[23Elite]

Hi all.....just joined up.

This past weekend we bought a new Passport Elite for my wife. She loves it!

 

[CC_Marauder]

Welcome!

Hopefully, she doesn't assume the persona of her cars trim title. 😉

The very first mod I made to our "elite" on the morning after purchase, was to remove the "Elite" badging. I could not stomach driving around with that on the rig.

That aside, your wife has good taste in vehicles. Here's to many happy new memories being made.
🍻

 

[23Elite]

Thanks! One thing I may do is find a hood strut retrofit kit if they're available. Not a fan of prop rods and the hood is a bit heavy.

 

[ballisticexchris]

Cool deal and welcome. Enjoy your new ride!! I can attest to the capability and comfort of this vehicle on long road trips and extreme weather.

 

[SC_PSTS]

Is that a CRV behind the Passport?

 

[fx_chip]

Excellent choice. Congratulations and welcome to the forum.

 

[Gatorgibson]

Congrats and welcome aboard! I like the hood strut idea, let me know how that goes!

 

[ballisticexchris]

Thanks! One thing I may do is find a hood strut retrofit kit if they're available. Not a fan of prop rods and the hood is a bit heavy.

One thing to keep in mind is Honda changed from non ferrous aluminum to ferrous metal hoods a few model years back. So the struts might have a hard time holding the hood up. Also servicing/access under the hood will be difficult. No longer able to lock rod in 2nd position.

 

[stevenD]

Congrats & Welcome...!

 

[ares]

Congrats and welcome!

 

[jayceegee]

Congratulations on the new ride. Hood struts will limit your access -- might want to measure twice and cut once.

 

[23Elite]

Is that a CRV behind the Passport?

Our neighbor's '18.

 

[23Elite]

One thing to keep in mind is Honda changed from non ferrous aluminum to ferrous metal hoods a few model years back. So the struts might have a hard time holding the hood up. Also servicing/access under the hood will be difficult. No longer able to lock rod in 2nd position.

Thanks. Yeah, I forgot about that second prop position. I'll just leave it alone.