daveishi

Hello from California, I just purchased my first Acura TSX 1G in Graphite Grey on black interior (auto gearbox) from the original owner as a new daily driver and so far love it. The day I purchased it I took it to my friend's shop and changed the oil (synthetic), oil filter, transmission fluid (OEM), air filter, serpentine belt, all pads and rotors, did a 4 wheel alignment, cabin filter, and fixed some odds and ends. I then went home and removed the front license plate, extra floor mats, polished the headlights, replaced the driver side visor (it was sagging) conditioned the seats/all interior leather, installed a BT45-HON3, and a few other items. I have on order the 06-09 steering wheel, LED interior lights, and a few other items. I hope this community is as friendly and useful as the other car communities I have been a part of, happy to be here!

cu2wagon

Welcome!

That's a nice looking car, the underspoilers really set it off in my opinion. And that is probably one of my favorite colors on the 1G TSX.

Looks great!

daveishi

Thanks cu2wagon! Yes I forgot to mention that the original owner had OEM front lip, side skirts, and rear lip installed not long after he purchased it and the paint still looks great. I debated selling them but will keep them on for now and see what I think in a few months.

daveishi

Here are some updated pictures after polishing the headlights. The before and after is pretty impressive

Lie-Low

Congratulations on your new car and welcome to the club! I like the color choice on this one, and we look forward to seeing any updates you post of upgrades or additions!

daveishi

Thanks Lie-Low! Next up is the 06-09 steering wheel I have on order, as well as LED bulbs for the interior and license plate. I have also found out my decade old Nav system can be upgraded to 2014 maps and an updated GUI so I've ordered the CD for that (mostly to help the GUI look a bit more modern).

Also next on the list are likely to be stock 04-05 TL wheels and lowering springs. The car had coilovers on it for most of its life but the original owner kept them so the OEM shocks/struts are still very fresh and I don't need to spend the $$ for adjustable height. Opinions on springs? Looks like Tein, Eibach, or H&R should work well.

Lie-Low

I bought Tein Street Advanced Coilovers and love them, but if you're going for springs instead then all three of those are great choices! I can't say which would be better honestly, but I think I've heard that H&R is the most popular brand for our car.

daveishi

Awesome, thanks for the input! I was looking at the H&R Sports. Yea I read that most TSX owners run the Tien Street Adv and I considered it, but considering the miles on the car and how good the stock still is I figured I'd just save the cash and go for springs, if I want coils down the road I could always upgrade.

Dolcevita

Great looking car. The color is fantastic. You certainty didn't waste anytime looking after long list of maintenance items.
Congrats.

daveishi

Thanks Dolcevita! Definitely did, my roommate owns a shop and I wanted to take care of it all right away, especially since I went on a quick road trip to Santa Barbara the next day.

Just added a small paint matched lip, what do you guys think? I'm still deciding on it

daveishi

Also installed the updated 06 steering wheel

Dolcevita

The lip looks good. I had the same thing on my 2004 TL.