I joined the forum a few years ago after I bought myself a 2.2 5th Gen.
I ended up spending quite a lot of money on the car, mainly tackling rust issues as well as buying few subtle modifications for it.
I ended up well and truly bitten by the modifying bug. The love for the car however wasn't long lived as the rust returned with a vengeance. I kind of lost the enthusiasm with it all and decided that a TT was a good idea as I had been out in one and absolutely loved the drive
I only had it for about 6 months before I decided that I wanted another Honda. A CRX was next on the list as a good friend of mine had one when I was 18 and I've loved them ever since. I've still got it, but it is a bit of a show pony, so I haven't used it much over the winter, mainly because it was having a lot of work done.
Before I got rid of the TT, I ended up buying my Prelude back and using it as a daily. Apart from servicing, I didn't spend anything else on the Prelude whatsoever. The rust has however been doing my head in so I've kind of half heartedly been on the lookout for another daily, so when I saw this one for sale on the forum, I thought it looked too good to pass up on.
I picked it up last night and got to work cleaning this afternoon after work, here are a few photos...
These were taken after I washed and clayed the car, the sun was really low in the sky so the lighting isn't great but I'll be sure to get some more when I get a chance. Was going to make a start on the interior as well today but ran out of time.
Look at the state of the used clay bar on the right compared to new on the left
The car has been somewhat neglected, although the arches were replaced a couple of years ago, there is some bubbling coming through already. It's only very minor at the moment, but will need addressing sooner rather than later to stop the bloody stuff spreading.
The front wings have got a fair amount of rust due to scrapes that have gone straight through the paint. Also, oddly enough the roof and the tailgate have both got random spots of rust coming through. Generally the bodywork itself is pretty tatty, I think every single panel has scratches of marks of some sort
Overall the car needs some TLC, but I've got a whole donor car worth of parts to scavenge from before I send it to the scrappy, so I've got enough to make a start with putting a few things right.
So far the bits that need addressing are as follows:
Shoddy wiring for the rear fog light.
Off side rear top mount is knackered and is making a racket over the slightest little bump.
Bits of interior trim need fixing or replacing as they are looking a bit tired.
The oil level is well over the maximum limit so needs draining.
Mainly, the brake light keeps coming on when I push the brake about half way down. It stayed on this morning for a few minutes before going off again, but this afternoon it went out only a few seconds after coming on every time I used the brakes.
I've had a search and has brought up a couple of little things to try, but I'm probably not going to get a chance now until after the weekend.
Over the course of the next few weeks I plan on stripping the old Prelude of the good bits and turning the new one in to something really nice.
Here is what the old one currently looks like (bad phone photo):
Anyway, apologies for the essay but thanks for reading.
Justin
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