prelude vti-r or integra vti-r

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Originally Posted by TheSaint

- if the windows make a sound going up and down or rattle when they are halfway down theres a good chance the black runner has gone, this is very expensive to fix so dont worry about it

http://www.team-integra.net/sections...?ArticleID=552

i haven't had time to get around to it yet but it seems do-able?

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Originally Posted by TheSaint

i got an RAC check done on cars when i was shopping around for my teg

things i found wrong or went wrong was:

- the honda reverse gear crunch or stickynes - if its in early stages dont worry but if its bad than look into it

- springs can get noisy and sound dodgy (cant give u technical explaination but it was a choosing factor for a couple of tegs for me)

- the door panels wont line up properly if its had major bodywork done, check the gap between the door and wer the windsceen follows along

- the antenna will make a ticking noise as it goes up and down if its bent (should replace them with a s2k one)

- check to make sure the boot board isnt snapped (the flooring in the boot)

- warm the car up for 15-20min and take it for a 'vtec' just to make sure its all running ok

- take the floor matts out and look at the carpet, in one of the tegs i was looking at a few rips and tears wer being hidden with floor mats

- if the windows make a sound going up and down or rattle when they are halfway down theres a good chance the black runner has gone, this is very expensive to fix so dont worry about it

- check the gas struts that hold the boot up, these are also costly to fix

- if theres a metal rattleing sound coming from the back while ur driving check the back seat is bolted down... took me ages to identify what the sound was

- also check for CV joint ticking when u go around corners, these always go in thrashed FWD cars and can cost a bit of $$ and fidleing to fix - not a major issue tho

- make sure theres no stickers covering the rear window brake light - unless it has a spoiler with a brake light

- lastly dont be blinded by nice stereo, mags, aftermarket gear, bling etc, try to look at the car in a stock form and also make sure that these modifications dont hinder the way the car runs in its stock form, always look at modifications with scrutiny just to be sure

i hope i helped, these are all things i went through when i bought my baby (teg) last year

yeh most those things im already aware of and most arent a real biggie i dont think.. my old ls integra had most of those problems haha like the reverse gear crunch but i mastered that by slotting into another gear jus b4 and would go in smoothly. the springs were squeeky over like speed bumps and that, i jus thought it was coz the susp was so stiff.. but anyways...
i will for sure look out for those sort of problems and will def be gettin it rac inspected!
but yeh i am very drawn to it becoz of its aftermarket gear and how well it runs but not by the i.c.e at all coz i got a nice stereo for it already..
how am i to know if the aftermarket parts for the engine are dodgey or goin to cause harm?? he is a friend so its not like he knows its goin to shit itself and trying to flog it off..
p.s its currently got a yellow sticker because of the brake lights he shadded and as a caution he borrowed stock susp to get thru becoz the aftermarket ones might be too low.. but i thought it might be good because at least i know if its got any un road worthy faults like oil leaks ect.

good call about the yellow sticker... try get your hands on the report they do and find out what he does to it after the inspection