I just bought a used 1995 TL 2.5 has 132k miles for 6800. Its my first car (im 16 ). I was wondering if you guys could help me out and tell me anything i should know about my car. Any bit of information would help a lot

 

Congratulation bro - I believe you come to the right place - I remember when the first time I came in here. Anyway, if you have any question, feel free to ask, there are plenty of expert about the car in here. They are very helpful also. Just ask, they will help, right guys????

Welcome to acura-tl.com

 

1st of all, welcome to the forum so what is it that you'd like to know about the car? are you in it for speed or for show? if your into speed, you got the wrong car. if your in it for show, be prepared to pay crazy money for body enhancements. you can start off buy buying clear front bumper lens from this site or you can go on ebay.

just post up questions

 

im going somewhat for looks.. not that interested in speed ^^
can u guys name some intakes, exhausts, etc that will fit on the car. i read that there are practically no body kits for first gen tls >< so i guess ill settle for exhausts and intakes for the time being

 

well ur in luck.. they make intakes for the 2.5 and some ppl say its a direct of the vigor... as for exhaust u would have to find a universal or custom fit like james did with his remus... otherwise there isn't much to work with... WELCOME TO THE FORUM!!!

 

no exhausts and intakes for our car. i told you, there is jack crap for engine mods. everything has to be custom made. there isn't even a K&N drop in filter made for our car....its sad. you can kiss your speed dreams good bye. just go for looks. do your stereo upgrade. there are kits for our cars but it has to be imported from japan. there is a place in the US that sells kit for our car but its hideous looking. www.andysautosport.com

 

hey, welcome to the board. it's not that there's no body kits for our cars, there are actually quite a few. it's just that not many of us can afford the parts/shipping from japan/paint job/custom molding. the TL is suppose to be a classy car anyways.

some intakes. well seeing that you have a 2.5, there is no company that makes CAI or short ram for us. most of us on the board have made our own or just inserted a cone filter after the O2 sensors. there are exhausts out there, depends on how you want it to sound and look i guess. just browse around, you'll see plenty of options.

 

Do you have a 95 or 96. You mentioned you have both!?

 

I just added a perforated Aluminum grill to the front of my 96 2.5TL, last weekend. I didn't really like the mesh look that some others have used. I have some material left over and am willing to sell it. I think it was a great addition to the front of the car and am thinking about doing the lower opening as well. I have some pics if anyone is interested in viewing.

 

oops i mistyped that i meant to put 1996 tl 2.5 instead of 1995 ^^; me and my clumsy fingers..
my cars been making some wierd rattling noises lately and its kinda jerky when i drive it around... is it something wrong with the engine or transmission?

 

jerky as in how?? it jerks when it changes from gear to gear?? could be a bad tranny.

 

yea it jerks when it changes from gear to gear...

 

WELCOME TO THE BOARD.

yup, its your trans.

 

oh damn, you bought a car that has ****ed up trannny. uh...bring it to a shop and ask them to flush out your transmission fluid and see if its still jerky. tranny replacements cost a lot dude

 

took it to my parents friends body shop and got it fixed. dunno what they did but it stopped jerking so im happy

 

thats good to hear.

your really lucky

 

can you find out what they did and let us know? like what was the problem. this is a forum so id like to learn from other members car probs thanks

 

well baller u were right it was the transmission. i asked and they said they empties out the fluid and stuff. im not good with cars so thats all i understood newayz hope that helps

 

Hi guy's.I have a tl 96,28k.can I use parts from tl 97 or only from the same year?

 

the first gen TLs all share the same parts. all 95-98 2.5s are the same. All 3.2 TLs 96-98 are the same in terms of parts. Except I think the 3.2 Premium has heated seats and mirrors and TCS.

 

Has any one had problems with there TCS after installing a secret weapon Intake or any other intake for that matter. My fricken TCS Light came on and wont turn off since I put my secret weapon on, and I checked all the conections. By te way it is on a 3.2 premium 96