Just bought my 3rd 4th gen lude

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 7:51 pm

There is no difference in UK/jdm bumpers, they are exactly the same.
The only differences are the front plate holder and the bottom lip, both of which can be changed easily.
Yours has a UKDM plate holder. Can't tell from the pics which lip it has fitted - need to see a front on shot.

Nickw1987 · Post by **Nickw1987** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 3:30 pm

Will up load some more pics this weekend when I have properly cleaned it and it's had a service and belts done

Post by **Drax** » Thu Mar 31, 2016 4:07 pm

looks a minter

keep her in good nick!!

Post by **vanzep** » Fri Apr 01, 2016 6:42 am

great buy - looks tidy and id say the early 4th gens were the best they made
given that its so clean and unmolested keeping it OEM is the right thing to do

ATR84 · Post by **ATR84** » Fri Apr 01, 2016 8:31 am

Looks lovely. The only thing I don't like about the early ones is thelack of el dials.

Post by **vanzep** » Sun Apr 03, 2016 12:02 pm

the non el dials look the same at night and they are clearer/easier to read in the daylight but your right the full el dial set up is quite nifty

the only thing i miss between facelift and preface is the arm rest on the centre console

Nickw1987 · Post by **Nickw1987** » Wed Apr 20, 2016 6:41 pm

Defiantly miss an arm rest in the centre, had a full service now, full set of tyres, new plugs, distributor, ht leads,booking it in for a complete belt change. Have it booked in with rust.com for a complete dinitrol treatment. Really happy with it now and can't believe how original it is. Still has the alpine cassette player and cd changer. When I was having the tyres changed, there is no rust or wear,even the discs protectors are still painted and not rusted, it's factory as well not been painted. Looked for so long to find one and now it's here to stay.

Nickw1987 · Post by **Nickw1987** » Fri May 06, 2016 7:24 pm

So went to Honda and bought the new belts and water pump etc, fair to say I was shocked at the price. Thought it was quite reasonable considering it was main stealer. Got balance shaft belt, cam belt, auto tensioner, water pump, all new seals, and coolant for £404.00. All getting sorted end of May. She also got treated to a new set of tyres all round. Safe to say I'm more than happy with the buy. She is also going to rust.com for a full underneath treatment to preserve the rear arches. Also updates the rear speakers as they were no longer usable as the had disentergrated into nothing, but managed to save the basket and all original parts which was handy.

Post by **vanzep** » Fri May 06, 2016 8:49 pm

good to see a few new bits going on the car mind you thats still a fairly hefty bill for parts

worth it though
collectors car of the future imo

Nickw1987 · Post by **Nickw1987** » Fri May 06, 2016 9:05 pm

I didn't think it was to bad, I paid 350 for a new maf sensor on my 4.4 BMW X5. I'm slowly replacing bits to make it perfect, it was said that I had the wrong bumper on the front and should have a square number plate holder, can't find a holder anywhere so I have located a original bumper plus holder, unfortunately not the right colour but I can sort that. I'm going to be the last owner of this, searched and waited for long enough. Starting to learn about them and done a fair bit reading up on them. It's always helpful for people's comments and post and pointing you in the right direction

Lude Generation

Just bought my 3rd 4th gen lude

update on progress on the new purchase.