So sad...:( - Honda Prelude Forum

Mr.Badguy · 07-25-2004, 09:06 PM

So I was driving fast in the rain like an idiot and hit a tree... thats what I get. luckily only the front right fender is dented but I completely effed up my suspension and whatnot because I also went up a curb. But the bright side is...

I can finally get off my ass and remove the *** ass body kit I put on the car in my ricer days, fix all the stuff with performance products, and get my car painted.

BTW I have a white 93 SI FORMERLY with the invader kit which Im glad is gone now.

FullyLudedSi · 07-25-2004, 09:20 PM

ouch. so fast were you going when you hit the curb and at what angle? did you have any suspension mods?
Good decision your making by removing that body kit and good luck fixing your car.

Mr.Badguy · 07-28-2004, 10:11 AM

Well lets see, Id say I was going at least 50 and hit it at about a 45 degree angle. I can see where my tire even hit the inside of my wheel well and I have stock wheels and tires. I can also see how the top of my control arm hit the area where my struts bolt in, so yeah I hit the curb pretty hard. Im mostly afraid that I may have bent my frame because my hood is alittle harder to shut now.

But I also need help with some stuff if anybody can, I need all the front and rear bumper fasteners and also the stock side moldings/lips whatever they are. If you can point me in the right direction somewhere I can buy them that might be cheaper than hondaautomotiveparts.com that would be great.
TIA.

NoShoNoGoAccord · 07-28-2004, 10:26 AM

OUCH!!! That sux.

I never understood why people drive fast in the rain. There is so much more unknown when it rains.

The hood thing doesn't sound good. Depending on how you hit the curb, there is a GOOD chance that you bent the frame. Hopefully, you didn't.

Good luck. I would hate to see a 4th Gen lude go out like this.

siklude · 07-28-2004, 10:34 AM

dang that sucks..well least your okay and your thinking bright about things...you sound liek your from cali (although i dont hink it has rained at all leatley), we're the worst drivers when it comes to anything but dry weather.

Mr.Badguy · 07-29-2004, 08:57 AM

Nah Im not from Cali, Im from Tennessee. And as for my frame I can kind of tell that it is a tad bent because looking in the engine bay, I can see some of the support bolts have shifted slightly (just a few mm). and like I said my hood still shuts, its just a little more difficult.

Qveon · 07-29-2004, 09:00 AM

hrmm...I would have just takem the kit off instead of destroy the kit, but i guess thats just me.

GaRn · 07-29-2004, 10:11 AM

hey, I saw a fender on ebay a while ago, and I have the upper control arms and knuckles(both sides) as well as the rotors from a 93 JDM VTEC with low mileage.. I'll sell them for $50 + actual shipping..

The rotors will need to be turned, if they can be..

Maybe you can get this fixed for a little cheaper this way... The control arms and knuckles bolt right up though, atleast that is what I observed..

email me garn@rbnet.com

Mr.Badguy · 07-30-2004, 02:02 PM

well, I already have most of the parts I need to fix it, but the new knuckle I got has a busted grease bushing thing so all I have to do is replace that, then I need a new front sway bar/cross member whatever its called cuz I kind of snapped right through that. But other than THAT, im really worried about my frame now because it looks like the passenger side light and bumper sag just slightly and because Im a body perfectionist, it really worries me. So does anybody know a simple way to solve this? It sags by like 1/4 to 1/2 an inch but it is noticable.

neldogg · 07-30-2004, 03:05 PM

if you hit at 50 and your car far more than likely totalled. straightening out the suspension is just about impossible