Alright I brought back the thread and made some changes.

1. I think the 93s had key less entry. but I am not sure. It might keep trying to lock because it is getting jammed doing down.

2. Yes just get a new mast. You will have to take out the carpeting off the side of the trunk. Replacing the antenna mast is a self explanatory fix from there.

3. They stole the wheels? Post a pic up and I can tell you if they are the stock wheels or not.

4. What is wrong with the Bose unit. Is the radio reception bad? That could be fixed with the replacement of the antenna mast.

5. My ABS light was on too and my ABS motor was making weird noised that can he heard from like 200' away. I had to take out the main ABS relay to kill the system.

 

Alright I brought back the thread and made some changes.

1. I think the 93s had key less entry. but I am not sure. It might keep trying to lock because it is getting jammed doing down.

2. Yes just get a new mast. You will have to take out the carpeting off the side of the trunk. Replacing the antenna mast is a self explanatory fix from there.

3. They stole the wheels? Post a pic up and I can tell you if they are the stock wheels or not.

4. What is wrong with the Bose unit. Is the radio reception bad? That could be fixed with the replacement of the antenna mast.

5. My ABS light was on too and my ABS motor was making weird noised that can he heard from like 200' away. I had to take out the main ABS relay to kill the system.

1. i'm pretty sure it's not getting jammed. trying to figure out if its the actuator itself before buying ones off ebay.

2. thanks for the tip! saves me from having to fumble around trying to figure out how to change the antenna.

3. pics of wheels (and whole car) coming on next post

4. radio reception is actually fine, even with the broken mast. the speakers dont work properly. it takes them about 10 minutes to "warm up" after i've been in the car before i can hear sound coming out of them, and all of them except the passenger door speaker sound really dull.

so the question is, is the the output connections not working well on the headunit itself, on the amp, or is it the actual speakers? somebody told me to get the headunit fixed first and go from there (there's a company out in texas that fully restores them and replaces their old components with new ones. anyone heard of them? willman's electronics)

5. i saw the codes list on the Legend Wiki, which will help. i'll get the codes ran on monday

 

^^^ awesome. thanks for the updates. i'll look into a few of the causes of the problems and post some pictures as well.

 

Here is a wiki that will answer a lot of your questions: Welcome to the Forum...

LegendWiki

 

Here is a wiki that will answer a lot of your questions: Welcome to the Forum...

oh thats awesome!! thanks. more reading for me now..

 

here's a brief list of problems i've noticed in the past few days about the car. and thanks in advance for any input/help!! i'm slowly getting excited about fixing this car up:

1) i dont know if this car came with keyless entry, but i only have the key. either way, i need to lock the doors with the lock button on the door when i leave the car. when i lock the doors, the lock motor/actuator will perform the "locking" action (where you can hear it make the sound as if its locking) like 30 consecutive times, as if i was pressing the lock button over and over again. and then it'll just stop. i've seen a bunch of used lock actuators on ebay, but i dont know for sure if that's what i need.

2) the antenna was ripped off. someone snapped the metal itself towards the bottom of the antenna. when i turn the radio on or off, i hear the motor attempting to raise an antenna that doesn't exist. so i know the motor works. just need to change the mast i assume? any recommendations? i saw a bunch of aftermarket ones on ebay. i prefer oem though.

3) for most of the past few years, the car has been parked in an apartment building and hasn't been used much. at some point, the valets there stock the wheels and put some shitty ones on there. i assume they did it for the rims, or maybe just the like-new tires. either way, i'd love to know if the wheels i have on the car right now are stock, and if they're not, then what wheels exactly came stock on '93 legend coupes.

4) radio works, but pretty horribly. can't tell if what needs fixing is the headunit, the speakers, or the amp. i read a lot about that today, and apparently the bose system was great for its time, but always ran into its issues as it got older. if any of you have had issues with the stock bose sound system, i'd love to figure out what exactly i need to fix it.

5) i've driven the car a handful of times in the past 6-7 years. for as long as i can remember, the ABS light on the dash has always been on. and i think an uncle or someone has gone to get that fixed a bunch of times, but keeps coming on..

 

anyone know what color this is anyways?? i'm guessing cashmere silver metallic (based on the list of colors that '93 legend coupes came in?)

 

Those are sedan wheels. Does your car have the type II engine? I believe the car should have the 5 spoke type II wheels. Like these below.

The older coupes had 7 spoke wheels.

BTW your car is very good looking. Very clean. Give us a engine pic and interior pics please!

 

^^^ yea, those are the wheels i THOUGHT should be on the car. they're SO MUCH nicer! hopefully i can find a set. i already saw the center caps on ebay, so i need to just find the wheels.

yea, i left the keys inside and was too lazy to go back in and get them to open the car and get interior pics haha. i'll get some engine and interior pics..

you'd know just from looking at the engine if it is type II?

 

and do you have any more pictures of that coupe you just posted? its SWEET! love the front bumper. is it aftermarket?

(and thanks for all the help thus far!!)

 

Damn it. I just tried to post more info and the website died on me. Maybe it is just my internet. Now I have to rewrite everything. Oh well.

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Clean those wheels up, buy caps for them, then sell them on craigslist. It will be hard to find the type II wheels but just keep searching this site and craigslist.

The coupe I posted is a 1994 LS 6 speed. In 1994, Acura redesigned the front bumper and also moved the lettering and emblems in the back and also made some other small changes. I will post more pics in a minute.

Oh, double check if the antenna mast can come out or not. I have not looked at mine in a while...

It is a type II if it has a type II emblem on the intake manifold. And the redline will be 6700.

Is yours a LS?

 

 

k, just went to check the engine. there IS a type II emblem on the intake mani.

how do i know if it is L or LS?

 

oh MANNN, i kinda wish it have been a '94 instead of a '93!!! so much nicer

i found out about the history of the car last night. so my aunt and uncle bought in brand new from acura. my aunt used it as her daily driver for a few years and was gunna get rid of it afterwards. but my grandfather is a major packrat and doesn't like to throw out ANYTHING, so he "bought" the car from my aunt and has had it parked ever since (he doesn't live here so in the past 10 years its just been used here and there by family members).

that's great, cuz i thought he had bought it used from a stranger. so at least its always been in the family. i've never known or cared about the different years, but now i'm wishing they had waited a year and bought a 94!!!

has it been known to do a '93 to '94 transformation? (emblems, bumpers, etc.) would those things even fit?

 

It's an LS being a TYPE II. LS pretty much had all the goodies. As you can tell I own a black '95 sedan Type II and a white '95 coupe Type II. I'll Post Pictures If you need some...

 

^^^ yea man i'd love to see pictures. '95 was the final year for the legend? that was probably the nicest coupe of all (or at a minimum the same as '94 i assume).

auto or 6spd?

 

A type II six speed is the best combo ever made for the Legend. The NSX isn't even that much faster than the Legend believe it or not. Your Legend will hit 60 in about 6.6 and has a top speed of 163. Mine will only do like 7.8 and 136 top speed.

I would ask JDMKANG about changing the bumper. I am a pro with G1s not G2s.

Oh, your car will look SO MUCH BETTER with the type II wheels that you might not even want to change to bumper. The wheels you have are 1991-1993 sedan wheels.

Yeah 95 was the last year. And the 94 and 95 were the same thing. Yours was just a year before the big face lift.

 

93 6 speeds are rare. It was the 1st year for the 6 so alot of people slept on them

 

Here are a few Pictures I snapped of the 3 Legends that I currently have:

 

I never knew you had a G1 coupe! It looks really good. It is kinda like mine. Is it a five speed?

Does the type II feel a lot faster than the old G1? I think they will be pretty close to the same because the G1 is about 400lbs lighter.

 

Yes the G1 is a 5 speed with over 200,000 miles on it. I feel the type II is a lot faster. I have 5Rguy stage 2 chip on the coupe and it does really move...

 

All 6 speed coupes were mated with Type II engines, not just the LS trim. The 94/95 LS Coupes and the 94/95 GS Sedans came with the fat five spoke rims.

 

Wow, welcome back! ^
It seems like more and more of you guys are coming back.

I want to see pics of your IS LO 21

 

not to rain on anybody's parade but, since there is no mention of heated seats, traction control, or auto climate control do you think this could be a "L" that wouldve had the 7 spoke rims instead of the "GS" rims.

 

Check the 8th digit of your VIN number. This will answer our question.

Digit 8 - Option/Trim Package
3 = 86-90 Standard (No Sunroof)
4 = 86-90 Standard (Sunroof)
5 = 86-90 Leather Interior
6 = 86-95 L Trim
7 = 86-95 LS Trim
8 = 93-95 GS Trim
9 = 93-95 SE Trim

 

Hey guys. Back from the dead. I bought a different car and didn't finish restoring this car 2 years ago. Just started again last week and making good progress

86k miles.

Did timing belt/water pump/engine belts/etc. last week

Replaced compressor bearing which was bad, and one engine fan which wasnt working

Original wheels were stolen by the valet a few years ago at the building where this car had been sitting for a while. Bought original wheels and new tires.

Interior leather is SCARY. Waiting on leatherseats.com leathers to arrive.

Bose headunit transmitting sound only to 1 speaker. Sent it in to get it fixed.

Car at bodyshop getting exterior fixed as well

So definitely trying to get things done

 

Glad to have you back and glad you still at it.

 

thanks man! from the Legend himself

hopefully you, or anyone, can help chime in on my latest hurdle:
'93 Coupe at body shop, car wont start - The Acura Legend & Acura RL Forum