the s2k blog

The s2000’s license plate light is a boring yellowish light that takes away from the astuteness of the car’s led taillights and HID headlights. Ever since I got the car I wanted to change the license plate light, although the few times I looked at it, it seemed inaccessible.

So this weekend I decided to figure it out and it turns out that it’s pretty simple. There aren’t any screws or bolts (which I had been looking for and that’s why I had been confused), the clear housing simply pops out and is held in by pressure tabs on the side. Using a knife, or some other flat object, you can just pry it out.

Once the cover is removed, you’ll see that there’s a single 194 light bulb.

This light bulb just pulls straight out and can be replaced with the light of your choice. I went with an LED hyperwhite light that I found on ebay for about $8 shipped (pair of two). Pop the new bulb in, just press the clear housing until it snaps, and voilà, no more dingy yellow light.

I absolutely love how well the Modifry Glove Box Shelf organizes that compartment and actually makes it useful. Before I was only able to stack so much junk before it would all just avalanche out when I opened the door. Now I can neatly store lots of different things and easily access them.

The problem I was having though, is that since the shelves were only press-fit, if I ever put something inside that fit too tightly, pulling it out would bring the shelves down. I easily remedied this by using 5-minute epoxy glue, and gluing the shelves together and lightly gluing the shelf assembly to the back of the glove box so that it would all stay together and in place.

The organizer is the third product i’ve purchased from Modifry, and like the other two, are quality products. The fitment of the organizer was perfect, and the installation was stupid easy. I don’t know what Honda was thinking with the original design of the middle glove box, because you can only stack so many things on top before they all collapse down when you open the door. Anyway, the organizer is a great product. $20 from modifry.com.

I installed the PanaVise bracket designed for the s2000 that bolts into the same holes that hold the stereo. The TomTom One GPS comes with a mounting bracket that has holes that perfectly line up with the pre-drilled holes in the PanaVise bracket, and the resulting install is beautiful. The GPS is in perfect reach to make adjustments to your route while driving, and the unit can easily be removed and taken out of the car when not in use.

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I really don’t know why they switched from the all aluminum shift knob in the AP1’s to the leather-stitched model in the AP2’s, but i definitely preferred the original one. My buddy bought me the RSX-S hop-up shift knob, which is the same shape as the AP2 leather-stitched model, but all aluminum.

The knew knob gives me a feeling like I’m more directly connected to the transmission and the whole car. The RSX-S knob is about half the weight of the AP2 knob, but I’ve noticed no less precise shifts. The brushed aluminum finish also matches very well with the AP2 brushed aluminum radio door.