how can I take the prelude letters off the back? I want the small prelude badge and the vtec badge that goes on the trunk.
I am not sure on the letter how you would take them off as mine was already done when I bought the car. I think that you could just pull them off. I imagine they are just glued on the the top of the bumper. (If anyone knows please correct me if I am wrong on this) If they are difficult, you can use a hair dryer to soften up that adhesive. After you remove them, you could use some adhesive remover and a soft cloth to remove any left over glue. You may notice some discoloration due to different exposures to the sun though.
This is assuming you are talking about the block letters on the bumper and you want to keep the badges on the back of the trunk lid.
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I'm actually from New york city, where the pot holes are worse LOL
The front lip is from wings west, and the sideskirts and rear are from honda.
What are some nice rims that would make my lude look better?
I think some of the mesh style wheels look good on the 5th gens. Also 5 spoke or 10 spoke (5 split spoke) wheels always look good. As for a color, with a red car I think black (with or without a polished lip), gunmetal, or silver would all look great. Bronze or gold as well. It just depends on what look you like.
how can I take the prelude letters off the back? I want the small prelude badge and the vtec badge that goes on the trunk.
And as far as the suspension, I bought it off of the owner with sport springs, but he also included the stock springs, which I plan on putting on very soon.
Keep the current spring set up. Don't go back to stock, especially if you get different rims. Stock height looks like 4x4 especially with lip kit installed.
Overall love the car. Looks hella clean for the mileage.
Best thing right now would be overall tune up and make sure all the basics are good to go. Then get the Hawk brake pads like mentioned above (super nice brake improvement for little money). Then maybe do more suspension and wheel related items, etc.
Its all a process, just figure out what you want out of the car and make it so
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to remove the letters just get some dental floss and sweep back and forth and it will cut off the adhesive from the bumper and use adhesive remover for anything left over but it should come off clean.thats what my bro did to remove the badges off of his yaris(yes he drives a yaris )
I'm not sure I would remove the P-R-E-L-U-D-E letters off a 13 year-old paint job. I think you should just leave it because there is a chance the paint will be a darker shade of red underneath.
I'm not sure I would remove the P-R-E-L-U-D-E letters off a 13 year-old paint job. I think you should just leave it because there is a chance the paint will be a darker shade of red underneath.
ya thats a good point since red fades so fast.well is a paint job in the near future OP?
to remove the letters just get some dental floss and sweep back and forth and it will cut off the adhesive from the bumper and use adhesive remover for anything left over but it should come off clean.thats what my bro did to remove the badges off of his yaris(yes he drives a yaris )
Although this is exactly the way to do it (if you were so inclined)
Because you just purchased the car , their is no way for you to know for sure when certain critical maintenance was performed. If I was you, I would replace all the engine, transmission,brake,power steering,clutch,radiator fluids, and the engine timing belt ASAP and keep good records of what you have done.Very often when people plan to get rid of a car in the near future they will stop doing maintenance on the car because they don't stand to benefit from such cost.Also , its not possible to tell just by looking at it the condition of the battery what condition it is in so I would consider replacing it also.
Because you just purchased the car , their is no way for you to know for sure when certain critical maintenance was performed. If I was you, I would replace all the engine, transmission,brake,power steering,clutch,radiator fluids, and the engine timing belt ASAP and keep good records of what you have done.Very often when people plan to get rid of a car in the near future they will stop doing maintenance on the car because they don't stand to benefit from such cost.Also , its not possible to tell just by looking at it the condition of the battery what condition it is in so I would consider replacing it also.
I wouldn't just replace the battery. You can have any auto parts store test it for you. They will let you know if it is still good or needs to be replaced. I wouldn't replace everything just because you don't know if it has been done. That would be a very un-economical way to do things. As for the timing belt, if there is no record of it being changed and/or it is due for one (as per the mileage) you will definitely want to do this. I do agree that it is good to change all your fluids and you should keep good records of any maintenance you do. Do some investigating about the more expensive items such as the timing belt though.
As for the battery, well it wouldn't hurt to just drive the car until it dies and then replace it. I wouldn't just go out and buy one any time I bought a used car because I didn't know the age of the battery???
I wouldn't just replace the battery. You can have any auto parts store test it for you. They will let you know if it is still good or needs to be replaced. I wouldn't replace everything just because you don't know if it has been done. That would be a very un-economical way to do things. As for the timing belt, if there is no record of it being changed and/or it is due for one (as per the mileage) you will definitely want to do this. I do agree that it is good to change all your fluids and you should keep good records of any maintenance you do. Do some investigating about the more expensive items such as the timing belt though.
As for the battery, well it wouldn't hurt to just drive the car until it dies and then replace it. I wouldn't just go out and buy one any time I bought a used car because I didn't know the age of the battery???
All batteries have a 'date code' on them which is the mo/yr it was manufactured. ex. F-06=June 2006
A=Jan
B=Feb
C=Mar
D=Apr
E=May
F=Jun
G=Jul
H=Aug
J=Sep (I is not used because it looks like a '1')
K=Oct
L=Nov
M=Dec
The date code will be a round sticker, and/or it will be branded (stamped on top)
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All batteries have a 'date code' on them which is the mo/yr it was manufactured. ex. F-06=June 2006
A=Jan
B=Feb
C=Mar
D=Apr
E=May
F=Jun
G=Jul
H=Aug
J=Sep (I is not used because it looks like a '1')
K=Oct
L=Nov
M=Dec
The date code will be a round sticker, and/or it will be branded (stamped on top)
Thanks for clarifying this.
I think this is getting pretty off topic from the original post. OP- Good luck with your new car. There is a great deal of information on any kind of modifications/maintenance (including writeups in some cases) for almost anything you will want/need to do to your car contained within this website.
For bolt-on mods, you should look in the Naturally Aspirated section. The N/A Performance Library thread has some really good information and in some cases compares different brands of mods (i.e. Crower vs Skunk2 Cams). If you want to get some ideas on external mods, I would suggest looking through the Members' Rides section. This is for pictures of people cars. They will sometimes discuss the parts on their car within each thread or you can ask. This would definitely help in your search for some good looking wheels that will actually work on our car (correct offset, size, etc.)
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