1989 2dr coupe SEi

Hi I got my car some time ago, and have been wanting a front lip spoiler, as it looks like it really was ment to have one but Honda saved money and only offered one as a accessory. I couldn't find the original available anymore. I see other 3geez member had used a Volvo 760, but really wanted to keep it honda oem.
I was able to find a craigs lister who was selling a early 90's version and had him bring it by to try it on. it was the right length, he said 88". I bought it had to refinish it and was able to modify to use most of the factory mounting points.

I'm Happy with it,

Also had good luck using a SEi (manual transmission version) OEM muffler as a replacement for my automatic. I had to drill out the flange and use a smaller exhaust doughnut. Also had to get a longer springbolt assembly from Napa.
Checkout pictures on flicker under corblom photostream

1st gen integra front lip fits like a tight glove ;)

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1st gen integra front lip fits like a tight glove ;)

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This. The only difference is the holes don't line up, but that's nothing a drill can't fix.

To be more specific, the 88-89 integra lip.

Thanks, for the help! but I already found a Honda civic early 90s lip that was the right length. Had to flatten the center using a torch. then was able to use factory holes and backer nuts. Came out very factory looking.

Pics!

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Yeah, you can't just do shit to an SE-i and not post pictures...

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Sorry newbee didn't thinbk I could yet and didn't know how but I'll try

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Side view and my new honda fit take off wheels

I love this car!!!!!

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Car is actually Gray Metallic but looks brown in many lights

Original tubine alloy wheels, florida driven wheels and tires are for sale
$360

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These are the original wheels taken off and for sale $360 414-405-1157

Just wondering if the wheels are still for sale. Thanks.

This is the first I've seen of those pics. WOW!!!! Your car is immaculate. I'm so jealous.

Nice coupe.

super clean! 90s civic stock lip, eh?

More pictures!

that se-i is clean!

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Side view and my new honda fit take off wheels

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So, those wheels are for/from a Honda Fit, right? I think they look great on your car. Where did you buy them?

Edit: Do those Fit wheels fit the old Accord with no modifications?

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So, those wheels are for/from a Honda Fit, right? I think they look great on your car. Where did you buy them?

Edit: Do those Fit wheels fit the old Accord with no modifications?

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4x100. So yes :)

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This is the first I've seen of those pics. WOW!!!! Your car is immaculate. I'm so jealous.

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Why thank you, I like the red one you have also. My first Honda was a 1986 tan 4dr lx 5speed, I liked it so much that I was looking for one in the coupe style.
Found this one on ebay, paid a good price but it was garage kept in florida so it's worth it to me. I'm now installing a new leather seat kit from seatcomfort Cal., They seem real nice,Attachment 4899Attachment 4900Attachment 4901Attachment 4902 but it's a lot of work to get them all back together.

I like yours also, Nice color. How is your leather holding up? Anyone who gets them from seatcomfort now should get them for $95 less than I paid because they used my original seats to make a pattern and should now have it to be able to make them for you.

I just got my sons 1994 Honda civic as a winter car and happen to try the wheels on it, big improvement. So not sure I want to sell them anymore, but I suppose if I were to get my asking price.

Thanks for the info, I wish I would have known.

I'm changing out my factory bose system to a Kenwood KIV 910 and a new amp, I'm going to try to use the bose speakers, but if anyone is interested in the head unit and Bose amp which works but seems distorted (I've seen a place online in florida that repairs them). I haven't thought of a price so make me offers or call 414-405-1157

You won't have luck using the bose speakers the new head unit will most likely destroy them.

Sorry just read your using an amp.. Just be sure to match the ohms I know bose likes to use funky settings.

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OK thanks I'll be careful, I'm an electrician and have been doing a lot of research on the Bose wiring differences. Mostly that they are using a common - (5 wire) speaker wiring back to the amp. I'm going to get a 6 RCA bundled cable to feed the amp and use the seperate speaker wiring +- from the amp location out to the speakers which it does have. 2 of the RCA's will be spares for a seperate bass kicker amp if I ever decide to add. Of course the Amp, only 400W into four channels will have seperate #8 copper batt. feed and a #8 ground. I've got a HD Radio module and a steering wheel control interface. Also putting the wiring in for rear backup camera which the Radios screen displays. I found that the bose speakers are 2ohms and did check that the amp will have no problem with them. So I thought I'd try them to see if they'll give me that good Bose sound.
I have read that some add a Capacitor to the amp power feed to be more stable, any thoughts on that?

Caps don't really do a helluva lot in the grand scheme. To me it is another load to the electrical system, and doesn't magically make more current appear out of nowhere. What you can do though is beef up your alternator feed wire to the fuseblock, change the charge wire from the fuseblock to the battery, and change your chassis ground, engine ground and body ground up to 4ga. The original 8ga is pretty old and crusty and can really benefit from a refresh (you will also notice better starts, better electrical operation in general)

As to your distortion issue, the OEM Bose (Buy Other Sound Equipment. Ha!) does use a floating input with one shared common. The thing to keep in mind is the input level going into the oem amp. I have always had good results with interface boxes such as the Scosche FAI-4 and the like from PAC/Metra/Whomever (been out of the car stereo game for a couple years now as I build law enforcement vehicles instead) go give a nice, isolated proper impedance and voltage input to the OEM amp. As your factory speakers are over 24 years old now, turfing them out and putting in new ones, adding a four channel amp, etc are not bad options at all. They are bound to shit the bed at some point.

You're probably better off ditching the bose stuff and putting a whole new system in,bose is not that great a quality.They do a lot of advertising but they're not worth the money in my opinion.

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Side view and my new honda fit take off wheels

I love this car!!!!!

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hmm awesome car... I am also a coupe lover because they are more affordable and good then sedan's... Your car is looking superb clean because as it is shining in the sunshine... Thanks for sharing the photos..Nice car.

nice find sir, so thats an auto car? how many miles ya got?

It has 107,020 when I bought it. From Florida, it was owned and garage kept by a Navy pilot in Florida. I payed a good price but it has never been smoked in. Now that I have replaced my interior it's like a new car. I'll never take it out in the winter and avoid rainy days in the summer. I sent the money down to florida and they delivered it to my door on a car hauler. If ever I did it again I would want the shipper to plastic rap the front end as the small stones damage could have been avoided. The automatic works great but really bangs into gear when shifting at fast idle (cold). I have replaced all the motor mounts without much improvement. I had a stick with my 1986 Accord and my current Civic which shift great. My 1986 was Carbed and got about 5mpg better than the Automatic with fuel injection.

was reading on this and saw you got your seat covers custom made where was this from?

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was reading on this and saw you got your seat covers custom made where was this from?

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Read and be enlightened: https://www.3geez.com/forum/accord-pi...ml#post1120088

Maye this should have been a new thread, but since it started here. I had to get most of my new head radio wiring done before those seats went in. Just now almost completed the bose replacement. Kenwood head as mentioned works well with the small 4 channel amp and the original bose factory speakers. I have had all of them out for inspection, they were all still good shape. They do not have paper cones or foam suspension. They are a composite cone with rubber looking suspension, so they're great so far. Don't know how long they will last, but I'll worry about that when I hear any distortion, non so far.Attachment 5086Attachment 5085Attachment 5087Attachment 5088Attachment 5089

Slight hum at low volume and buzzes when dash light dimmer is anything but full brightness, "installing a head unit power filter soon". I was a little worried about routing the power cable below the ignition, then went through the firewall just below the vaccum relay box. Attachment 5090

Man, I can think of a lot of brands I'd be putting in my car before Bose or Kenwood. Does it sound nice to you?

Can't say I'm a true sound audio techi, but I've always been happy with Bose products and Kenwood seems like a full featured media player, It could have simplier controls, I really liked the clean face of it, at least looking higher quality (if not so) What brands where you thinking are sooo much better?

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I didn't used to think much about sound quality, but I've realized that when you have a bad sounding stereo, you just leave it off. Even if you aren't an audiophile and can't otherwise recognize sound quality. It's not necessarily bad to leave the stereo off, I guess, but if you're going to spend money on it, then shouldn't it do a good job too? I have an Alpine deck in my car with Memphis speakers in front and Polks in the back. I'm not recommending that setup because tastes are different. What I will recommend is that the next time you buy a stereo, go into the store with a stack of your favorite CDs (not MP3s). Then start listening to different setups and see what you notice. Spend a few hours listening to different configurations and you'll probably end up with a system that truly moves you. You don't have to spend an outrageous fortune to get reasonable sound, but you do have to spend some time on it. You'll also notice that some brands consistently sound worse than others.

Good thoughts and ideas, but I would have to think the CD era is almost over. We're in the 2010's and most music is going to be either streamed to the head unit or plugged in via a usb memory device. That's the main reason I chose the non CD version. I chose to leave the bose speakers in because they sound great, very clear with good range. I'll replace them if the new head unit and amp shorten they're aged existance. I could maybe use a bass box but at age 55, I don't need to rattle my neighbors windows. Thanks for the input!

It's not about formats. It's about sound quality. MP3s and all the other ripping codecs destroy sound quality. They all make decisions about how much of the music to throw away. What they deliver is a highly degraded sound that is unnatural and abrasive to the ear. Vinyl is still the very best sound source you can get. To make CDs, they take about 75% of the music on an LP and throw it away. What results is a highly degraded sound. MP3's throw away another 75% of the music. The end result is an unacceptably compromised sound. I can't bear to listen to them. Haven't you wondered why no one uses iPods anymore? They were the hottest thing in the world 5 years ago, and now you never see them. They're all rotting away in drawers. Even the so-called "lossless" codecs like FLAC mangle and distort the sound. The only codec I'll use is WAV because it doesn't further destroy sound quality. CDs are going to stick around because they are the best digital sound source. Vinyl is also going to stick around because it's a true, uncompromised analog source.

Don't take my word for it though. Take a stack of your favorite CDs to the store and start listening to different setups. When the hair stands up on your arms and chills go up your spine, when the music brings tears to your eyes and inspires you with all the amazing things you want to do with your life, you'll know you've found a worthy stereo. It's no longer about formats and price points and discounts and features. Instead, you've been drawn into the music to explore a world that could be. That's why you buy a stereo. At least, that's why I buy stereos.

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Haven't you wondered why no one uses iPods anymore? They were the hottest thing in the world 5 years ago, and now you never see them. They're all rotting away in drawers.

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Snooz, I'm gonna have to call you out on this one...either start working out or start paying more attention. Also, every phone now has MP3 capabilities and with half of the population using iPhones...you get my point.

Is it fair to say that you don't see every third person in any populated area wearing white earbuds like they were in 2003?

I wish to purchase the SE-I emblem for my 1989 Se-I. Plus wish to purchase complete rear tail lights (right & left) for my 1989 SE-I coupe...

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I wish to purchase the SE-I emblem for my 1989 Se-I. Plus wish to purchase complete rear tail lights (right & left) for my 1989 SE-I coupe...

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OMG, what on earth makes you think he's parting out that car?

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Is it fair to say that you don't see every third person in any populated area wearing white earbuds like they were in 2003?

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You need to get out more, your point is way off but technicaly you are right because there are a crayola box of earbud colors now. Lol and everyone should have one of these...
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Now that iphones have an internal hard drive you can load them up with thousands of songs. My stereo has USB input. good for roadtrips and no more anoying commercials.

I have had a few issues with using the components that I did and preserving the bose speakers, but am happy I did. They sound great and good bass for the music I listen to. My whin noise was resolved by the installation of a RCA four chanel filter.

Glad to hear you still have the car! How many miles are on it now?