My 2011 Honda CR-Z...detailed and maintence!

[Klasse Act]

I bought the car on Sept 10th, 2011 and the next day, went to town on the paint:

-good hand car wash
-clay bar
-3x's Zaino Z-5 pro w/ZFX
-1 coat of Zaino Clear Seal

The upcoming week had me layering a couple more coats of Z-CS , its so easy I couldn't help myself. I knew winter would be here soon enough, so that's another reason for all the coats. The last coat for the year was applied on "Black Friday" because it was still warm enough to do so. Then we got a nice day on January 9th, 2012 and I applied another coat of Z-CS to the car, took longer to dry but that's ok. Before I was turned on to ONR I was using a good, touch-free wash to keep the car clean. Since our winter was so mild I was able to use ONR quite a bit during January/February and let me tell you this, there's still NO grit on the paint when I touch it, amazing! IMO its a combo of the Zaino/multiple coats/ONR:dblthumb2:

Anyways, here's a couple pics of the car in stock trim (new wheels are going on in a couple weeks!)

That Zaino shine, still holding up through the winter!
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z170/KlasseAct/CR-Z%20pics%20and%20mods/img1325973876755.jpg

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I call this one "The Sky of SSM" (Storm Silver Metallic)
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z170/KlasseAct/CR-Z%20pics%20and%20mods/img1325973876926.jpg

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Overall pics of the car
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z170/KlasseAct/CR-Z%20pics%20and%20mods/img1315947441720.jpg

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The "Mile High Club", taken on the Cherahola Skyway at its highest point!
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Check out the gas prices down there in mid October!
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z170/KlasseAct/img1318465142530.jpg

We've all been here (well, most of us anyways)
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z170/KlasseAct/CR-Z%20pics%20and%20mods/img1327017506276.jpg

ONR v2 to the rescue a couple days later!
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z170/KlasseAct/CR-Z%20pics%20and%20mods/img1327445633330.jpg

Hope you enjoyed the pics, they were all taken with my camera phone, I never have my g/f's digital camera with me it seems but it takes good enough pics. My sig is correct and current BTW, 23 coats of Z-5/Z-CS and 1 coat of Klasse SG to date:dblthumb2:

[Finemess]

Sweet little ride. How do you like the car overall?

[alko]

Wow the car looks fantastic! Someone at my job has this car and if I could afford it, I would pick one up as a daily driver. Its a pretty nice ride. And I'm also a big Honda fan-I'll always own one.

On a side note...LOOK AT THE GAS PRICES!!! Holy crap!!! I need to move ASAP!

[Klasse Act]

Sweet little ride. How do you like the car overall?

I really, really like the car alot so far, its exceeded my expectations for mpg's (didn't buy it just because of that either) I reset my trip B in early December and the mpg is showing 40.3 average and that's with winter grade fuel and cold temps and 2 storms of 6 and 7" too. My last tank netted 41.5 mpg, I've been using premium in the car the whole time because I believe in premium being better for mpg's and so far, I can't complain one bit, it really works for me. That last tank was Shell V-power and I almost always use BP, might make the change, gotta see how it goes going back to BP.

The handling is pretty good considering its crappy tires from the factory and smallish wheels. I took it on the Dragon/Cherahola and those tires did do better than I thought, although they did get scuffed up on the shoulders though, LOL. Not once did I lose traction but next time I've gotta turn off the traction control, I mean its a Honda and it doesn't have any torque to begin with and a couple times the traction control light did flash, so I'd like to remember that and turn it off next time, I'm sure its not going to get away from me.

The ride quality is nice as are the seats, very comfortable. Its the EX model so its got blue tooth, foglights and HIDs, all features you really want on this car, especially the blue tooth, It also has the better stereo too, complete with sub and it kicks, well, kicks for me! Jimi, SRV and Miles to name a few sound real good through the speakers!

I've done a couple mods for looks along the way too. Had the A-pillar and rear section between the rear windows wrapped in Scotchbrite CF vinyl, along with blue vinyl inserts for the H emblems, debadged as well as yellow vinyl for the foglights (its coming off and real yellow fogbulbs are going in soon) The wheels I'm getting are MB Weapons, 17 x 7 (up 1" in both diameter and width) so that should really improve the handling, big time and I'll be going with Continental DWS P225/45's, HUGE fan of these tires!!! I also had the muffler removed and let me tell you this, its the best $88.00 I['ve ever spent on any car! Its not ricey sounding at all, just nice and deep and it even 'snaps, crackles and pops" between shifts, awesome. I currently have a K&N drop in but I just got the K&N typhoon intake system for it and based off of past experience, its going to perform great on this car. Additional mods will be 2nd cat delete and Honda Fit intake chamber to make gains in both hp and torque, every little bit helps with a Honda, LOL.

[Finemess]

Very nice, sounds like you are happy. I like your list of mods to. Cant wait to see the new tire/wheel combo. You have a really nice ride there. Love the color. :)

[Slava]

Great job on the CRZ it looks good.

I'm glad to see other people that enjoy the CRZ.
I'm also a CRZ owner.

[Klasse Act]

Great job on the CRZ it looks good.

I'm glad to see other people that enjoy the CRZ.
I'm also a CRZ owner.

Are you on the CR-Z forum? If so, which one? What color is yours?

My buddy actually just installed one of these on the car this afternoon, what do you guys think?
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z170/KlasseAct/CR-Z%20pics%20and%20mods/img1330210868825.jpg

Now, for those who don't know the OEM set up, its this:

16 x 6 w/195-55's

What you see in the pic is:

18 x 7 w/225-40's

I actually want those wheels but the cost of a re-conditioned versions are about $200 per, so what would you guys do? I like this wheel because its:

-unique
-offset is spot on
-an 18" wheel that's got a 7" width

What do you guys think:help:

[alko]

I'd have to see it in person, but I would think 18" wheels would be too big for the car. I think 17" would be just right...then again I'd have to see it in person. The more I look at your car the more I want one.

[Klasse Act]

I'd have to see it in person, but I would think 18" wheels would be too big for the car. I think 17" would be just right...then again I'd have to see it in person. The more I look at your car the more I want one.

Well, that's cool to hear, especially if the gas keeps going up and up but check this out, wait till 2013, a more "hot' version is supposed to come out, seriously and strong rumors have a turbo going into the car, talk about "having your cake and eating it too". The use of turbo's not only gives you more hp and more importantly torque, but because the motor doesn't have to work as hard because of all that "free" power, the mileage isn't affected and infact, should go up!

[aqcivic]

love the crz. reminds me of my old 91 crx.

[SkateForGirl]

Mazda speed 6 wheels on a CRZ? Looks good. You should tell him to retrofit a Honda cap on the wheels though. Can't have Mazda symbols on a Honda in my opinion. Other then that they look good. I wish they came in 17's though.

[Klasse Act]

Mazda speed 6 wheels on a CRZ? Looks good. You should tell him to retrofit a Honda cap on the wheels though. Can't have Mazda symbols on a Honda in my opinion. Other then that they look good. I wish they came in 17's though.

I couldn't agree with you more about the centercap and get this, my buddy had those same wheels on his Mazdaspeed 3, popped off the stock emblem and put on the old school Mazdaspeed custom made acrylic decals, $25.00 for the set, so I'd be going that route as well.

The one thing I wished though is this, I wish the company that re-conditions them could paint them in charcoal gray, that would be killer. This is why the Altima SE-R wheels are another options now that I know the 18's look great on my car with the stock suspension.

BTW, I like your sig, is the S2K ever going to be for sale? I've got a buddy who's got money in hand and he's wanting another one once again, it would be his 3rd one. Drop me a PM if you wanna sell it and include some info/pics about it, thanks!

[Slava]

Are you on the CR-Z forum? If so, which one? What color is yours?




I'm not on the forum but we have a Milano Red CRZ.

http://i1137.photobucket.com/albums/n512/Slava13/CR-Z/2010-10-311326092.jpg

[SkateForGirl]

BTW, I like your sig, is the S2K ever going to be for sale? I've got a buddy who's got money in hand and he's wanting another one once again, it would be his 3rd one. Drop me a PM if you wanna sell it and include some info/pics about it, thanks!

No, I will probably be keeping this car for a very long time. Good luck to your buddy with finding one though. Their are a lot of great prices on them lately.

[Klasse Act]

^^ Thanks Skate! ^^

Since it was so nice yesterday, about 50 here, after I ONR'd the g/f's Mazda 6, I ONR'd the CR-Z and then applied a coat of Zaino CS. Stopped at a park on the way home from work and took some pics today....

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z170/KlasseAct/img1330373314786.jpg

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I just know that spring is right around the corner, well, atleast March is:dblthumb2: