Matts_Acura

Sooooooo..... Decided to go a new direction with my shield. The carbon fiber vinyl was great but I can always redo it if I miss it. I got ahold of Vossen and they gave me a paint that's pretty damn close to the color they use. I painted the beak/shield with the wheel color also in a matte finish. Thinking about doing all the Chrome trim in the same color but that's a pretty bold move so maybe I'll see if I can find some vinyl that might be close. Anyways heres some pics of the grill.




And since I still had some steam left in me, I went ahead and washed and waxed both of my TL's.

vivmike

Hell yes! That looks great! Doesn't look like a Camary like the other black TL's.

KarKraze

Looks cool!!

Matts_Acura

When I blacked out my lights I installed 2 sets of high powered LED's being the projector; ultra violet and red. I finally got around to adding some power to the ultra violet leds. I hooked them up to my running lights for now until I give it a independent power source so I can switch between colors. No real point in doing other then I figured what the hell. If I don't like I can just not turn them on or pull them out. Some Pics below.



Color kinda shifts depending on the angle. Why I went with ultra violet vs. the standard blue.

Kenstlshawd

iTrader: (2)

The painted grille looks great

LawnPro

+ 1 on the good looking new grille! Those wheels look awesome!

Alexander.

iTrader: (1)

Definitely prefer the painted grille. You should paint the rear bumper trim the same color, might give you a bit of contrast in the back and really tie things together.

Matts_Acura

Thank you! Just had an idea and went with it.

Thanks!

I thought about doing it but I couldn't decide if I would like it. Who knows I may do and also the emblem.

Thanks!

Haha that's pretty funny; didn't realize other people thought that too. Thanks!

User Error

Get with Austin at Idenity Designs on Sunbeam... he's wrapped all the 4G's at Acura of OP they've been selling with the wrapped trim...

HeartTLs

iTrader: (5)

From what I've seen I really like the violet headlights, do you have any pictures of them at night from further away?

Matts_Acura

Got my tail lights tinted.... The guys who did it used black auto paint mixed with clearcoat to allow for a dark tint with good light visibility. I have to go back in a about 2 weeks so they can wet sand them. They are a little dark now but after the wet sand they will lighten up a bit. I'll take more pics later but got one for now.

Matts_Acura

Thanks!

No, If I remember I will take some tonight though. I have to install my new switch back bulbs; Haha hopefully this set will match my DRL's.

KarKraze

Your car looks better and better with every additional pic,nice!!

Dcosta1881

That's a nice tl. Nice job.

LawnPro

Now that's a nice pic of your TL! Your new avatar pic?

Matts_Acura

Thanks! I hope it keeps getting better! I feel like the list of stuff I want keeps constantly growing.

Thanks man!

Hmmm... maybe! I was outside with my co-worker and just felt like my car wanted me to take a picture of it. Haha at least some of the people at work understand my addiction, it could have been an awkward moment for someone who didnt.

suros10

Pure class. Finish it off with red caliper BBK

Treblig

Sweeeet!

Matts_Acura

Thanks! I looked them up on XLR8 and they are like $2,200 . I Think I'll finish with the cheaper stuff 1st lol.

Thanks

EkSoni

iTrader: (2)

Looks good, interested to see a close up of the tails.

Nexson

Looks good but they wont lighten up with a wetsand.

Nexson

Actually if they are clear mixed with black, then maybe, but if not sanded uniformly, they will be splotchy (light and dark)

Should be good tho.

Matts_Acura

Here you go man





Haha please excuse my dirty ass tips. I promptly cleaned them after the picture.


Thanks man, I don't mind it dark but did want it a bit lighter. They mixed the clear with the black but I'm not sure if they cleared the entire light afterwards. I guess if its stuck being dark then its not all bad. I'll have to remember to check to make sure the sand evenly; thanks for pointing that out.

VQPower37

those tail lights are bad ass! ... its coming along great ... can we get some pics with the lights on i would like to see how much output ur gettin from the tails, i might consider doing this

manutd

Car is looking awesome!!! Very tastefully modded!

Matts_Acura

The visibility is pretty good. A guy I work with said they are still really bright in the day time. I have had other Acura TL's in front of me at night and the brake lights almost blind me. I guess they put out a lot of light to begin with which helps. Heres some pics though. Its not really sunny unfortunately.


Running Lights



Brakes Applied



Reverse Lights (obviously OK but here it is anyways)






I appreciate it!

KarKraze

Would you consider changing the signal bulbs to the chrome covered ones to eliminate the egg yolk looks that show through the clear area of the lens?

EkSoni

iTrader: (2)

Looks really good & dat ass!

Zelaya

iTrader: (1)

Tinting taillight is not my thing, maybe I'm getting old but overall it looks very nice. May I ask why you didn't paint your middle " Acura" logo

Matts_Acura

I didn't really notice it. Ha I bet I will now....Thanks! I think I'll go with LED's though. I just found some on ijdm.

Thanks man!!

Hey everyone has their own taste and I respect that. I thought about painting it but I like the contrast for now. If I paint it I may match it to the wheels. I have a few other plans that it would compliment.

VQPower37

the pics with the lights on look sweet ... i wish i could do this for my car, but i doubt itll look as good on BRP

purextc

Wow the car looks great! I love the CV3's

Acura602

Love the blacked out Emblems! Cool CF idea for the grill. What kind of wheels are those and do you have the AWD model?

VQPower37

^vossen cv3, fwd

potmilkz

lol you did the same thing i did to my tail lights long time ago.. only difference is mine is in red.. and i have some stripes on the blinker side.






car looks great!

Matts_Acura

Hopefully this weekend is nice. I wanna knock out my next project.

KarKraze

Teaser?? lol.

Matts_Acura

Thanks potmilkz, I like your tail lights too! I had thought about doing red too but figured I'd tint them black and stay with the dark theme. Did you paint them or vinyl them?

Matts_Acura

Haha figured I'd build some suspense... wooooooo

potmilkz

mine was paint.