I found an OEM spoiler a week ago. I also have an 88 S auto. Mines still an auto though. The spoiler is for a 90-91 but it mounted up very nice. I found 2 fog lights, the switch, and a relay for it. I can't wait to wire those in. I saw your video that you wired in your fog lights, and tried to rework the wires so your fogs would turn on without the popups. I'll do that as well. However, I did find another video from prelude3g and he ended up splicing into the sunroof wire (I believe I'm correct) to have his fogs work , even with the high beams on. I also managed to get my hands on a shifter cable so I can replace mine and have it go into Park. Point is, parts are still manageable to get. The overall amount is unknown and shrinking, but parts are out there... But I find no deals while searching. I pay asking price (for most transactions) to get these parts because I may never find them again. Good luck to all who start a prelude journey. And thanks to those who did the heavy lifting already. Great community.
Man this is my favorite comment. Solid work brother👊🏼. Everything you said is so true, especially about being prepared to pay asking prices. It’s just the way it is now. Happy wrenching friend 🙏🏼
Hey, 2nd gen owner here. One thing that was a huge lifesaver for me is buying a used OEM service manual. Make sure to get the book that is black and not the aftermarket ones!! The books are seriously really detailed and has helped me diagnose so many problems and help take apart my car.. especially all those vacuum lines. I recommend it, it helped me save a lot of money and pain. Still painful, but less.
I just recently got a 2nd gen as my first car, came with all the original paper work and booklets from the dealer, but we can't get the engine stay running for more than a few seconds. It's dual carbureted. Me and my dad just bought a D16y7 with a 5 speed manual and everything needed to do the swap, I can't wait until its done so I can finally have my own car. But I also can't wait till we can actually start working on it, because although I can already tell its going to be a headache, its going to be a fun experience.
Nice vid Connor, always love the 3rd gen content as we are a rare breed! I was the one who sent you the shifter a couple years ago which you did a really cool vid on cleaning it up and installing! Glad you have some plans on fixing it up! Hope some day you can swap out that carbureted engine to a B series or H/F series.
The prelude was my first car, but it was at a time where parts weren't a problem. In 2001 you could still get most of what you needed from the dealer, and if not there were at least 2 at the junk yard at all times. Today? Not so much. Today it's a terrible first car if you don't know how to wrench because it's hard to work on and there's no aftermarket. It WILL make you a better mechanic, but you're going to end up owning at least 2 cars.
My 3rd gen has a lot of body rust. I'm worried about how long it will last but I figure every day on the road is better than the junkyard. I have the 2.0SI and have found it to be incredibly reliable. This is my first car and it has taught me how to work on cars. My power steering also leaks along with coolant lol. Still keeps going Honda strong
Great video Connor! My grandfather has an 88 Prelude with close to 250 thousand miles on it and it has been sitting in a garage for about 10 years now. I love the car, but body has rust, likely needs a new engine, needs a whole lotta love. I have the potential to own it... is it worth my time and money?
Depending on the level of rust. Motors and trans can be swapped but if that chassis is beyond repair, maybe just keep it as a parts car and find a rust free (mostly) prelude. Swap the good parts over, save the rest for when needed🤘🏼
Owned a prelude for about a year . Im a horrible DIY person, il give it a go but not for a long time . I can tell you parts are mad expensive and rare . Beggars cant be choosers basically . The distributor leaked oil, the suspension components dont really last . I dont know why and my engine drank oil . To be honest it was a horrible year to own a car . Funny thing is after i sold it i went back online to find another one . Weird. Thanks for the video . While i dont miss the torture and the wastage of cash, id do it again and this time for a much longer time . Thanks for the video .
i want my Lude a tad lower, but my undercarriage, front lip and all plastics underneath are MINT..... just immaculate... really don't wanna scrape them, the dilemma
If it’s in that good of shape, I’d opt for airride. A bit more money up front but ride quality is better and you can adjust ride height based on the road conditions you’re on
I owned a 2nd gen. To add power to this engine I swapped the carbs with mikunis side draft carbs. And it make a lot of difference. Plus an exhaust system. Beautiful machine!! I miss mine, very fun to drive
How hard is that swap? I've heard these carbs a re a nightmare to work on so I was thinking of swapping the whole motor to a fuel injected one instead.
verry good and informative Video i can send you an oem Honda Workshop Manual if you need, helped me figuring out the carb vacuum lines mess. mine was missing all Vac lines when i bought it
@@ConnorLee It´s a Manual for all Models but with very detailed guides for every problem. i grab it tomorrow from my shop and send you the pdf file. Prelude enthusiats are a quiet rare breed so i try to help wherever i can :)
@@sven8600is there any way I can get emailed that as well, I just bought a 1990 2.0s at 17 and needs a shift linkage cable and head gasket and I’ve been searching for the manual but I can’t find anything online, please let me kno
man, I'm about to buy one. I'm on the Fence tho. it's been sitting for a year, it has some under paint rust on the corner of the wheel well. But only issue it has that is very major, would be that the transmission kicks out of 3rd gear, and it shifts very hard. going to get it for $850 plus a gaming laptop. do you think I should get it? 🥲 its a 1991 si 2.0
also the transmission is a auto. it definitely needs the shift solenoid replaced or cleaned, new radiator fans, wheels, brake pads / rotors, brake master cylinder (maybe), valve cover gasket, and a battery. all this stuff is rather easy and not as expensive. But I'm just worried about that transmission since I have no experience at all with transmissions or even anything involving pulling the motor out.
@@ConnorLee See I would, but I'm on the fence. I don't have any hoists or anything to pull the engine out and replace it. It's kinda hard to do any actual fixing because I live in a HOA and they don't allow any type of fixing. I would have to do it at like Lowe's or a random parking lot lol
Nah uh! Really? Edit: the spoke pattern is definitely the same. If they had the same polished lip as the ones in the fast and the furious, I for sure would have kept em
@@ConnorLee I found out with the momo rims I had before I didn’t know it was the same ones used in the integra when the first race with ja rule but your car is definitely a nice one
I got lucky I think when I got mine. It has quirks but it seemed to be well taken care of in its life. Had 179k on it when I bought it for 2500 bux and it's been my daily for 8 years with almost no money put into save for it's oil addiction. 🙃 Multiple times a year at stop lights or parking lots people constantly try to get me to sell it. Bone stock cept for rims and tires and stereo. Oh and remote locks. Ton of parts in the engine still have the factory yellow paint dots on them.
I've got the same car in that same color 88 Honda prelude 2.0 stick the only problem I really had with this car is oil in the distributor and apparently it was a common thing with this motor. This car only has 151000 miles on the odometer. It was a fun car to drive until I had a fuel delivery problem replaced everything from the tank to the carburetors. The very last problem that caused me to stop driving it was it would drive for half hour and then shut off for half hour drive for 15 minutes and then shut off for a half hour drive for 5 minutes and then shut off for 30 minutes. I have heard rumors of different motors that pretty much shoehorned into this car from newer models I'm curious to figure out those. I'd love to get the car back on the road it's been sitting for the last 12 years. I've owned mine for 18 years
Damn man you’re a legend! Long time Luder! What carb did you put on it? I’m just now running into an issue where it starts bucking on throttle. Maybe just bad fuel from sitting for a few months. CEL and everything. Haven’t read the code yet though.
Hey! Found an abandoned 88 prelude that’s been sitting there for a few years (flat tires, really dusty) Head lights are open which makes me think they are broken since otherwise they’d probably put them in before leaving it like that. Should I try and find the owners? Is it worth buying it for a few hundred knowing it’s been sitting here?
I'm Looking to buy a manual 1989 Prelude SI. Sadly its a salvage rebuilt but they did all the hard work on getting it inspected and certified. All the damage was on the drivers side quarter pannel) They have the photos for the process and all and re-aligned everything. Only major problems are its history, its mileage stopped working apparently and an extra DC header doesn't come with a flex pipe. This would be my first project car. Do you think its a good choice? (Priced at 3,700 in 2023)
Hey, I've been looking for a spoiler for my 1990 Prelude but they're not common in France. There's a lot of Peugeot 405 spoilers here though, is it the one you have? Thanks
My 88 prelude would leak in the rain from the foam gaskets that were supposed to seal the trunk lid closed. The metal lip that the foam sits on rusted out and you can't see it until you take off the foam.
Had a very clean black 89 si 5spd with the gold interior back in 06. Bought it from the original owner that sold it because he bought the brand new civic at that time. It really was a great car, fun to drive, surprisingly big enough to fit my drums in and, decent on gas. Sold it to someone that wrapped it around a pole shortly after. Should have kept it. Can’t ever find one in decent shape nowadays that isn’t rusted out or overpriced.
I found an OEM spoiler a week ago. I also have an 88 S auto. Mines still an auto though. The spoiler is for a 90-91 but it mounted up very nice.
I found 2 fog lights, the switch, and a relay for it. I can't wait to wire those in. I saw your video that you wired in your fog lights, and tried to rework the wires so your fogs would turn on without the popups. I'll do that as well. However, I did find another video from prelude3g and he ended up splicing into the sunroof wire (I believe I'm correct) to have his fogs work , even with the high beams on.
I also managed to get my hands on a shifter cable so I can replace mine and have it go into Park.
Point is, parts are still manageable to get. The overall amount is unknown and shrinking, but parts are out there... But I find no deals while searching. I pay asking price (for most transactions) to get these parts because I may never find them again.
Good luck to all who start a prelude journey. And thanks to those who did the heavy lifting already. Great community.
Man this is my favorite comment. Solid work brother👊🏼. Everything you said is so true, especially about being prepared to pay asking prices. It’s just the way it is now. Happy wrenching friend 🙏🏼
Hey, 2nd gen owner here. One thing that was a huge lifesaver for me is buying a used OEM service manual. Make sure to get the book that is black and not the aftermarket ones!! The books are seriously really detailed and has helped me diagnose so many problems and help take apart my car.. especially all those vacuum lines. I recommend it, it helped me save a lot of money and pain. Still painful, but less.
That service manual helps so much, I’ve got a 2nd gen too. Been doing tons of work w tons of extra parts. Mind swapping imstgram handles or fb?
I just recently got a 2nd gen as my first car, came with all the original paper work and booklets from the dealer, but we can't get the engine stay running for more than a few seconds. It's dual carbureted. Me and my dad just bought a D16y7 with a 5 speed manual and everything needed to do the swap, I can't wait until its done so I can finally have my own car. But I also can't wait till we can actually start working on it, because although I can already tell its going to be a headache, its going to be a fun experience.
Nice vid Connor, always love the 3rd gen content as we are a rare breed! I was the one who sent you the shifter a couple years ago which you did a really cool vid on cleaning it up and installing! Glad you have some plans on fixing it up! Hope some day you can swap out that carbureted engine to a B series or H/F series.
The prelude was my first car, but it was at a time where parts weren't a problem. In 2001 you could still get most of what you needed from the dealer, and if not there were at least 2 at the junk yard at all times. Today? Not so much. Today it's a terrible first car if you don't know how to wrench because it's hard to work on and there's no aftermarket. It WILL make you a better mechanic, but you're going to end up owning at least 2 cars.
Hahaha so true, a better mechanic and always keep a pets car on hand
I’m think about buying a 3rd gen 1989 manual for $10k that’s done 87,000 miles without any known issues. Is it worth it?
For 10k it should be in immaculate shape
My 3rd gen has a lot of body rust. I'm worried about how long it will last but I figure every day on the road is better than the junkyard. I have the 2.0SI and have found it to be incredibly reliable. This is my first car and it has taught me how to work on cars. My power steering also leaks along with coolant lol. Still keeps going Honda strong
Hahaha Honda strong, so true
third gen? must be nice, i have a FIRST fucking gen 🤡
AUTOMATIC 🤮
i love him, i hate him.
saludos desde argentina.
Hahah I feel you man. Mine was auto when I bought it. It’s defiantly not as fun to drive as 5spd
Great video Connor! My grandfather has an 88 Prelude with close to 250 thousand miles on it and it has been sitting in a garage for about 10 years now. I love the car, but body has rust, likely needs a new engine, needs a whole lotta love. I have the potential to own it... is it worth my time and money?
Depending on the level of rust. Motors and trans can be swapped but if that chassis is beyond repair, maybe just keep it as a parts car and find a rust free (mostly) prelude. Swap the good parts over, save the rest for when needed🤘🏼
The car is lovely the wheels are awful
It's never a good idea to go anything beyond 16inch wheels on these cars
I have the same doubts about my paint. It’s a darkish metallic red and I look up the paint code and it looks pinkish 😂
It’s such a mystery with these old rigs man
OMG dude, because saw your video , i starting plan buy honda prelude !
Doooo it! You won’t regret it! Happy hunting
you sir are a masochist XD
Owned a prelude for about a year . Im a horrible DIY person, il give it a go but not for a long time . I can tell you parts are mad expensive and rare . Beggars cant be choosers basically . The distributor leaked oil, the suspension components dont really last . I dont know why and my engine drank oil . To be honest it was a horrible year to own a car . Funny thing is after i sold it i went back online to find another one . Weird. Thanks for the video . While i dont miss the torture and the wastage of cash, id do it again and this time for a much longer time . Thanks for the video .
I've been trying to find a 3rd gen SI but they are always far away. I rn have a 92 Accord that I brought back tho :)
Ayyy same same. Got the cb7! What color?
i want my Lude a tad lower, but my undercarriage, front lip and all plastics underneath are MINT..... just immaculate... really don't wanna scrape them, the dilemma
If it’s in that good of shape, I’d opt for airride. A bit more money up front but ride quality is better and you can adjust ride height based on the road conditions you’re on
looks like bmw 184/7 delphin metallic
Noted 🗒️
I owned a 2nd gen. To add power to this engine I swapped the carbs with mikunis side draft carbs. And it make a lot of difference. Plus an exhaust system.
Beautiful machine!! I miss mine, very fun to drive
How hard is that swap? I've heard these carbs a re a nightmare to work on so I was thinking of swapping the whole motor to a fuel injected one instead.
verry good and informative Video
i can send you an oem Honda Workshop Manual if you need, helped me figuring out the carb vacuum lines mess. mine was missing all Vac lines when i bought it
Oh my gosh you have one for the carbd model?!?!?! I’d actually love that
@@ConnorLee It´s a Manual for all Models but with very detailed guides for every problem. i grab it tomorrow from my shop and send you the pdf file. Prelude enthusiats are a quiet rare breed so i try to help wherever i can :)
@@sven8600 hey, is there a way for me to get it too? have some struggles with my alb/abs from 1991 its just so hard to work on :.)
@@sven8600is there any way I can get emailed that as well, I just bought a 1990 2.0s at 17 and needs a shift linkage cable and head gasket and I’ve been searching for the manual but I can’t find anything online, please let me kno
Would you be willing to share this? Just bought a 1991 SI in Europe and could really use a manual for that.
man, I'm about to buy one. I'm on the Fence tho. it's been sitting for a year, it has some under paint rust on the corner of the wheel well. But only issue it has that is very major, would be that the transmission kicks out of 3rd gear, and it shifts very hard. going to get it for $850 plus a gaming laptop. do you think I should get it? 🥲 its a 1991 si 2.0
also the transmission is a auto. it definitely needs the shift solenoid replaced or cleaned, new radiator fans, wheels, brake pads / rotors, brake master cylinder (maybe), valve cover gasket, and a battery. all this stuff is rather easy and not as expensive. But I'm just worried about that transmission since I have no experience at all with transmissions or even anything involving pulling the motor out.
Definitely a good buy! Screw fixing up the auto, perfect reason to 5spd swap it!
@@ConnorLee See I would, but I'm on the fence. I don't have any hoists or anything to pull the engine out and replace it. It's kinda hard to do any actual fixing because I live in a HOA and they don't allow any type of fixing. I would have to do it at like Lowe's or a random parking lot lol
@@ConnorLee although it has 0 rust, I'll post the video in your discord
What’s the name of the first song?
Lost in the dark by aiyo
Not funny rims those are the same rims used on the Supra on the fast and furious
Nah uh! Really?
Edit: the spoke pattern is definitely the same. If they had the same polished lip as the ones in the fast and the furious, I for sure would have kept em
@@ConnorLee they had 2 versions of the rims 1 piece and 2 piece the one piece rims were cheaper
@@donle7433 well rip
@@ConnorLee I found out with the momo rims I had before I didn’t know it was the same ones used in the integra when the first race with ja rule but your car is definitely a nice one
If you can can help wich number of the tyre is 🇲🇿
My prelude tail lights leak to ahahaha. Tried resealing with silicone and still leaked lmfao
Intro was majestic tho ☝️
Bruh same same. So frustrating haha
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Upping the quality to a new level!
I got lucky I think when I got mine. It has quirks but it seemed to be well taken care of in its life. Had 179k on it when I bought it for 2500 bux and it's been my daily for 8 years with almost no money put into save for it's oil addiction. 🙃 Multiple times a year at stop lights or parking lots people constantly try to get me to sell it. Bone stock cept for rims and tires and stereo. Oh and remote locks. Ton of parts in the engine still have the factory yellow paint dots on them.
Keep it clean man! They are getting harder and harder to find so i’m not surprised you get offers. I get them all the time too at gas stations.
I've got the same car in that same color 88 Honda prelude 2.0 stick the only problem I really had with this car is oil in the distributor and apparently it was a common thing with this motor. This car only has 151000 miles on the odometer. It was a fun car to drive until I had a fuel delivery problem replaced everything from the tank to the carburetors. The very last problem that caused me to stop driving it was it would drive for half hour and then shut off for half hour drive for 15 minutes and then shut off for a half hour drive for 5 minutes and then shut off for 30 minutes. I have heard rumors of different motors that pretty much shoehorned into this car from newer models I'm curious to figure out those. I'd love to get the car back on the road it's been sitting for the last 12 years. I've owned mine for 18 years
Damn man you’re a legend! Long time Luder!
What carb did you put on it? I’m just now running into an issue where it starts bucking on throttle. Maybe just bad fuel from sitting for a few months. CEL and everything. Haven’t read the code yet though.
Hey! Found an abandoned 88 prelude that’s been sitting there for a few years (flat tires, really dusty)
Head lights are open which makes me think they are broken since otherwise they’d probably put them in before leaving it like that.
Should I try and find the owners? Is it worth buying it for a few hundred knowing it’s been sitting here?
Heck yeah man, they may not value it anymore and maybe you can get a sweet deal on it
I'm Looking to buy a manual 1989 Prelude SI. Sadly its a salvage rebuilt but they did all the hard work on getting it inspected and certified. All the damage was on the drivers side quarter pannel) They have the photos for the process and all and re-aligned everything. Only major problems are its history, its mileage stopped working apparently and an extra DC header doesn't come with a flex pipe. This would be my first project car. Do you think its a good choice? (Priced at 3,700 in 2023)
For that price, I’d say it would make a great project car. As long as the frame is straight and you can get a proper alignment, I’d say go for it
@@ConnorLee thank you so much for the response! I’ll reach out to the guy
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Nice car bro
Hey, I've been looking for a spoiler for my 1990 Prelude but they're not common in France. There's a lot of Peugeot 405 spoilers here though, is it the one you have? Thanks
Yessir! You got it
@@ConnorLee Thanks a lot!
My 88 prelude would leak in the rain from the foam gaskets that were supposed to seal the trunk lid closed. The metal lip that the foam sits on rusted out and you can't see it until you take off the foam.
The Struggle to find rear tie rod ends is INSANEEEEEE
Try rockauto
I can say that it’s a iconic prelude ever build with pop up headlight! ❤
My favorite part about these preludes is the pop ups!
Blue Metallic B-37M-3
That’s what the door card says but the paint looks so much greener than the images I find searching that paint color
@@ConnorLee maybe it will be better if you repainted it all the way. the car is One of the BEST Honda ever created
1989 prelude si 4ws came with fog lights ❤
The best!
Oh my a 3gen Prelude S auto. May the Honda gods watch over your brave soul.
Swapped it to a manual so it makes it a bit better to drive!
@@ConnorLee All you need now is a pair of Weber (45/50)DCOE carbs.
this model was my first car. love it. don't miss the carb though
Upping the quality to a new level!
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I have got one of these I really appreciate it am also love duz car too
I was considering get a Honda prelude as a first car would it make a good one?
Maybe a 5th gen but not a 3rd gen
Car Tings Ep 2 // David Lozeau x Connor Lee // Is A Honda Prelude A Good First Car?
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So did the 3 piece wheels cost more than the car?
For sure
Had a very clean black 89 si 5spd with the gold interior back in 06. Bought it from the original owner that sold it because he bought the brand new civic at that time. It really was a great car, fun to drive, surprisingly big enough to fit my drums in and, decent on gas. Sold it to someone that wrapped it around a pole shortly after. Should have kept it. Can’t ever find one in decent shape nowadays that isn’t rusted out or overpriced.
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B series swap it, best thing I ever did to mine
Thinking H but you think B?
@@ConnorLee for sure, H is too heavy, a B series balances it very well, the handling is alot better as a result
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Florence blue metallic is super rare, great find
Really?! I don’t know much about it
@@ConnorLee yeah, was a super limited factory option, I only know 1 other dude who has it on Instagram