Im coming from Integras so I'm not exactly sure of all the small things that you can tweak and change on a prelude. There is a cool thread on Team-integra on this same topic so i thought id see what kinda stuff you guys have come up with; things like changing interior lighting, painting things, detailing+cleaning+polishing etc.

i guess ill start with cleaning the engine bay. its a really easy way to make your car look a whole lot better overall

 

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i guess ill start with cleaning the engine bay. its a really easy way to make your car look a whole lot better overall</TD></TR></TABLE>
any more information about cleaning the engine bay?
like with what?

 

team-integra to the rescue! i just use this guide, its really good

http://www.team-integra.net/se...ID=29

 

nice thread idea

Cleaning the engine bay is easy, all you need is a pressure washer, degreaser, air hose ( to blow off the water), and tire shine the spray kind. first spray your engine down with degreaser, then hose wash it off, with the air blow off the water and make sure to dry anything electrical, then with the tire shine spray all of it down, everything. let it sit for a good 15 mins with the hood closed, not locked, then check it will look super clean. I used to work at a detail shop and thats how we did it, of course we had differnt products like the shine and degreaser, but works well

 

thats more work, same results

 

wow im gonna have to try that out tomorrow, it sounds awesome

 

this are on my accord but you can also do them to a prelude but you can polish the valve cover :


or black house the headlights i done these about 5 times for other people i do it for cheap if you need it done:



here is the before i painted the headlights you can see how much better it looks:

 

or you can do this:

 

yea, im painting my valve cover soon, it could use a fresh coat of paint. i think im gonna do it wrinkle red, go for that JDM look

 

i did wrinkle black on my accord and prelude they look sick those are just old pics of before

 

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Cleaning the engine bay is easy, all you need is a pressure washer, degreaser, air hose ( to blow off the water), and tire shine the spray kind. first spray your engine down with degreaser, then hose wash it off, with the air blow off the water and make sure to dry anything electrical, then with the tire shine spray all of it down, everything. let it sit for a good 15 mins with the hood closed, not locked, then check it will look super clean. I used to work at a detail shop and thats how we did it, of course we had differnt products like the shine and degreaser, but works well</TD></TR></TABLE>

Remember to wrap up your alternator, distributor, and all other electrical connections.

For those tough spots that degreaser can't get out, I use Simple Green and scrub it directly with a soft brush.

 

bump for more ideas!

 

not really sure if its a DIY but i put a type r shift boot on the prelude

 

awesome! i ordered a shift boot/e-brake boot combo from http://www.redlinegoods.com, they get here thursday and ill have some pics up when i get them installed. check out their site, its pretty sweet and they have good prices

http://www.redlinegoods.com/Pr....shtm

 

dang those are high i got mine from passwordjdm and it was only like $25

 

http://passwordjdm.com/Passwor....aspx

there it is

 

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would i need to wrap up the alt, dist, and etc. if i let it sit and dry?

 

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Because it's real leather. I got a set from them a few months back.

 

Try making a new shifter boot and change some fabric on the inside.



The arm rest on the door is also red, it has too much glare