Pics of the new SE-i *56k beware*

***Jareds 89 LX-i*** · 08-05-2003, 08:26 PM

Well here it is.... brought it home today. For those that didn't see my other post from the other day, this is what my dad just got to replace his crashed van.

continued in next post.....

***Jareds 89 LX-i*** · 08-05-2003, 08:36 PM

Clearcoat on roof and trunk is peeling off.... no biggie though

Genuine Honda Accord car cover

Oo0Oo0.....special floormats...nice!

149,800 on the odometer

Pretty nice JVC headunit

Both front and back seats are pretty beat... gonna be looking for new seats

And last but not least, the good 'ol A20A3

This engine was rebuilt not long ago and currently has only 11,000 miles on it. It had to be rebuilt cuz the car was towed all over the country behind an RV, and one time the torque converter locked up and spun the engine while it was being towed, and that tore it up pretty good. Runs and drives perfect! Cold a/c and all. Mechanically it needs next to nothing.... I had to replace the idle air control valve with a spare I had laying around (we knew that before buying it), but that's about it. Now it just needs a real good cleaning and a few cosmetic fixes, and it'll be good as new.

**iloveJDMblackrims69** · 08-05-2003, 08:42 PM

damn jared............ NICE!!!!! glad to see another 3 gee is going to be taken care of!!!

**dXsquared** · 08-05-2003, 08:49 PM

a bunch of old ass mofo's owned it but they put in a JVC CD player and some after market speakers with no grills?? weird

Travis

**PogiLXI** · 08-05-2003, 09:24 PM

Also the Tweeters in there, DEFNENTLY something old people wouldnt do.

***Jareds 89 LX-i*** · 08-05-2003, 09:28 PM

Yea it was a 16 year old kid that owned it before, and his sister before that, and their grandfather before that (it's stayed in the same family). The kid was one of those audio gurus, and had a pretty good system setup in there. He took it out though to put in his new car.

**blazin3gen** · 08-05-2003, 09:39 PM

put the se-i rims on your lz-i Jared! damn man that is nice indeed!

**3rd GEN** · 08-05-2003, 11:21 PM

damn... not bad..
needs some work.. but hey when ever anyone buys an older car, it's always gonna need some work.. but sweet..looks good..

rims are in decent shape aswell..
i just put some pics of mine up the other day too..

check out em..it under " 3rd GEN's newest pics..." to see my se-i coupe

**Hash_man_Se_i** · 08-05-2003, 11:34 PM

Damn, looks like A nice car for your dad. Thats how my 3g got into our family!

And you have the same problem as me though. Your mouldings, especially in front of the doors is faded pretty bad.
Anyone know how to fix that without painting them?

**cdscowboy** · 08-05-2003, 11:47 PM

That's a helluva nice car man!! Just a few minor cosmetic things, and she's back to beautiful!!! It's kinda funny to see a completely stock engine...but I'm sure you'll take care of that

PS: LXi user, baby!!

**mjimenez** · 08-06-2003, 06:07 AM

Nice Car, i want to install the disc rear brakes from the SE model to my LXI.

Just put a little care on it and it will be a good boy...

**SiR** · 08-06-2003, 06:43 AM

Nice find, I gotta see that car!

**iloveJDMblackrims69** · 08-06-2003, 10:27 AM

jared...... i bet your gonna steal your dads armrest! lol

**HostileJava** · 08-06-2003, 10:52 AM

To bad you live so far away, I have leather seats that were pulled out when the prelude seats were installed.

**charlesb2003** · 08-09-2003, 07:36 PM

nice car! can't wait to see it fixed up.

Originally posted by Hash_man_Se_i
Your mouldings, especially in front of the doors is faded pretty bad.
Anyone know how to fix that without painting them?

well i had the fix until you said 'without painting'.... i used duplicolor bumper coating on mine. taped around them with masking tape, then sprayed the paint into a bowl and applied it with a small brush. put the first coat on by brushing, let that dry, then put another coat by 'dabbing' it.. hard to explain.. but it gives it a nice textured look.

btw... aren't SE-i's supposed to have body-colored mouldings?

**Mike89Accordcom** · 08-09-2003, 07:38 PM

Nice man. Damn that driver seat is tore up....

**AvgWhtMale** · 08-10-2003, 06:00 AM

The SE-i has black side mouldings, like the rest of the 3G's. However, unlike the other 3G's, there is a body-colored section on each bumper above the black mouldings. You can see this clearly in Jared's pictures.

**smufguy** · 08-10-2003, 07:08 AM

yo Jared, that is one color that always captured my attention on a 3g next to the brittany blue. Needs a clear coat paint job huh? I think Earl Scheib would do it for like 100 bucks on full car. But dude, i thought u pulled out the Leather seats when you pulled out the Rear Disks from an Se-i not too long ago. Anywho, Thats sone awsome shit bro. im liking the car, but hating you

. haha just kiddin.

**Busted_Blue** · 08-10-2003, 12:48 PM

Originally posted by AvgWhtMale
The SE-i has black side mouldings, like the rest of the 3G's. However, unlike the other 3G's, there is a body-colored section on each bumper above the black mouldings. You can see this clearly in Jared's pictures.

LX-i have it too don't they? At least from what i see on mine..i do. =)

Nice car Jared. I see you have those Window Rain Reflectors too! Those things help I tell ya. Especially on Rainy days when the windows fogg up. Are those OEM ones from honda or aftermarket ones?

***carotman*** · 08-10-2003, 04:14 PM

I got a really good looking backseat that will exactly match yours.

Tell me if you're interested..

BTW the car looks good

**offthahook** · 08-10-2003, 08:45 PM

Mirrors were body color coded on the se-i's. Bumpers are like the lx-i's. Jared, get those seats recovered in vinyl. It can be done and looks good, too!! Newer cars only have leather on the seating area due to leather not wearing well over time (vinyl is used everywhere else). It's cheaper too. Take the seats to an upholstery shop that does Katzskin conversions for new car dealers!!

**charlesb2003** · 08-10-2003, 09:12 PM

Originally posted by offthahook
Mirrors were body color coded on the se-i's. Bumpers are like the lx-i's.

ohh.. so i guess the ones i've seen with body color mouldings are repaints...

Originally posted by offthahook
Take the seats to an upholstery shop that does Katzskin conversions for new car dealers!!

when i have the money that's what i'm doing with mine... i got my windows tinted at a place that does Katzkin interiors and they were doin a 4G Accord... looked schweet! it was red and he was gettin black leather with red inserts. i'm gonna get mine to look stock tho... it costs $679.00 for the seats and door panel inserts and $499.99 to have an authorized Katzkin installer put them in. click here to find an installer in your area.

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