BlueC

http://www.acura-tl.com/gallery/show...3&ppuser=16421

Im gonna be changing alot of stuff in the next couple months, so be prepared for updates

Mikes96TL03CLS

Looks good man. Nice and clean.

HQuakers

Definitely need to remove that spoiler/rack on the trunk...

Cornflake

I gotta agree w/ HQuakers....The Luggage rack has gotta go... Other than that, clean car.

TLBaller

he probably needs it.. if he travels often or carry a bike? keep it if its for your personal use but if you bought the car like that and dont need it...remove it!

KaMLuNg

iTrader: (5)

hey what yr is that??? just wondering cause the engine setup is different than my 3.2 tl... right where the manifold is, its totally different than mine...

BlueC

Oh I know, thats near the top of my list, it came outta the factory like that i guess, the previous owner must have chose that to begin with. Its ugly, but expensive to remove since thers 10 hole that would need to be filled, any cheap solution? I was qouted $500+ to fill the holes, thats w/o painting the trunk lid too


its a 96'

BlueC

Your probably thinking of the TCS section.

http://bluec.i8.com/12.jpg

Thats a better view for you to compare.

BlueC

Anyone know a cheap way to fill the hole w/o it looking bad? I want to remove this luggage rack asap!

TLBaller

500 bucks to fill in the holes?! thats insane! that must have been a quote from a dealership or something! getting those holes bondo'ed up should be cheap..

BlueC

How cheap is cheap? This place is actually known to be expensive, but I think they were thinking Id want everything done the hard way aka the more expensive way.

Cornflake

$500!!?? You could probably BUY a USED trunklid without holes for that much!!! Otherwise it shouldn't cost any more that $250-300 TOPS to have the holes filled and the trunk painted.

BlueC

Seriously, if its possible, all Id want, is some type of material to plug the holes (which ofcourse bonds to the metal) and use touch up paint to cover them up. If thats possible, Id do it next week.

smooth96

Looks nice and clean, just like you just drove it off of the lot.

BlueC

Oh yea i know, even the engine bay is clean. This woman that owned it before took VERY good care of it, I still cant beleive it.

Best thing about this car, whenever im in a bad mood or had a rough week/day, once I get into this car and drive it around, It just changes everything. Its the only thing that I can rely on lately. Nothing makes me happier than driving around my baby, I give her the good stuff (92 premium) and she takes care of the rest from there on....

HQuakers

Me too. It calms me down soo much.

96TL

A brand new trunk lid from www.acuraautomotiveparts.org is 485.06. Dealers charge about $600. Those guys are trying to rip you off. I don't care how good there work is.

BlueC

I dont even want to spend more than $150. They are very small holes, the screws arent big at all, for now im probably going to use body filler and use touch up paint, its winter so no one will notice. When spring comes, I can either get a new spoiler to cover everything up, or repaint the trunk lid.