I'm sorry, I imagine everyone on this forum as a white dude after reading this and finding out this guy was white too...
Damn, didnt know i had to be a dude to be on this forum...lol
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haha, its kind of hard for me draw while im taking a dump. Something about trying to create a nice line and the smell of my own poo dont quite work together.
Im just working on the wheels, they take me some time to do right.
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im in the deepest part of the honda crack pipe right now.....
last night my girl transfered $500 into my account to help pay for the headers...and lambo doors
haha, its kind of hard for me draw while im taking a dump. Something about trying to create a nice line and the smell of my own poo dont quite work together.
Im just working on the wheels, they take me some time to do right.
I need one! Equipped with dents, dings, hail damage, and 15" wheels.
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Are you trying to imply a thread about $600 door sills and the quest for the competitive bidder is somehow unfit for PO?
I think it's pretty much par for the course.
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im in the deepest part of the honda crack pipe right now.....
last night my girl transfered $500 into my account to help pay for the headers...and lambo doors
To keep this forum on track, I finally went to pick up these door sills today. They actually have quite a bit of weight to them. They look nice and shiny though. I will post up pictures this weekend when I put them on so I can get this thread going for another 6 pages. Or maybe I'll start a new thread?
"Best Prelude Ever gets Best Door Sills Ever"? I think that seems very subtle? I probably wouldn't get as many flames if I did that, right?
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Yeah, now that prelude are a few years old, there's no point to actually engaging in helpful conversation any more; only thing worth doing is bagging on the people foolish enough to mod their old car out of proportion....heh...sorry...did it again.
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Weakass car probably doesnt even have the JDM cupholder if he doesnt have the rear ashtray.
Hahahahahahahahaahhaha. Man, your car IS weakness.... No jdm cupholder, c'mon, get with the program...... Sorry. I let it get to me again.
P.S. Are new and professionally improved sig's the new thing?
I do have the JDM cupholder It came with the SIR console, but it doesn't have a purpose because i never have a cup small enough to actually use the little rotator thingy. I will try to find a $100 ashtray, Solid. After all, I do have a cigarette lighter in the front. Now I can flick my ashes in the back!
I do have the JDM cupholder It came with the SIR console, but it doesn't have a purpose because i never have a cup small enough to actually use the little rotator thingy. I will try to find a $100 ashtray, Solid. After all, I do have a cigarette lighter in the front. Now I can flick my ashes in the back!
Dude, you leave the rear one open so when you flick ashes out the window and they blow back, they then land perfectly in the rear ashtray and not all over your rear seats.
It is also for when you carpool smoking midgets or children that smoke.
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smoking midgets....thats the best thing ive heard all day!
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But with the Prelude I started small and just wanted to do the engine. I was literally leaving the hood up in the parking lot of my first apartment longer than it needed to be because i wanted to show off the parts I put on it. Then I decided that the only way to get people to ask about the car was to start modding the first thing everyone sees, the exterior, and I went from there. When I knew the exterior was looking good and my motor was coming along, i put more thought into the interior as well because those that casually walk by your car will notice both the exterior and interior and then if you're around, inquire about the engine.
*snip*
i seem to have wandered out of ot and stumbled upon this gem...you spend you money however you want, but is that ^^^ seriously your mentality when modifying your car? you modify your car to grab the interest of random people (men)?
I figure everyone modifies their car for themselves, but then in turn shows it off to get recognized by others. Isn't that the whole purpose of a "car show" anyway? (which the picture in your sig shows you as doing?)
I can think of very little things people do in their lives that are soley for themselves, most of the time we are doing it because we know we might care about what others think. This goes for getting the biggest fanciest house all the way down to getting your hair cut. It's all about our feelings towards perception. And anyone who denies the fact they've done something to get perceived by somebody else in a different way at least once in their life isn't telling the truth.
I've had these sills since about 2002, they are still spotless. Are they like fine wine? The older the better? If so, a couple more years and I should be able to get more than the book value of a Lude!!!
I figure everyone modifies their car for themselves, but then in turn shows it off to get recognized by others. Isn't that the whole purpose of a "car show" anyway? (which the picture in your sig shows you as doing?)
I can think of very little things people do in their lives that are soley for themselves, most of the time we are doing it because we know we might care about what others think. This goes for getting the biggest fanciest house all the way down to getting your hair cut. It's all about our feelings towards perception. And anyone who denies the fact they've done something to get perceived by somebody else in a different way at least once in their life isn't telling the truth.
my car was at one show, and it was for promoting the shop that had done the engine work, which so happened to be owned by a close friend. i found myself avoiding even dusting the car unless there wasn't anyone around, because as soon as they know it's yours, the idiots come out of the woodwork asking questions. i was just there to make sure no one touched my sh!t. i would also say the only thing that i ever showed off about my car is that it was faster or handled better than someone else's car, because the only modification that was purely cosmetic that i can think of was a shorty antenna...
i respect most anyone that has a love of cars, especially modifying cars. although, i've just never understood dumping a lot of money into body kits and other "show" items. my personal taste is that a car generally looks best with a good drop and some wheels, after that, its all performance based. i modify my car for my pleasure and i got a hell of a lot more pleasure out of embarrassing other people that think they have a "fast" car. and have never called my car fast, it was "quick" but not fast. i would have needed another 100-150whp to get it to be considered fast in my book...
alright, rambling here, all i'm getting at is that you have spent a lot of money on cosmetic parts even though you have some wheels with fvcked up offsets that don't even allow you to lower the car. priorities man, priorities...yours are way different than mine, but how can you say you are so concerned with looks, yet leave those wheels on?
But in my thread on members rides I've said from the beginning this wasn't meant to be a fast car, I merely wanted to improve it in every area in one way or another. I don't take it to tracks and I, like you, have only been to one car show as well. It was shortly after the car was painted and I had it back so I was just like you with my paint and all that. I hated touching the black roof or carbon fiber hood with anything because I didn't want small swirl marks to appear.
And my car is lowered, probably by 1.5" to 2" (I don't know, i've never measured it). The wheel offsets are f-ed up like you said, but that's because I bought them almost 6 months before I bought the big brake kit. I think anyone who adds a big brake kit on a car that didn't originally come with a big brake kit can only guesstimate as to what kind of wheel to get and see if it needs a spacer or not. Like I said, the spokes on my rims are the pieces of the wheels that don't make it fit, not the offset.
I will eventually get new wheels, but it's going to be a long, expensive process because I believe I'll have to buy just one and test fit it before buying the other three.
There's a thread here about this guy who got an acura BBK, he is having similar problems...
Only he has much more expensive wheels that he realizes he can't fit. He now has to buy some spacers (although says he only needs 5mm) but still that'd make his offset more than stock. Mine is at 10mm now (I took one of the 10mm off when I got open ended lugnuts). I suppose the moral to my story at least was get some less expensive wheels first if you're getting a BBK because you never know if you can fit both at the same time.
I still have mine (off the car, in a box so I don't damage them) but I would probably sell them if I could get $600+ for them.
You should put them up for bid on ebay then. All you have to do is what petern101 said and be your own shill bidder. That way you can really raise the price up and see how much you get for them. If you don't win, you've just got a ****-ton of money for them. If you win your own auction, you can still keep them and tell everybody how much you almost got for them.
hey prepreludesh good catch on the sills, let the haters hate, another thing found out what the jdm cup holders good for. A red bull
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Originally Posted by kronicus
im in the deepest part of the honda crack pipe right now.....
last night my girl transfered $500 into my account to help pay for the headers...and lambo doors
my car was at one show, and it was for promoting the shop that had done the engine work, which so happened to be owned by a close friend. i found myself avoiding even dusting the car unless there wasn't anyone around, because as soon as they know it's yours, the idiots come out of the woodwork asking questions. i was just there to make sure no one touched my sh!t. i would also say the only thing that i ever showed off about my car is that it was faster or handled better than someone else's car, because the only modification that was purely cosmetic that i can think of was a shorty antenna...
i respect most anyone that has a love of cars, especially modifying cars. although, i've just never understood dumping a lot of money into body kits and other "show" items. my personal taste is that a car generally looks best with a good drop and some wheels, after that, its all performance based. i modify my car for my pleasure and i got a hell of a lot more pleasure out of embarrassing other people that think they have a "fast" car. and have never called my car fast, it was "quick" but not fast. i would have needed another 100-150whp to get it to be considered fast in my book...
alright, rambling here, all i'm getting at is that you have spent a lot of money on cosmetic parts even though you have some wheels with fvcked up offsets that don't even allow you to lower the car. priorities man, priorities...yours are way different than mine, but how can you say you are so concerned with looks, yet leave those wheels on?
Im so glad you said that. Ive been meaning to say something, but that pic with the weird ass offset up front always makes me
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ok, i'm pretty sure everyone on this forum has gotten on this thread and bashed prepreludesh, but is it bad that i still want to see a picture of them installed? i really do
i just heard from a friend, and long time mia member here, that there was a set of jdm sills that sold for approx $800 half a year ago or so. so this is is only the second stupidest buy, no offense prepreludesh
And my car is lowered, probably by 1.5" to 2" (I don't know, i've never measured it). The wheel offsets are f-ed up like you said, but that's because I bought them almost 6 months before I bought the big brake kit. I think anyone who adds a big brake kit on a car that didn't originally come with a big brake kit can only guesstimate as to what kind of wheel to get and see if it needs a spacer or not. Like I said, the spokes on my rims are the pieces of the wheels that don't make it fit, not the offset.
all hopefully taken constructively, because it seems your excitement for modding gets into your wallet before you do the needed research...
first, 1.5-2" drop is almost tucking tire, which would mean you would be trashing your front fenders due the fitment issues. the spacers that allow the wheel to clear the brake are what make the wheel look bad. it doesn't have to be a guess at all for knowing if a bbk is going to fit your wheels or if new wheels are going to fit properly over your bbk, it takes research and measurements. you can get information from wilwood about the measurements of the kit, like this:
get that information and often you can get a similar diagram for a wheel, if not, purchase from a vendor or shop that will get the measurement information for the wheel before you buy. i understand you had the wheels first, but you could/should have known before installing the brake kit that it was going to need spacers.
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Originally Posted by prepreludesh
I will eventually get new wheels, but it's going to be a long, expensive process because I believe I'll have to buy just one and test fit it before buying the other three.
as stated above, you definitely do not need to purchase a single wheel to test, that would be absurd.
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Originally Posted by prepreludesh
There's a thread here about this guy who got an acura BBK, he is having similar problems...
Only he has much more expensive wheels that he realizes he can't fit. He now has to buy some spacers (although says he only needs 5mm) but still that'd make his offset more than stock. Mine is at 10mm now (I took one of the 10mm off when I got open ended lugnuts). I suppose the moral to my story at least was get some less expensive wheels first if you're getting a BBK because you never know if you can fit both at the same time.
that guy had an idea, but didn't do the needed research to get a usable final product, not to mention he thinks volks are sooo much lighter than the advans...
when purchasing his wheels, there is an option for a "high pad," which allows it to fit bbk's, which he could even have, but running those giant (wide) acura calipers doesnt help. i am willing to bet if he had 18's, he wouldnt have a fitment issue. also, if someone wants to let him know, if he does decide to get the advans and sell his volks, a +35mm offset wheel on a prelude will end up with a fitment similar to your front wheels...
btw, i was not at all concerned about my wheels not fitting over my bbk, because i made sure each time i bought wheels, that they were the correct size...and I could still run my oem wheels without issue.
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Originally Posted by petern101
^Oh please....350z's are weak
don't make me bench race you with a car that i don't even own any more, you WILL lose! stupid clown shoe driving cracker! aZn's like t.j. and i have to stick together around all you racist hillbillies...
first, 1.5-2" drop is almost tucking tire, which would mean you would be trashing your front fenders due the fitment issues. the spacers that allow the wheel to clear the brake are what make the wheel look bad. it doesn't have to be a guess at all for knowing if a bbk is going to fit your wheels or if new wheels are going to fit properly over your bbk, it takes research and measurements. you can get information from wilwood about the measurements of the kit, like this:
get that information and often you can get a similar diagram for a wheel, if not, purchase from a vendor or shop that will get the measurement information for the wheel before you buy. i understand you had the wheels first, but you could/should have known before installing the brake kit that it was going to need spacers.
as stated above, you definitely do not need to purchase a single wheel to test, that would be absurd.
when purchasing his wheels, there is an option for a "high pad," which allows it to fit bbk's, which he could even have, but running those giant (wide) acura calipers doesnt help. i am willing to bet if he had 18's, he wouldnt have a fitment issue. also, if someone wants to let him know, if he does decide to get the advans and sell his volks, a +35mm offset wheel on a prelude will end up with a fitment similar to your front wheels...
don't make me bench race you with a car that i don't even own any more, you WILL lose! stupid clown shoe driving cracker! aZn's like t.j. and i have to stick together around all you racist hillbillies...
First, like I said, I had not measured it, but from the stock ride height to a drop where I literally hear my tire hit the fender over some of the bigger holes around town. It seems like that's how much I dropped it.
Second, here's a picture of my car when I didn't have a BBK or a coilover suspension, the offset was pretty much dead on compared to stock SH rims. I also did buy the wheel spacers long before I ever had the BBK installed on the car, I was thinking ahead on that.
Third, I was talking about purchasing a single wheel from a retail rim shop around town because if they didn't fit when I would test fit them at that place, I could tell them I didn't want it and return it and not be out any money. It's not like those places struggle to keep the lights on, they don't mind returning a rim, especially if you only got one and not all 4.
Fourth, I have never heard of that "high pad" option. I'm assuming that's an option where the center section of the wheel that mounts to the hub/rotor is thicker than stock? I take it that that option is only available on some really expensive/high class wheels right? I certainly don't remember looking on wheel websites where they have the option for "high pad" on a wheel.
Fifth, bench race away, it's only going to help me/others out because I'm sure we can all pick up information that it would take a while to scour from other sources. I bet I can give you a run for your money anyway. And for the record, aZn's don't get to call white people "crackers" because you had no part in the whole meaning of that word which stemmed from slavery. Unless you think the Chinese that built half the trans-continental railroad in the US were enslaved by white people?
I think aZn's could call other aZn's crackers because apparently there is a large slave trade of Asians coming over on ships in cargo containers and being forced to work at sweat shops until they've paid off their "masters" at the Adidas factories to finally get U.S. citizenship.
P.S. I do have clown shoes on right now, they're size 13. The Asian guy who sold me these at the store was mad because he said it was enough shoe material to make shoes for 2 Asians
thats the only thing i need clarification on, bench racing or not, did you just assume that you could keep up with my Z? i sold it earlier this year, but just want to be clear on that statement....you know, before this aZn goes off on your cracka ass...
ok, i guess i want to say another thing...i can't imagine a wheel shop being to pleased if you order a single wheel, then return it if it doesnt fit. if they had one in stock and allow you to bolt it up before purchasing, thats one thing, but if you order something (more likely), they aren't going to take it back free of charge. custom orders are often non-returnable, plus, you can just do research and not take advantage of a business...
Isn't that why stores have a return policy? If they didn't want their customers to use it, why would they have one?
What car did you get to replace your Z?
They still may charge you for returning it. Best buy charges a 30% stocking fee, or maybe 15%...you can return it if the company lets you, but there may be a fee...
Isn't that why stores have a return policy? If they didn't want their customers to use it, why would they have one?
What car did you get to replace your Z?
Hell, Lowes charges you stocking fee's and all kinds of **** if you order something from of a catalog and return it. Only thing that they let you return for "free" is shiat they have sitting on their shelf. And 99% of the shops are not going to have wheels that will work with the lude sitting on their shelf, especially one with bbk.
And bench racing is retarded, I know petern was joking, but I honestly think you are serious which just makes your general attitude more evident.
If you don't like to be called out on this ****, don't come out boasting all kinds of BS with all the issues you still have on your car, etc. And imagine if you sold your wheels plus used the cash you just spent on your fancy door sills, you could have some wheels that didn't look so ghey with the offset.
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Better to be charged a restocking fee for one wheel than to buy all 4 and have them not fit and find a way to sell them. I knew a BBK would come with all kinds of extra costs, so this is just one thing I'll have to accept.
And I don't care about racing and losing, what good is giving a car more power and not seeing how it stacks up? It'll give you a benchmark for the next level to take your car to.
And for all the other stuff you just said, I give you the...
Congratulations! I don't give a **** what you say!
get that information and often you can get a similar diagram for a wheel, if not, purchase from a vendor or shop that will get the measurement information for the wheel before you buy. i understand you had the wheels first, but you could/should have known before installing the brake kit that it was going to need spacers.
that guy had an idea, but didn't do the needed research to get a usable final product, not to mention he thinks volks are sooo much lighter than the advans...
when purchasing his wheels, there is an option for a "high pad," which allows it to fit bbk's, which he could even have, but running those giant (wide) acura calipers doesnt help. i am willing to bet if he had 18's, he wouldnt have a fitment issue. also, if someone wants to let him know, if he does decide to get the advans and sell his volks, a +35mm offset wheel on a prelude will end up with a fitment similar to your front wheels...
don't make me bench race you with a car that i don't even own any more, you WILL lose! stupid clown shoe driving cracker! aZn's like t.j. and i have to stick together around all you racist hillbillies...
I'm the guy doing the RL kit. I got my Volks for $1200 used with rubber and decided to build the BBK kit months after. The kit itself is only running me $600 and I'll only need 3mm more of clearance to make it all work. I'm not sure right now if I want to run spacers but they are an option. The only thing stopping me now is that it's winter. If I had $3000 to waist on rims that I would beat the snot out of on a track then yes, I would have purchased them brand new with the correct offset.
The Advan are not as light as the Volks but offer more inner clearance and are wider rims that with aggressive camber (once again for the track) they will fit fine if I roll the rear fender. I will be running R compounds with my BBK so I need a dedicated track rim.
You don't put 18" rims on a Lude that is roadraced. But then again you wouldn't know this because you're on a Prelude forum using pictures of a 350z to talk about wheel clearance . Why do you use pictures of a rwd car that runs 9.5" rims in the front and 10.5" in the rear and brag about how you ordered the right kit for a car that already came stock with Brembo calipers.
It has always been difficult to fit BBKs on a fwd car because of limited clearances. To save cost I used a stock 350z rotor and had to work around those dimensions. I could have easily had a custom 2 piece rotor designed to make it all work for my car but that would have cost $400 more. I did my research....the entire point of the RL BBK was to be cost effective.
It's evident that you're a poser because you have brembo rear calipers and Willwood front on the Z. Only a person that cares about looks would remove Brembos for Willwood (probably because they match the colour of your car).
It looks like this thread has brought out the worst in alot of people. You obviously understand the basics of wheel fitment and clearances but lack the maturity to educate without insulting people. If you had actually taken the time and ask the right questions you'll realize that there are many different ways to get things done at a lower cost. I could have easily ordered a $1300 Willwood kit, but unlike you I don't just pose with my parts. The Willwood kits are known to wobble and warp after 5mins of lapping on a tight track. This is due to the thinner design which make the caliper weaker. The RL calipers on the other hand may be thicker but is a much stronger design.
If you take a look at my motor build you'll also see that I did my research. While using almost all stock Honda parts I made 230whp and 185wtq NA. It's not about how much money you spend, it's how you spend it.
aZn's like t.j. and i have to stick together around all you racist hillbillies...
That's absorutery right!
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Originally Posted by kronicus
im in the deepest part of the honda crack pipe right now.....
last night my girl transfered $500 into my account to help pay for the headers...and lambo doors
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Originally Posted by kronicus
im in the deepest part of the honda crack pipe right now.....
last night my girl transfered $500 into my account to help pay for the headers...and lambo doors
Isn't that why stores have a return policy? If they didn't want their customers to use it, why would they have one?
What car did you get to replace your Z?
lifted wrangler...
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Originally Posted by BB6allstar
You don't put 18" rims on a Lude that is roadraced. But then again you wouldn't know this because you're on a Prelude forum using pictures of a 350z to talk about wheel clearance . Why do you use pictures of a rwd car that runs 9.5" rims in the front and 10.5" in the rear and brag about how you ordered the right kit for a car that already came stock with Brembo calipers.
uh huh, well, i used to have a prelude, i just hang around for the lulz associated with honda tuning ...and get it right, i bragged about ordering the correct wheels...
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Originally Posted by BB6allstar
It's evident that you're a poser because you have brembo rear calipers and Willwood front on the Z. Only a person that cares about looks would remove Brembos for Willwood (probably because they match the colour of your car).
^omg, i p'shopped the rears on! i probably put them on because 6/4 pot setup performs better than the 4/2 pot setup of the oem brembos, and stopping the best z in the world is hard!
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Originally Posted by BB6allstar
It looks like this thread has brought out the worst in alot of people. You obviously understand the basics of wheel fitment and clearances but lack the maturity to educate without insulting people. If you had actually taken the time and ask the right questions you'll realize that there are many different ways to get things done at a lower cost. I could have easily ordered a $1300 Willwood kit, but unlike you I don't just pose with my parts. The Willwood kits are known to wobble and warp after 5mins of lapping on a tight track. This is due to the thinner design which make the caliper weaker. The RL calipers on the other hand may be thicker but is a much stronger design.
this is the interweb, there is no use for maturity. i thought my post about wheel fitment was an honest attempt to save him money and hassle
i didnt pose with my parts either, but if you really want to see my sexy ass that much, i'll think about taking some pics for you. are you a thong kinda guy? or do you prefer boy shorts?
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Originally Posted by BB6allstar
If you take a look at my motor build you'll also see that I did my research. While using almost all stock Honda parts I made 230whp and 185wtq NA. It's not about always how much money you spend, it's how you spend it.
put your car on a mustang dyno and let me know your numbers, dynojets are good for self comparison and bragging rights..
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