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94 UKDM Prelude VTEC

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tron20
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94 UKDM Prelude VTEC

Post by tron20 » Wed Nov 12, 2014 8:13 pm

I have for sale my UKDM 4th gen Prelude 2.2 VTEC 4WS, based in Derby

Vital statistics:-
I believe all the owners were non smokers, including myself
3 previous owners including myself (still has the original Winks Honda number plates from when it was sold new)
It has covered just under 97k miles from new
MOT'd until 30th August 2015
All electrics are fully working, including:-
Electric windows, sunroof and mirrors
Cruise control
Electroluminescent speedo
Air conditioning (which still blows cold in the summer 8-) )
4 wheel steering
ABS
Central locking (not sure but I've seen some where this doesn't work)
All the exterior lights are in good condition, no cracks/holes, no fogging when the weather changes
The only real mod is the Alloy wheels which are 17" Inovit KE10's in gunmetal grey with locking wheel nuts tread is 3mm on the fronts, and 6mm on the rears
The cambelt was replaced at 91k miles, there is a story behind this more to follow
New EBC brake discs and redstuff pads were fitted all round at 89k miles
Drivers rear caliper has been changed at 95k miles due to the original sticking
Oh, it has working cup holder, and the armrest isn't broken
Has a Integra type R gear knob fitted, but I will include the original gearknob with the car
Currently has a double din Kenwood DNX-5200 fitted, I will be taking that out before the car is sold, and fitting the old original stereo back in, the good news is I'm leaving the upgraded Kenwood component speakers in, they have crossovers with them and sound great.
It had a new rear fog light lens fitted 2012
If had a new front drivers side indicator fitted 2012 (due to a split)

Cambelt story:-

I heard what sounded like a squeek from the engine bay at 2-3k rpm, upon inspection I found the lower accessory pulley was wobbling. I immediately stopped driving the car, and investigated further. I found that the crank pulley bolt was still torqued up, but the accessory pulley rubber had perished allowing the outer part of the pulley to move on its own. Hence I bought a new pulley, and at the same time roughly 91k miles, I fitted a new cambelt, cambelt tensioner, water pump, balancer belt, accessory pulley, both accessory belts (air con/alternator and power steering), air filter, oil filter and new coolant and oil. I thought since I had to undo the crank pulley I might aswell give the car a cambelt service.

Bodywork:-

The bodywork does look really good for its age, and genuinely I haven't had it fully resprayed. However due to the car failing its MOT in 2012 for the sills, I had some of the bodywork done. I actually purchased two front wings as I'd read you could use them to repair the rear arches/sills, but according to the bodyshop I took it to, you couldn't. So they cut out all the bad rusted metalwork from the rear arches and sills, then welded in some new metal which they bent to shape. At the same time I bought a brand new sunroof from Honda, and had them spray it up and fit it to the car. The rear bumper was also resprayed due to deep scratches across the top and so was the spoiler. Other than that the rest of the bodywork is original.

Pictures (bear in mind I'd just washed it)
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Please note the marks on the sunroof below are actually drops of water from washing the car, the sunroof still looks great since it got replaced
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You can see in the following picture there is some rust starting to form again at the bottom of the drivers rear wheel arch
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A bit further up on the wheel arch there is a rust bubble forming
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You'll have to forgive me for the following picture, the sun really had gone down at this point so the drivers alloy is actually dirty :oops:
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The only real bad bit to mention is the slight knocking noise from the rear of the car. I'm fairly sure this is shock knock which is quite common on this model. I have previously tried to fix it by fitting spacers to the top of the damper, and it did work, but the noise has since returned, it is only noticable over some bumps though.

VTEC still kicks in when it should and pulls all the way to the redline, when needed the car really does go, it still suprises me how quick it actually is.

Any viewing is welcome, and I'll be sad to see her go, its the nicest example of a 4th gen I've owned, the only reason I'm selling is due to already having a Toyota Supra as a weekend car, and I've just been offered a Lexus IS300 Sport which was too good to turn down.

I'm looking for sensible offers around £1300, but I am open to offers in that region

Thanks for looking, I'll get some better pictures of the car in daylight tomorrow and update the post, let me know if I've missed anything important off and I'll answer when I can.
Paul
Last edited by tron20 on Fri Nov 21, 2014 2:13 pm, edited 3 times in total.

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Post by wurlycorner » Thu Nov 13, 2014 12:30 am

Looks lovely.
Location would be helpful.

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Re: 94 UKDM Prelude VTEC

Post by tron20 » Thu Nov 13, 2014 12:48 am

Thanks dude, makes it that little bit harder to part with her when people compliment her :cry:

I added the location in on the first line "I have for sale my UKDM 4th gen Prelude 2.2 VTEC 4WS, based in Derby" ;)
but just in case, the car is in Derby :D

Paul

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Post by Donald » Thu Nov 13, 2014 7:03 pm

Would be all over this but I just can't deal with the 4G rear end :evil:

GLWTS.

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Post by wurlycorner » Thu Nov 13, 2014 11:27 pm

Get Ted to cut ans shut the rear end of the luderati for you Donald?

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Post by paul bristol uk » Thu Nov 13, 2014 11:55 pm

Hi Paul(tron) nice to see you here from a Galaxy far away. That is a nice Lude you have there and worth the money in my book.
Shame you were not on here earlier we can and do get new repair sections for rear arches now. For anyone interested in his car I can vouch for his description and it will be as he says. Paul like you I have given up noise most of the time for a Soarer 4.0ltr V8 but the 4th gen stays as after 11 years its part of the family.

Stay around though as I seem to remember your encyclopaedic knowledge of all things Lude! :)
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Post by tron20 » Fri Nov 14, 2014 5:32 pm

Thanks for the kind words Paul, I still know a fair bit about Preludes. I wasn't aware that there were repair sections available for the rear arches, it was 2 1/2 years ago that I had the rear arches repaired. The rust bubble on the rear arch isn't actually where the arch was repaired, kind of ironic its now starting to go...

Its a shame to see the 4G/5G rear end debate still rumbles on though, but you have to admit the front of a 4G still looks better than a 5G :P Having said that though I do like the back end of a 4G when its a silver car, it looks 8-) (just like mine... :lol: )

I checked the coolant on her today and its still red after it was changed 7k miles ago, I didn't see any blue smoke on start up from the exhaust, and I don't recollect seeing any blue smoke during VTEC. She also uses very little oil between oil changes, and theres no creamy sludge under the oil cap.

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Post by tron20 » Sun Nov 16, 2014 10:55 pm

Just thought I'd post up a few more pictures of her:-
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Parking dent shown on the passenger door in this picture, the camera didn't really pick it up...
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Just after starting:-
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And last but not least the reason for the cambelt service, the accessory pulley with its knackered dampening rubber, this is the original pulley which has been replaced:-
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Edit:- I forgot the add in the original post, I do still have the original 15" post facelift VTEC alloys off the car, they would need refurbishing as the paint is peeling/flaking off, but they have no buckling, and only minor kerbing marks. Two of the tyres on them need replacing, but the other two still have good tread left on them. If they are wanted they can go with the car, otherwise they'll just take up room in my garage

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Post by tron20 » Fri Nov 21, 2014 2:15 pm

The car is now sold to one of the forum members. I hope he enjoys the car as much as I have, how I'm going to miss that VTEC roar :(

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