wilztlxs

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Thought I should start a Progress Thread.

My previous car was a 2002 Acura RSX-S, until was involved in a accident causing it to be totaled. The RSX-S was previously a salvage title that was repaired, then inspected by the state, and re-titled to a rebuilt title. Below are pics of when it was salvage before the rebuild.









Below are pics before it got totaled





Below are pics after the accident








Since the RSX-S was totaled, it was time to look for a new vehicle as I had a son at the time and my wife and I were trying to have a 2nd child, so needed something more practical. I had looked at the RDX, TSX, and the TL. I ended up picking the TL since it had the most room out of all three. So I picked up my 2004 AM TL in December of 2009. Pic of when I got the TL home.



Progress of the TL over the last 2+ years with mods list and pics

2010

Mods
Debadge
Hardwire V1
MDX Spacer
Ron Jon Rev Wheels
Tein H-Techs w/ Tokico HTS Shocks

Pics

Ron Jon Rev Wheels


Before and After Drop





2011

Mods
A-Spec Lip Kit
Decklid Spoiler
Painted Brake Calipers Black with G2 Caliper Kit
Quad Exhaust Tips
CT-E RSB
Supercomputer Pedals and Lighted Door Sills

Pics

A-Spec and Decklid Spoiler





Quad Exhaust Tips





White LED Door Sills



2012

Mods
TL-S Rear Sidemarkers
Morimoto 35W 5k HID Bulbs
Fog Light 5k HID Conversion
UR Lightweight Crank Pulley
RV6 V3 J-Pipe
3G TL-S Precats
Brakemotive Rotors and Pads
Hidden Front Plate Mod
V1 Concealed Display Mod (want to thank SharksBreath for the idea and tips)

Pics

Morimoto 5k's





Brakemotive Rotors and Pads





V1 Concealed Display Mod



This is what she currently looks like now

SharksBreath

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nice V1 concealed display mount you got there.

Dynamic-uzed-auto

Nice wheel setup

RU_JELLY

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i love the wheels. you've been busy in two years

wilztlxs

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thanks

thanks, yea, its where i want it now. up next is the timing belt service.

03tLsNBP

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love those wheels. nice progress!

Undying Dreams

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Sweet progress man!! I like it

guitarplayer16

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Awesome progress!

I better purchase those Brakemotive rotors soon!

mn2trance

It's ironic that your RSX had met the same fate as when you had initially picked it up. Great progress on the TL and I was wondering if you'll be modding the headlights/tail lights in the future.

Steven Bell

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Well assembled Progress Thread Wilz.

mY sLOW UA6

Looks awesome great progress

wilztlxs

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thanks

thanks

love the brakemotive rotors

i would like to mod the headlights and get TL-S tail lights at some point, don't think it'll happen this year though. already did a lot this year and need to do the timing belt service.

thanks

thanks

rossv1

Do something to those headlights!

wilztlxs

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Pics of a couple small mods I did earlier this year

Ultimate Cooling Mod, used same method as rockstar143, thanks








Front Plate Mod, I can flip it underneath for meets and photoshoots. Front plate is required and don't feel like being hassled by cops. I got pulled over once by State Trooper for not having a front plate and got a warning.

arn809

Great job man you did a good job with the am.

rockstar143

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Hey man, thanks for the shout out...
for a second I was like...WTF, did he take my pictures of my UCM!??!
Nicely done! SO far, LOVE the progress...coming from a blaze orange metallic rsx...I know the pain of leaving that baby behind...but look at it this way, they're getting stolen left and right now...that k20 is too desirable for a car that's off the market.

ebelp

The V1 concealed display looks slightly crooked!! Other than that, everything looks nice.

wilztlxs

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its not cooked in any way, its the angle of the shot and location of the dash that makes it look that way.

Steve 21

Looks Great Especially Love The V1 Mod!!!!

wilztlxs

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Spent most of the day washing and detailing the TL, took a couple pics of some new additions to the car.

Dom's TVNav2Go unit with a Backup Camera





USR Switchback Side Markers

CLtotheTL32

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How did I miss this thread? Awesome progress! That was a VERY clean RSX you had

I look forward to seeing what else you have planned for the TL

dontTL'em'nothing

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lloving the progress man, keep it up.

wilztlxs

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thanks, yea I miss my RSX-S sometimes

thanks

JD TL-S

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Great Progress

UA6

Looks good man

wilztlxs

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thanks

HOCKEYMAN23

Nice work Will. And my new-ish Endless brakes are sick...love em! Did you get that Swift license plate holder for $60? I'm going to finally do that too. Bought the same decals from Ebay as well. $9 is a great price! Btw...where did you get those bumper plugs & how much were they? Thanks bro.

wilztlxs

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No, I didn't get the Swift License plate holder. I actually made my own bracket from the DIY here, https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/hidden-plate-prototype-711369/

I'm changing out the Bumper Decal for the Black Chrome Domed Decals here https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/group-buy-thread-acura-domed-decals-front-bumper-new-price-%2425-00-shipped-860043/

I got the bumper plugs from the dealer, they're like $7 each.

JERRY_G

Soooo many ideas going on through my head for my tl

rockstar143

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Nice updates...
I don't miss my RSX sometimes...I miss my RSX ALL THE TIME!
But, when I had both, honestly...I preferred driving the TL. If I'd have had 12K lying around to pay it off, I would have hung onto it too.

J.

1qwikef

looking good

wilztlxs

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new mod on the way, should be here by the end of the week, can't wait to install them

HOCKEYMAN23

Awesome lights bro! Those are going to look so sick. I have been thinking of getting a set from JnC as well. Pretty much your same setup but with colormatch interior, CF corners, & maybe halos...we'll see. Looking forward to pics once you install

Steven Bell

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Good looking headlights. They'll look great on your TL.

wilztlxs

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they should be here on friday, gotta find some time to install them, busy all weekend. if not, i'll install on monday or tuesday.

i thought about doing the colormatch and cf corners as well

thanks

jptypeS

looking good, noob question: what is that V1 display for??

wilztlxs

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It displays the exact same information on the V1, but you can put it anywhere you see fit.

Since I have my V1 almost all the way behind the rear view mirror except for the sensor going to the rear of the car, I can't see anything that would be displayed, which is where the concealed comes in handy.

wilztlxs

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Update: Installed the custom JnC Headlights this morning, took a little over 3 hrs since it was my first time removing the front bumper and I took my time with everything. Also installed V-LED V2 Switchbacks and the resistor mod for the hyper flashing.

SharksBreath

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very very cool. really sets the front end off nicely.

CLtotheTL32

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so sexy