Wow! She's looking fantastic bud.

Those seats!
Mighty fine job you made on them...and the speaker pods. Think the carpet panel that the speakers are on could do with some too now.

I've got the tool set but I'm missing a couple of the spanners.

Nice choice of pedals of course.
I've seen the ones cheap on ebay and have sceptical of the price but the pics and everything look fine. I think they've got to be fake at those prices, but I couldn't tell the difference. May order a set then???

I haven't been here for a while. Your Lude is looking great Pushki.

Rear Brake Pads, Rear Windscreen Moulding, Rear Bumper Sag

I’ve been plodding on doing bits and pieces on my car while the weather’s still nice.

I found some genuine Honda OEM brake pads on eBay. Honda part # 43022-SL5-525
They had the shims and a sachet of Molykote with them too.
A bargain at £13.20 including postage.



I’d never changed brake pads before, but with a bit of advice, I found it quite easy.
I will be refurbishing and painting my calipers at some point in the future.
I'd like to get them powder-coated if that's possible.



I ordered a rear windscreen moulding from Lings, as mine had seen better days. Honda part # 73251-SS0-000



I took it off and found this.



I cleaned up the area, pleased to find no rust.



After painting around the holes with some anti-rust paint and protecting the paintwork with some Chemical Guys sealant, I fitted the new moulding.

.·:*¨¨*:·..·:*¨¨*:·.MaDMaXX’s Top Tips .·:*¨¨*:·..·:*¨¨*:·.

If you’ve never read MaXX’s project thread, then I suggest you do, as he has some genius ideas.

Does your rear bumper sag?
Mine used to.



I bought a roll of 6mm neoprene foam tape.



I took my bumper off. Once again, no rust, (excuse the phone pic’).



I stuck a strip of tape on the bar that the bumper rests on, leaving the holes exposed.



Once I’d fitted the bumper back on it sat higher, reducing the gap.



I think that 6mm tape was a little too much, as it was quite difficult putting the trim clips back in.
If you’re going to do this, I would suggest getting about 4mm.

Thanks to MaXX for the tips and inspiration.

Here’s how my interior looks at the moment.
I’m working on re-trimming with leather and cleaning the centre console.

I still haven’t got any leather rear seats yet either.

Great tips there mate.
I need to sort my bumper out, mine sags onone side (drivers side).
I will try that idea soon as i get chance

My bumper does also need a facelift haha..

Great tips thanks to madmax!

Looking good Push, glad i could help. You'll find that it's probably the right thickness as it crushes down once it's sat for a week.

I had a real hard time putting the pins in, but you can just about do it, it will crush a bit with time so don't worry.

I can't believe just how clean and rust free your back end is, i'd be all over it with Dynax S50 to make sure it doesn't start going this winter!

some great little updates there push, they all add up

Nice one Push!

Your lude really is in good nick! No rust at all!

Good job of the rear lower trim. How much was it if you don't mind me asking? I replaced the rubber one that goes up the sides and across the top for when the screen came out. That was about £70 from my local stealer and they wanted the same again for the bottom trim!

it's looking tired against the rest and polishing compound has got to it. Was thinking of a quick matt or satin respray. Lings Honda cheaper at all?

Good call on the rubber pad strip. I did think that was a good piece of maxx genius!

Very nice Pushki..

You exhaust looks soo clean still.. Did you quickly polish it before taking the pic?

Centre Console Re-Vamp

Yeah, I know MaXX has just done his. I’m not copying, honest.
It just seems as though his work coincides with mine. It's quite handy actually.

Here’s what I’ve done;

Swapped the broken bulb in the cigarette lighter for a blue LED.
Replaced all the missing screws.
Replaced the Momo gear knob for my old OEM one.
Replaced the vinyl handbrake gaiter for a new real leather one, (cheers MaXX).
Replaced the gear shift gaiter for a new real leather one.
Used a velcro pad to secure the stereo’s remote control inside the console lid.
Gave it all a damned good clean with some 'Chemical Guys Natural Shine Dressing'.
I’ve also bought a red LED for the hazard switch, (still to fit).

I completely stripped the spare console lid that I bought, right back to the bare plastic, (cheers Mattblack).
I strengthened the inside of the lid with some hot glue and re-covered the outside with new foam and new black leather.













I'm currently working on re-trimming the door card inserts to match, and I still need some leather rear seats.

Very, very slick Push, i love it

Still trying to work out how to get my console lid covered though, is that leather you used thinner than the gaiter leather?

The LED in the hazard light switch is only for the dash dimmer lights, ie, when the lights are on, you'll see the switch, it doesn't flash when the hazards are on

Anyway, looking fantastic, just wish you had matching mats, i never understood the zebra print mats when the car is in black leather, also, you're doing 10kph there, whats with that?

So the leather's about the same thickness then?


Black mats would match so much better, as much as the zebra's are JDM etc etc, they just don't match anything else in the car

I think my speedo drops to zero when it's powered, it hovers a tad above it when it's off.