TLBaller

..whether it be jdm aftermarket radio (yes there are jdm ones that aren't found in the US) or jdm engine parts or jdm exterior junk. Or if you bought stuff from ValueTL, what did you get from him?

fyi: ValueTL is a former member who sold jdm parts for TL and RL a few years ago.

KaMLuNg

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Inspire Tails and Doorsills..

ELA.TL

i actually had bought JDM clear front bumpers (1999) for about $300.00 and the tailights JDM.. oh and my Mugen front lip ( Is that JDM?) not sure oh well.

TLBaller

i bought my clear bumper lens on ebay several years ago and the item said it was off of an inspire. so basically i bought it used..from a wrecked car. I paid 80 dollars.

my tails were jdm brand new from honda dealership in japan. bought from ValueTL. I wonder where hes at? I do know that at one point people were complaining that their products took too long to get to the states and he would never respond to peoples email (simply b/c he would go to japan often). I guess he got fed up with the complaints and didn't want to deal with it anymore? Oh he also got into an accident so no more TL for him. Maybe that was an issue that he didn't visit the board anymore

982.5TL

I have a JDM Inspire front lip, Inspire door sills, inspire tail lamps, clear lenses from procarparts.com, inspire badging on the rear, and a GAB strut tower bar.
I think thats all my shit.

TLBaller

so you're the one with the gab bar. Somebody out there has the mugen grill...SOMEBODY!

Acurasnake

hmmm...

JDM front lip
JDM Inspire Grill

Stuff I bought from ValueTL:

JDM Black Headlights
Inspire Tails
Value Sport Wing
Gab Strut Bar
"Inspire" & "S" Emblems

that's all i have

HQuakers

Love the JDM front lip. If you don't want a flashy body kit, I think that the lip is the perfect subtle touch to the car. I'm jealous Acurasnake.

TacoBellSauce

asking that question here is like walking into a whore house and asking who want to have sex
lol

KelloggTL

Anyone have large pictures of the JDM front lip?

Is there a JDM lip available for the sides and back? I think most of the body kits out at the moment for our cars are way too big and gaudy, but that is just me.

Thanks

HQuakers

No lip for the side and back. A couple people on here have one, so post pix guys...I never get tired of seeing them!

Also, i'm not sure but the lip might not fit the 3.2...I think it was just made for the 2.5.

MongooseDog

all i got is the rear "Inspire" badge and the bumper lenses...

The Acura "A" is only there right now to cover up the hole... I have the "H" sitting at my house

UnsanePyro

Inspire tails, clear bumper lights.

Acurasnake

hehe... you don't know how much money, time, & headache it cost me to get it

yup... only the 2.5

here's a crappy pic of the JDM lip & Inspire Grill... shot from my camera phone.



what the hell.... here's a pic without the JDM stuff (still with camera phone LoL), so people can see the difference and compare the two....



982.5TL, can we get some new pics of ur lip?

982.5TL

ill try to get some up. there was some crapy paint work done to it so its a little chipped but ill try to get some up later today

982.5TL

here we go





those were taken a few weeks ago.

KaMLuNg

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u know i hate u right??? cause my crystal metallic blue TL doesn't look as good as urs..

KelloggTL

God that looks good. Why won't that fit my 3.2 again?

HQuakers

Oh, I know. I tried for over a year, e-mailing and calling people who don't speak a lick of English. No avail...I found some people who could get pretty much anything smaller than the lip, like emblems, grilles, ect.

982.5TL, as always...SEXY. Rims, lip, tails, lenses = perfect.

Different front bumper. The 3.2 already has a "lip" almost built in. The 2.5 front bumper below the air dam goes right under the car without the little protrusion.

982.5TL

Thanks for the compliments HQ everytime i look at my car i am reminded how much i love it. believe me, its seen its share of inconsiderate peeps in parking lots, and shopping carts, but over all, i havent had any major problems with it. im hoping to do what mike did with his an get all the minor blemishes out and polish or repaint or something to get mine as shiny as his was. that would be sweet!

And there is no way itll fit a 3.2 like HQ said, the shape of the bumpers is totally different. just stick with the inspired motorsports lip. its really nice lookin.

miltcharlie

982.5TL

Where are the pics of the mythic GAB?
We would ALL like to see it. If IT really exist?

TLBaller

it does exist. just a regular bar over the engine and red round things on the end LOL jk

982.5TL

I'm going to try and not take offense to this......
But for all disbelievers here are pics of my JDM parts. Taken just 5 mins ago, with my camera phone in the parking lot at school..........

Front Lip


Brushed Aluminum Inspire Sills


Inspire Bagde and Lights


Finally Gab Tower Bar



And lastly thought not JDM, my intake.


If this isnt proof enough, ill take more pics. The resolution is different on some pics cause i was fuckin around with my phone. i tried to take a good res pic of the engine bay.

VulgarDisplayOfPower

Where can I get a lip and how much?
thanks...

982.5TL

You can get one from Japan from a Honda Dealership. You might be able to try other japanese parts importers. i got mine from a guy in hawaii. Acurasnake got his from some dude in malaysia i think. i got mine easy. some dude in hawaii was selling his so i lucked out. Acurasnake went through hell and high water to get his. i honestly have no idea where to get another one.

TLBaller

I want to make love to your GAB

ljmushock

Actually, if you think about it... our car's were built in Japan... Actually the last Acura model that WAS made in Japan. So we are all JDM!

VulgarDisplayOfPower

nice lol thanks for the help though

demons rage

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Azect Grill
Inspire Tails
Inspire Badge
uhh... i think thats it...

miltcharlie

It does exist. (GAB)
Now I'm a believer.

Now I want one really bad. I did size a GAB for an Accord to my 2.5 but, the brace was too short. The drop is pretty extreme.

MongooseDog

like that drop huh? I actually wanna bring the car back up to that height for daily driving....




this is my drop.....And it can go lower......

neokinetiks_00

Mark all you still trying to find all my old parts? The old Gab strut bar. I liked it just did not know how much until I removed it. I would have sold it to you.
Dont forget that there was also another person here in the states who had the same Mugen grill that I had.
Hey do you happen to have any old pics of my car, but hard drive burnt up and I lost all the old pics.

neokinetiks_00

Its funny that I sold my car over 2 years ago, and today 1 year later after the last time I went on the forums, I go on 2 acura forums, and on both people are still talking about my car.
I think I really miss it now!
PLEASE If ANY of you have any old pics of my car please email them to me daniel.sloan@sloaninnovations.com Thank you my Hard Drive burnt up, and I only have a few.

982.5TL

LOL. you sold the GAB strut bar to me I really liked the racing hart M5s that you had on the TL. those were sick. Ive been looking for some ever since. i dont want 19's but the m5s are sick. I wish i had pics of your car to show. it was fuckin hott!!!

mfreifeld

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Hello, I just bought a used JDM 1999 Honda Inspire. I really don't care that much about what 3.2V on the trunk means but it looks almost exactly like an Acura TL. The VIN plate in the engine compartment says "Made in USA" and there are "Honda of America" badges on each C pillar.
My questions are:
1. Does anyone have a link to an English language version of the owners manual?
2. If not, does anyone know how to set the clock (I've tried every different button permutation and cannot change the hour although the minutes are exactly correct.)
3. Anyone have info on what I could buy to replace the broken Gathers 10 disc CD changer?
4. Any info on which DVD-ROM version would work? I doubt if the Cayman Islands are digitized but I just want to get the Japanese "no disc" message off the screen.

BTW the TV works fine - too bad we cannot have this feature in the USA. Picture goes off when the car starts moving, comes back on when you stop. Audio stays on all the time. Great for watching the evening news in stop & go rush hour (yes, we DO have a rush hour in the Caymans)

TLBaller

i dont know much about the 99 TLs, sorry