Aesthetics aside, I noticed a very interesting difference.

The former SEMA car did infact have modified body panels...

whereas...

The new SEMA car has a bolt on kit which LOOKS like the modified body.



Why did they do this? Is it maybe finally a possibility that Acura could offer this?

Granted none of us no for sure either way. But its definately looking promising.


We know they've listened to and responded to demand from this website before... we also know their beginning to offer factory performance packages on several of their cars... Accord/TL

Maybe their hinting at a future such package for the CL?


Either way... interesting difference for sure.

 

if its going to be a true OEM kit for about 2000 dollars

WHERE DO I SIGN UP?!?!?!?!

sidemarker

 

 

PICS?!????????????????!!!

 

http://www.imageevent.com/soopa/sema2002acuraclaccord

 

way nasty I love it... makes me fall in love with the cl all over again....Z

 

Nice observation soopa. Now we need a section devoted just for the body kit then see if LA times or some other newspaper journalist gets a hold of our site and does a report on, "Why acura does not offer performance packages for the Acura CL." hehe

 

the only part that i think needs help on the CL is the front. the stock front bumper just looks so plain and bland looking. the back and sides look fine to me. if they just made a more aggressive looking bumper for our cars, instead of that big smiley face we'd be set.

 

see i can live with the back and front. its the sides that kill me... nothing is worse then our STRAIGHT side sills.

:ghey:

 

could it be...i don't even wanna think about it. I won't be able to sleep

 

i think the back is ok. It is the fron and sides that kill me.

 

it sounds like maybe Acura has something big planned...

 

The bottom rear where the exhaust tips exit looks funny....makes the back end look really boxy..love the front end though =)

 

You think the back looks boxy??!?....i dont know, maby your thinking of the TL...thats the one thats boxy, i think the back of ours is almost to rounded....but i still love it:P

 

i would commit murder to be able to walk to my garage every day and see that sitting there

 

 

i will sell my bodykit in a sec (IF someone wants it) if that kit comes out!!!!!!!! Love the front and the rear i will stick with my sideskirt as what i have now and can anybody tell me wtf kinda bulb r they using in those driving lights????? they r yellow and WTF kinda shape is that?? LEDs???

 

I noticed those too, they seem to have yellow tips-- What the hell are they??

 

of course you noticed.... thats why i took the pics! haha.


no their not LED's... i dunno what they are... but their very big compared to the old bulbs.

Id suspect Acura is going to bring back the fog lights on the CL and use those higher powered yellow bulbs. Just as they should.

YELLOW OWNZ ME.

 

good pics btw

 

Damn.. that is one good looking car.. not sure about the side, but I love the front!!

 

i wouldnt change a DAMN thing. that kit is the shit!

 

looks a bit like a solara from the back

 

I like that pic of the silver CL...where/when can we get that kit?? come on now come on, don't keep the info to yourselfves...haha

 

under hood pics ,, 312 hp at the wheels and interesting strut bar

http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=50357

 

I just have one question about the kit though. Since it is a bolt-on kit that covers the lower side panels, how does it look in person? I mean does it stick out much killing the smooth lines of the CL? From your pics it doesn't look like it, soopa, but what do you think? Is it noticeable that much (in a bad way, of course)?

 

rod. it looks super clean... very impressive in fact.

it looks as if it has a modified body...

in person... i didnt notice that it was in fact bolt on until i peeled a panel away from the body and was like "whoa" then i started taking pictures of the seams and shit.

 

Good to hear, soopa. Now all we need is for someone to make the damn thing (out of urethane hopefully).

 

so then, if thats the case, its very possible for a kit like that to be ripped off by a car wash, etc..also, its very likely that the panels could just wear out from opening and closing the doors and could fall off, not to mention how rain, dirt, and debris could get stuck behind there, or the edges of the panels could scratch the actual body surface of the car...or how about how it would get scraped alot over speed bumps or bumping those parking spot curbs, etc....or how about how the exhaust tips would leave black stains around the tip and possibly melt the plastic/eurethane around it like you see on so many Civics and such with rice body kits...or how about the paint that would begin to fade or wear unevenly underneath the panels....the clear coat could fog up from too much condensation behind those panels....


seriously, this kit LOOKS sweet as hell, but the bottom line is that it would add ALOT of weight to our already very heavy CL-S and it would probably not due well in real world conditions..as a SHOW car, its awesome, but as a real word daily driver, a kit like that, especially with the door panel things, would probably be a nightmare

 

what about molding the sides?

 

So soopa whatever happened to that one place that offered to do a custom kit? Any feedback from them?

spiro