesive from behind it.

I bet your one of those “ radical individuals” who removed the tag from the mattress also!😂

 

[bumperm]

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I bet your one of those “ radical individuals” who removed the tag from the mattress also!😂

Oh heck no! I'm no scofflaw! That tag said not to remove under penalty of law! Prolly more serious even that voting 4 times in the last election, sneakin' across the border, leaving billions in high tech arms for the enemy, or truckers blocking a bridge or something!

 

[ToddACimer]

My son was disappointed I took off that warning label. He likes the picture that says, if you have 2 guys you can ride on 2 wheels

 

[JMynes]

@bumperm is that an LE or SE? My dash is a bit different.

 

[bumperm]

@bumperm is that an LE or SE? My dash is a bit different.

Right! It's an SE (which has the same panel as the LE), owners of which tend toward being a little slow on the uptake, so Honda compensates by making our warning placards especially large and obnoxious.

 

[lee]

My son was disappointed I took off that warning label. He likes the picture that says, if you have 2 guys you can ride on 2 wheels

The old AquaTrax (how dose a boat leave tracks?) had a warning to not allow bodily orifices come in contact with the water jet.
I always wanted to know what the EU version with pictagraph warnings looked like.....

 

[bumperm]

The old AquaTrax (how dose a boat leave tracks?) had a warning to not allow bodily orifices come in contact with the water jet.
I always wanted to know what the EU version with pictagraph warnings looked like.....

The "Duck" left tracks!!

Military "Duck"

 

[russknight]

Wish my Pioneer had a headlight selector switch like that.

 

[HondaRed16]

Congratulations on barely managing to survive what could easily have been a catastrophe of epic proportions!

Bland textured ABS plastic is available on Amazon etc. to make good of your almost terrible experience. As unlikely as it may seem, a few others have survived, though clearly shaken, to address this issue too:

View attachment 319185View attachment 319186

That is very nice & clean, where did you get the switch panel or did you make it?

 

[P1K5Dave]

Wish my Pioneer had a headlight selector switch like that.

Had to look back to see what you were talking about. Has it always been there on the LEs?

 

[bumperm]

That is very nice & clean, where did you get the switch panel or did you make it?

Thanks for the complement.

Yes, the plastic, ABS sheet from Amazon (about $17.50), is almost a dead ringer for the rest of the panel finish. I didn't exactly trace around the warning placard, as that didn't fit all that nicely. On panel recessed area - even what looks like a 90 degree angle - isn't! So instead, I added about 3/16" to the shape of the new panel where needed, then used a belt sander to remove material, sand-fit, sand-fit repeat ad nauseam, until I got a good match.

This is one of those "I'll do it later" upgrades that probably should be moved closer to the head of the line, as removing the placard and cutting a hole beneath, provides handy access that sure simplifies other wiring chores from the under hood to panel.

 

[bumperm]

Had to look back to see what you were talking about. Has it always been there on the LEs?

Yes, the LEs, and the follow-on SE (an LE with a few add-ons), use the same panel layout that's different than the more plebian models. Our warning decal is bigger, LE/SE owners tend to be a bit stubborn I guess, so it's Honda's futile attempt at trying to get us pay more attention.

 

[P1K5Dave]

We were referring specifically to the different headlight switch.