Hello from SoCal...1993 Accord LX Sedan

[DevilD]

nicely done! i like the shifter mod

[N0i5E]

like the interior and the installations

[existlosangeles]

same direction im going with but my whole interior is going to be black maybe contrast with grey/blue. yours looks so good tho keep up the good work and keep us updated

[bee-rad]

Thanks for the feedback. I'd ideally like an entire black interior but for now my plans are to change the seats and door panel cloth to black leather.

My brakes have been shaking which means new rotors are in store, but when I do that I'll be doing a ROH conversion, and to tackle 2 birds with one stone I want to do a 5-lug swap, mainly because the OEM wheel choices are so much more broader.

I swapped over CD5 floormat badges to the CL mats I have, and just wanted to share how I did them:


They are held on by three pegs on the back that clip onto the plastic bar under the mat. I had to make (well, burned) the three hoes in the carpet and trim off the rubber nubs so that the clips could catch.

They happen to fit perfectly over the ACURA logo that is embroidered.



Here are pictures of my door tweeter install:



And my rear end... I happened to have a OEM red badge that I had on my old RL and slapped it on.

[bee-rad]

So the paint that I thought was completely gone actually gave me a pleasant surprise... I had some polish that I rubbed on with a sponge and lo and behold some shine was coming back!

Before (the entire car was like this and felt rough to the touch):


After polishing half of the fender:


Even the grill was dull and cloudy which I cleaned up. I still hadn't worked on the hood yet... notice the dirt that routine washing never seemed to lift.


After polishing some more I realized where I still had clear and where I didn't. What did though came out nicely though! The sides shown here were as dull as the roof!


I need better lighting but the car reflects light better now and looks way cleaner, even if some of the clear is fading.

[Relentlezz]

nice!!!

[excalibur02]

Nice pick up on the black oem parts.

[Wickit]

Nice progress bro, would u happen to be part of SoCal CB Mobb on facebook?

[bee-rad]

Nice progress bro, would u happen to be part of SoCal CB Mobb on facebook?

Thanks, no I had no idea there was one haha, I'm really only active on two forums as of now. I'll look that up.

I started phase one of the 5-lug swap today, by finding a set of 5-lug rims!

These are 17x7 CL-S wheels I found on craigslist for $75. Came with 'A' centercaps and lugnuts but I popped on the 'H' caps I had around.

Next to come are the hub and knuckle swaps :O

[Wickit]

Lookin good man cant wait to see the progress

[Jarrett]

I love seeing cars with fresh black carpet in them. It really does make these interiors look a lot better.

[High5er]

Sorry to hear it got stolen! That interior is coming together though. Looks nice with the new carpet. 500 buck though?? Thats a come up in any respect.

[bee-rad]

Lookin good man cant wait to see the progress

Haha me neither, right now I'm waiting for the junkyard to have their 50% off sale to get the 5-lug knuckles/drums.

I love seeing cars with fresh black carpet in them. It really does make these interiors look a lot better.

Sorry to hear it got stolen! That interior is coming together though. Looks nice with the new carpet. 500 buck though?? Thats a come up in any respect.

Thanks, I've always liked black carpet... it goes well with just about any interior. My next big mod on my wishlist is a BB6 dash, but that's a rather far possibility haha.

[High5er]

Haha me neither, right now I'm waiting for the junkyard to have their 50% off sale to get the 5-lug knuckles/drums.





Thanks, I've always liked black carpet... it goes well with just about any interior. My next big mod on my wishlist is a BB6 dash, but that's a rather far possibility haha.

When are you gonna start your 5 lug swap? I was thinking about it when I first bought the car but I just dont feel like its worth it for me. Plus I already picked up some sweet 4 lug wheels

[bee-rad]

When are you gonna start your 5 lug swap? I was thinking about it when I first bought the car but I just dont feel like its worth it for me. Plus I already picked up some sweet 4 lug wheels

Once I get all the parts... should be the weekend of the 28th. I had no intention of doing it until I found these wheels for cheap, and also found out how relatively easy it is to do. Parts, if I can source them in the junkyard, shouldn't run more than $100 during their sale hopefully.