My second accord, 89 ca6 se-i

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Picked it up recently.

1989 coupe Brittany blue green metallic. Se-i.

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started removing the bose system, so i can put a better system in.
requires running all new speaker wires.

changed the wheels, low is coming soon.
i have a long term goal for this, which will be a built B20 with a B16 head vtec. MAYBE boost, i dont know yet.
this wont happen for a long time, but will eventually happen.

this car is not gonna get sold like my last ca6.

[MessyHonda]

its a very clean car.

[ItsaHonda]

So glad to see her in good hands.Looking forward to the updates!

[Dr_Snooz]

Looks very nice. The wheels are a little intense for my taste but it looks clean and tight.

If your plan is never to sell it, then I would say proceed carefully with the mods. I've seen enough guys go ape crazy with mods, and end up with a car that's simply unlivable. It rides too harsh. It won't tune right. It's not reliable. It's too hard to pass smog. They get bored and tired and the car gets sold. Or never completed. Or left to rot in the back yard after it blows up. None of those outcomes is desirable. If you're excited about this car and you really like it, then don't change it. Just preserve it the way it is.

Have fun.

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picked these up for about $8 at the junk yard.
ill use these for now to replace the bose stuff.

[MessyHonda]

score!

[2oodoor]

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picked these up for about $8 at the junk yard.
ill use these for now to replace the bose stuff.

Lucky find wholky 3 geezus

[rushell]

nice my 3g was rearended dec 24 i just picked up a gray 1989 sei sedan for 300 gotta get it running first this weekend no rust and straight body i will transfer everything from my lxi after i get the sei running

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nice. is it a sedan or coupe?

also soon to come, some tokico blues and dropzone springs. same setup i did in my old coupe.

right now i have some POS ebay coil sleeves in it with blown struts.. that was a BAD idea. im riding in a motorized pogostick... its rather embarrassing.. lol

the dropzones wont be slammed. but will be lowered in moderation, which is good for a daily.

[Hazwan]

Nice find and clean car!

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yeah im really impressed with it, not a single drop of oil leaks from this thing.
the power steering though is developing a leak, ill get that fixed in due time.
Theres a few things i want to change on it though, one being the leather seats, i want cloth instead.
the miata had leather too, its just to high maintenance for me.

ive drove a slammed miata for the past 3 years, so i need a change of pace.

[Hazwan]

What's the mileage on the car?

And I'm sure everyone here has leaky PS rack lol

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228k.

also ran all new wires, and hooked those speakers up. sounds great. they were a really good find to save some cash.

BUT i need to tweak some things on the door speakers. the magnets stop the windows from going down all the way.

[charliekuney]

I think if you cut out the center of the plastic baskets in the door the magnets will clear better. Most people have to do this with aftermarket front speakers.

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right now im not running baskets, as the ones that came in my car were for the bose. so thats why they are hitting.

[obd0driver]

Nice ride

[charliekuney]

right now im not running baskets, as the ones that came in my car were for the bose. so thats why they are hitting.

What I understand you are saying is that you removed the part that usually hits the window and that caused them to hit? Maybe the speakers you have are just too big for the door design.

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What I understand you are saying is that you removed the part that usually hits the window and that caused them to hit? Maybe the speakers you have are just too big for the door design.

the speakers arent to big, i just need to find a 3gee in the junk yard to get some baskets off of.
this car had the bose system in it and the baskets are not the same.

[charliekuney]

I understand. I guess we were looking at either side of the same page lol

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shocks arrived to my house via Vanilla Sky. thanks again buddy.

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next up, springs. waiting on those now, from another guy local on the forums.

[obdriver6]

Another coupe SEI, where do you find these? Nice find

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my last was an lxi with sei windshield and wheels, with a few other parts too.

but i found it on craigslist and knew i had to buy it.

[obdriver6]

yeah now I remember that it was an LXI. Also please tell me that you took those wheels off since they're under recall

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nope, im still running them. i ran them for a year on the miata too. im going to be calling them soon and getting these

av-12 16x8 +15

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sprint springs from guaynabo89

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[Vench]

Its an old model but really very awesome in condition.It shows that you take your car with full care.Its color is very impressive and suits according to its design.I would love to drive this cars.

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i got some seats from a 91 prelude si.

they are gonna be so sweet in the car.

i also put the springs in. in combo with the tokicos my car rides so smooth now, ill take a pic or a few tomorrow after im done with the seats.
also picked up a spare air idle valve, and a spare vacuum advance for the dizzy, just in case. because you can never have enough of those things.

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some pics here. yeah the front might be a little higher than the back, but it shows more in the pics than it does when you are actually standing by the car.. i tried to do the pinch fork mod, but i noticed if you cut the fork, the little indention on the shock itself wont be lined up with the bolt. any suggestions?

the seats are in, and they are FANTASTIC. i got all 4 bolts in on each seat.
swapped the outer rails, ( rails closest to the doors ) with accord rails. drilled the hole for one of the studs for each rail, because the hole is about an inch off from the seat hole.
driver side went smooth no problems at all.
passenger side i had to shim the rail from the seat with some washers, because it sat lopsided.
the outer rails didnt line up at all, so i persuaded them to line up, and they did.
passenger seat slide is a little tight because i made it fit, but its fine.

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[obdriver6]

I LIKE A LOT! The front look higher because the wheel arch is higher in the front than in the back. The prelude seats are always a great upgrade.

[2ndTimeHondaOwner]

Sweet car! Can't wait till my 86 is ready to come out of the garage. How low is the drop and what size tires are you running? I'm indecisive and having a hard time with what size tire/wheels to run on mine, but I know I want K-Sport coilovers. $1300 coilovers on a car I gave $300 for but hay it's a Honda 👍

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thanks guys.
the springs are 2.5 drop. sprint springs, i got them from a local guy on here guaynabo89.

wheel / tire specs are.

15x8 +25 wheels.
195/50zr15 tires.

eventually ill be running some coilovers, but im not sure what ones yet.

[Hazwan]

some pics here. yeah the front might be a little higher than the back, but it shows more in the pics than it does when you are actually standing by the car.. i tried to do the pinch fork mod, but i noticed if you cut the fork, the little indention on the shock itself wont be lined up with the bolt. any suggestions?

the seats are in, and they are FANTASTIC. i got all 4 bolts in on each seat.
swapped the outer rails, ( rails closest to the doors ) with accord rails. drilled the hole for one of the studs for each rail, because the hole is about an inch off from the seat hole.
driver side went smooth no problems at all.
passenger side i had to shim the rail from the seat with some washers, because it sat lopsided.
the outer rails didnt line up at all, so i persuaded them to line up, and they did.
passenger seat slide is a little tight because i made it fit, but its fine.



Nice work with the seats.

I just forced the pinch fork bolt and it would 'indent' or rather thread through the shock housing just fine. I gained about 1/2" from that and its all good.

[guaynabo89]

Looking good man. ;)

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thanks, im not sure what my next step will be.

but the first thing motor wise ill be doing is obd1 swap, and tuned with chrome.
ive got a buddy that will tune it for me.

[MessyHonda]

obd1 swap was the best mod you can do for the a20. I had mine dyno tuned and it was so much fun with the teg gears b16 mani and exhuast.

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so im gonna just sell the avids and let the future buyer know he can swp them for another wheel set, if he doesnt already know.

because i just bought these tonight.

scored them for $80. full set.

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[obd0driver]

Dope

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im looking for adapters though.

anyone have any they recommend?

4x100 to 5x120.

[guaynabo89]

Funny thing is that they look almost like the stock 89 lxi wheels.

Are they offset? How wide are they?

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yeah ive always thought they look like the lxi wheels.

they are 16x8.5 32 offset, but when i put adapters on they will be lower offset, which is what im aiming for.

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volvo lip, incomplete at the moment.
perfect length for facelift bumper, but does require some modification.
ziptied on at the moment, i will be bolting it on soon.
its pretty damn big, scrapes on almost everything.
and my neighbors sei sedan in the background.

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YEAAAAHH buddy.

got my adapters.

4x100 to 5x120.7 2 piece. 1.5 inch total thickness.
they came with all the bolts to hold the 2 pieces together. and the center bore has a interlocking lip.

ill be getting tires asap and throwing these on.

final offset with be +5.5. unless i need to add a spacer on the 4x100 side. i shouldnt need to.

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fender pulling imminent.
test fit on one of my wheels on the rear.
the fender is sitting ON the tire, it needs one hell of a pull lol.
suspension doesnt even fully compress because its still sitting on the tire.
No im not driving it with them on it yet.

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got this from fedex :)

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[rushell]

hello im from lake wales in polk county next time i come down there we can hook up i live in augusta ga also i was rear ended in my 89 lxi but i brought a 89 sei and put everything from the lxi on to the sei i just had it painted black i will post pics soon

[guaynabo89]

Nice


You're gonna have to pull some decent negative camber though.

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im gonna try not to.
if i cant get them to fit right im just gonna sell them and get something else.
i cant afford to run alot of camber lol.

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[Dr_Snooz]

Are those wheels off a C4 'Vette? How'd you get those to work?

Very slick ride, BTW.

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ive got the adapters posted on page 2.
but yes those are c4 wheels
i had to put 10mm spacers on, instead of cutting the studs, but in the front the spacers are needed.
the clearance between my front adapters and brake caliper is less than a quarter coin in clearance.

rear fenders are rolled and pulled.
195-45-16 tires.
final specs are 16x8.5 -15

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just picked up my new rotors and pads.

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also i found a oem trunk rack.
its not mounted yet, just sitting on the trunk.
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some updates to go here.

finally found some 2g lude arms. and installed them. got me down to -1.9 camber on the fronts. i havent drilled them out more yet.

and picked up some adapters and mounts from another guy on facebook.

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[Oldblueaccord]

I think that -2 camber you will like. I run that on stock height.

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I think that -2 camber you will like. I run that on stock height.

i will drill them out to get it down to 0 camber in the front. my goal is to not lose surface area when im running on a built motor. and it will also make my tires last longer..

my rears are still -4.0 on both sides. i will leave the rear camber, but i dont want it in the front.

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So, ive had these oem bosh fog lights for a while now, but i also found some Marchal fog lights yesterday at the junk yard aswell.
here are the pics of them, im not sure which set i want to use.
the Marchal fit better in the holes so i think ill use those.

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