2001 Prelude one year later progression! around 6,000$ later - Honda Prelude Forum

Afesposi · 07-22-2009, 01:56 PM

Hey everyone! I bought my 2001 base honda prelude about a year ago (July 18, 2008) and I wanted you all the check out what I have done to it in the past year. I have gotten a lot of great ideas and feedback through this site and thought I would share with you all what I have done. Hopefully to inspire and get some good feedback on what you guys think of her so far. Mostly everything has been cosmetic beside a few engine upgrades and some routine maintenance. I will post the pictures of it when I bought it and the progress to what it currently looks like! I own and operate a small car and limo detailing company in Raleigh, NC and am currently a Business Marketing major so I work on my prelude in my spare time, and love every minute of it. Although I have spent about $6,000 on mostly cosmetics and few engine upgrades, they are coming next

Will be doing some powder coat work and engine upgrades next! Hope you all enjoy! Thank you all!

Updated pics on each page!
----Upgrades and fixes in a year----
ENGINE:
Neuspeed strut bar
Powder coating
AEM short ram intake system
Spoon Sports reservoir covers
K&N intake filter
NGK Iridium IX plugs
NGK wires
Hytech Header
8 lb Fidanza Flywheel
Exedy Stage 1 Clutch

*A special Esposito full engine detailing*

SUSPENSION AND WHEELS:
Front and rear ST sway bars
Tein S tech lowering springs
2006 Acura RSX type S wheels
Falken 512s
G2 Blue Brake Caliper Painting
Honda center caps
Custom adjustable toe
EXTERIOR:
Custom satin silver paint job
3M 20% tint
LED conversion in headlights/bumperlights and license plate
Clay bar and Simoniz System 5 Protection
JDM fogs
Clear side markers
TSX retrofits with E46 shrouds
6000K HIDs in headlights and fog lights
LED sidemarkers and parking lights
Clear Turning signals
New DOHC VTEC Trunk Decal
OEM front lip
LOTS of body work Feb 2010 Page 5

INTERIOR AND ELECTRONICS:
Full Alarm w/ remote start and pager
LED conversion 8/28/09 Page 3
Kenwood DNX5120 DVD/GPS/CD/MP3 7" Touch Screen In Dash
Kenwood Bluetooth Handsfree Phone setup
Rockford Wiring
Alpine Amp
Kicker 10" sub
Custom chrome "deep dish" gauge rings (page 5)
Trunk LED light
Vinyls on trunk lid

****First pics I saw of it online before the purchase!*****

****Intake, JDM Fogs, Tint, Restore headlights,Clear Signals, Bulbs****

****Wheels, LEDs, Clear Corners****

****Calipers, Tein S techs, wood grain kit, indash dvd/gps, trunk vinyl****

****Front and Rear ST sway bars, painted sides and rear skirt, Photos JULY 2009 *ONE YEAR LATER****

Afesposi · 07-22-2009, 01:57 PM

****MORE PICS JULY 2009 ONE YEAR LATER****

natemanas · 07-22-2009, 02:13 PM

Switch back to the own swaybar for the front, and see how much more responsive your handling is! Rear should remain afterarket.

Afesposi · 07-22-2009, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by natemanas

Switch back to the own swaybar for the front, and see how much more responsive your handling is! Rear should remain afterarket.

I have never heard that before man. Did you do that?

natemanas · 07-22-2009, 04:38 PM

Yeah I have done that. It prevents understeer

Afesposi · 07-22-2009, 08:24 PM

Bump

sunnyde · 07-22-2009, 10:19 PM

you are my rolemodel, I shall love your car till I die man, fresh and so clean!

Afesposi · 07-22-2009, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by sunnyde

you are my rolemodel, I shall love your car till I die man, fresh and so clean!

hahaha Thank you for the kind words! And thanks for checkin it out!

Crazy97Lude · 07-22-2009, 11:15 PM

Super clean man, from a fellow NC luder!! I'm in Charlotte though. I have a cousin with a prelude up in Raleigh that goes to NC State too.

But I tried to find a single thing wrong with the body/paint and I couldn't!! lol. My vote goes to some type of lip kit and your car will be the hawtness

Afesposi · 07-22-2009, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Crazy97Lude

Super clean man, from a fellow NC luder!! I'm in Charlotte though. I have a cousin with a prelude up in Raleigh that goes to NC State too.

But I tried to find a single thing wrong with the body/paint and I couldn't!! lol. My vote goes to some type of lip kit and your car will be the hawtness

FELLOW NC LUDER! thanks for the kind comment man! I am taking your advice and am currently in the process of buying an oem front lip, I will be painting and installing it soon hopefully! Thanks again man, let me know if you come here for any meets!!

prepreludesh · 07-23-2009, 01:34 AM

I can't see your car because I can't see the pictures of it, but I will replace this comment with my opinion later when I get on a computer that can see these pictures!

Rodmunch · 07-23-2009, 01:56 AM

Your floor mats have floor mats. Seems like a good time for an Xibit style comment...

Afesposi · 07-23-2009, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Rodmunch

Your floor mats have floor mats. Seems like a good time for an Xibit style comment...

hahah I had those in because it was raining here for days and didnt want to get my mats soaked everytime i got in my car haha thanks for noticing tho!

Afesposi · 07-23-2009, 02:03 AM

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Originally Posted by prepreludesh

I can't see your car because I can't see the pictures of it, but I will replace this comment with my opinion later when I get on a computer that can see these pictures!

sounds good man! are you currently deployed? My brother is going back to Afghanistan soon. Not happy about it

rayslude · 07-23-2009, 05:44 AM

i agree, a full lip kit and exhaust would set it off.

However the blue calipers are very ricey, you need to respray them with silver or black. Blue is not complimentary to silver at all.

Vanquished · 07-23-2009, 10:31 AM

I think it's very tastefully done. Good job on painting the oem sides and rear I think everyone with a base needs to do that the stock black sucks. Nice work!

lude4lifeh22 · 07-23-2009, 01:02 PM

Super clean!

nicely done.

Afesposi · 07-23-2009, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by rayslude

i agree, a full lip kit and exhaust would set it off.

However the blue calipers are very ricey, you need to respray them with silver or black. Blue is not complimentary to silver at all.

I am suprised that you say that! I have had a lot of people say they like the blue color scheme with the silver, I will keep that in mind though man. I am trying to keep it clean looking so I am not going to throw blue everywhere, I just thought it looked good behind the wheels. I am getting an oem lip next week and painting it for the front bumper. Hey, but your car is blue....with silver wheels.... jk

thanks for the comments man

Afesposi · 07-23-2009, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Vanquished

I think it's very tastefully done. Good job on painting the oem sides and rear I think everyone with a base needs to do that the stock black sucks. Nice work!

thanks!! I am eventually going to get the full oem kit like you have on yours, which looks great by the way. as i said to a few others, i am getting the oem front lip and painting it next week to add, ill post pics when i do that tool. Thanks again for the comments man!

Afesposi · 07-23-2009, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by lude4lifeh22

Super clean!

nicely done.

thanks buddy. send me some pics of that 99 you got man!