s2000 Cruise control

s2000 Cruise control

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plofty

Original Poster:

5 posts

211 months

Monday 16th April 2007
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I have just bought an s2000 and was wondering if cruise control can be fitted and how much?
Also is it possible to fit a hardtop to the normal roadster???

plofty

Original Poster:

5 posts

211 months

Monday 16th April 2007
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Oh it is a V reg (1999)

normalbloke

7,712 posts

226 months

Monday 16th April 2007
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Cruise control?

Sure you have bought the right car?.......

TaylotS2K

1,964 posts

214 months

Monday 16th April 2007
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you need to visit s2ki.com for all information on S2000's.

Just a quick answer to your questions though...

Cruise control - I believe it is possible - but not sure why you'd want it.

Hard top - You'd need a hard top fixing kit, you cant just put a hard top on the roadster version. Some pop up on Ebay and you can buy them through dealers and a few other places, they're not cheap though.

plofty

Original Poster:

5 posts

211 months

Monday 16th April 2007
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I've just always said i'd like cruise control (not sure why) but just wondered if it was an option and not gonna cost silly money.
Are these fixing kits easy to fit???
Do most people prefer to have the hassle of a hardtop with storage problems, or only having the soft top?

bga

8,134 posts

258 months

Monday 16th April 2007
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I've had convertibles for 3 years now & have never wanted for a hard top. IMO some of the best days are those moments in the winter when you have hood down and heater on. A hard top would ruin the sponteneity of that for me.

TaylotS2K

1,964 posts

214 months

Monday 16th April 2007
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plofty said:
I've just always said i'd like cruise control (not sure why) but just wondered if it was an option and not gonna cost silly money.
Are these fixing kits easy to fit???
Do most people prefer to have the hassle of a hardtop with storage problems, or only having the soft top?


Fixing kits are supposed to be difficult to fit. I've got an s2000GT and I love the hard top - its like having another car when you put it on. I only have it on for a few months of the year though.

Kimbers34

164 posts

234 months

Monday 16th April 2007
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Plofty,

To the best of my knowledge Honda don't make a cruise control for the S2. I checked at work today and we also don't know any aftermarkets. Sorry.

plofty

Original Poster:

5 posts

211 months

Monday 16th April 2007
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cheers for the replies. so it probabily seems the best idea to just leave the car alone.
How do all you think of the s2000 then? i've wanted one for the last 5 yrs or so. Test drove one last year and that comfirmed that I just had to get one. Was getting used to a citroen berlingo work van haha

jonner

142 posts

213 months

Tuesday 17th April 2007
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Buy one...

Great car...thumbup

Lurking Lawyer

4,535 posts

232 months

Tuesday 17th April 2007
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Kimbers34 said:
Plofty,

To the best of my knowledge Honda don't make a cruise control for the S2.


It's certainly available on the S2000 in the US (not sure whether it's an option or standard) but I don't know whether it could be retrofitted to a RHD car.

In 4 years and nearly 60,000 miles of driving two of them (including a fair amount of motorway driving), I can't say I ever personally felt the need for it.

cardigankid

8,849 posts

219 months

Thursday 19th April 2007
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Well it certainly isnt available in the UK, I would forget it.

The car is quite fantastic as you probably know. I wouldn't bother about the hardtop because the soft top is very good and you have a glass not plastic window anyway. I am stuck for space to put my b. hardtop now the good weather is here.


Edited by cardigankid on Thursday 19th April 18:35

plofty

Original Poster:

5 posts

211 months

Thursday 19th April 2007
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thanks for the advice. so as far as concerned, its an s2000 left alone.
how about cheap costing power gains? like air filter etc. i like the exhaust as standard also.

cardigankid

8,849 posts

219 months

Thursday 19th April 2007
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If you go off piste you take your chances, I'm not sure I would mess around with an engine that's going to rev to 9000 rpm unless you can afford to buy another one. Agreed the standard exhaust is loud enough, and i like them loud!

Kimbers34

164 posts

234 months

Thursday 19th April 2007
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Truely superb car. Recommend to leave it unmolested. Exhaust note is sweet and any power gains you make could be offset with reliability issues (after all, how many other road cars rev to 9000rpm as standard?). Many of the Spoon parts are now unavailable for this very reason (Honda are very proud of their reliability record).

If you want to make it different go with the premium interior and the subtle but noticeable body kit. And enjoy! Prob one of the best 2 seaters ever made (I would say that I work for Honda).

Lurking Lawyer

4,535 posts

232 months

Friday 20th April 2007
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cardigankid said:
If you go off piste you take your chances, I'm not sure I would mess around with an engine that's going to rev to 9000 rpm unless you can afford to buy another one. Agreed the standard exhaust is loud enough, and i like them loud!


The OEM exhaust is pitiful! HKS is a popular aftermarket exhaust for the S2000, or maybe the Invidia if you like it REALLY loud (too loud for me, if it was to be an everyday driver).

You won't release much extra power with an exhaust or filter - it's pretty highly tuned anyway, although single exhausts tend to give better gains than duals - but there are filter/induction options if you're just after noise. PRM and AEM are popular aftermarket intakes that add a bit of induction noise.