Mackies progression? kinda.

hope you guys dont mind but im gonna copy and paste the whole thread.

Hey guys. my names mackie. noob at this forum, obviously. im an acura tech here in virginia but ill be relocating in the west coast in august. ive been lurkin the forum for months now. finally registered and now making this thread.

i come fro building this



3rd gen preludes. the odd balls of odd balls. slowly being discontinued. even the rear upper balljoint you cant get from the dealerships anymore. even japan has rarely anything for it. we usually use parts from other hondas to make it work and keep that chassis relevant so im accustomed to oddball builds. i kinda like it actually that not alot of people have what i have/building.

anyway. on to the build/progression thread.

the prelude build came to an abrupt halt that id rather not talk about so i went to look for my next ride. i figured i wanted a 4 door this time. ive been working professionally for honda/acura for 5 years now and i like the product so i knew i wanted to stay under the honda umbrella. thought of all the 4 doors and the budget i had going for me. someone at work suggested this generation RL. i came home that day thinking about what he said. i realized that this chassis is about the few honda makes thats doesnt really have that much problems (compared to all the transmissions ive done to other v6 honda makes).

i went on a little research and came to this forum. saw what you guys are doing and some particular builds/cars sealed the deal for me. took me a few months to finally find one in my price range and condition im willing to work with.

the day she came home with me. the deal took about 2 weeks since i had to go for an interview the day after i got a hold of the previous owners. between the bank and the unwilling owners and a 2 week absence, it took awhile but i got her home.



theres alot of litle things with the car. biggest issue i had was this.



i had buffed the car and took all the paint transfer off. there is about 3 dents on that door and that spot thats beginning to rust. the dents arent really noticable and neither is that spot but ill be trying to take care of that asap.

the CEL is on for a right knock sensor and cat converter. the srs light is on for the opds unit/sensor. ill take care of these when i have more time and get settled in out west. meh.

of course i couldnt just sit there and not do anything to the car. i had some leds laying around from the prelude. i used what i can/had on her. at 1am. on a saturday night. i was bored.

map lights








had a few festoon bulbs for the courtesy lights.



so far these have been your normal superbrightleds bulbs.





had some blue t10s i wanted to try. they came out like mood lighting on the newer tls and rls though lol.





next i worked the headlights.









so far i havent spent money on this but that didnt last long... i look and i find shit i want. its an addiction i tell yah.

found a nardi for pretty cheap. i opted for the black center to match the interior a bit. i might wrap the "wood" interior closer to the wheels color as far as the wood. i want to use a short hub adapter with the resistor and a quick release.



the wheels needs a little works and hardware



a little comparison of the between both woods.



not long after i found these. they came off of a tl. yes theyre used. he had aggressive wheels that hit the bodies a little. i figured for the price i them it wasnt a bad deal at all so i had to jump on it.



from what i understand, the tophats that works for the front with the studs and rear works without spacers.



i had them shipped to were ill be living in the west cost. so i wont even see them until august. ive never bought anything and wait that long just to even see them. i just have to ship the car from coast to coast to really start getting in to it.

i bought lights from the seller warden_jp



the t10s that they sell is too long for the map lights



and got the cluster converted. the t6.5 they sell is a bit small, that or the sockets i have are old or something. i had to move all the prongs inside each socket just to even hold the bulbs. after that i had to rig the cluster to turn the lights on so i can adjust each bulb in each socket and find polarity just to make them work. after a couple of hours i finally had all of them working (or so i thought) when i put the cluster back together, one of the bulbs moved enough to loose contact as seen.



also if you order from warden_jp. theyre "warm white" is not white at all. i ordered the festoon bulbs they have that says "warm white" and the picture they posted was white but when i got the bulbs theyre actually the stock bulb color with the yellowish tint. i was livid to say the least. they told me i should have looked at the picture they posted in which i did and saw the picture being white. anyway im sending them back and getting a refund for them. aside from that their lights are actually pretty well made and are a little cheaper than superbrightleds.

ive done some maintenance on the car. all the flushes i could. aligned the car yesterday. uhm. what else. i think thats it for now.

like always comment, suggestions and constructive criticisms are always welcome!