Scolirk : 1990 Accord LX

[Scolirk]

Bought my first Accord a little over a month ago. I've driven plenty of older Hondas prior to this one, most recently I was driving a 1992 Acura Vigor, and before that a 1987 Civic Wagon.

As for this Accord, I haven't done much to the car, just took off the hubcaps this week in favour of the centre caps I found at a wrecker. My style for cars is more focused on keeping it as OEM/clean as possible. I've never been a fan of modding the exterior of a vehicle, but I'm thinking about doing a little to this ride.

As it stands, this is a 1990 Accord LX, 206,000kms on the original engine and body. There's approximately 100,000kms on the transmission. The car is completely factory aside from a stereo, amp & 1000W sub the previous owner installed.







Future Plans

Interior
New deck, possibly AppRadio if it works with the existing sub & amp


Exterior
OEM Honda Rims
OEM Fog Lights
Re-paint LX bumpers
Repair jamming driver's window
Repair A/C

[wvcb7]

Nice! very clean car

[stretch JDM]

Welcome aboard..Great looking sedan you have . I really like the black door handles its a nice touch with the trim. Clean for sure .

[crazymikey]

Wow, super clean sedan. Great to have another Canadian aboard.

We coincidentally share the same licence plate numbers. 647.

With just a few subtle mods, it's easy to make these cars look super slick.

Wait...WTF...when did Ontario start getting French slogans on the plates??

And wait a sec...you have an LX with painted bumpers and AC???

[Scolirk]

Wow, super clean sedan. Great to have another Canadian aboard.

We coincidentally share the same licence plate numbers. 647.

With just a few subtle mods, it's easy to make these cars look super slick.

Wait...WTF...when did Ontario start getting French slogans on the plates??

And wait a sec...you have an LX with painted bumpers and AC???

Ontario added the french plates in 2008 actually, luck for me the Service Ontario office in Streetsville had one set left when I went to get them. It was either that or re-plate my 83 Crown Vic plates I had kept.

The previous owner's father owned a collision centre, and had the bumpers painted to match the factory colour. Unfortunately the rear bumper paint is peeling around the black trim, so I'm going to need to have that fixed. The first owner must have had the A/C as well as cruise control added by the factory, but other than that this is a fully fledged LX, crank windows and manual locks in all :P

[Scoot]

Wow, super clean sedan. Great to have another Canadian aboard.

We coincidentally share the same licence plate numbers. 647.

With just a few subtle mods, it's easy to make these cars look super slick.

Wait...WTF...when did Ontario start getting French slogans on the plates??

And wait a sec...you have an LX with painted bumpers and AC???

I have an LX with painted bumpers and a/c lol...

OP.. Nice car. Clean....

[crazymikey]

Ah, that explains the bumpers then. I have an LX too, but I got my bumpers from an EX-R. I've seen a couple LX's with cruise, but none with AC.

[Scolirk]

I hope the car actually does have A/C, you're starting to worry me :P Maybe the previous owner just put the A/C button in and said the gas leaked out to get more out of the sale. I need to get it fixed either way before the summer.

[crazymikey]

If you look under your alternator, there will be a large belt driven compressor, and you'll also have some hoses running between your exhaust manifold and the radiator.

This is my LX without AC or cruise. Tons of room in there to get in and walk around:


This is what an AC equipped car will look like. Note the hoses between the exhaust manifold heat shield and the radiator


Also, what does your climate control panel look like? Do you have the single fan speed knob, with the slider controls for the temp/vent settings, or do you have the push button vent controls and the 2 knobs for fan/temp?

[Scolirk]

Oh yeah, I've definitely got A/C then haha. I'll admit I'm new to working on the Hondas. I didn't do much with my dad's 87 wagon before it bit the dust. I did some work originally on my 1983 LTD Crown Victoria... talk about being able to walk around inside the engine bay, I could host football games in it!

[crazymikey]

Well that's the first LX I've seen with AC then. Must have been a dealer installed thing then.

Our model designations confuse the Americans on here.

Canadian cars are labelled LX (base), EX (mid range), EX-R (top of the line), SE (Special Edition, 1991 sedan, 1993 sedan/coupe)

American cars are DX (base), LX (mid range), EX (top of the line), SE.

[Scolirk]

This is the reason I have to vacuum my car on a regular basis.

[crazymikey]

I know any easy fix for that. Don't put your dog in the car.


Sorry, I work as a detailer. I despise people that have animals in their vehicles.

Though he is just too damn cute lol.

[mercyboy]

nice car...keep up the good work

[Scolirk]

I know any easy fix for that. Don't put your dog in the car.


Sorry, I work as a detailer. I despise people that have animals in their vehicles.

Though he is just too damn cute lol.

I don't like having them in the car either TBH :P But sometimes it's nice to bring the one along for a quick ride. We have three in total, and they make a huge mess of the car when we really need to take them. This is why I wanted a CB9 so I could put them in the trunk, but my GF has some sort of issue with them.

Anyway, we went for a little road trip out here in Niagara and I took a quick shot. I really need a car wash.