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Old Aug 26, 2012 | 03:11 PM
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Hello all, my names Rod and i'm here to party.

Bought this '98 RL yesterday, 243,460 miles and it rides smooth as butter. Regularly maintained, timing belt, water pump, belts, etc. all recently replaced. $4310.84 from a local dealer who knew the cars history very well.

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Old Aug 28, 2012 | 01:31 PM
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whats up my name is jemal i have a 1997 acura rl with 160k on it i am the second owner the original owner kept the car garaged all the time he all work performed at acura dealership have a binder full of reciepts and i only picked it up for $1900
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Old Aug 29, 2012 | 05:36 AM
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new owner of a 00 RL w/ 125k on the clock. Just took delivery today after the timebomb that was the tranny in my 03 TL-S finally went off. So yeah... pointers? Tips? After market support?
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Old Aug 29, 2012 | 07:10 AM
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From: St. Peters, MO.
96 RL with 04 front end swap.
Black on Black, 3.5 ltr
270k miles on it, and still runs great.
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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 05:27 PM
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Just purchased a 96 with 143k...can't wait to start modding it a little bit..
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Old Nov 5, 2012 | 06:15 AM
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Hello all,
I've had my 2002 Acura RL Navi for at least 3-4 years now. I got her when my 95 Maxima was about to crap on me. She had 115k when I got her. Now, she is just shy of 170k.

Mods:
DDM HID 5k fogs
Debadged
07-08 TL OEM wheels 17x8 painted SS Metallic
LED gauge cluster (soon to be replacing bulb again)
LED Dome lights
K/N drop in filter

She is Nighthawk Black Pearl. I did a good 6 day full detail on her early in the year. Religiously, I have been doing oil changes every 5k with strictly OEM filters and Mobile 1 Synthetic 10w-30. She is about to get her first 3x tranny drain and fill as soon as my ATF dw1 case comes in. I am also going to be lowering her at least 1 to 1 1/2 inches on the KA7/KA8 Koni Sport Kit hopefully by early next year if funds and shipping work out well.

I've always taken good care of my car; She still runs like a top. I've been a member for some time. This would be my first post. I'd like to thank everyone for helping me out. I'm a college student and I've been doing a lot of research and found a lot of info about the KA9 through a lot of forums, including acurazine! Again thank you! And I look forward to speaking with some of you guys about our cars or anything!

Pics will come soon!
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Old Nov 14, 2012 | 09:07 AM
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99rl 3.5 w/o nav pearl white tan leather 166k
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Old Dec 12, 2012 | 10:25 AM
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04 RL Dark Gray with Black Leather Interior, 121k Mi. Bought certified from Acura with about 30k on it.
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Old Jan 7, 2013 | 07:00 PM
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Silver 2001 acura 3.5 rl
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Old Jan 11, 2013 | 05:18 PM
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2000 Acura RL. Found out it had a repaired title after I bought it...Overall it's a great car and I'm happy with it as a first car. Plans for I.C.E, tint, and maybe a set of MDX wheels.
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Old Feb 4, 2013 | 12:29 AM
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Bought 2 weeks ago, a 2000 Vermont Green Acura RL with 112,000 miles and loving every minute I drive it.
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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 10:05 AM
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2004 Acura RL
My first RL, also first Honda product WITHOUT VTEC.
Navigation, Nighthawk Black Pearl, Parchment.
Onstar that is useless.
91k miles
2nd owner
Accident-Free
always been garaged
9,500
All belts and hoses replaced incl. timing and w/p
Reciepts and owners manual show it was always serviced at Honda Acura dealerships.

She uses quite a bit more gas than i expected but the ride is so smooth and quiet that i dont really mind.
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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Black95Gsr
96 RL with 04 front end swap.
Black on Black, 3.5 ltr
270k miles on it, and still runs great.
Hi Cody. And now my old car was passed on to your girlfriend's dad. Lol It was odd seeing it driving down the road the other day.
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Old Feb 12, 2013 | 12:05 PM
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Originally Posted by 04acuraRL
04 RL Dark Gray with Black Leather Interior, 121k Mi. Bought certified from Acura with about 30k on it.
I'm VERY jealous. The right color with the black interior. How did you pull that off? That's almost as rare and the Indigo Blue color they released and the slate gray paneling instead of the wood paneling.
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Old Feb 23, 2013 | 06:44 AM
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Proud new owner of a white 04 w/120k. This is my second 04, I traded the first one for a 10 TSX V6 TSX was fun but I missed the RL like crazy, so round two begins. I've also owned 6 Legends
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Old Feb 25, 2013 | 12:30 PM
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Ive had my RL for a while now, got it after a drunk driver totaled my CL, just never got to posting.
04 silver with grey interior
no accidents but some paint flaws
118k miles
15% tint
17" voxx wheels
roof rack on rail system
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Old Mar 2, 2013 | 05:12 PM
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2002 Acura RL w/ navigation
Tan, Tan interior
124,000 miles
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Old Mar 10, 2013 | 08:00 PM
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Proud rl owner

I have owned my 2001 Pearl blue RL W/O NAV since
07. Love the color and smooth ride it gives you. Nice
And very reliable.
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Old Mar 13, 2013 | 09:41 AM
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2002 Acura RL w/ Navi
Silver Exterior, Black Interior
164,000
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Old Mar 16, 2013 | 10:42 AM
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From: Mississauga, Ont
2002 Acura RL
Pearl White on Tan
265,000Km

In a few weeks its gonna be Matte Black, with some new rims. H.Y.F.R
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Old Mar 20, 2013 | 02:59 PM
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1999 3.5RL,dark green almost black, 71k original miles
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Old Mar 29, 2013 | 09:52 AM
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2000 3.5 RL, black with beige.
230,000 original miles, bought it since 10/1999 and still loving it.
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Old Apr 2, 2013 | 02:43 PM
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From: Puget Sound WA
2002 with out Navigation
Shoreline Mist/Tan
248K when I got it last October

Got it stock with first gen TL rims.

What I did:

5% Tint
18x8 rims with 45mm offset
Kenwood Double Din with Nav/bla, bla, bla.
Rear fenders rolled
LED interior lights
TSX Coil overs on the way
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Old Apr 23, 2013 | 03:29 PM
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02 RL Silver
67,000 miles
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Old Apr 23, 2013 | 04:23 PM
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1999 Acura Rl
214k miles at the moment, and rising.
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Old Apr 30, 2013 | 03:29 PM
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***YakRuza*** ("Yaukza Kruza") is a:
2004 RL 3.5 with Navi (premium)
Silver, Carbon / Grey leather int / Green burl-wood trim
59,000 Miles
Stock everything thus far, except my trusty Valentine 1 (naughty-box) to tell me where Mr. Smokey is hiding.

Dings, Dents (incl. left fender P.O. crap scrape fix with bondo and rattle can!)
VSA in the mornings when shes still sleepy on work ride.
"Maint. Required" from time to time (will do reset)
Broken Arm Rest latch (and still looking for the correct plastic piece part number.)
Balding left front tire on the corner (toe in issue looks like)
Missing plastic panel for the left front fender wheel well covering the wiring harness in the mud flap housing (need part number)
Trunk full of sailboat restoration tools
Headlight housings "frosting" a lil on the top 1/5. (3m compound 1500 grit and the buffing wheel).
Debadged all Rick Case lettering and license plate bracket from p.o.
Black Airline jet fuel carbon stained paint. (needs compounding)

Plans:
She's a lil rough around the edges, but in sound mechanical shape except for the left front suspension issue with teh corner of tire balding. This was a family car so I know the history straight from the dealer with all records meticulously kept.

To get her in top shape and back at its maximum value with her low miles and and also an '04 rarity.
-Transmission Flush
-Oil change in another 1000 miles
-Coolant flush and refill
-Tuneup
-New rims (Gunmetal chrome combo or satin black with chrome) and tires (classy but modern and cheap!)
-Minor Body work to fix the scars
-KnN filter replacement
-Debadging completely
-Tint Windows
-eventually, new suspension with respectable drop
-Stereo Cracks, Hacks and Mods for the Navi screen and my new Samsung S4 phone.
-fixed center console retainer clip.
-add on front lip air-dam to stock
-lighting re-freshening i.e. plate bulbs and interior led blue hue from under seats etc.
-Aftermarket painted (Blue) Calipers, slotted n drilled disks and fresh pads.
-Pistol Grip shifter (on its way from Amazon)
-Tight, classy, steering wheel, lace up leather cover
-thorough detailing (mostly cleaning everything and buffing)
-May have to respray car after body work. (Thinking of changing color (I hate silver on gray, but the price was right, $1 was the title sale.)) Also value affection if i change the color.
-Clear rear light housings mod (debatable, don't want to make the luxury cruiser look like a Japanese toy.)

(Plan items are in no way shape or form in order of necessity / demand.)

Photos with mods as soon as I'm no longer considered a greeny and off my probation.
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Old Apr 30, 2013 | 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Laoch
Silver, Carbon / Grey leather int / Green burl-wood trim

The "green" burlwood was actually supposed to be black. Same color as your window switches. The sun fades it after time.

Nice choice though, I was going to pick up the same color combo right before I picked up my RL.
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Old May 8, 2013 | 12:45 PM
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If that's the case with the green, all of it is uniform, including the original shifter and not peeling yet, and it was like that the day it was brought home to the family only a year after it the roads and came off its 12 month lease.
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Old May 9, 2013 | 10:08 PM
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04 150k gray airbag light on
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Old May 15, 2013 | 07:27 PM
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Does anyone know where i could download a repair manual for free
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Old May 24, 2013 | 06:09 PM
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99 with Nav. All black everything. Bought it two years ago from my Grandmother for $1000 with only 112k on it. OEM rims went bad and oxidized so upgraded to the 2007-2008 tl rims. Replaced timing belt, O2 sensor behind the cat, and EGR valve imploded.

Still has some scratches and a slightly unhooked from bumper but for the price I paid can't complain.
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Old May 26, 2013 | 09:53 PM
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1997 RL
128k on the odometer last time i checked but the led blew, so its around 130k
black on black
service is up to date minus a trany & dif flush, also have to clean the egr valve
only thing done to it is a tview 6.5'' mp4 radio & replaced the bose speakers with alpines
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Old Jun 14, 2013 | 01:25 PM
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2000 3.5rl

2000 RL w/ navigation
160K miles

Currently at the dealer getting the PCM replaced. Dealer says they need the red key to complete and I never received one. I'm the 2nd owner.
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Old Jun 30, 2013 | 08:22 PM
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2002 RL, 165k, no navigation, premium white. I recently switched over to this car from a long line of Lincolns & Cadillacs. I'm very pleased with this car and can only say I should have switched over sooner. I'm not a small guy and didn't know there was a larger car that was this great. I look forward to reading up on it.
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Old Jun 30, 2013 | 08:53 PM
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Four acura an counting ppl love this make , 90 legend , 1998 Honda legend ,2002 TL and now 2002 rl 202,000 miles but well mantained as far as I can see. Hope to get some ideas for my baby.
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Old Jul 1, 2013 | 02:50 PM
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New to this forums and got my first car which is the
2001 Acura RL - White - Tan Leather
143,xxx miles
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Old Jul 13, 2013 | 06:45 PM
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hey whats up guys new to the forums. just picked up a 99 rl last night black in amazing shape. fell in love with the size and i wanna vip it and do it right lol.

picked up with 147k for $3500 black with tan interior
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Old Aug 1, 2013 | 08:48 PM
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From: frostburg md
2000 acura rl
Nighthawk black-ebony
327, xxx oringial miles yeah no typeo there
Currently in the process of restoring or shall I say making her look new again
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Old Aug 12, 2013 | 07:32 AM
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https://acurazine.com/forums/garage/...html:thumbsup:
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Old Aug 12, 2013 | 07:34 AM
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