OEM wheels as is
Motegi MR125's, black
Powder coated or plasti-dipped OEM's
Western Finally Got a 5spd.
Well, I finally did it. I bought a 2001 white 5spd Prelude. Im in the process of selling the other one. I'll be swapping over a couple of my current mods, like wheels, front lip, and door speakers over. Here's just a few pictures of the new Lude, Christina:
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why swap lips if you have a fine color matched one? makes no sense.
The one in the front, first pic, looks better than the one in the rear. IMO.
It does look good....But I'm not completely decided on which one I'm going with. The reason I would do it is because I'm a bigger fan of the OEM lip(the black one on the one in the back, which is my current Lude) than I am the P1 Lip.
I agree! Front one is the new 5spd.Originally Posted by bitchface
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Keep both of them, just don't sell the one car with one... Might be able to ask like...50 bucks more lol
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Don't like the lip. Looks odd
Those factory wheels look 100x better than those busted offset wheels you have on your old car, do yourself a favor and let whoever buys your car take those wheels with it.
Is the new one factory white. Doesn't look very pearl. Id paint the oem lip to match and put the amber running lights on it. Nice car though.
The only thing I'd swap is the headlights so you keep the projectors. But everything else on the "new" car looks much better.
02' Miata
Doppelganger, I'm surprised you advised me to take the projectors. They're eBay crap, so I'm not going to swap them over. Wheels are getting swapped over, and will look 10x better on the new car than it does on my current car. I think the honeycomb grill is also getting swapped over.
Congrats, always liked that year model lude.
Thanks Nemesis!!
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Wheels are ugly as shit on one white prelude, they will be ugly as shit on another white prelude. Those wheels are whack as hell man, let them go!
What's crappy about them? I didn't know what they were, but generally projectors + HIDs are better than reflectors any day of the year. Good/proper lighting is a pet-peeve of mine.
I don't see how swapping wheels from one car to another when they look pretty much the same will make the wheels look better
Are you talking about the upper or lower grill?
02' Miata
Sinfix, you know exactly how I feel about my wheels. I really, really like them. I don't know why, but they're just my style. I know, "my style" just doesn't look good to you, but anyway. I do like the stock wheels though. They're some of my favorite honda stock wheels. I'm curious to know though....What exactly is it about my black wheels that you don't like?
What's crappy about them? First and foremost, the driver's side bucket has a bit of a crack in it and hasn't had it's seal since the day I got them. I tried to get the guy to either refund us or replace them, but he wanted me to buy another set, send him the lights, and he would determine if I got my money back(that is, if he deemed the problem to be a defect)...and I definitely wasn't about to do that. Second, the cut-off is rather crappy looking(uneven to be specific), and the placement of the projector in the bucket looks rather weird because it's near the bottom. Christina actually has 8K HID's already, so I plan on saving up for a retrofit of the stock buckets(or Depo black-housing's)to make the most effective use of the HID's. To the question about swapping wheels over, I have one simple answer: Christina(the "new" one) is lowered, Crystal(old-er) is not. I have always thought that my wheels would look better once I lowered my car, so I will confirm or deny that once I swap everything over. The honeycomb grill I'm speaking of is the upper one that's standard on the 99-01's, while the painted one that's on there is standard(but in black) on 97-98's.What's crappy about them? I didn't know what they were, but generally projectors + HIDs are better than reflectors any day of the year. Good/proper lighting is a pet-peeve of mine.
I don't see how swapping wheels from one car to another when they look pretty much the same will make the wheels look better
Are you talking about the upper or lower grill?
Don't swap anything, except maybe your projecters. The "new" lude is uber clean
BUILT NOT BOUGHT .........
I can understand the problem if the build is cheap. I didn't know if you were meaning poor manufacturing or poor output. I see where'd you'd want to stay stock with the new car until you can properly retrofit projectors in there.
Just skimmed your thread for pics of the wheels. Yeah, can't say I'm feeling them and being flat black isn't helping much. While they're clean, they just don't have any pizazz...don't really work with the car. You're lucky you have all the 5x114 wheels in the world out there though. I could make a million suggestions (not even expensive ones), but it's not my car
02' Miata
My question for this thread... and obviously a little late at this point... but why not just do a 5 spd swap on the original?
Agreed! And to add, why swap the wheels when the wheels on the "new" one look 1,000,000 times better than the black ones? My goodness those wheels are a huge improvement.
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Honestly, I would like to know why you're not a fan of the wheels. What exactly is it about them? I'm not one for chrome/polished lips(In fact I really, really don't like) and black wheels are just my thing.I can understand the problem if the build is cheap. I didn't know if you were meaning poor manufacturing or poor output. I see where'd you'd want to stay stock with the new car until you can properly retrofit projectors in there.
Just skimmed your thread for pics of the wheels. Yeah, can't say I'm feeling them and being flat black isn't helping much. While they're clean, they just don't have any pizazz...don't really work with the car. You're lucky you have all the 5x114 wheels in the world out there though. I could make a million suggestions (not even expensive ones), but it's not my car
Because I'm at college and I don't have the time, space, money, or tools here to do a 5spd swap. I stay in a cheap dorm that's in the middle of campus, so there's absolutely no place to do it. Believe me, trading up was the best thing for me.
Why exactly do you not like the wheels? I'm really curious, just to see why people on here seem to think they, as well as my car, are the ugliest thing they've ever seen?
I'll give my honest opinion and I don't mean it on a personal level to you and it doesn't make me think any less of you. The wheels on Car 1 are just hideous to me because of the style AND the color. The black on that car just does not suit it at all. You can't see where the tire ends and the wheel begins. To me, it's just a terrible look. It's a cheap look. The rest of the car, I don't hate. I think a wheel change would really clean the look it does have up. The black lip isn't something that I would do, but it isn't the worst thing. I just think the car looks a little unfinished with the lip being black and the wheels the way they are.
Car 2 is about how I would drive that model Prelude. If I were to have a Prelude of that year, it would look just like Car 2.
Again, these are my opinions and should NOT affect your decision with the path of your cars, man.
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Now that's what I was looking for. Thanks QD. I see your point with not being able to tell where the wheel stops and the tire begins. That's why these wheels look a lot better in person. I probably will just get under the car and reattach the front lip on Christina(the one in the front of the first picture. I'm just glad to finally have a 5spd.
Congrats on the purchase, i think you made the wise decision just to get a different car rather than convert. Plus they both look sexy!
Me being completely honest, the new one looks perfect how it sits. As far as your original prelude, I think it's one ugly ass car I wouldn't drive. I know everyone has their own styles, however, if something is ugly that's all it will be. I just can't figure out how someone that struggles so bad financially buys a whole new car just to save money from doing a cheap ass transmission swap. I don't mean to come off as an ass to you or anything I just think that you should reconsider some things and take peoples' advice. No one is trying to purposely steer you in the wrong direction.
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Why thank you good sir!
I understand what you're trying to say. Heck, I personally strongly dislike most of the cars on this site. I really don't like the extremes of the "Stance" fad, and neither do I like most wheels with a chrome lip. I'm a bit of an odd dude, so my car is going to reflect that a little bit. I'm not really struggling financially, and the "cheap" transmission swap is not that cheap, puts your car out of commission for a bit, and several other things. If you're someone that has some expertise with doing stuff like that, and have a garage to do so, I'd say do it. But I have neither. I didn't really do it to save money...I did it because I was tired of the autotragic. I was just at the point where I needed a 5spd, and that was it. I will try some of y'alls voice, and I'll see how I like it. If I don't like it, I'll do my own thing. Simple as that.
I've always liked 5th gen prelude wheels! The new car looks like a great buy. These cars are nice to drive. Sporty, but not to the point where you want to try to build a race car from it.
I think the new car and old car have 2 different, incomparible looks. Neither look bad to me, and in fact, both look good... just different from each other. I think it's a matter of taking some from each and making it flow, but also make it your own.
Everyone has their opinions, but you own your car. Do you and congrats on the purchase!
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Thank you sir! I'm really hoping that my theory that my wheels will look better on a lowered car will prove true, and then I think I'll be set. I try to make things flow, but I'm not the best with style. Thanks for the encouragement though!
Thanks for y'alls opinions!
I would like to see how my "five lug SIs" would look on the new one. The new one looks awesome.
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Thanks dude. Pictures of the 5 lug Si's?
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Hmm.. They might look good! Or they might be whack.
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Lol I also agree about keeping the oem wheels on it. Wheres the poll?
he doesnt want a poll...... doesnt want to see the answer.
Don't speak for me. Sure, I'll post a poll just to see.
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I don't think those SI wheels would look good at all.
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Yea I was leaning toward that as well
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Here's the two wheel choices on the poll:
OEM Blades
Motegi MR125's. Because they're so black, pictures really don't do them justice.
Here's another of them the day they were delivered, before I put them on
I could also powder coat the Motegi's a different color or something, so if that's what you think would look best, just post that.
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Motegi? ......
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