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Sven's Prelude
Sven's Prelude
So I just registered here and already introduced myself. (http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/new-mem ... 13130.html)
The first mod I did, was ordering the honeycomb grill from the US. Visually, it's such a big difference with a nice grill imo.
Then I saw a guy selling his replica lip kit really cheap (front, sides and rear), so I bought that for 150 euros (119£)
He was dirty when I took that pic, I know.
But then I was so stupid to mount the front without fixing it properly, just for the view. So I completely forgot about it, went for a drive when suddenly the lip came off, with me driving over it. It broke...
From that day, I said: "Search for the OEM ones dude!"
Then I decided to paint the 'H' logo's in gun metal, with plastidip. And for a clean look, I pulled the 'honda' name and 'VTI Vtec' off the trunk. It looks like this:
Nice and Shiny
The next thing I wanted to change was the rear deck. It had a 3rd break light, but since mine is in the spoiler, i didn't need it. So I bought the fabric to put on a sub box, and I fitted it over the rear deck. I did a pretty good job I think.
3rd brake light:
Without it:
Meanwhile I started to hear a rattling and a puffing sound from underneath the car. I went to the garage and they said my downpipe was leaking exhaust fumes, the flex piece was f*cked and there was a piece in my cat on the loose -> rattling sound. They gave me the price to fix it. Of course they wanted to sell me all the pieces brand new, but that would cost me over a 1000£. Luckily, near my hometown there is a garage who helped me with my problem. I had to buy a new downpipe and they took out the piece that was partying in my cat. Problem solved for a third of the price at Honda.
The next mod:
Originally I had the round fogs, but I wanted some JDM ones. A guy sold them to me for 59£. They are OEM. Me very happy .
2 weeks ago I won an auction on ebay for some JDM door sills. Paid 36£ for them. A real deal. The sad part is that i'm still waiting for them to arrive.
The same day I bought some OEM carpets. They fit so well, and I always want to put my shoes out before stepping on them for not ruining them. But you can't drive safe with y'a shoes out
The last mod I did was this weekend; painting the rings chrome in the cluster.
So that's it till now. The bigger mods will come....
cheers
Sven
The first mod I did, was ordering the honeycomb grill from the US. Visually, it's such a big difference with a nice grill imo.
Then I saw a guy selling his replica lip kit really cheap (front, sides and rear), so I bought that for 150 euros (119£)
He was dirty when I took that pic, I know.
But then I was so stupid to mount the front without fixing it properly, just for the view. So I completely forgot about it, went for a drive when suddenly the lip came off, with me driving over it. It broke...
From that day, I said: "Search for the OEM ones dude!"
Then I decided to paint the 'H' logo's in gun metal, with plastidip. And for a clean look, I pulled the 'honda' name and 'VTI Vtec' off the trunk. It looks like this:
Nice and Shiny
The next thing I wanted to change was the rear deck. It had a 3rd break light, but since mine is in the spoiler, i didn't need it. So I bought the fabric to put on a sub box, and I fitted it over the rear deck. I did a pretty good job I think.
3rd brake light:
Without it:
Meanwhile I started to hear a rattling and a puffing sound from underneath the car. I went to the garage and they said my downpipe was leaking exhaust fumes, the flex piece was f*cked and there was a piece in my cat on the loose -> rattling sound. They gave me the price to fix it. Of course they wanted to sell me all the pieces brand new, but that would cost me over a 1000£. Luckily, near my hometown there is a garage who helped me with my problem. I had to buy a new downpipe and they took out the piece that was partying in my cat. Problem solved for a third of the price at Honda.
The next mod:
Originally I had the round fogs, but I wanted some JDM ones. A guy sold them to me for 59£. They are OEM. Me very happy .
2 weeks ago I won an auction on ebay for some JDM door sills. Paid 36£ for them. A real deal. The sad part is that i'm still waiting for them to arrive.
The same day I bought some OEM carpets. They fit so well, and I always want to put my shoes out before stepping on them for not ruining them. But you can't drive safe with y'a shoes out
The last mod I did was this weekend; painting the rings chrome in the cluster.
So that's it till now. The bigger mods will come....
cheers
Sven
Last edited by Sven on Tue Feb 03, 2015 1:32 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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LO Sven
Very nice you now have the same front as me except for the fogs , which i also want to fit at some point
I managed to get my Grille and Prelude badge from my local Honda dealer , had to wait a while for them mind
Got my original front JDM/US lip from the forum a while back
Cheers for posting all your pics
Toadster
Very nice you now have the same front as me except for the fogs , which i also want to fit at some point
I managed to get my Grille and Prelude badge from my local Honda dealer , had to wait a while for them mind
Got my original front JDM/US lip from the forum a while back
Cheers for posting all your pics
Toadster
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Re: Sven's BB6
Thx for the reactions guys
Also, I just waxed my car on those pictures
I'm really thinking of redoing my paintjob, I have the wellknown problems of the rusty rear arches, and some scratches on the front bumper (previous owner, I swear).
Cheers
Sven
Also, I just waxed my car on those pictures
I'm really thinking of redoing my paintjob, I have the wellknown problems of the rusty rear arches, and some scratches on the front bumper (previous owner, I swear).
I just used 3 coats of chrome paint.honda-hardy wrote:Love the depth of shine in the paint. Nice work on the dial rings. What did you use?
Cheers
Sven
Re: Sven's BB6
It's been two weeks now since i bought the jdm doorsills, and i'm still waiting for them to arrive. I bought them from a UK seller and he shipped it with royal mail standard parcel, so there is no tracking number available. I really hope that they arrive because it's really hard to find these (for such a low price). I have to wait 20 days to do a lost-claim. Maybe they're stuck at customs, thought they were ninja swords ....
Either way, fingers crossed, I really want these mofo's bad!
Either way, fingers crossed, I really want these mofo's bad!