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Old 06-10-2008, 12:08 AM
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First Photoshoot - '06 CGP

This was my first attempt at a photoshoot. Couldn't find a nicer place to take the pics as I was in a bit of a hurry. Brand new mods include: front lower-bumper chrome trim, painted calipers w/ decals, Mugen NR Mirror Face 18s w/ Bridgestone Potenza RE050, Oracle Halos. I claim no talent whatsoever with a camera - just used a Sony digital point-and-shoot.

More pics at my CarDomain page.

I'm going to try to get some nice evening shots with the Halos some time in the future.













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nice rims..now drop that lol..
btw, do you go to mcmaster?
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looking good, i wonder how it look with the turn signal cleared
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Looking great
It will look much better lowered. I have the same wheels and kit…except that mine sits about 2 inches lower.
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Every time someone posts a thread with the Oracle halos it becomes that much harder for me to not order myself a set.

Those things look so sick.

But yeah, if I put those in my headlights I would definitely clear the turn signal lens while I had them open.
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oracle lights and the wheels look great, I have to agree, it'll look better with a drop
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very nice, it'LL definateLy Look sharper dropped. oracLe Lights Looks pretty good but i wouLdn't go that route on a tsx IMO, too much of a beamer theme.
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Originally Posted by ying
nice rims..now drop that lol..
btw, do you go to mcmaster?
Negative. I went to Waterloo.
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Originally Posted by bo0sty
looking good, i wonder how it look with the turn signal cleared
It's hard to take pictures of them. The look totally different in person (as I'm sure you know bo0sty)... at night you can't even see the orange color of the turn signal if the Halos are on.
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angel eyes look sick. it's still a mod that I want to do. did you consider the kit with just 2 halos instead of the three? how did you make up your mind? I am still not sure which I like better.
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Originally Posted by CGTSX07
angel eyes look sick. it's still a mod that I want to do. did you consider the kit with just 2 halos instead of the three? how did you make up your mind? I am still not sure which I like better.
I did consider doing just two rings, but I thought the gap between them would have been too big and looked a bit odd. I'm definitely happy I did three though.
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Drop it like its hot!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Nice.
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great pictures-looks good the way it is
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Originally Posted by undefined.tae
very nice, it'LL definateLy Look sharper dropped. oracLe Lights Looks pretty good but i wouLdn't go that route on a tsx IMO, too much of a beamer theme.
i think the CCFLs for the TSX are pretty unique. there thinner then the ones beamers use and it looks clean. it just a nice simple accent to the round bezels.

the bimmer community likes them havent been called a poser or anything and i love it when bimmer owners turn their head.
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Looks nice!

How did the 2005 aspec rear lip fit on the 2006 rear bumper? Any more close-up pics there?
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Originally Posted by jeffbatt
Looks nice!

How did the 2005 aspec rear lip fit on the 2006 rear bumper? Any more close-up pics there?
Not quite sure what you mean. All the lips came attached from the stealership, and I assume it's the whole '06 package.
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A few more pics. Some early evening. Some late evening. I was too lazy to actually take the car anywhere for the early-evening shots. Once again, I claim no skill with a camera - particularly in reduced lighting scenarios.







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Your rear lip belongs to the 2004-2005 aspec kit. The 2006 aspec rear lip is different than yours. Among other things, it is black plastic in the middle between the exhaust pipes and is shaped differently in general.

I'm curious to see how well the 2004-2005 aspec rear lip fits on the 2006 bumper..if there are any gaps up close, etc.

Anyway, looks nice!

Originally Posted by Comp-Sci
Not quite sure what you mean. All the lips came attached from the stealership, and I assume it's the whole '06 package.
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god those angel eyes look so sick
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wweeeiiird. the guys on here are right, that is not an 06+ rear lip. your front lip and side skirts are correct, but i do not understand why your rear lip is different. you should defininately ask the dealership about this cause this is what it's suppose to look like



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Wow, this is definitely weird. Is it possible that the '06 rear lip is different in Canada? It's a perfect fit - no gaps whatsoever. In fact, it fits much better than the front lip. When I was shopping for my car, I saw other TSXs on the lot with the lip kit and I don't remember seeing the black plastic on the rear lip.

Anybody else have an 06+ TSX with the rear lip in Canada?
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Cool, good to know that it fits. Thanks!

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Wow, this is definitely weird. Is it possible that the '06 rear lip is different in Canada? It's a perfect fit - no gaps whatsoever. In fact, it fits much better than the front lip. When I was shopping for my car, I saw other TSXs on the lot with the lip kit and I don't remember seeing the black plastic on the rear lip.

Anybody else have an 06+ TSX with the rear lip in Canada?
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Thanks for the comments everyone!

I knew there were going to be people that would suggest a drop, but I'm not sure I want to... we get some major snow storms here in the winter and the TSX handles bad enough already without reducing the clearance. I also don't want to sacrifice any ride comfort. On top of all that, doing the headlights and having to remove/replace the front bumper and lip was such a big job that it has kind of turned me off of modding. I'd like to just enjoy my car now instead of trying to make more changes to it. I've got two more KPtech modules to install and then I'm done.
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