soon to be mine - Honda Prelude Forum

surfmaniac904 · 12-06-2008, 02:13 PM

1996 Honda Prelude SI

rayslude · 12-06-2008, 03:59 PM

step 1.) Take off body kit.
step 2.) Take off taillights
step 3.) Suspension is your friend

surfmaniac904 · 12-06-2008, 05:07 PM

you dont think the kit looks good?

i think that car looks clean as f***

noopie · 12-06-2008, 05:18 PM

congrats / welcome.\

jsmooney · 12-06-2008, 10:07 PM

if you like it - get it and keep it how it is, don't listen to anyone.

I personally don't like it - to each his own

rayslude · 12-07-2008, 07:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by surfmaniac904

you dont think the kit looks good?

i think that car looks clean as f***

different strokes for different folks. welcome to PO.

G_Loc · 12-07-2008, 07:20 PM

Lose the body kit and you can lower it a bit. You can probably lower it with that kit, but odds are its going to self destruct (IDK how Jax roads are).

92colesi · 12-07-2008, 09:09 PM

Kit or no kit, lowering it should be on the list of to do's. It's pretty, but i hate fender gap. Hence me lowering my car.

94AccordSedan · 12-07-2008, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by surfmaniac904

i think that car looks clean as f***

and from small pics on CL you probably can't tell how cheaply those kits are made. if the price is right do it, but don't pay for crappy knock off pieces. 20 companies make spider body kits and who knows about there quality.

and I've never heard of akita rims in my life.

surfmaniac904 · 12-08-2008, 09:08 AM

well the body kit was actually fitted for a different car so it didnt fit that great, so he had a shop mold it to his car and they ended up having to add on about 3 inches to the lip of the front bumper and some other crap too
the kit cost him around a grand..and after he got the to do everything to make it fit he was down almost 3 grand!
he just got out of the army so hes kinda just blowin money..

G_Loc · 12-08-2008, 09:34 AM

Uh oh, hack job body kit. Run away.

rayslude · 12-08-2008, 10:40 AM

first mistake, buying a body kit.

second mistake, buying a body kit NOT made for your car.

If he skimped on this then chances are he skimped on the rest of the car.

surfmaniac904 · 12-08-2008, 11:41 AM

i checked it out and drove it and everything
it seemed fine
and its pretty fast and SUPER clean inside and out
and hes been gone for around 2 years so the car hasnt been dogged as much as other preludes for sale

surfmaniac904 · 12-08-2008, 11:42 AM

and it needs a new oil pan gasket(which is nothing)

G_Loc · 12-08-2008, 12:25 PM

How many miles are on the car?

surfmaniac904 · 12-09-2008, 06:20 AM

127,000 miles

G_Loc · 12-09-2008, 08:32 AM

Mileage is good. If the shop did a crappy job on molding that ugly body kit that belongs to another car, then it will start falling apart soon. Does he have bigger pics? 5 speed or auto?

Vanquished · 12-09-2008, 09:39 AM

Car seems ok, I personally wouldn't buy it because of the kit. I have see that kit on a lot of cars including my old civic I had years ago. But if your looking for a show car then that seems like what you should get. Molded body kit, big rims, aftermarket tail lights seems like the beginning of a show car to me.

surfmaniac904 · 12-10-2008, 08:19 AM

its 5 speed
but..nevermind
the guy sold it

h23sdominate · 12-11-2008, 12:20 AM

damn that sucks.........