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Anyone know if the 05-06 Acura tl trans will fit my 03 CL-S?? Need a replacent/spare trans and can only find this one!

It is my understanding the transmission from the 2004-2006 TL will fit the later 2G TLs just the same as the AV6 transmission.

You looking for an auto or 6spd trans?

If it's a 6spd, you can only use the trans out of a CLS6.

He's looking for a 6-speed manual replacement.

Is your CLS6 tranny dead?

With that said, I believe you have to drill the 'boss' on the '04-06 TL-6 transmission to accommodate the CL-S6 tranny side crank sensor and you have a difference with a 'pin' location of the 'gearshift lever'. #3 on the links below:
CLS6
https://www.oemacuraparts.com/auto-p...ift-lever-scat
TLS6
https://www.oemacuraparts.com/auto-p...shift-arm-scat

Where are you located OP? I have a CLS6 trans with 170k I'd be willing to let go of.

Well my transmission isn't DEAD... but it needs some assembly that the couple of shops around me don't wanna deal with apparently :whyme:
So i was just gonna buy a trans to get my DD back up and running until I can get this one repaired as a backup! If it helps to know, this is the trans i'm looking into https://www.ebay.com/itm/2005-2006-A...9Z1T9w&vxp=mtr
There is a CLS trans also but i'm not sure i'll be able to get it as it's an auction and I don't have much money atm

NVA-AV6 put one in civicdrv's CL-S6 back in the day.
NVA-AV6's post #2755 on page 69:

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-p...718808/page69/
:thumbsup:

I'm in manhattan KS, if its in good condition I am 100% willing to buy it... I'm deserate D:
I'm willing to pay shipping also

:rofl:
What could be so 'bad' that would 'spook' professional tranny shops out of reassembly?:) Any details?

So basically... I made an uh oh and took the bellhousing off upside down...
These guys kinda came apart, didn't break anything besides a bearing or two but it's in pieces and the first guy i talked to said its like a "puzzle" and he doesn't want to go through the labor of piecing it together. One of the #9 & #8 pieces broke but that's no biggie, I am willing to pay for my ignorance! :facepalm:
https://estore.honda.com/acura/parts...0410&dl=251012
https://estore.honda.com/acura/parts...++07&dl=251012

Do you know of anyone who might be willing to assemble mine for me? Or maybe someone selling a used trans...

Best advice would be to:
1) Try and work a deal with teh CL
2) search car-part.com for one in a salvage yard close to manhattan KS to keep costs down
3) search car-part.com for an 04-06 TL-6; but, you would still need to modify it to be CLS6 compatable. :shrug:

Assembling that thing would be a show to say the least :rofl:

:rofl:

teh CL, I just did a total US/CA search for the '03 CLS6 tranny, just to see what's out there, and there's like four of them in the same 'yard' located in Thornhill, ON alone. Is that where you are keeping the stash? :whistle::chuckle:.

Some people are just greedy :whyme:

Is this the one you are referring to:

https://erepairables.com/salvage-car...ra-cl-24367480

:rofl:
No. The market forces dictate price. Unfortunately, you stumbled upon one with serious problems, bought it, and now are just realizing with rarity comes a 'premium in cost'. The CLS6 tranny is rare and is a perfect example of 'premium in cost'. There is one in Burlington, NC for $2050 (131K) with a $300 core. Another in Mapleton, MN for $2800. That's crazy.:loco:

Then again, it does not help 'the cause' that NSX peeps are also dropping this tranny and/or J32A2/J35A3's into their cars when the DOHC 'gives up the ghost'.:shrug:

:rofl:

Don't get me started with those guys. Contacted them a few times in the past & they're a joke. Advertise parts as "not insurance quality" but still charge just under retail for used parts.. :screwy: ..I get making profit but get real.

Feel sorry for folks that don't know better. :facepalm: