Honda Prelude UK

carlosfandango · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:07 am Post subject:

Cor they don't stay clean for long Laughing

Such is the price of hooning around winter roads in a white car Razz

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Very nice example indeed! Cool

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MaDMaXX · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 10:45 am Post subject:

Nice, but the good thing is, they're very satisfying to clean up and they literally gleam from under the dirt when you wash it off Cool

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lewd lude lover · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:13 pm Post subject:

lookin good mate. pure sexonwheels imo Wink

i washed waxed the galant for sale. took it up the hill for some nice arty shots and it was covered in road muck and salt by time i got there (2miles) totally wasted effort.................... Evil or Very Mad

carlosfandango · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:17 pm Post subject:

My g/f used to have a J-reg XR2i that I was convinced was black, until I cleaned it one weekend. It was actually one of the reddest reds I've seen this side of my old Mk1 Golf GTi Laughing

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gillywig2 · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 3:05 pm Post subject:

Any interior shots. I sometimes dodge puddles etc just to keep it cleaner for longer.

carlosfandango · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:31 pm Post subject:

gillywig2 wrote:

Any interior shots.

So far, only really got the ones from Tegiwa.

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I sometimes dodge puddles etc just to keep it cleaner for longer.

That'd be fun in sunny Lancashire Laughing

You never stay in a straight line Wink

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carlosfandango · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:39 pm Post subject:

Wot the heck is this??

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I found it under the passenger seat. Something to do with condensation?

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lewd lude lover · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:48 pm Post subject:

weird what you find in jap imports init?

no idea but i want one lol.....

mate of mine found a whole phillipino family living in the air intake of his supra.

carlosfandango · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:52 pm Post subject:

lewd lude lover wrote:

weird what you find in jap imports init?

no idea but i want one lol.....

mate of mine found a whole phillipino family living in the air intake of his supra.

I think they've moved into my boot and took up bongo playing when I hit hard bumps Evil or Very Mad

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MaDMaXX · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 5:52 pm Post subject:

Interesting, i think it's a 5g air purifier Smile

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carlosfandango · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:30 pm Post subject:

MaDMaXX wrote:

Interesting, i think it's a 5g air purifier Smile

Oh the sheer cheek Shocked

Hmm all that glitters ain't gold, but hey I've owned worse Laughing

Yuck...some work required here, but, on reflection nothing elbow grease, a wirebrush and some paint can't cure - probably Embarassed

One concern is this:

I think it's had a wing prang Embarassed

The wing touches the headlight, which is loose and there's over spray on the Spring Rolling Eyes

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MaDMaXX · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 6:37 pm Post subject:

The "dry rust" underneath is similar to my 4g, it's not bad, ie. it can be treated if you catch it, but it's strange how it's formed that way, it's like it's been sat rested for a while.

Get some Bilt Hamber stuff for the rust, it's fantastic;

Now you don't need all of that stuff, obviously, remove the following from the first pic;

Autowash
Autoclay
Autobalm

You can also skimp on the DeoxC, unless you're planning on removing some parts and putting them in a bucket of the stuff (i'll be doing my callipers in it)

The Deox Gel is the same as DeoxC but it sticks to surfaces, so you can so bodywork with it, then coat with the seriously heavy Zinc primer.

For the suspension struts etc, use the Hydrate80, then the zinc primer.

Also check out the rust clinic in the bodywork section for anything else Smile

Shame it's had that knock on the front Sad

Can you see anything else as to what's causing the shock height?

Wait for the better/drier weather to do the headlight, take the bulb out and use a hair-dryer/heat gun very gently on the outside of the glass.
I understand it just re-condenses if you do it in this wet weather.

Otherwise, run with your lights on all the time, should work out, oh, check the bulb is actually located in the headlight properly, might of broken the seal a bit, letting the moisture in.

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carlosfandango · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:20 pm Post subject:

MaDMaXX wrote:

Shame it's had that knock on the front Sad

Can you see anything else as to what's causing the shock height?

Wait for the better/drier weather to do the headlight, take the bulb out and use a hair-dryer/heat gun very gently on the outside of the glass.
I understand it just re-condenses if you do it in this wet weather.

Otherwise, run with your lights on all the time, should work out, oh, check the bulb is actually located in the headlight properly, might of broken the seal a bit, letting the moisture in.

Thanks for all the rust treatment info. I'll certainly be looking into it.

It's actually rain on the outside of the headlight Wink

I'm more worried by the fact it wobbles, like some mounting point's broken.

Shock height? No idea it'll probably have to wait until I get it near the brother-in-law's in Wales to get it on his ramps

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MaDMaXX · Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 7:23 pm Post subject:

The headlights should have some "shock" ability in them, you'll need to remove the front bumper (not actually a big job) to check it's mounts.

I'll personally vouch for that rust stuff, you should see how well it works Shocked

I wasn't expecting results as good as they say when i tried it, just glad i did now Smile

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