To all the Odyssey owners

This post is for the Odyssey owners who have their AC condenser exposed to road debris.


Well, I may be no car mechanic, but this was easy even for me. The funny thing is that I bought a car part for my Odyssey from Home Depot and installed it using ties. Truly satisfying - the power of the Home Depot.


It seems this is a very common documented problem - something I knew about (the fix as well) before buying the car. Check out this website or google for the Odyssey AC compressor road debris issue - once I saw the compressor exposed below the OEM Honda Grille, I knew no one was making up stories.


An aluminum grille is available on Ebay for around $100, but the home depot solution was $12. Moreover in both cases, you have to use ties to secure the grille.


In the Home Depot solution, most people use the plastic gutter guards. I used the 1/4 inch fence net - which is just fine. With any metal net, you will need to cut it to size and make sure you wear gloves to prevent cuts. Rest is really easy. There are some instructions on these links:

http://townhall.edmunds.com/WebX/.f0e4807
http://www.carspace.com/chimrichalds/?slideshowShowThumbnails@@.59b06135!ix=12&lastStart=0#pix