As we speak, my TL is waiting to get painted once it gets out (end of next week) I plan to redo all the interior lights and the lights above my license plate, but can someone help me find the woodgrain center console that goes around the shift plate? IT woould go well with my steering wheel cover and this shift knob I plan on getting, I have no luck when I search any help is appreciated and yes I will post pics

and on a side note, one of my center caps is missing on my wheel lol, I've seen some on ebay, if I buy it, can I just push it in? or is there some other type of procedure I need to do?

 

Doors, Map and Dome light is a DE3175 bulb.

License Plat lights is a 194 bulb.

I found my wood grain center console at a salvage yard for $35. Look around maybe you will have the same luck.

The center caps only require to be pushed in. You don't have to take the wheel off or anything.

 

you are the man! thanks bro

 

 

what color paint job?

 

Hopefully the same as his current color.

 

yes, I'm getting it repainted white

 

I can mess up something simple lol, but this would be the right center cap right? Description says its 6 5/8", I just want to double check in case it's the wrong size from another model, but I'm thinkin all center caps are the same size?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ACURA...Q5fAccessories

 

Si senor.

 

We don't know what kind of wheel you have, but what you have listed is the bigger size center cap. My 2.5TL uses the smaller caps listed here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Acura...item483a0567cd

 

i have these wheels and a 2.5TL also, so I use the smaller cap that you listed?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/15-AC...item53dd260b28

 

how much did they charge u? and what kind of paint did they spray on there...?

 

the estimate is a little over $500, I'm getting some minor bodywork done and I don't know what kind of paint they're going to use

 

That is ridiculously cheap. Ask them to paint the sideskirts as well. It makes a huge difference.

~Cheers~

 

Post pics when you get the car back!

 

500 to do some bodywork and repaint the car?! Maybe I should drive to the states in order to get some work done as it would probably be cheaper including gas and whatnot.

 

yea go90go, I was thinking the same thing when I dropped it off but I never told them, they're closed today, but I'll go up there monday and see if they can paint the side skirts also, because I doubt they have started yet

 

 

Side skirts BEFORE:


Side skirts AFTER:

 

I would say that you need the smaller cap. If you still skeptical, measure the opening on your wheel and it should measure ~2.75" and not ~6.63".

 

Looks like you got the fogs working..

 

I have had my fogs working independently since I did it in August of 08.

I just couldn't wire it the way that you did in your DIY.

That pic that I took was also on August 31st of '08.

 

put in my bid since I couldnt buy it yet lol, so I have to wait for midnight for the time to run out , hopefully this thing will come to me before or right after the car is done

want her lookin clean for the pics

 

That's cool. That was actually the cheaper one of the two that I've found on ebay. The other was $23 buy it now, IMO ridiculously over priced for a used center cap.

 

I went to the paint shop bright and early and the guy was telling me that they are there for a reason and would crack on impact, he said he'd still do em if I wanted him to, but I told him not to, I'll jus detail them with my black magic tire gel, which gives my side skirts a solid black look with a shine, it lasts for a while, along with the mudflaps

also got a look at my car, the bodywork is superb and he says that with the route they're on, it might be done by wednesday which is my b-day woot woot!!! and i'm now waiting on my center cap lol

 

That is terrible.

That is a complete lie.

If done right they will NOT have anything happen to them. I have had rocks, salt, snow, water,rain, sand, dirt, etc hit mine and they still look brand new.

I use to shine my side skirts with tire shine it looked nice until I saw how sexy the side skirts looked.

 

lol but its ok, I wasn't too crazy about getting them painted anyway

 

They look better in person, and the only reason they'd crack on impact would be if he wasn't planning on putting flex agent in, and the only reason they'd even hit anything would be if you were going to go curb jumping.

~Cheers~

 

Dam thats really cheap. lol... u better hope the at least put a 2 stage on there... Yesterday i went to ppg and i got and estimate for my paint and total its going to be 2 grand.. lol... Thats just for the paint, primer, sealer, clear and the additives for the paint.. am doing everything the body work and spraying the paint on lol... But am not getting that 2 grand stuff thats a little bit to much for me right now lol.. i may get the 1 grand stuff.. lol

 

So I got my car back today and it rained like 15 minutes later lol, but now I have an appointment to get my drivers window retinted, they managed to blow half my tint off with their blower while finishing the job, but no worries they're paying the little $45 for it and yes I'm aware the tint will look slightly different

still waiting on the center cap to come in the mail, wipe her off after this rain, then some pics

 

How did they blow your tint off?

Tint goes on the inside of the window...

 

that's exactly what I was thinking, I'm jus gonna assume they sprayed the whole window as a precaution? You should've seen it, it looked like someone just tried to rip if off with their fingers, so I jus ended up taking the whole thing off, will be retinted next tuesday

 

not much of a camera person lol, but these were takin by my phone, certainly not that good but oh well you get the idea



i took the last two to show the haziness of my headlights, I want to renew them, any recommendations? i know they aren't bad enough to need sanding...and I got my center cap today fits like a charm and looks good

 

If you do not want to sand, use some Nu-Finish Scratch Doctor. It works on the haze on my dad's car.

Debadge it! It will make the back look sooooo much cleaner.

 

how come you still have the stripe that goes along the car?

 

what stripe?

 

Pin stripe.

 

because the car came with the pin stripe, so after they painted it, they applied a silver pin stripe to keep the factory look, they mention it during the estimate, could've told them not to do it, but I want my car to keep it's stock look

 

I had it before and I removed mine (it was only a sticker).

Makes the car look much much cleaner.

 

i'm not gonna shave the emblems but thanks for the tip, not many of these driving around here, so I like ppl to know what it is and not have to ask lol, my pin stripe will also compliment the wheels I plan on getting in the future

ps - I'm gonna attempt to install my new door speakers today if it's successful I'll take pics for the hell of it