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Fefelarue's 3rd gen Honda Prelude
Fefelarue's 3rd gen Honda Prelude
Hey folks, my name is Felix. I used to drive a peugeot 106 quiksilver which looked like this:
But anyway, onto better things! Here's my new car...
It's a gen 3 1989 Honda Prelude 2.0i 16v 150bhp with 4 wheel steering
It's only got 81k on the clock, and it's pretty much immaculate inside and out.
I got a couple of quick snaps on the long drive back from picking it up:
Then today I finally got some time to give it a clean, and start the free mods
First up was the numberplate. I hated the ugly numberplate mount it had, so did this..
Before:
Mount removed:
Cleaned:
Then re-attached the plate a bit lower down without the surround:
That's all the modding I had time for today, so I found a building site and took some pics:
Let me know what ya think
But anyway, onto better things! Here's my new car...
It's a gen 3 1989 Honda Prelude 2.0i 16v 150bhp with 4 wheel steering
It's only got 81k on the clock, and it's pretty much immaculate inside and out.
I got a couple of quick snaps on the long drive back from picking it up:
Then today I finally got some time to give it a clean, and start the free mods
First up was the numberplate. I hated the ugly numberplate mount it had, so did this..
Before:
Mount removed:
Cleaned:
Then re-attached the plate a bit lower down without the surround:
That's all the modding I had time for today, so I found a building site and took some pics:
Let me know what ya think
Last edited by fefelarue on Sat Oct 31, 2015 1:46 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Re: Fefelarue's 3rd gen Honda Prelude
So today I did some bits on the rear end.
I started on the smoothing
So after painstakingly removing the badges and glue residue, I was left with these rather unsightly holes:
So off to halfords to get the filler, and I filled the drokk out of those holes:
160 grit:
800 grit wet:
2000 grit wet:
Then I just used high build primer and a touch up pen. This pic is before flatting and polishing:
MEANWHILE.. I removed the number plate mount again and stuck the plate to the rear bumper..
Before:
Removed:
Final result for the day: I flatted down the brushed on paint and it looks like this:
I didn't get time to do the centre badge today, so that'll have to wait for now...
I'll give it a proper polish and a blend in a couple of days when it's all rock solid, but even now you can't see where the holes were
Also, this is worth a watch. My mate attached his go-pro to the side of my car to get some 4 wheel steering action. And there's some nice exhaust sounds in there too! (this is with a completely standard exhaust):
As always, comments, opinions and suggestions welcome
I started on the smoothing
So after painstakingly removing the badges and glue residue, I was left with these rather unsightly holes:
So off to halfords to get the filler, and I filled the drokk out of those holes:
160 grit:
800 grit wet:
2000 grit wet:
Then I just used high build primer and a touch up pen. This pic is before flatting and polishing:
MEANWHILE.. I removed the number plate mount again and stuck the plate to the rear bumper..
Before:
Removed:
Final result for the day: I flatted down the brushed on paint and it looks like this:
I didn't get time to do the centre badge today, so that'll have to wait for now...
I'll give it a proper polish and a blend in a couple of days when it's all rock solid, but even now you can't see where the holes were
Also, this is worth a watch. My mate attached his go-pro to the side of my car to get some 4 wheel steering action. And there's some nice exhaust sounds in there too! (this is with a completely standard exhaust):
As always, comments, opinions and suggestions welcome
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Re: Fefelarue's 3rd gen Honda Prelude
Thanks for the welcome guys Looking forward to getting stuck in!
I'm sure i'll be asking you all for a lot of help and info in the coming months
I'm sure i'll be asking you all for a lot of help and info in the coming months
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NICE CAR. i dont want to sell mine but i have too.
i couldnt tempt you with a jdm prelude inx boot spoiler? its in dark silver at the moment, but looking at your painting skills, i think you would cope.
the brake light is full length and very bright. £50 plus p+p. this will include a home made harness and instruction on where to run the loom.
i couldnt tempt you with a jdm prelude inx boot spoiler? its in dark silver at the moment, but looking at your painting skills, i think you would cope.
the brake light is full length and very bright. £50 plus p+p. this will include a home made harness and instruction on where to run the loom.
Re: Fefelarue's 3rd gen Honda Prelude
Hey mate thanks for the offer, it's a bargain but it's a bit too ott for what i'm going for. I want to clean the entire rear end. I was considering a little stick-on boot lip spoiler but that's as far as i'd go i think. Nice car though, shame you're selling it!
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Re: Fefelarue's 3rd gen Honda Prelude
Haha, tempting! But i'm gonna pass at the moment thanks dude. Any other mods you're selling?
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