My starter died after 230,000 miles. I had a spare starter I bought few years ago from Craigslist. I thought it was a Denso remanufactured since it was in a Denso box. But it was a no name brand and didn't work consistently. I now installed the OEM starter ($590) and happy with it. (I heard Denso rem ($160) is good enough with a minor modification to the hot wire tap)
*I tried to save my original starter (pic), but couldn't figure out what was wrong. Brush holder still had good life left

 

Upgraded to the new Kraftwerks Serpentine Belt System - https://kraftwerksusa.com/159-05-4000.html
Much quieter and will be easier to deal with long term.

 

is it quieter than the cog drive? I kinda like how the cog system sounds

 

Bought a new battery for it because I've only put 50 miles on it in 2 years. I never started it up. Just sat in my garage. I have depression and never leave my room. If I have to go somewhere, usually the gas station, I drive my 07 RDX. I need money and am selling my RDX unfortunately, so I'll be driving the S now. Which means I have to start it up every few days as I never go anywhere.

 

Yeah it is quieter. The noises from the previous belt were cool but got tiring after a while. I didn't replace because of noise though.

 

Drove it hard....the best part of owning it...

 

Get a battery minder and forget about it. It is a charger but it keeps the battery topped off much better than a regular charger. You hook it up and forget about until you drive again. Then it is very important not to forget about it.
I put a stick (Painter mix stick with Sharpie words to the effect: "CHARGING" That way I won's screw up and drive off if it has been hooked up for months.

 

Rushed and bought one after seeing this £18.21 <not same>
1.5A
Have taken it back,was not enuff output with alarm on

 

After some pulls with a couple of friends on the way home after the meet last night I madeup my mind and ordered a brand new AP1 flywheel for my AP2 clutch replacement coming up. Then I turned around and ordered an ACT Streetlite. Hope they make it here in time. At least one is going back anyway.

 

Replaced rear wheel bearing, hub and did a valve adjustment (replaced head cover gasket set and spark plug tube gaskets).
Then went for a rip.