I went down to the Acura dealer of Palmbeach and I bought the kit for 800$ painted! The sales rep was cool and had very good pricing. Even better then Autocarparts.com. This dealership is the best, they are also comptech freindly cuz they sell all the stuff there. Anyway now i need to find out how to out the damn thing on hehe. o well someone on here can give me the plan on how to mold it on.Right? I tryed the search but nothing comes up.

Thanks a lot guys hope omeone can help me!

 

ask charles , basically just take it too a good bodyshop and tell them to cut/ mold it to the body! good luck!

 

I have a couple of questions:

1) I noticed that you bought the painted TL body kit. Since this kit needs to be cut and repainted to fit the CL, couldn't you have gotten the kit unpainted for less.

2) I noticed that you have "comptech sways" and "comptech sways ties and struts" listed for mods. Do you mean "comptech strutbar and konis"? I've never heard of "comptech sways ties" or "comptech struts".

 

so your saying that i should have bought a unpainted one? how come?

 

Someone earlier on this forum had the TL body kit installed on their CL. They said the body kit needed to be repainted because it had to be cut in order to fit the CL. So they had bought the unpainted body kit for a couple of hundred $$$ less.

 

the hole thing had to be repainted just for a cut?? hmmmm...
should i return it and get a unpainted one?

 

it needs to be painted after it's modified. it's a waste of $ buying it already painted.

 

Check out http://home.comcast.net/~bking97124/index.html

and...

Ask CLS2001_97124 about this. Here's some of what he said...

Re: TL Body Kit
Sure, I'd be happy to answer your questions. Please see my reply.



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cls6sp03 wrote on 06-16-2003 03:44 PM:
I just talked with Pleasanton Acura and they can still get the TL body kit for 2001 - 2003 for around $1200. The one I'm interested in comes painted in anthracite metalic and has the same paint batch number as my antracite 03 CLS.

I looked at your posting in "2nd Gen gallary" forum but still have a couple of questions if you don't mind.

1) Will the customization of the already painted (possibly already color matched) body kit require repainting it?


Yes, that is why I do not recommend getting it pre painted, also $1200 is a bit high, you can find them for around $850


2) What type of customization is required to make the body kit fit? Is this something I could do myself in my driveway understanding that I'm not very good at body work? Or would you recommend taking it to a body shop?


for sure not a drive way job, I would get a shop to do it. After all, it is an Acura.. don't want to look to ghetto. As far as what needs to be done, if you take it to a body shop who is willing to do the job, I'm more than positive that they can figure it out. But what it comes down to is this, first you have to make the front and rear longer than it is, then you have to shorten both of the sides. Last, new mounting holes has to be fabricated, only some original mounting holes could be used.

3) Would you mind providing some detail?


Of course... Let me know if you have any other questions.

thanks...

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hope this helps

 

No offense, but you are def a in this game. Better do more research next time.

 

well the Dealer rep said that i can reurn it in 24 hours to get the unpainted one if i needed to. thats why I asked you guys to see what I should do.

 

hahaha oh well you lucked out, atleast you can return it! Good luck with installing it.

 

BTW, how does the factory TL body kit compare to the CL Versus Bodykit kit? This may be an alternative way to go.

 

I have the Versus kit and personally i like the TL kit better, much cleaner and classy...but i dont have $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ just sittin around for that kit to get custom fit..so i got the versus kit...if money is no thing and you know a good body shop i say get the TL kit...if not then the Versus kit is about the only other choice.

 

I have the TL kit conversion and I used CharlesNguyen post to show my bodyshop guys. They did a good job customizing the way I wanted mine done, and yes it will have to be repainted. LAbor and paint should cost you an additional $1200

 

The Tl kit looks tight on the Cl, where you getting all this cash to spend though? Your parents hookin you up?

 

nope... I wash a lot of cars hehe.

 

I work, not married, no kids... just me, my cars, and a low maintenance GF...


italiaCLs,

you got mail.

 

Ive been searchin and searchin for Charlesnguyen's instructions for the Tl kit mod but i CAnt find it anywhere..... Can someone post the thread so i can just click on it.... I want to give instructions to a bodyshop so they dont mess up....

Thanks Please someone help.

 

You may wanna go try european paint and body, when i was hit in the rear end by some douchebag they fixed it, and did a hell of a job. I dont know if they do kit add ons but if they do im sure they would do a great job. Its on okeechobee.

 

 

that was a stupid post, there are pics of the TL kit on a CL everywhere... juss do a search hnet

 

SO noone knows how to get the instructions for the Tl conversion. If you can please put the post on here..

Thanks-

 

I'd like to know to since I'm considering going with the TL body kit on my CL.

thanks in advance...

 

I agree i been looking for the intructions forever on how to install a tl kit

 

I've seen italiacls's car, and it has to be one of the cleanest 01's around. he only has about 30k miles on it and when he installs my supercharger he will have one of the more complete CL's around. Dan, you really should take some pics to show the board. give me a call soon, i'm ready to take the charger off when your ready.

 

Should have bought the unpainted. just return it and tell them that you thought it fit your car. They will all laugh and point, but you'll save some loot.

 

Holy old thread batman

 

Just post a thread on the Blackmarket. I think there are a couple people that have them already modified. I spoke to at least one kid that had a set already cut and painted. You maybe able to save some cash that can be better spent.

 

Good luck! Better find a reall good bodyshop and be prepared to pay $$, mine is in the shop for five months, i am only doing the tl front and the rest is versus here are a few pics for you Good luck in your hunt.

 

 

HOLY CRAP I started this thread like a year ago. How come it came up again. I dont have that kit anymore I have the versuse kit,

 

oh okay.. then this gets shut down