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Also still wanting to get the a-spec but as most people know canadian $ is poop
Start out with contacting your local dealer for the ASPEC kit. I was able to find pieces for my '08 Type-S as recent as last month. My be different for the earlier models. If you can't find what you're looking for, I would give Marcus at HeelToe a call. He was great about getting some part up to Canada for me. It costs an arm and a leg, but there's not much that can be done about the dollar - and time's ticking on the availability of some of these parts.
Picked up some depo sidemarkers and vinyl wrapped my grille nothing exciting but took these pictures and thought they looked ok
Originally Posted by Alex.Leslie
Start out with contacting your local dealer for the ASPEC kit. I was able to find pieces for my '08 Type-S as recent as last month. My be different for the earlier models. If you can't find what you're looking for, I would give Marcus at HeelToe a call. He was great about getting some part up to Canada for me. It costs an arm and a leg, but there's not much that can be done about the dollar - and time's ticking on the availability of some of these parts.
I will call acura hopefully this week and see how much it would be but if heeltoe can give a better deal then I will buy it before may ends
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A little update, finally!! Got an aspec lip kit
Month later got myself some wheels but only got to test fit but not with the weather here in vancouver lately
Then after got xlr8 exhaust... kinda went on a spending spree
And this is what the TL has been going through past couple weeks
Happy new years everyone!!
Nice to see a local on here. Wondering where you purchased your aspec kit from? and did you do the independent fog switch mod yourself?
Just saw your thread didn't notice you from bc as well, the aspec kit I contacted bruce from endlessrpm.
last question don't quite understand about the independent fog switch, if you are asking if my lower fogs are controlled by a switch then yes
thanks for the reply. as per my second question, in one of your pictures it appears you have your fogs on with DRLs. That takes some modification to get it operate that way. Usually fogs will only turn on with the HID bulbs. That's what I was wondering, did you do that mod yourself? Or did your TL come this way?
thanks for the reply. as per my second question, in one of your pictures it appears you have your fogs on with DRLs. That takes some modification to get it operate that way. Usually fogs will only turn on with the HID bulbs. That's what I was wondering, did you do that mod yourself? Or did your TL come this way?
04/06 didn't come with fogs so I bought some inspire fogs which has it's own switch that I wired up so I can turn them on or off when I want
that explains it. your fogs are in your headlights, and having inspire fogs installed with their own switch is how you got them to work in unison with drls. gotcha.
So had the chance to put the wheels on today and I think I may have made a mistake in not removing my rear spacers that now I want that look lol
and finally without spacers 😣
Will get the other two wheels on and drive around to see if I rub and lower the front a tad
sorry for the filthy car
Little update had the fenders rolled and lowered the car about a half inch more but with lowering it more now I rub on the bumper tab so will look how to address that .....
"if your sidewall hasn't been chewed up by the bumper tab yet, you aren't stanced right" haha. we've all been there, it's a good learning experience!
i'm still surprised that you can fit those tires with those specs...i'm barely not rubbing and i'm at 18x9+32 with 235/40!
vmr 710 wheels are still my favorite wheels, wish i had known about their brembo clearances when i was looking at wheels! (it was unconfirmed at the time if their wheels would clear brembos)
Looks good! I'd address that bumper tab soon otherwise you will be in the world of hurt. I forgot who it was but they did some damage on that tab.
Thank you and yes I will for now I will stiffen up the front until I can figure something out, been trying to find info through the forum
Originally Posted by sockr1
"if your sidewall hasn't been chewed up by the bumper tab yet, you aren't stanced right" haha. we've all been there, it's a good learning experience!
i'm still surprised that you can fit those tires with those specs...i'm barely not rubbing and i'm at 18x9+32 with 235/40!
vmr 710 wheels are still my favorite wheels, wish i had known about their brembo clearances when i was looking at wheels! (it was unconfirmed at the time if their wheels would clear brembos)
Surprisingly you are the reason I got these since I actually wanted some xxr 530's but the issue you had with it riding rough and not being able to fit a 235 made me shy away from them. I'm not really into the stretched look, I like to be able to take corners.... unfortunately with my urge to go lower now I have to deal with that dang tab which it has not done anything to the tire but I can hear it when I go over bumps ...
Nice! Surprised you fit those tires, i had 225/40s on 9.5+22 and it was prob. about that height, but i hated how it rode, and every little bump the tires would hit, suspension was definitely not stiff enough and i didn't run enough camber and didn't want to buy new tires so i just sold the wheels.
I do need to cut that tab as well though.
But yours look great that height and wheel size actually, but go a little bit smaller side wall, and lower it some more. and shell be looking even sexier!
Thank you and yes I will for now I will stiffen up the front until I can figure something out, been trying to find info through the forum
Surprisingly you are the reason I got these since I actually wanted some xxr 530's but the issue you had with it riding rough and not being able to fit a 235 made me shy away from them. I'm not really into the stretched look, I like to be able to take corners.... unfortunately with my urge to go lower now I have to deal with that dang tab which it has not done anything to the tire but I can hear it when I go over bumps ...
oh yea now i remember haha, nice!
that fender tab will help a lot on rubbing, just cut off as much as you can around the bolt head, i also cut off some of the wheel well liner near that area since my wheel well liner didn't "hug" that area as tight as i wanted. good luck!
Nice! Surprised you fit those tires, i had 225/40s on 9.5+22 and it was prob. about that height, but i hated how it rode, and every little bump the tires would hit, suspension was definitely not stiff enough and i didn't run enough camber and didn't want to buy new tires so i just sold the wheels.
I do need to cut that tab as well though.
But yours look great that height and wheel size actually, but go a little bit smaller side wall, and lower it some more. and shell be looking even sexier!
Nice ride man, love it!
Thanks, I was determined to fit these tires ....kinda. If I still have issues then I probably will have to go to a 235 but like how these look
that fender tab will help a lot on rubbing, just cut off as much as you can around the bolt head, i also cut off some of the wheel well liner near that area since my wheel well liner didn't "hug" that area as tight as i wanted. good luck!
ps which lug nuts are you running?
I will try what you suggested , thank you and the lugs are mu lug
the 7 sided ones? that's what i have but they have faded big time, mine don't even look teal any more haha
yes the 7 sided , damn if I knew that they faded I would have just bought gorilla lugs that were cheaper ... oh well they match the caliper for now lol
Did you get the gunmetal color or the hyper silver?
They're gunmetal , for some reason in pictures it seems lighter and in person a little darker. I wanted to get the hyper black but they told me it was a BMW option or something don't remember, so kinda settle on the gunmetal which look nice in person
Here is some of the sidewall shreds i got before I grinded the fender tab - still held air though But now my fenders are rolled flat, and removed the fender liners completely - with rolling so tight, they woudn't stay anyway, so rather than get them dragged out by the tires when driving, i pulled them out.
03-30-2016, 12:36 PM
But now my fenders are rolled flat, and removed the fender liners completely - with rolling so tight, they woudn't stay anyway, so rather than get them dragged out by the tires when driving, i pulled them out. 
