maxewell12

New member here and finally pull the trigger and got myself an 08 type s with 124k on it, already having fun with it .

So luckily the dealer did not drill holes in the front bumper for my license plate but now I'm on the hunt for tow plate bracket, do any of you know a place where i can buy one from locally in ontario canada thats not that expensive lol.

Also apart from timing belt and water pump, what other major maintenance should i be looking into with this amount of km.

Thanks

Antonio K

Looks good, congrats! I got my Type S about a year ago with around 84,000 miles and have only needed to put in a new battery since then. I'm not sure how much sun you get where you are, but I'd also recommend getting some Aerospace 303 spray for the dashboard as well as a sun visor to prevent the dreaded cracking.

truonghthe

welcome and congrats on the new purchase.

icy2

Congrats on the purchase! Looks like a nice piece!

Steven Bell

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Congrats Maxwell-welcome to AcuraZine.

ExcelerateRep

Definitely perform maintenance on all fluids, and inspect brakes and tires to make sure everything is safe. If you are interested in any performance upgrades, shoot me a PM or visit our website.
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Welcome to Acurazine.

CLtotheTL32

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Welcome and congrats!

Remove that horrid dealer plate frame ASAP

Flipster23

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Welcome!

I'm looking for a Type S as well...

mtiaz

I remember seeing this car for sale on my hunt haha

congrats on the purchase

maxewell12

only saw two that were black and under 130k

maxewell12

thanks guys

b15

Congrats! I was looking for a TL-S as well but couldn't find any with reasonable mileage. I think they're the best looking TL of all gens. You're brave for getting black. My other car is black and it's like a second job keeping it clean.

rapterx21

Dude...my first black car also a TLs....i clean that thing every week!!!! and it had been raining like 1 or 2 time a week this summer...so i have to keep washing it...:[

and
welcome to the club Maxwell

foxriderar77

looks good, as others have said, do a once over on all the fluids and get the timing belt and water pump replaced. It needs more low! i forgot how high the TL sits stock

quanaman

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LOL yeah especially since its a FORD plate frame!


Check out RHO plate dot com. they have a tow hook bracket that looks pretty good IMO. Not everyone's favorite, but I love mine. They used to have a lower quality cheaper one for around 70$ but now have this higher quality redesigned version for $100.

Oh Sickest TL

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why do you need a front plate, id say fuck it. the tl is one of them cars that just looks dumb with the front plate.

sockr1

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because you can get ticketed in some places. i put mine on after getting pulled over a few times and luckily they didn't bust me for all my tint too.

IMO not worth getting more attention than needed but to each his own

maxewell12

haha yah i did already, the pic was from the day i picked it up. I once owned a RHO but its about 140 bucks here, trying to find something a tad cheaper.

maxewell12

In Ontario is mandatory and it not worth getting pulled over or ticketed.

Oh Sickest TL

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^ yea I didnt know it was mandatory in ON. Im in New Brunswick and its mandatory here too but I said fuck it and theres ways around it lol

mtiaz

realistically there were maybe 3 clean 6MT's with relatively low mileage in Ontario

quanaman

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There is a knock off rho plate available on Amazon for like $50

guitarplayer16

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I know people who do it cheap:

Just bring in the tow hook to home depot and match up the thread specs to a long bolt and use the bolt to mount the license plate holder to the tow hook slot.