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Old 02-21-2014, 09:43 AM
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thanks
those shots were sent to me this morning
the bill is forthcoming... not sure I wan't to see the total lol
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Old 02-21-2014, 10:40 AM
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those shots were sent to me this morning
the bill is forthcoming... not sure I wan't to see the total lol


Yeah.... I just visited their website and it looks $$$$$$, lol.




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Old 02-22-2014, 11:44 AM
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What are we looking at.....more real cf before gel coat clear? Or?
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Old 02-22-2014, 01:22 PM
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Damn that looks so sick. Want.
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Old 02-23-2014, 03:01 PM
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Having a difficult time deciding between these 2

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http://execstudio.com/products_wheels_axiom.htm
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kostantinos do you have a running tab on how much you've spent on your car? Seems like it would be a crazy amount with how many awesome custom things you have on it.
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Hmmmm. Never have. Would be scary. Lol
Probably 6k before suspension and rims
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Old 02-23-2014, 06:53 PM
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Hmmmm. Never have. Would be scary. Lol
Probably 6k before suspension and rims
Double that with your labor
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Old 02-23-2014, 06:58 PM
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That's the good part. I do all the work myself
With the exception of cf and leather work
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Old 02-27-2014, 12:17 PM
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So nice! I think the black fake wood grain that comes on the newer TSX's would match great with that interior. Adding carbon fiber will take away from the luxurious look you've achieved..
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looks good but it blends in to much with the interior just my
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The cf is semi gloss so it wont be too blingy

I agree but i didnt want to add another color and make it busy looking
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Old 03-01-2014, 08:42 AM
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It looks great, I think it would better with black stitches to match your dash imo.
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the stitching is a dark grey color

since the seats have a silvery grey, the contrast isn't great so I wanted a darker grey to stand out more.
the pics on page 4 are better
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Old 03-01-2014, 02:11 PM
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Looks great man! The semi gloss cf will look great!
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Old 03-06-2014, 08:09 AM
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bought this last night to mess with
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What are your plans for it? Swapping to LEDs I am guessing? Adding "warp speed" at the end of the speedo mph?
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Old 03-06-2014, 09:55 AM
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hahaha
no.. just pulling out the red parts and swapping them into my cluster
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Old 03-06-2014, 10:33 AM
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Hey how did you get this peice out? I want to get mine out for painting.. Did you need to take apart the entire steering wheel and airbag?

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Old 03-06-2014, 11:51 AM
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1. pull airbag off
2. remove 2 screws (upper area)
3. unplug 4 connectors
4. pry out and pull forward gently there's a clip on the left, the right, there's 3 clips on the bottom base and a long clip on the bottom too
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Alrighty. Any trick to getting the airbag off without breaking shit or setting it off? Do i need to unplug the battery?
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disconnect negative battery terminal; wait 1 minute

remove 2 torx bolts, one one each side of airbag.
unclip connector on the bottom side of steering wheel, little door there.
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RL calipers sent out for paint
Brackets arrived yesterday
Stoptech Rotors ordered today

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I hope what I'm thinking is correct. I dont want to mess with the cluster swap too much and get into mileage issues.

I'm guessing the only thing different between clusters is the ring that has the pointers on it? clear vs red?
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Kost any updates to your cluster?
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Another shot on the way to work

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Old 03-21-2014, 09:31 AM
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Nice mods. A lot of work for the little details, totally worth it!


Which caliper brackets did you go with?
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Old 03-21-2014, 09:41 AM
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I used the ones savclaude used. Ffc
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When th SE came out, I wasn't crazy about it
but I did love the red gauges and the black headliner parts.

I can't get the black headliner as they dont have an SE wagon, but at least I could find an SE cluster to gut.
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Good to know it's doable. How difficult was the swap?
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one of the easiest projects I've done

you just remove the underpanel, remove 2 10mm screws
pull the cluster out, and dissasemble it and swap the rings

Only issue is when you look from an angle, the light from the side is bluish white instead of red
I might swap the whole cluster and see what happens. I was told i could mess up my mileage
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Old 03-21-2014, 04:53 PM
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I want red so bad, I looked at all the salvage yards... Not even 1 tsx. Not to mention it would have to be a SE. Yours looks really good though!
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I want red so bad, I looked at all the salvage yards... Not even 1 tsx. Not to mention it would have to be a SE. Yours looks really good though!
There are 4 pages of tsxcluster on car-part.com

A few said 6 speed so one of them might be what you need
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Old 03-22-2014, 07:04 AM
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funny how you guys like the red, I wish I had the bright white instead. Where did you buy ur cluster?
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