AcuraZine, thanks for your help!
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AcuraZine, thanks for your help!
For some back ground, my wife used to have a 2003 TL-S; a lease that we turned in for a 2007 Accord EX-L 3.0L automatic coupe. We loved the power train in the TL-S, but hated the stock sound system and lack of curtain airbags and see really wanted a coupe.
It was fairly quick turning a 14.93ET @ 94.07Mph with an outstanding 2.294 60’ time at Houston Raceway Park two years ago in perfect weather, DA -600’. The 2003 ET’d better than the 2007 Accord EX-L 3.0L automatic (15.14 @ 93.95Mph) due to laughable 2.40-ish 60’ times. Maybe the additional torque of the 3.2L TL motor? The TL-S also weighed 150Lbs more than the Accord coupe.
Anyway, to the point, since my son needed to replace his 1999 Dodge Neon lat fall; it just wasn’t worth the money to keep it on the road anymore, we purchased him a 2001 CL purchased last October 2007 (He has 3.0GPA @ Texas A&M). For Christmas I installed the Peripheral IAS71 Asian/Import iPod Interface ($99.00) for Factory Radio for his iPod adaptors using incredible step by step instructions from this site. The job lasted about 2 hours and saved me at least $100 in labor! It works perfect from the steering wheel controls! I couldn’t have done the install without the information found on this web site!
More details here:
http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=13254
In January the transmission bit the dust with 89,900 miles on the clock. The local Acura dealer in Houston (Gilman) sent a flatbed up to College Station to pick up the stranded CL; order from the Dallas warehouse and installed a remanufactured transmission and supplied a TSX loaner for eight days and almost 450 miles while my 2007 Accord EX-L 2.4L 5-speed manual got a rest! Out of pocket cost, $0.00!
More details here:
http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=15083
Overall, my son really loves his CL and for the first time actually washes it when it gets dirty, a miracle! Just wanted to say thanks! This web site has a LOT of helpful information for Acura CL’s & TL’s.
It was fairly quick turning a 14.93ET @ 94.07Mph with an outstanding 2.294 60’ time at Houston Raceway Park two years ago in perfect weather, DA -600’. The 2003 ET’d better than the 2007 Accord EX-L 3.0L automatic (15.14 @ 93.95Mph) due to laughable 2.40-ish 60’ times. Maybe the additional torque of the 3.2L TL motor? The TL-S also weighed 150Lbs more than the Accord coupe.
Anyway, to the point, since my son needed to replace his 1999 Dodge Neon lat fall; it just wasn’t worth the money to keep it on the road anymore, we purchased him a 2001 CL purchased last October 2007 (He has 3.0GPA @ Texas A&M). For Christmas I installed the Peripheral IAS71 Asian/Import iPod Interface ($99.00) for Factory Radio for his iPod adaptors using incredible step by step instructions from this site. The job lasted about 2 hours and saved me at least $100 in labor! It works perfect from the steering wheel controls! I couldn’t have done the install without the information found on this web site!
More details here:
http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=13254
In January the transmission bit the dust with 89,900 miles on the clock. The local Acura dealer in Houston (Gilman) sent a flatbed up to College Station to pick up the stranded CL; order from the Dallas warehouse and installed a remanufactured transmission and supplied a TSX loaner for eight days and almost 450 miles while my 2007 Accord EX-L 2.4L 5-speed manual got a rest! Out of pocket cost, $0.00!
More details here:
http://www.driveaccord.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=15083
Overall, my son really loves his CL and for the first time actually washes it when it gets dirty, a miracle! Just wanted to say thanks! This web site has a LOT of helpful information for Acura CL’s & TL’s.
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