I have a 1990 Legend LS sedan with the standard upmarket Bose stereo. I also have an aftermarket Pioneer 6-disc CD changer in the trunk which communicates with the stereo via radio frequency.

Ever since I've had the car, on sunny days (especially when it's very warm outside), the radio will emit a soft to moderately loud high-pitched whistle. The pitch changes with application and release of the brakes (electricity flowing to the brake lights I imagine). I may sound crazy, but I swear it never does this at night or when it's cloudy, and the sound has not been really obnoxious during these past cool months here in Maryland. If the sound starts when the radio is first turned on, it can usually be cancelled by turning the radio off, waiting two seconds, and then punching the button to turn it on again.

Also, ever since I bought the car 40,000 miles ago, the speakers emit a loud pop whenever the stereo is turned on.

I assume I'm not the only one who has experienced this. The stereo operates fine otherwise. If you have any knowledge or advice, it'd be great to hear. Thanks so much.

None of you have any ideas? (Or you don't care.) :p

None of you have any ideas? (Or you don't care.) :p
i don't have any ideas on your stereo wine other than on sunny clear days, radio waves tend to travel father, and i got the same thing in my old dodge with a pioneer 6-disc in the trunk. As for the popping noise, the bose system uses a serperate amp for ass the speakers, so i don't see any major problems there. First thing i did when i bought mine was rip the factory junk out and put in an alpine deck and infinity speakers. Hope i could be of some help.

Yup, thanks. Actually I'm selling soon, so a stereo upgrade is not really in the cards. But that explained a few things.

Glad to be of some help. You getting a newer honda or acura?

Possibly--though I had an '86 BMW before and would really prefer an early '90's BMW to another Acura. Now that I've owned both, I can say that German and Japanese luxury cars definitely have a totally different character from each other, and I prefer the brilliant engineering, solid feel and sporty (rear wheel drive!) German character over the more rational and fluid Acura design. So I really have my eye on a '92+ 525i and '90+ 535i and 735i/iL with less than 150K.

Still, I love my car and like the styling and extra power of the second generation Legends (although I hate FWD), so if you know anyone who's selling a '92+ Sedan or Coupe (I really want another LS), let me know! My budget is about $5K :rolleyes: My car now has 198,000 miles on the clock (150K when I bought it) and the auto transmission is starting to fail. I really can't blame it, but if I get another Legend, I want lower mileage--maybe less than 125K if I can afford it.

I too wouldn't mind having a BMW, but living in the noetheast, it isn't practicle with rwd. Plus it's not in my budget. I bought my 1990 legend LS coupe just about 9 months ago, and i quite prefer it to the 94 eclipse and 95 avenger I've previously owned. I lucked out I believe, because my coupe has the 5 spd manual tranny in it and 134,000 on the odometer. It's definitly a fun car. Well good luck with your search for a newer car. I'll let ya know if I come across anything.

Wow, that's neat. I live in Maryland and bought my Legend 12/2/02 having sold my BMW w/high performance tires (and of course no traction control) the same day. I believe it was Dec. 5 that we got our first snow, and that was a horrendous winter; I'm sure you can remember? Anyway I was grateful to have front wheel drive at that time!

A friend of mine just got a '90 Legend coupe for $1,000--I haven't seen it yet.

I live in western pennsylvania, pretty close to the snow belt. I paid about $3000 for my legend, but the interior is emacculate, the body is another story. (I hate salt) Well i hope your friend enjoys their new car, I certainly enjoy mine. The coupe is one of a handful of cars that has power rear windows and that is just one of the few things that makes it an oddball.

Wow, I did not know about those power rear windows--that's neat. I HATE salt and get really mad every time it's going to snow, because I just keep envisioning my car being 'eaten alive'. It does have a little rust beneath the taillights and in front of one rear wheel well. I view this as Acura's fault, not mine (plus all this was there when I bought the car).

I got it from the original owners (they replaced it with a white 2002 3.2TL), so I not only have all records, but the original window sticker listing the price as $30,790! I paid $3,260.

Well consider yourself luck, because my rust is far worse. Of course the couple of sedans I've seen in the scrapyards have been in good shape, the coupes have not faired as well. I don't have the window sticker for mine, but I'd take a guess mine was pretty close in price. I did find out that I'm only the second owner to, the state sent me the title by mistake before they wiped the owners name off of it. How has your leather held up, mine's in pretty good shape.

If your coupe is an LS, then sticker was $31,785 according to my Kelley Blue Book. It's also worth $4,500 today in "good" condition.

Sorry about that rust. I want to get mine fixed, and a bodyshop I know quoted me about $600, although the rust has gotten marginally worse since then. That's still a lot for me, and every time I try to get to it, some other more urgent repair crops up (isn't it always like that?).

The interior of my car is a deep purplish burgundy. The previous owner said that when he and his wife bought the car new, they wanted white on tan leather, but the LS was only available with burgundy if you wanted a white exterior; their new TL is white on tan.

Anyway, the driver's seat has some creases but no cracks. Wierdly, the passenger seat forward panel on the lower cushion has a couple of deep cracks--there's no foam visible, but the the leather is obviously cracked. It looks really bad if the sun is shining directly on it. The rear seat is in great shape, except for the headrests which are cracked open on their tops. I really love the idea of gathered leather, with the multiple panels and nice folds in each. The door panels look especially luxurious this way. I believe the coupe's seats are cut differently from the sedan's.

My seats are cracked, but nothing severe. No foam showing that for sure, and the rear seats are like new, except for one crack. Yep mine's an LS, but the only other weird thing is that it has a manual transmission. I can understand about the repair's. I've put come money into this thing, and stuff keeps on breaking. Fortunately, nothing major yet.
The rust you have to be careful on. I started to do body work on mine and what i thought was a little rust was actually a whole lotta rust, but i thinkg i have it under control now. I hope yours isn't like mine was.

Yeah, rust has actually eaten through the metal next to the right taillight. It's only visible when you open the trunk, but if you do you can look down and see the pavement under the car. The area near the rear fender is only flecked with rust, but the paint is gradually staining reddish brown there, so I'm assuming rust is eating underneath. I'm also afraid it's developing under those chrome trim strips that line the wheel wells. This is all really Acura's fault, since it's entirely possible to design a car where water doesn't sit in crevices after a rain, and now there are treatments applied before a car is painted. Both I and the previous owners washed and waxed the car on a regular basis, so the paint itself is still flawless. Therefore, I don't feel this rust is a result of negligence.

KBB doesn't indicate a deduction for manual transmission on the LS coupe, but it does on the sedan. I really think an automatic is more in character with my car, but I'll bet I'd prefer a manual in the coupe. There are certain cars (3-Series BMW's for example) that should not be had with an automatic.

It's tough because the older your car gets, the more it demands in repairs, yet the less likely it is that those repair $$ will affect resale value.

Well the rust by your rear fender is difinitely rusted through if you have a sunroof. When honda designed the drain tubes for the sunroof, the didn't extend them far enough, so the water pretty much sits in the same spot. As for the taillight, I'd have to bet water somehow sits there to. I know one thing though, judging be the sedans and coupes I've found in the scrapyards, the coups rust out much quicker than the sedans, so there has to be a major design flaw somewhere. The main reason they rust is because japanese steel is not up to par for fighting the adverse weather conditions we enjoy in the states. I don't know about your car, but mine was Z-Barted from the factory and I haven't figured out if it helped or hurt the situation. So I'll keep fixing mine until the tranmission goes out, because it is impossible to find a 5spd (nothing wrong with it yet). rebuilt for these cars. Well good luck for your search on a new BMW, some relatives of mine just bought a new 745I and they love it.

Today I drove to PA to look at an '85 735i for $1200. There was a bit wrong with it cosmetically but mechanically it's very sound, plus it has the big 3.4L engine. I drove it and was reminded why I love BMW's so much--that car is a veritable TANK! The significant weight means a firm throttle prod is required to get it moving, but once underway there seems to be almost no difference in sensation of speed, regardless of the position of the speedometer needle. It handles OK too. Still it's a grey-market Euro model (with no sunroof, no power seats, no trip computer, all markings in German, and parts that are often apparently slightly different from US spec parts). It doesn't sparkle appearance-wise, and my original goal was to get a car NEWER rather than 5 years older than mine. So I'll pass, although the idea of a BMW in addition to the Legend was appealing.

Regarding the sunroof, does water ever run into the interior of your car after it's been parked uphill in a strong rain? It does in mine. Every so often I have to get the front drain holes blasted out, and even then it's safest to park it facing downhill when it's raining. Apparently the rear drain holes are inaccessible without removing the headliner. It's super infuriating to have cold water gush all over you once you start driving. And, for obvious reasons this never happens on a hot sunny day :lol: