[lbjgh]

I think it was a waste of time and engineering resources personally.

I'm going to try and add a third option for the people who can't commit to a real opinion... i.e. the mushy middle with no convictions. :grin:

Edit: sorry I couldn't edit the poll to add a third option for the people who can't get off the fence.

 

[lbjgh]

I intentionally only put yes or no... no waffling politicians.

 

[lbjgh]

As the creator of this thread I intentionally wanted a binary type response. I assumed many people would end up in the soft mushy middle ground being too polite to say IBA was a terrible idea. I expect Honda lobbed softball questions at its market research groups which lead to the introduction of IBA.

 

[lbjgh]

It's not about the quality of sound it's the concept. Where is the locking tailgate? Oh wait the engineering budget was used up on IBS.

I think this poll is waaay premature. How can me offer an informed opinion before listening to it to see how well it sounds.

 

[lbjgh]

It occurred to me I might have a use for the IBS.

A local drive-in movie theater is on the verge of closing and it would be neat to watch a movie from the bed... set up a couple of lawn chairs in the back and watch the movie. ... the drive-in is on the edge of some land development so lets hope Honda releases the RL before the drive-in goes tits up.

 

[lbjgh]

tailgating isn't legal in canada... no fun for you!

They need that option in Canada.... cozy place to hang out while ice fishing! (or tailgating an NHL event?) :laugh:

 

[lbjgh]

Don't worry about that... Honda expended enough engineering resources to make sure the stereo doesn't kill the battery. :nerd:

The last time I utilized a truck stereo to listen to music while outside of the vehicle I ended up with a battery too weak to start my vehicle.

 

[lbjgh]

20% like the feature. I wonder if that's Honda's expected split off models I.e. top of the line vs all other models.

 

[lbjgh]

Although I'm not excited about the exciters they are slowly growing on me. I'd still prefer having a locking tailgate.

 

[lbjgh]

I have to eat crow.

I started this thread originally to bitch about the stupid exciters. Having lived with the truck for the past 2-1/2 months I have learned to kind of like the exciters. I've used them a half dozen times. ?