New rb1 absolute owner

[Odyoj]

Hi guys, recently bought my rb1 absolute... Bloody love the thing!!! 

Drove 300miles home from Coventry to Glasgow and she didn't miss a beat. 

Ive joined up here to hopefully benefit and contribute to the wealth of knowledge and resources that good old forums have to offer. 

Currently trying to find a set of roof rails/bars and want to order in a few service /maintenance items for the future.  Where are you all sourcing your parts from.?

TIA ODYOJ👍

[PTR200S]

Hi there and welcome to the H6nda club !!

We thrive on pics and stories here 🤣🤣🤣 so tell us about your new ride, maybe how you came to plump for the RB1 , what did you have before ?

I , personally,  don't have an Oddy although my Elysion is pretty similar but not the same but our top man here does so I guess he will be along shortly to advise.

Is your new ride modified? Wheels , lights, engine? Or standard ? Previous UK owner? What year is it ?

Roof rails seem to be difficult to find for some models of these types of vans so some owners have built their own versions but again someone on here will probably be able to advise.

Spare parts, service items, well the go to search place in UK for genuine stuff is Cox Honda Spares..watch the prices though ! 

Amayama.com maybe able to help, good spare parts supply of genuine stuff direct from Japan. There is a lot of US stuff available too but watch for shipping cost because its up substantially for obvious reasons.

Oil filters,  air filters,  pollen filters etc, search Cox or Amayama.com for part numbers and then search the net, there are some great aftermarket stuff..look for Blueprint,  Bosch and the like.

 

[Odyoj]

1 hour ago, PTR200S said:

Hi there and welcome to the H6nda club !!

We thrive on pics and stories here 🤣🤣🤣 so tell us about your new ride, maybe how you came to plump for the RB1 , what did you have before ?

I , personally,  don't have an Oddy although my Elysion is pretty similar but not the same but our top man here does so I guess he will be along shortly to advise.

Is your new ride modified? Wheels , lights, engine? Or standard ? Previous UK owner? What year is it ?

Roof rails seem to be difficult to find for some models of these types of vans so some owners have built their own versions but again someone on here will probably be able to advise.

Spare parts, service items, well the go to search place in UK for genuine stuff is Cox Honda Spares..watch the prices though ! 

Amayama.com maybe able to help, good spare parts supply of genuine stuff direct from Japan. There is a lot of US stuff available too but watch for shipping cost because its up substantially for obvious reasons.

Oil filters,  air filters,  pollen filters etc, search Cox or Amayama.com for part numbers and then search the net, there are some great aftermarket stuff..look for Blueprint,  Bosch and the like.

 

Will try and get some pics up tonight... Loads on my phone but I can't seem to upload directly. Will put them on photo bucket to share. 👍

I've owned a few Hondas in my life... Most recently a mk8 accord tourer 2.2 dtec, which I believe is an acura tsx in the states? With new low emission zones around my home the  2011 accord would have incurred charges on my daily commute which forced me to make a switch from diesel to petrol, the ever expanding family have complained during long journeys about space so the extra row of seats my ody offers will come in very handy. 

I searched for some months before coming across an import company in coventry who had recently imported and registered my rb1 absolute. The absolute appealed to me because of the auto box as opposed the the cvt gearbox found in lower spec models and the simpler lines of the rb1 body won out against the rb3 in the end. 

The car has been fitted with a full mugen body kit some 20in work wheels and is lowered on tein wagon master coilovers... 20 in wheels are usually a bit ott for my taste but the car sits very well and ride is surprisingly supple despite the coilovers. 

Thanks for the tips.. I will have a look on amayama site and cross reference the part numbers with a UK based supplier. 

[hughezee]

Welcome to the club, uploading pictures directly to the site is reserved for site subscribers. Alternatively, you can email them to me : hughezee@live.co.uk and I would be happy to post them on your behalf. 😉