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[piano_maniac]

My car got stolen the second time! They found it a couple of hours later but they keyed my car and messed with it like crazy. My suspension's totally dead and now i truely feel like i'm in a boat when i drive it. I'll take a couple of pictures to show you guys...

[95h22a1turbo]

My car got stolen the second time! They found it a couple of hours later but they keyed my car and messed with it like crazy. My suspension's totally dead and now i truely feel like i'm in a boat when i drive it. I'll take a couple of pictures to show you guys...
thats messed up bro....

[piano_maniac]

Have no idea how pissed i was man. This is a certain thing, Preludes are easy to steal. I have to install a kill switch or something.

[95h22a1turbo]

damn man.. yah just get an alarm w/ kill switch. it will b all good. next time just take ur damn ecu out lol thats wat i do somtimes.

[piano_maniac]

Ha ha. Ya man... i'll defenetly do that this week. What sucks is that i need to repaint the car now.

[piano_maniac]

I know what you mean bro. Its hard to open the door that way. To get in the preludes you just need a honda used key and you can open the door and start the car. I talked to the police when they found my car and that was exactly what they told me.

[95h22a1turbo]

what kind of prelude do you have? because after 91 honda made diff keys for every car they made..... especially preludes... and whoever stole your prelude... they did not used the car key from diff honda. Just to let you know now.

[piano_maniac]

95 Prelude S... I don't know man. What i know is that they stole it in a couple of seconds. It was parked in front of my friends house and there was a guy outside who saw everything. They just opened my door with a key, started the car and took off. Exactly like he had the actual key. When i found the car all my locks were in perfect shape. And nobody has the key besides me.

[Mr.Lube]

mayb but ur not the only one with the key now? lol.... j/k but sorri to hear about wha u when thur...

[piano_maniac]

Its k man. There's nothing i can do about it now. Waiting to see how much the insurance is gonna give me.

[lvlrkmart]

95 Prelude S... I don't know man. What i know is that they stole it in a couple of seconds. It was parked in front of my friends house and there was a guy outside who saw everything. They just opened my door with a key, started the car and took off. Exactly like he had the actual key. When i found the car all my locks were in perfect shape. And nobody has the key besides me.

that guy that saw everything is TEH GHEY!!

[Si Speed]

I hope he didn't see you get out of the car...otherwise you cant blame him. if he saw you drive it, then hes an ass.

[oRUDE_LUDEo]

u can pick up a honda master key for like 500 bux theres this cru out here where i live they all chipped in for one and i know they been jackin sh!t

[piano_maniac]

Have no clue about the master key, but what i know is that my lock might be easy to unlock with a used key. That's what happened to mine. I can open my door with my friends key. He has a 91 accord...

[Si Speed]

I have a 91 Accord and can't open my lude with the key... vice versa as well

[rheakpl]

okie dokes so some of you may know that some 4th gens have a small security problem..i think this could be your problem...read this a while ago on ht from bb4ever:

Some 4th gen preludes have a problem where the passenger door lock has enough play in it to trip the power locks and unlock the whole car using any key. This writeup is on how to fix the lock so it will not unlock for any key, only the right one.
Sorry, no pics, but i will use the majestic honda part diagram to clarify.

http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/catimgs/13SS00_G15.gif

This is all on the passenger door of course, but theres my idiot disclaimer. All directions are given facing the door from the inside of the car.

Im going step by step even with the basic stuff so sorry about the length.

1) Lower the window.

2) Take all the screws off the door panel(extreme top right and bottom left, little hand pocket, behind handle), pop the plastic trim off from behind the mirror.

3) Take out the trim behind the handle with the window/power locks switches, be careful here to not crack the trim around the handle, start toward the front of the car popping the clips out and then pull the handle to get the last part off. Disconnect the connectors to the switches.

4) Now to remove the door panel just pull towards yourself starting at the bottom and after all the pop-clips are out just pull straight up and its off. Now put the window back up.

5) Pull the white plastic free from its sealing around the door handle area, and then directly behind where the keyhole is, there is a little hole covered in black plastic, pull that out of the way.

6) Loosen the two 10mm bolts that hold on the door handle assembly, the first is through the big hole behind where the white plastic was, the second is through the little hole.

7) Go to the other side of the door and get the handle assembly out, pull the bottom out first, then go down and out with it. As soon as you get the handle rod out of the hole, pull it back as far as you can.

8) Use a flathead screwdriver to pop the rod out of the white clip on the back of the key cylinder. Mark on the other rod how far it is screwed down, then spin the whole assembly off it.

9) (part diagram, rod right above #18) Take a pair of pliers and grab the lock rod right before it bends to go into the clip, where it is at an angle, and bend it down and toward the front of the car, try to make it flatter. What you are trying to do is make it so it is higher up all the way through its travel, i went about 1/4 inch and it works fine.

10) Hook the lock rod back up and put the handle assembly back in, and test it to see if it works, if not, go back and bend it more. If it does, go ahead and put everything back together.

sorry to hear..hope this kind of thing doesnt happen to you or anyone else..=/
-jen

[Si Speed]

You should copy this into the DIY thread Jen. +10 for you.

[piano_maniac]

Thanks alot i'm gonna do that tonight... Once again thank you.

[SovietRacer]

hey guys i have a 95 si, and my buddy has a 92 beater lude. i can open & start his car and he can open and start my car. our keys have diffirent teeth patter but still work on each others cars. so honda ****ed up on key desidns. im putting a custom fittid acura legend ignition

[bboixtc]

okie dokes so some of you may know that some 4th gens have a small security problem..i think this could be your problem...read this a while ago on ht from bb4ever:

Some 4th gen preludes have a problem where the passenger door lock has enough play in it to trip the power locks and unlock the whole car using any key. This writeup is on how to fix the lock so it will not unlock for any key, only the right one.
Sorry, no pics, but i will use the majestic honda part diagram to clarify.

http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/catimgs/13SS00_G15.gif

This is all on the passenger door of course, but theres my idiot disclaimer. All directions are given facing the door from the inside of the car.

Im going step by step even with the basic stuff so sorry about the length.

1) Lower the window.

2) Take all the screws off the door panel(extreme top right and bottom left, little hand pocket, behind handle), pop the plastic trim off from behind the mirror.

3) Take out the trim behind the handle with the window/power locks switches, be careful here to not crack the trim around the handle, start toward the front of the car popping the clips out and then pull the handle to get the last part off. Disconnect the connectors to the switches.

4) Now to remove the door panel just pull towards yourself starting at the bottom and after all the pop-clips are out just pull straight up and its off. Now put the window back up.

5) Pull the white plastic free from its sealing around the door handle area, and then directly behind where the keyhole is, there is a little hole covered in black plastic, pull that out of the way.

6) Loosen the two 10mm bolts that hold on the door handle assembly, the first is through the big hole behind where the white plastic was, the second is through the little hole.

7) Go to the other side of the door and get the handle assembly out, pull the bottom out first, then go down and out with it. As soon as you get the handle rod out of the hole, pull it back as far as you can.

8) Use a flathead screwdriver to pop the rod out of the white clip on the back of the key cylinder. Mark on the other rod how far it is screwed down, then spin the whole assembly off it.

9) (part diagram, rod right above #18) Take a pair of pliers and grab the lock rod right before it bends to go into the clip, where it is at an angle, and bend it down and toward the front of the car, try to make it flatter. What you are trying to do is make it so it is higher up all the way through its travel, i went about 1/4 inch and it works fine.

10) Hook the lock rod back up and put the handle assembly back in, and test it to see if it works, if not, go back and bend it more. If it does, go ahead and put everything back together.

sorry to hear..hope this kind of thing doesnt happen to you or anyone else..=/
-jen

got to it b 4 i did. gj! :banana: :banana: :banana:

speaking of. 240sx's have a similar problem. infact, i think rich here had a key who started like 2 other 240's w/ his key. or was it his friend. hmmm...

[Si Speed]

240s are easy to break in. My buddy has a 96 and I got in with a screwdriver cause he locked his key in it.