new here and just got my 3g today

[sumonesean]

well, my cousin is moving on to a new accord and seeing as we've allwasy been close he gave me his 89 accord coupe. everything is in great condition except for the paint basically. well enough of that eh, on with pics

http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n175/sumonesean/DSCN6883.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n175/sumonesean/DSCN6889.jpg
http://i112.photobucket.com/albums/n175/sumonesean/DSCN6887.jpg

oh yeah, its carbed, manual everything especially the gear box, and no other features than that

[86AccordLxi]

Ooooooooh black interior!

Welcome to the forum and enjoy your stay!

And use the search :thumbup:

Alex

[SQ is the SQUAD]

setp 1. find some jdm corners,
step 2. get a cold air intake
step 3. paint that bitch red, nothing fancy, oem color.
step 4. drop that bitch 2.5, use good shocks
step 5. get some nice black rims. maybe some nice 15 rota slips, nippons or sometihng with a nice polished lip.
step 6. get a decent system, nothing out rageous

enjoy your 3g for a long time. dont waste you time trying to do crazy mods or build a race car

[sumonesean]

setp 1. find some jdm corners,
step 2. get a cold air intake
step 3. paint that bitch red, nothing fancy, oem color.
step 4. drop that bitch 2.5, use good shocks
step 5. get some nice black rims. maybe some nice 15 rota slips, nippons or sometihng with a nice polished lip.
step 6. get a decent system, nothing out rageous

enjoy your 3g for a long time. dont waste you time trying to do crazy mods or build a race car
:) those were my exact plans oddly enough

[Pico]

:welcome:
Lots to learn here, Enjoy :D

[SQ is the SQUAD]

just trying to drop some knowledge

my first 3g was an 88 dx hatch, spent over 4grand in just body work doing a custom conversion. then i started working on engine stuff, never got finished, wasted alot of time and money

earlier this year i got a really clean lxi coupe, decided to do a turbo project on it and i am really deep into it. this one is gonig to get finished. its just that when you think you can get things dont simple and fast it usually dosent work out that eassly. my coupe has been down for about 4 months now

[sumonesean]

just trying to drop some knowledge

my first 3g was an 88 dx hatch, spent over 4grand in just body work doing a custom conversion. then i started working on engine stuff, never got finished, wasted alot of time and money

earlier this year i got a really clean lxi coupe, decided to do a turbo project on it and i am really deep into it. this one is gonig to get finished. its just that when you think you can get things dont simple and fast it usually dosent work out that eassly. my coupe has been down for about 4 months now
thing is, i dont really care much about like turboing it or anything like that, just a simple like intake and sportier exhaust will do for me, hell i dont even have a license yet so i got time a plenty eh. thanks for the knowledge tho, no joke

[SQ is the SQUAD]

id prob even skip over the exahust unless you gonnd drop some cash and get a real exhaust, not no ebay noise maker.

personally, on an unmodded car, id keep the stock exhaust and get the intake. vif you wanted to do a minor mod id get the excel coil and some plugs and wires

[ZackieDarko]

black interior FTW!

[sumonesean]

only reason im replacing the exhaust is because the muffler is cracked and the piping is rotted so i figure id go pacesetter with a different, smaller muffler tip

[drago742]

damn thas how my paint looked but i just scraped the white shit off and it looks much better i gotta post some pics soon and i gotta fix my sig

[88accordhb]

a little beat up, but very rare car.

[sumonesean]

rare? you serious?

[ghettogeddy]

gota love the black and red this is a sick coupe

[Toneloc5145]

It has potential. And i like that color. The first thing I would do is fix that cornerlight. Preferably JDM corners.

BTW, you must have a fingerprint or something on your camera lens because that is why the picture look fuzzy on the right bottom corner

[sumonesean]

how much, and where would i get jdm corners?

[gfrg88]

nice!!! well could be better but its rare so yeah its nice!!! lol

[sumonesean]

whats so rare about it?

[ghettogeddy]

color combo

[sumonesean]

ahh, thats actually my favorite thing about the car other than the pop up lights

[ghettogeddy]

a true 3ger at heart the pop ups are the best part
were are u from

[sumonesean]

im reppin the east coast in ct eh

[ghettogeddy]

well i have a sety of stock corners i can sell ya for cheap

[sumonesean]

would shippin be bad?

[frantik]

rare? you serious?
Accord coupes aren't rare, but red ones with the black interior are extremely rare... the black interior only came with that car which is why everyone's drooling over it lol.

:welcome:

[frantik]

how much, and where would i get jdm corners?

either from someone here or on ebay.. they usually start at $60 shipped for the pair. you can get stock ones pretty cheap though.. probably under $25 shipped.

[sumonesean]

whats the dif between stock and jdm? and differences in wiring?

[frantik]

no wiring difference.. it's incredibly easy to swap them.. each one is held on by two screws by the headlight

The yellow reflector is replaced with bit the sticks out and is colored orange. They're not to DOT code though because they're not relective so you could get in trouble for them, though i dont think anyone ever has. they're very discrete since they're a stock part

Here's what it looks like:
http://www.swiftlytilting.com/images/lxi/vent08.jpg

[sumonesean]

they look good, smoked to match the grille. i like em

[ghettogeddy]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ghettogeddy/maryanns020.jpg
i have the clear corners

[ghettogeddy]

you can get stock ones pretty cheap though.. probably under $25 shipped.
prolly about that much

[reanimator420]

damn i need some clear corners so i can tint them black

[ghettogeddy]

just tint the stock ones black dont wast a good set of clear corners

[HostileJava]

I like the clear corners the best and there alot easier to get ahold of.

[sumonesean]

clears on ebay too? or a site where i can get em

[reanimator420]

ne one have a set they are trying to get rid of?

[SQ is the SQUAD]

dont get the clear corners. your 100 time more likely to get in trouble for clear corners than jdm corners. youd have to get the jdm corners off ebat, expect to pat around $65 with shipping, good investment

[AccordB20A]

im after some real clear corners ill be willing to do a swap for some jdm corners or something aye... i want this one:

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ghettogeddy/maryanns020.jpg

[Toneloc5145]

dont get the clear corners. your 100 time more likely to get in trouble for clear corners than jdm corners. youd have to get the jdm corners off ebat, expect to pat around $65 with shipping, good investment

I agree. Plus, I dont think the red would go well with the clear corners. Truth be told, I think the clears only look good with white, grey, or tan cars. I believe the jdms would look better with the red.

[ghettogeddy]

i dont know if he painted the grill and headlight trim black then but the corners on it wouldent look bad

[reanimator420]

so does any one hace a set they are trying to get rid of?!!

[forrest89sei]

Welcome to the board and congrats on the Nice Coupe!

How many miles does it have on it?

I personally think the JDM Corners would look WAY better than the clear on your car.

Take some more interior pictures!

[EricW]

How many miles does it have on it?

I personally think the JDM Corners would look WAY better than the clear on your car.

Same here. Welcome to the forum and be sure tho use the search button since there is a great wealth of knowledge here.

[sumonesean]

its got 157 grand on it, and theres one interior pic allready posted. im definently hoping to snag a pair of jdms and a stock wing for the rear. also, any lips i could get for the front bumper?

[ghettogeddy]

just a teggy lip i thing b16killa is selling one for 50

[sumonesean]

what gen teg? 1,2,3?

[ghettogeddy]

89 what ever gen that is

[sumonesean]

any pics of what it looks like?

[mkymonkey]

go to my site...click the link below then go to mods and youll see it :D




im too lazy to post a pic and im on dial up again

[sumonesean]

looks sweet, flows wit the rear lip

[forrest89sei]

go to my site...click the link below then go to mods and youll see it :D




im too lazy to post a pic and im on dial up again

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/3525/3geezlip9nn.jpg

[sumonesean]

what do i need to do to mount one of those up to the bumper? drill new holes or are there clips?

[mkymonkey]

thanks buddy! :D


drill new holes, get ten 1" bolts, ten lock nuts, twenty washers, and ten 1/4" or 1/2 inch nylon spacers. all of this can be found at any hardware store. this is easier done with the bumper off. so with it off, drill the holes through the bumper AND the lip. drill one hole at a time, so put the bolt, washer, spacer, washer, and lock nut. like i said do it one at a time and space them evenly. easy!


there is a thread somewhere with pictures and shit. lol

[sumonesean]

i pressed post too many times:thumbdn:

[SQ is the SQUAD]

you can usually get those teg lips pretty cheap. i just got one yesterday from the junkyard for $10, yeah it was scuffed up but i dont mind. that makes 4 of em i got laying around. i would send you one but i dont feel like dealing with shipping it

[sumonesean]

well theres a rediculous amount of auto yards within lik 15 miles of my place so im pretty sure i can pick one up my self and prolly some other odds and ends to fix up some other things, appreciate it though man

[SQ is the SQUAD]

if you cant find a stock 3g wind, back in the day a old post-whore by the name of croncho (something like that) used a 93 teg wing, it dident look bad at all, actually looked kinda stock

[sumonesean]

how do you mount the wings anyways? drill holes and like nuts and bolts?

[labeledsk8r]

welcome, nice car, wish i had that color setup.


if you cant find a stock 3g wind, back in the day a old post-whore by the name of croncho (something like that) used a 93 teg wing, it dident look bad at all, actually looked kinda stock

yeah i have a buddy that has a teg wing on his se-i accord, looks reall good on it, i would say i have a wing but its about an inch to long to mount on my trunk, and i think the 4 doors had the same size trunk lid as the 2 doors, so dont try to put a wing from a lude on there lol or else you will be stuck with a wing like me

[SQ is the SQUAD]

yeah you pretty much gotta mock it up and drill/screw it your self. if you going to get the car painted, have the body shop do it and paint everything at once.

however doing paint the bumper lip red, leave it black

[Hash_man_Se_i]

Welcome to the board. As others said thats a damn rare car you have, nice find. It looks like it needs some TLC< but should be a good car, especially first car. Good luck with it.

[MessyHonda]

yeah that car is super nice too bad they did not have LX-i with black interiors...well my dx is half black il snap some shots later.

[87_HaTcH]

im after some real clear corners ill be willing to do a swap for some jdm corners or something aye... i want this one:
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b397/ghettogeddy/maryanns020.jpg
i would be willing to trade my clear corners for
JDM. mine where bought like 6 months ago and they havent really been use since the car is siting.

[AccordB20A]

i think clear wd sut my car and i dont rely like the orange of the jdms aye

[SQ is the SQUAD]

but.....iTs JdM Y0!!11!!!!1!

[ghettogeddy]

i would be willing to trade my clear corners for
JDM. mine where bought like 6 months ago and they havent really been use since the car is siting.
ill buy them off u so u have money towards the jdms

[aerokid1987]

I have a 88-89 set of corners that I will give to someone if you need them... You just pay the shipping cost and it's yours! Let me know...

[2oodoor]

a little beat up, but very rare car.
That is what I was thinking, I just do not see many of those in my area either.
As for the exhaust, these cars eat up standard mufflers in my neck of the woods. The humidity I suppose, water stays in there (under normal driving anyway) That goes for about any 80's early 90's Asian car with muff in rear.

[Legend_master]

I never really relized untill this thread, that must be were the 5G special edition red accord coupe came from. Good car, clean her up and she will be good to go.

http://www.valleymotorsofwinona.com/images/Inventory2/97_accord_1.JPG

[A18A]

i think the way his corners are now would make no difference if he put clears on, just gotta knock out the other 1 :P

[sumonesean]

thanks everybody for the positive comments and help, but i have one question. not really appearence related but, what are the hp and tq numbers for the a20a1 in my car?

[chainz]

I believe factory spec was around 98hp and about the same lb/ft of torque

[sumonesean]

thats crank or wheel?

[chainz]

Crank.

The service manual (available as free download online - thanks for a guy named paul) tells all of the exact specifications on everything u'd ever need to know.

http://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7283

[1320boy]

I think if you painted your car this exzact color with (hard to find a good1) carbon fiber hood, black or anthrocite (how ever you spell it) rims, a lite tint on the windows, plus a lip(dont forget the lip), and a good intirior detail BAM!!!!your set
http://www.valleymotorsofwinona.com/images/Inventory2/97_accord_1.JPG[/QUOTE]
Cant wait to see the finished product when she's done.
Best of luck to ya man.:)