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Old 06-17-2009, 11:45 PM
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Changes in the making.

So I've decided that my CL will be the first car I start modding. I know I'm starting with the little stuff, but Its a start.

Before anything.




After some stuff.







More to come such as a drop, maybe some new rims. I wanna go flushed.

Plus I've had this car for 2 years, just FYI. Haven't done too much except changed the headunit.

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Old 06-18-2009, 01:32 AM
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wow you've had your CL for 2 years! should've stayed away bro..AZ will kill your wallet but make your CL look like the best car ever! haha

i stated, and my boss can quote me, that i would not mod my car at all..and now i'm pretty much done and finding little stuff to do so i don't get bored with it..
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Its my daily car. I know putting mods make it worse, but hey, why not make a daily car look, "nice" and "presentable"?

Oh wells.

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agreed, azine will murder your bank account. its like a virus, once you get the mod bug, you can't stop modding.

good start with the debadging. get those tints too, i got 5%'s on my back windows and it improves the look alot.
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The little stuff is a great place to start, small and subtle changes that make a world of difference, off to a good start man.

Yes this forum def hurts the wallet, I won't even go there
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Very clean debadging job. I want your stock muffler so bad.
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
The little stuff is a great place to start, small and subtle changes that make a world of difference, off to a good start man.

Yes this forum def hurts the wallet, I won't even go there

tell me about it. went though 3 suspension changes, 2 front lips, 2 exhausts, 3 head units with 2 double dins, 2 intakes, 2 different rims...etc.


just make sure you get good quality parts that fit right. dont want to spend more to fix it or replace it.
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Remie, Did you clean off the crud and the ghosting?
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tell me about it. went though 3 suspension changes, 2 front lips, 2 exhausts, 3 head units with 2 double dins, 2 intakes, 2 different rims...etc.


just make sure you get good quality parts that fit right. dont want to spend more to fix it or replace it.
I'm right there with you Brent
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Remie, Did you clean off the crud and the ghosting?
Nope. I'm guessing I just have to wait to buff it out. I would like to replace my brakes, rotors, and the inner and outer CV boots today...but I only know up to the rotors and brakes, not the CV boots.

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Old 06-18-2009, 03:01 PM
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nice start for a FILIPINO....lolz GO PINOOOY!!!
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Originally Posted by RemieGino14
Nope. I'm guessing I just have to wait to buff it out. I would like to replace my brakes, rotors, and the inner and outer CV boots today...but I only know up to the rotors and brakes, not the CV boots.

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sry, dude i can't help out.. i'm out of town for a while...
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Originally Posted by RemieGino14
Nope. I'm guessing I just have to wait to buff it out. I would like to replace my brakes, rotors, and the inner and outer CV boots today...but I only know up to the rotors and brakes, not the CV boots.

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i just got my cv shafts replaced.
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Oh...but I only have Boots. Lol I just need to re-cover my old boots and I'm fine. Attempting to change rotors, day 1.

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Old 06-18-2009, 09:35 PM
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looks good. Def lean towards a drop.
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holy shit...on the last pic that ur garage??????????????????????????
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debadge ftw, one of my fav mods
Old 06-19-2009, 01:15 AM
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holy shit...on the last pic that ur garage??????????????????????????
No, its not a garage. Lol It was some place where they wash cars and wax, I just to happen to find it closed and empty, so I took the opportunity and took a sick picture there. Lol.

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Old 06-19-2009, 11:22 PM
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cool man im repping my flag there too
Old 06-20-2009, 03:37 AM
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It looks hawt...too bad its just on one side. LAWL.

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What did u use to get the residue from the acura sign?
i coulndt get mine off..
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goo gone and elbow grease.

need more help. a heat gun
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going to all-cali?
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Originally Posted by hybridnrg
going to all-cali?
who me? i am. you?
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Originally Posted by Bmcneal11
i wanna do the same..i tried the tint once but it didnt work out to good..my friend got the spray and it looked alritee so idkk
but where r u getting ur housing headlights from
1.) what state do you live in? the laws vary by state.
2.) if you wanna smoke your tails, just buy a sheet of tint film and do it yourself, or take it to a tint shop and they can probably do it. Don't get the spray, i've heard bad things about it.
3.) you have to blackhouse your lights on your own, theres instructions in teh DIY section. if you dont wanna do that you can buy the gay depo brand ones with the stripes. look on ebay
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o ok thanks
and i live in Fl
im almost posative the tint is illegal but not 100% shure

and is it illegal to have hids in the stock headlight housings?
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Originally Posted by Bmcneal11
o ok thanks
and i live in Fl
im almost posative the tint is illegal but not 100% shure

and is it illegal to have hids in the stock headlight housings?
i dunno here though. but Most are illegal. Only the one legal are one that are OEM. but we still change them anyways.
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Originally Posted by hybridnrg
going to all-cali?
sorry bro. you know i wouldve made the trip.
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Originally Posted by Bmcneal11
o ok thanks
and i live in Fl
im almost posative the tint is illegal but not 100% shure

and is it illegal to have hids in the stock headlight housings?
again, it depends by state. most if not all states allow only white lights, so HIDS with 4300-6000k should be fine. 3000k and anything over 6000k will be colored and will give you trouble, Mosp33d got a ticket for his yellow HIDs.
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Some late night pictures. Friends and I got bored so decided to do a last minute shoot.








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SICK! dont think your car could remind me of mine more when i got it
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Yeah, I have plans to paint my rims, add some tint, get a drop, and possibly get a quick release. My steering wheel is freaking ugly. LAWL.

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i have the same year, trim, and color haha. all ive done so far is dropped it, tint, wrapped the armrest, and silverstars; and it looks 100x better already. good luck with it all! i wouldnt paint these wheels, though. i think the paint color goes well with the polished silver wheels. oh and my steering wheel is yucky too...haha i spent a good while yesterday cleaning it, but still couldnt get it to where i wanted
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i have the same year, trim, and color haha. all ive done so far is dropped it, tint, wrapped the armrest, and silverstars; and it looks 100x better already. good luck with it all! i wouldnt paint these wheels, though. i think the paint color goes well with the polished silver wheels. oh and my steering wheel is yucky too...haha i spent a good while yesterday cleaning it, but still couldnt get it to where i wanted
Whats your percent tint? which windows did you do? What do you mean by wrap? How much was your drop? (Coilovers and springs? or One or another?)

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Well Remie, if you tint. cali law state that you can't tint the front windows. but i bought mine tinted. so if you do get tinted, then just watch out.
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After living in Cali for 20 years of my life, you'd think I wouldn't know that? LOL. I just need to know how much Percent he used. I can at least do like 3% tint on the driver and passenger windows, as long as i'm still visible. Just not the front windshield.

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Originally Posted by RemieGino14
After living in Cali for 20 years of my life, you'd think I wouldn't know that? LOL. I just need to know how much Percent he used. I can at least do like 3% tint on the driver and passenger windows, as long as i'm still visible. Just not the front windshield.

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after 20 years you still don't know what percent that tints are rated at. noob. 35% is the safest. if you went 10% is pretty much limo tint so just imagine what 3 percent will be.
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Originally Posted by RemieGino14
Whats your percent tint? which windows did you do? What do you mean by wrap? How much was your drop? (Coilovers and springs? or One or another?)

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i have va legal right now which is 50 on the fronts, 35 on the backs and rear window. my armrest is wrapped in a design fabric. my drop was quite cheap..right around 300. look up ground control coilovers and i'd recommend some koni struts with that combo.
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I see...cause I'm looking into a budget of spending $2k all on Tint, and drop.

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