After purchasing my Honda Beat, I’ve been working on my plan of action to fix the various issues. I’ll update this page with new resources as I find them.
Worldwide:
- http://www.hondabeat.com.au: This Australian bloke has digital copies of service manuals, parts list, and step by step instructions for radio repairs.
- UK Honda Beat Club: A group in the UK dedicated to Honda Beats. In their forums, you’ll find lots of step-by-step guides in English for various Beat related projects.
Used Parts:
- JapaneseVehicles.com: I haven’t bought anything from them yet, but they do have a nice listing of parts online.
- Buyee: I thought Yahoo was a dying company, but somehow they’re the market leader in Japan. Yahoo Auctions is the auction site in Japan. It’s recommended in several forum posts on the UK Honda Beat Club forum and was recommended to me by the staff at my local Okinawa Honda dealer. Buyee provides English language translation of Yahoo Japan and shipping services outside the country. The translation service is not perfect and applies more to the content of the listing than to the title. I’ve found that the search still works better in Japanese. While looking for a new radio for my beat, I’ve been searching for “スカイサウンドコンポ” as opposed to “Sky Sound Component”. I really want to just search “Honda Beat Radio”, but that search comes up empty.
- Crooooober.com: This site has way too many O’s in the title. It is a listing of parts from various junk yards.
Okinawa Specific:
- Takushi Junk Yard: If you need Honda Beat parts, you might find them here.