Sol-Lude's Build

[sol-lude]

So today i decided its time to do the lower rear window seal and a bit of a write up. A simple and not so time consuming job but a necessary evil for some.



This was how mine looked and was letting in water which probably lead to some of the rust haha


New one before i put it on.


Firstly its a case of opening the boot and lifting up the lower part of rubber which will show the screws shown above. Undo all 7 of these.


Now mines was caked in silicone so i had to clean this up.


Tar remover helped with this along with a stanley blade.

Next comes the fiddly bit that requires coaxing and sliding. If you have spare clips and not looking to save the rear strip. A little brute force doesnt go a miss.

Once you have the strip off you will find most if not all the clipsy are all still in place. You will need paitience and a small screwdriver. Beware the metal it will likely bend if you are too forceful.



This is a side view of the clips as you will see an edge on either side that requires coaxing.


After a clean up and cleaned the metal i treated the clip holders and put a small coat of hammerite black to seal the edge of the metal.

Again the next part is fiddly and i found that if you re-slot the clips back in to the seal before attaching to the car this helps.
I then put double sided tape around the flat side of the clips. (Sorry i forgot to take a picture of this.

But whilst the paint was still a bit tacky i sat the seal and clips in the holes and pushed each in place.


I then screwed each in place as above till tight.


New seal in place and looking good.


Old vs New

[sol-lude]

So grabbed a quick hour before the sun set and the snow starts tonight.
Aim was to get the headlights out to get them cleaned up and can start getting rid of the rust on the front end.



Some rusty rust [/url]

Does anyone know what these wires in the green tape are? Are they the wires that are required for fogs?

Other side


And what do you think the chances are of replacement stickers after stripping down and cleaning up.



Partial nudity - beware

[lewie fraser]

its never good finding rust lurking around but just keep at it mate and once it's done you ll feel very content with the prelude.are you replacing the arches?

The rust on the front subframe dosnt look too bad

[sol-lude]

From subframe isn't all that bad if I'm honest. More of just an over all clean up needed.
Yeah I'll be replacing the arches and sills I have the arches sitting ready just need to cut, clean, bend and weld...thats what j keep telling myself haha

[paul bristol uk]

Wires are for fog lights unless anyone else knows otherwise.

[sol-lude]

Wires are for fog lights unless anyone else knows otherwise.

cheers mate, will need to find out if it has the continued wiring through to the cabin and then source some fogs...

[sol-lude]

So I was due to do this with a mate at the weekend but ended up catching up and having a bit of a play in his FN2 type R.

I did get round to finishing it up tonight

Before a very rusty (although didn't look it) metal sunroof.


Now that's a sunroof


The handcuffs are erm well, they were for a costume in a sponsored jailbreak...no honest...

Both roofs side by side


In and working - love it


Seems to sit a little high has anyone had this issue before and can it be adjusted?

[sol-lude]

Also how do I link my build into my signature?

[Drax]

brilliant work here sol-lude fair play

to link your build into your signature, just go to the first page of your build then copy the url from the top of the web page, then go to My Profile at the top of LG page, then choose My Control Panel, then select the Profile tab and choose Edit Signature.

Paste the url here, then highlight it all and click the URL option above the writing. then click SUMBIT at the bottom. sorted.

sunroof swap wise, maybe this guide can help?
http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/honda-p ... t4533.html

[wurlycorner]

Well done for tackling this.
That is quite a bit of rust on those rear quarters, yep. All repairable though yes - just needs quite a bit of work.

Those connectors would be for fogs, as others have said. Looks like they have been hacked about a bit though.

The 5g sunroof does sit a bit high in a 4g, but there are several here that have done it and some have adjusted it down a bit. Can't remember all the owners that have fitted it, but @vtecmec is one of them...

Some of the underbonnet stickers are still listed as available new from honda