Phone Update on Hands Free Quality problem - Page 7

TTDegs · 25th October 2006, 22:36

one of the girls (Gwen? or might have been Sarahjo) had to get 'a german lady exorcised' from her Civic a few weeks back as I recall?

She got '2 hunky blokes' to do it at the dlr - you may or may not aim for the same solution

Fedorov · 25th October 2006, 22:43

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Originally Posted by mikel

Could you ask your dealer what they actually do?

There seems to be doubt about whether they implement some sort of fix or actually replace the microphone.

Thanks

Mike

Claire at Devries Honda told me they replace the microphone, I'll ask more when I drop it off on Monday.

Gweneira · 25th October 2006, 22:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by TTDegs

one of the girls (Gwen? or might have been Sarahjo) had to get 'a german lady exorcised' from her Civic a few weeks back as I recall?

She got '2 hunky blokes' to do it at the dlr - you may or may not aim for the same solution

It was a friend of ours. Yes there are three of us!!! It gets scarier desn't it

Sounds like they exorcised the German from her car and the spirit has found a new home. It took two burly guy's at the Chester Honda dealer to get rid of her. I did wonder if they had elicited some divine h

elp from the cathedral.

TTDegs · 25th October 2006, 23:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gweneira

It was a friend of ours. Yes there are three of us!!! It gets scarier desn't it

Sounds like they exorcised the German from her car and the spirit has found a new home. It took two burly guy's at the Chester Honda dealer to get rid of her. I did wonder if they had elicited some divine h

elp from the cathedral.

see - I was listening

just not all that well

AL56 - by 'tried' is that 'done what it says in manual and that doesn't work', or 'help!' ?

Kpow99 · 26th October 2006, 10:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fedorov

Claire at Devries Honda told me they replace the microphone, I'll ask more when I drop it off on Monday.

Just come back from having the work done. On the change the Mic issue, I read the bulletin that the service manager had received and there was no mention of changing the Mic, however, if you asked for it to be changed i'm not sure which way they would respond. Could be "yes no problem" or "No, why should it be changed"?!?!?

I'll get back on any improvments when I've had a chance to get on the motorway.

mikel · 26th October 2006, 11:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kpow99

I'll get back on any improvments when I've had a chance to get on the motorway.

Thanks for keeping us informed - fingers crossed for improvement

The conversation with the wife yesterday went something like this.

"Where are you?"
"On the M5"
"You sound really clear"
"I'm at a standstill!"
"Oh"

Mike

AL56 · 26th October 2006, 21:51

Hi,TT Degs,
Quote hand book says to speak in the language it is in, ex/ german .To change to english,but at the dealers the lad moved it back to english by blipping it on the control and saying english but had to do this a few times then let it do its own thing. So problem solved paired my phone and a ok.

Gweneira · 26th October 2006, 21:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by AL56

Hi,TT Degs,
Quote hand book says to speak in the language it is in, ex/ german .To change to english,but at the dealers the lad moved it back to english by blipping it on the control and saying english but had to do this a few times then let it do its own thing. So problem solved paired my phone and a ok.

Another successful exorcism

AL56 · 26th October 2006, 21:54

Sorry about the two posts finger slipped

TTDegs · 27th October 2006, 00:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by AL56

Sorry about the two posts finger slipped

glad you got it sorted

- and what double posts?

Kpow99 · 27th October 2006, 01:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by TTDegs

glad you got it sorted

- and what double posts?

Bit of Mod humour eh TT

Parky · 27th October 2006, 11:23

I got my 'official' fix done this morning and it does seem to make quite a difference. People claim that it is now very clear.

Ian

Kpow99 · 27th October 2006, 14:15

I called my ol man and he said it didn't sound any better.....but then I was going quite fast on the motorway and he is a deef ol git too

TheBull · 29th October 2006, 02:29

I had the official fix done by West End in Dundee but was told straight after that I still sounded crap today. I think it sounded better when I did the official Civinfo fix. I might rip the Honda fix out and "dangle the mic" again.

Cad · 29th October 2006, 15:52

I had a chance to check out the official Honda fix today on the M23. My wife informs me that it sounds pretty much like it did with the Civinfo blutack fix... but perhaps a little 'softer' (whatever that means!).

This was at speeds up to 65mph; any faster than that and my wife reported an 'electrical interference'. This is not really a problem as I tend to pull over into lane 1 when I get/make a call anyway.

In addition to the blutack method, I removed the black material on the bottom of the mic housing and angled the mic slightly towards the driver position. These adjustments were still apparent after the Honda fix.

Cad · 29th October 2006, 15:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheBull

I had the official fix done by West End in Dundee but was told straight after that I still sounded crap today. I think it sounded better when I did the official Civinfo fix. I might rip the Honda fix out and "dangle the mic" again.

I think the problem might be that the foam is not deep enough to butt up against the overhead cover.

rhodgreen · 4th November 2006, 17:21

Got the fix/mod done this morning - how strange that such a small amount of foam makes such a difference!!
And what a difference it makes - doing 70(+) on motorway and I can talk (not shout) and be heard clearly - even by my Welsh parents!!!
The dealer gave me copies of the Honda printout regarding the mod - I'll attempt to attach below - hope it helps someone out there!

rhodgreen · 4th November 2006, 17:23

Sorry the pics are in the wrong order!

jayt43 · 4th November 2006, 18:03

Honda quote: "One strip of foam is sufficient to repair a number of vehicles"

So form an orderly queue at the dealers, as it seems alot of people might be complaining about the quality of the HFT!

Gweneira · 4th November 2006, 18:12

They also say "repair to be carried out on customer complaint only", does this mean they are worried about running out of foam?

26th October 2006, 21:51	#127 (permalink)
AL56 Wheelnut Join Date: 22nd September 2006 Location: England Posts: 97 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hands Free Telephone, Faults Hi,TT Degs, Quote hand book says to speak in the language it is in, ex/ german .To change to english,but at the dealers the lad moved it back to english by blipping it on the control and saying english but had to do this a few times then let it do its own thing. So problem solved paired my phone and a ok.

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TTDegs Super Moderator Civinfo master Join Date: 4th August 2006 Location: Cardiff Posts: 5,638 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	one of the girls (Gwen? or might have been Sarahjo) had to get 'a german lady exorcised' from her Civic a few weeks back as I recall? She got '2 hunky blokes' to do it at the dlr - you may or may not aim for the same solution

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Parky Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 4th July 2006 Posts: 304 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I got my 'official' fix done this morning and it does seem to make quite a difference. People claim that it is now very clear. Ian

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Kpow99 Explosive Mind Unleashed Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 5th May 2006 Location: London Posts: 535 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I called my ol man and he said it didn't sound any better.....but then I was going quite fast on the motorway and he is a deef ol git too

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TheBull Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 13th October 2006 Location: Tayside Posts: 184 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I had the official fix done by West End in Dundee but was told straight after that I still sounded crap today. I think it sounded better when I did the official Civinfo fix. I might rip the Honda fix out and "dangle the mic" again.

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Cad estranged Triangular Exhaust Join Date: 5th June 2006 Location: Upstairs Posts: 390 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I had a chance to check out the official Honda fix today on the M23. My wife informs me that it sounds pretty much like it did with the Civinfo blutack fix... but perhaps a little 'softer' (whatever that means!). This was at speeds up to 65mph; any faster than that and my wife reported an 'electrical interference'. This is not really a problem as I tend to pull over into lane 1 when I get/make a call anyway. In addition to the blutack method, I removed the black material on the bottom of the mic housing and angled the mic slightly towards the driver position. These adjustments were still apparent after the Honda fix.

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rhodgreen Blue Ambient Locking Wheelnut Join Date: 3rd November 2006 Location: Southampton Posts: 136 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Sorry the pics are in the wrong order!

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jayt43 Supporter Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 27th June 2006 Location: Budapest Posts: 509 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Honda quote: "One strip of foam is sufficient to repair a number of vehicles" So form an orderly queue at the dealers, as it seems alot of people might be complaining about the quality of the HFT!

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Gweneira Happy civic owner Magic Rear Seat Join Date: 13th October 2006 Posts: 535 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	They also say "repair to be carried out on customer complaint only", does this mean they are worried about running out of foam?