BDoggPrelude

A couple edits my buddy Nick did with a random iPhone picture I took today.





First one was a joke BTW.

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Echoe53

nice, liking your current setup better

Tony Torque

Looks allot better with new wheels.

BDoggPrelude

My pro photographer buddy was in town this weekend shooting my brother's wedding. Fortunately for me, he put aside some time to do a little photo shoot with the RL today. He took about 100 pictures and is going to edit the best ones and send them to me this week. I can't wait. Here's the best picture I took with my iPhone. I whored it up a little bit with Snapseed too. The good pictures will be coming soon. Stay tuned....

BDoggPrelude

My photographer buddy just got these back to me. He was in town shooting my little brother's wedding and made some time for me. These were shot in the IKEA parking garage. Unfortunately, with the wedding and all that weekend, I didn't have time to really shine up the car beforehand. It was also my first, (and probably last), time using Meguiar's Black Wax. I don't know if it just needs more time to dry before buffing or what but I wasn't happy with its results. I think I'm going to stick with my tried and true Meguiar's Carnuba Paste in the future.











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05RLinOK

Nice pics. And I love those wheels on the RL! Making me want to go out and get some proper pics of my car. Guess I will wait until my wheels come in though.

oo7spy

Sick.

KYTLS3644

is this the same lug pattern as the 08 Acura tl Type S

BDoggPrelude

No. 3G TL's are 5-114.3 and these are 5-120.

moosejuice2

one of the sweetest RL's I've seen!

oo7spy

When do the H&Rs go on?

BDoggPrelude

At this point, not until next summer. I'll have to get ASpec shocks and roll the fenders as well.

I'm working on new wheels and tires for the wife's TL at the moment.

Mykizism

BDogg,

Probably don't remember me, but I remember your old prelude. Its good to see old prelude owners still around the scene. Nice to see you on here man, great car! The RL sexy!

BDoggPrelude

Thanks Mykizism. I vaguely remember you. I have not been on that forum for years. I still keep in touch with a few guys from there though. I miss my Prelude honestly. I'd still be driving it if not for starting a family. The wife's TL is paid off next year, maybe sooner, and I'm planning on getting an S2000 for weekend fun. Hopefully that will be enough to make me forget about the Lude.

BDoggPrelude

After seeing TC5280's car in person I decided to take the plunge and debadge the trunk.

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A couple more iPhone edits from the IKEA photo shoot.



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A better picture of my car post-debadge.

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RV6 high flow precats and j-pipe are next on the list. Should be ordering them next week.

Acura_Swag

Get it lowered please lol good lookin rl man

BDoggPrelude

Probably in the spring. I have to roll my fenders first. For the time being, I have an RV6 j-pipe and HFPC's on the way.

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New goodies....

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Before the remarks come in, yes, there are 2 more wheels. Got a great deal on them refurbished through a vendor at work. They look brand new.

oo7spy

Good luck with pre-cat install!

DIY or a paid job?

BDoggPrelude

DIY. Waiting until I go in for emissions testing in a few weeks though. Is it a bitch or what?

oo7spy

Total bitch from what I've read. 7" part needs to exit a 6" hole. Possible, but a bitch. The TL guys have done it many times. No one has documented an RL.

BDoggPrelude

I was looking at an install thread on the TL forum. I'll try to do a write up for us RL guys.

BDoggPrelude

Went to a wedding today and an RLX parked behind me.

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New winter setup. 17" OEM wheels and 235/55R17 Hankook i-cept Evo W310's.

ParaSurfer1979

I had a 98 sh for 4 yrs back in 98-late 02. OMG that was a hard car to sell. Luckily I sold it to a kid that went to a local high school so when id come home from college, he'd pick me up to go for a ride. Thats how much i loved that car. A car is the one of few things a man gets attached to a material thing like women like jewelry, purses, etc...lol.

MrKev

Why'd you go 235/55 may I ask?

BDoggPrelude

Nothing is made in a 245/50R17 snow tire other than runflat Blizzaks. You could also do a 225/55R17 but 225's are kind of narrow on an 8" wide wheel and you lose a lot of contact patch doing that. 235's are a happy medium.

JnC

iTrader: (12)

I have owned a prelude back in 03-05 as well, it was a 97 SH. Oddly when I posted it up for sale it got sold within 3 days, may be demand was high back then . It could also be that the car had factory options that I have yet to see on another prelude.

97 SH
Milano Red (I think that was the actual name of the color)
Heated seats (never seen these in another prelude)
Two tone leather interior.

The going rate back then was around 10~12k for the same millage cars, my asking price was $9500 due to the fact that one chip from the reverse gear was chipped due to the previous owner pulling J turns with the car . This made the car make a clicking noise every time you'd reverse. Non the less the new owner drove from CT to look at the car, went to the bank got the cashier check and was back on his way within a couple of hours.

couple of pictures

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Sorry for the thread hijack

I would have never sold the car if it wasnt for the fact that I had to drive 120 miles 3 times a week going to Boston for school, the stop and go traffic was wearing me out a bit

BDoggPrelude

It seems quite a few RL owners previously owned 5th gen Preludes. While the Prelude and RL are worlds apart, there are a couple of things they share that attract secondhand buyers to them.

First is exclusivity. The 5th gen Prelude only sold 49k units in the US over 5 years of production. The RL was also a slow selling vehicle. It's nice to drive a car that you don't see on every corner and in every grocery store parking lot.

The second is understated and timeless styling. Both cars possess understated good looks and subtle details in their designs. The 5th gen Prelude is still a great looking car 17 years after it was first released. The RL will continue to look good for years to come as well.

MoonManGhost

Dude it's car like yours that made me purchase my 05 RL. I can't wait to start building mine and really making it my own. Thanks for that motivation!

BDoggPrelude

Figured I'd just post these in this thread. I don't really post much in the 3G TL section and you guys are the ones I always chat with anyway. Here's my wife's 2007 TL. Just put some 18x8 Advanti Racing wheels and Michelin Pilot Super Sport's on it yesterday. Took me over 5 years to finally convince her to let me put wheels on it. It's not really going to get modded much beyond this. Maybe some Type-S tail lights, side markers and possibly the base lip kit.

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ichi d

looks good!

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Rare picture of the RL and TL together. Usually the only time they're together is if they're in the garage.

projektvertx

iTrader: (2)

Nice! I like the TL A-Spec kit, would be a nice finishing touch to the wife's car with TL-S tails.

BDoggPrelude

I want to do Type-S tails and side markers on the TL but she doesn't really care so maybe one day. At this point, all car spending is being put on hold because we are going to be buying a bigger house.