My 3rd generation BA5 B20A 2.0I.16 4WS

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:56 pm

New wheels look great on it.

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 10:56 pm

i like them but i need to do something about the center caps though. thinking about replacing them with these oe caps.

id replace the badge though.

Post by **Vtecmec** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:01 pm

Nice, just replace the M with a 3.

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:23 pm

i like your thinking.

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:24 pm

Had a day off work today, so whilst I had time to spare and inspiration from Nathans door handle removal, I decided to fix a few niggles on my lude.

The issues I had were.

Cold air coming in through the speaker grills when the windows were open slightly.
No fabric covering the speaker grills
Button missing from the drivers side window switch.
Window hitting the speaker magnet as the windows went up and down.
Passenger side puddle light not working.

So firstly I removed the door cards to find the plastic weather sheet was all ripped and torn with bits missing,
so I applied a bead of silicon around where the old sheet should have been, and stuck down a thick, cut to shape carrier bag to it, cutting slits for the wires to poke through, also lifted the speakers out from the plastic cups slightly with spacer and applied silicone around the gap to create a seal around the speakers.

Having the door cards off i tried to remove the drivers door handle to see if the illuminating lock ring was there, but mine didnt look to have that feature..

oh well.

Having the door cards off I decided to look for some fabric to make the grill covers look better and hide the holes. Looking through a bag of rags I found an old grey t'shirt that was nearly the same colour.

Before.

After.

But after lots of stretching of the fabric, it made it a bit lighter. Oh well, its all I had.

I also fixed the puddle light, the contact pin was bent and not in the female side of the connection, so that was an easy fix.

Now i have an auto button for my window.

Grill doesnt look to bad.

AND NO MORE BLOODY COLD RIGHT LEG ON COLD MORNINGS YIPPEEEEEEEEE

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:31 pm

The speaker grills look great bud!

Think I need to cover mine now

Nice getting all the niggley bits sorted isn't it?

The "S" express · Post by **honda-hardy** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:39 pm

it certainly is nice getting the niggles sorted. next on to the bodywork... again.

Due to a quick bodge for the mot, rust is appearing again on the arches.

Also want to paint the spoiler white whilst im at it.

mart609 · Post by **mart609** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 5:37 pm

nice work. the speaker covers look great

Post by **ddoubledanny** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:23 pm

Good work bud look nice

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Mar 20, 2013 8:08 pm

Speaker covers do look great!

Never would have thought a T-shirt would come out so good for that?

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