hey all, recently aquired a 2007 acura tl type-s in nighthawk black pearl. A/T w/ 35k miles.

figured I'd start a progress thread, as i plan on modding this car a little bit, both performance & looks.

plans include...

-tint
-led lighting throughout
-custom cf headlights/cf tails
-cf hood
-dvd player
-navi hack

-koni yellows w/ h&r springs
-new wheels/tires
-aem v2 cai
-ur pulley
-mm delete w/ dynomax res
-rv6 v3 jpipe
-atlp quad exhaust

running redline d4/racing ATF fluid
running redline 5w-30 synthetic oil w/ royal purple filter

i plan on doing one thing each month, so this "progress" thread may take a while.

also included are pictures of the girlfriends 08 escape, and my pride and joy, 65 ford mustang.

enough with all that, on to the pictures...

 

Nice Mustang...

Have fun with the TL... Being on the forums is really going to drain your wallet. Well it has on my wallet anyway

 

congrats on the car! nice mustang

 

Nice car man. Just a update. There is no NAVI Hack available for the 07 TL-S.

 

Nice nice cars....Is that a true '65 or a '64.5? My fiance's dad told me a story about selling his '65 mustang way back in the day, and found out it was a '64.5 when he was signing the title over.

 

Nice cars and congrats on the TL.

You'll love it

 

congrats on the tl-s

 

Sweet type-s man! Nice mod list.

Correction pimpin.... Friend of mine Scott aka princelybug has an 07 type-s and has the navi hack on his system. So it is possible.

 

 

thanks. yes, the forums and i have a love/hate relationship...

thanks.

everyone i talked to said they "hadn't found one yet"...i'm still optomistic tho!

thanks man.
it's a '65 mustang. all OEM parts/original everything. couple of differences with the '64.5, edmunds has a good article on it. it's my weekend toy...i rarely take it out tho unless it's a nice day n i have jackshit to do. i'd rather keep it parked than driven...lol idk why.

thanks, so far i love everything about it. been wanting one for a few years now n finally decided to get it.

thanks man.

thanks for confirming that...i'll ask princelybug if he can help me out with that.

mod list will continue on, as i forgot to add a few things, black vinyl wrap on front grill n back, pcds, among other things i'm sure i'll hear/read about and must have. you know how it is...

 

GL!

Another thing to add to your list should be an A-Spec kit.

 

Congrats on your Type-S

 

Congrats on your purchase! Take that tacky front license plate frame off of the front please

Your future plans look good! Just make sure you don't do everything too fast because you'll get bored with the car. I believe a few members have learned that lesson the hard way.

That's a beautiful Mustang! My dad had a late-60s Mustang until he wrapped it around a telephone pole. He and I have been wanting to get our hands on one recently but haven't found one for the right price.

 

i knew someone would get me on that license plate frame!

i want to actually move the plate over like some have done...just need to know the necessary hardware. any thoughts?

yeah i wont do all the mods at once, i like having something to look forward to. today usps dropped off my cf di-noc, zkwr lenses, and some led's i ordered.

thanks for the mustang props! this one has been babied from the start. only 11k on the odo, all original parts. love it.

 

what type of floor mats are those?

 

weathertech...look on eBay, 100$ very nice mats front and back. very durable and well fitting. pricey, but quality

 

why did you get the new plate? It looks so bad.

 

Nice pick-up...be sure to join the Type S Social Group here.

 

i got it in the mail from dealer. at first I was like "what the hell is this?"
but it's growed on me n now I don't mind it, kinda like it actually.

thanks steve, I'll join.

 

Nice pick man

 

nice pics...old school and new gen....love it..

 

Love NBP Congrats!

 

Can't go wrong with a NBP TL-S.

 

Sorry man I had to do it!

I don't have to worry about a front plate so I can't help you there. I think there are a few threads floating around here with options on mounting the plate.

11k on the Mustang? Good God. Let me borrow it and I'll get the dust out of the engine for you

 

congrats man, always great to see another NBP

 

Mustang=

I'm looking forward to this thread.

 

haha you sure know how to get a good thread going...lure us in with the type-s then hit us with the 'stang!

both great looking cars, although i am a tad biased lol

 

thanks. had to get the NBP...wanted that paint w/ black n silver interior since day1.

thanks. it'll piece together slowly but surely. if i get the rest of my led's in the mail before this weekend, i plan on lighting up the entire car, moleskin on the tint (forgot to do at time of tint), 3m black gloss vinyl on front n back chrome throughout this weekend. i'll post pics afterwards.

i hope everyone enjoy's the thread as much as me. gotta have some variety.

i'll poke around for the license plate mount. yeah the mustang was my grandfathers, he spent his whole time keeping it clean, rarely ever driving it, it has been passed on to me, and i plan on doing the same. if i keep her in her current condition she'll be worth some money some day. house down payment...wedding ring...college fund, etc etc.

 

nice TL-s, more pics of the mustang!!!!

 

alright guys heres a little update to the forgotten progress thread.


*royal purple oil filter*

*4.5 quarts of redline 5w-20*

*hmm...what do we have here...?*

*each bottle waiting their turn in line*

*and up she goes*

*this is why it's important to get rid of factory Z1...these are just some of the metal shavings i took off of the tranny drain plug...*

*new and old air filter...man i'm glad i decided to swap them out...*


car had 35k miles when i purchased in june 2010. it's now got 40k when i changed the oil/filter, 3x3 tranny drain n fill, air filter, and cabin filter. all i can say is wow what a difference this combination makes. car idles much smoother, i can't even tell if the car is on sometimes. tranny shifts incredibly smooth from gear to gear, and also seems more responsive. i just did all of this last night, so i'm sure i'll notice it only get smoother from here on out. i just wanted to say thank you to everyone here at the forum who has helped me out with PM's, and all the countless threads with DIY instructions. this place is great.

here's a vinyl wrap i did to the front grill. the glossy black matches perfectly with the NBP paint. it came out great IMO.


*front bumper off, grill off*

*top piece of chrome grill vinyl wrapped glossy black*

*botom piece wrapped*

*middle piece wrapped*

*and here we are all done*

oh, and heres a teaser shot for the next update. stay tuned for heads, tails, drop, and other cosmetic goodies.

 

great job on gettin the car back to mechanical tip top shape ... lookin forward to what you have planned for the headlights

 

Wheres that drop at!?!?

 

Damn the grill looks great! I love it!

I'm in for pictures of headlights

 

new heads and tails are already in, just need to wire up a few things here n there. waiting on a package from radioshack in the next couple days. should be all wired up by next weekend.

dropping it sunday...looks like no football games that day, luckilly my team has a bye week.

drop sun, alignment mon, and waiting on 20mm spacers for rear, 15mm for front. both should be here mid next week.

thanks tyler! grill did come out nice. i'll do an update probably next sunday with everything done.

 

Sweeet

BTW, I can see the new heads in one of the pictures

 

Nice nice! I need to do a lot of what you did when I have the time. I'll need to order the redline oil, royal purple filter, racing atf, cabin filter, and engine filter. Did you replace the engine filter with K&N or go OEM?
The ride is looking sick. Lol post some pictures of what the leds look like at night. I'm sure it will convince some members to go with the SMD boards

 

Damn how did I miss this thread?

 

^




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sssshhh...

i replaced the air filter with OEM. i forgot to add some night time shots of the interior lights. i'll put them up on the next update.

yeah i started it shortly after i got the car, then kindof forgot about it, and here we are.

 

Blacked out grill looks great!