my scanner sucks, its kinda dark, but you get the idea. whatya think? still needs the lowering kit, and some other surprises but i thought id post a pic.



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1998 Acura CL 3.0
17" Niche Shoks (Nitto Rubber)
APC Super Blue Beams
Clear Corners
White Gauges
work in progress...

 

how bout some pics of the gauges???

cool ride.


[This message has been edited by silverESS (edited 03-12-2001).]

 

nice ride,
nice rims

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2001 CL-S
Black/Black
Moonroof Visor
35% Tint All Around
Black Wood Dash Kit
Currently on TL rims with Nokian Winter Tires
My Bitch

 

sorry again my scanner blows moose balls... but here they are white (day) and green and blue at night.... very hard to get good pics of these without a digital camera to see how much light you need to adjust before developing.



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1998 Acura CL 3.0
17" Niche Shoks (Nitto Rubber)
APC Super Blue Beams
StreetGlow Blue Head Strobes
Clear Corners
APC White Gauges
All Platinum Tint
work in progress...

 

'moose balls'???? sounds like something amirsablahblahwhateverhisnameis would say--ever eaten antelope???? sorry...j/k

i live in texas--we have bull balls.

what are the 'strobes'?? they aren't the light things under the car are they???

 

hey--how did you take that picture so FAST???

how bout a pic of the passenger side door handle and the tail pipe?

 

Silver
HAHAHA, i meant CANTELLOPE!
it was a mistake! :0

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2001 CL-S
Black/Black
Moonroof Visor
35% Tint All Around
Black Wood Dash Kit
Currently on TL rims with Nokian Winter Tires
My Bitch

 

haaaaaaa--sure it was!!!!

 

freak.

 

rmstoico--how many miles you got, and how's the car holding up--any acura problems you can tell us 'newbies' about???

 

hey, where you get the white gauges? does teh RPM match up?

 

ok to answer the questions:

i just happened to have it here and already scanned.

i am an outside account executive for NEXTEL so i travel alot. i bought it at 36k 2 months ago and now it has 45k. i am getting a bad squeeking in the pass. rear (brakes i think) but they are do for a little work, so no i am not really having any problems with it! *knock knock*

got the gauges from an undisclosed source of which i will not reveal. GET THIS... go to a retailer and see how much you pay for them. the cheapest i have seen was $99, and i have even seen them go for a cool $125. you want them email me at rmstoico@hotmail.com and i will charge you a measly $65. everything matches. you will NEVER find white gauges for the first gen acura cl anywhere, but here's a helpful hint if you can figure it out: Another Car's Compatibility Offers Reliable Dependency

GET IT??? btw, thanks for the compliments!

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1998 Acura CL 3.0
17" Niche Shoks (Nitto Rubber)
APC Super Blue Beams
StreetGlow Blue Head Strobes
Clear Corners
APC White Gauges
All Platinum Tint
work in progress...

 

your car looks dope mang, I like the rims



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Astroboy out...
2001 Acura CL Type S: Comptech: Headers, filter, sways, springs, koni shocks, goodridge braided brake lines, full kicker system
1996 Porsche 911 Twin Turbo: H&R Springs and sways, Bilstein shocks

 

cool car and cool dash board face..good one

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2001 Acura Red CL Type S.
1997 Honda Civic EX.
!!!! VTEC Power !!!!
Powered by HONDA
Powered by MUGEN

typescl@yahoo.com

 

nice car

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~Phil~!
2K1 satin silver CL-S since 6/13/00 named Laetitia! ~#10,029!!~ ~Navi!~ ~XEPHYR PERFORMANCE CAI~ ~Quantum tint~ ~Hiper Hibrid Plasma Xenon road lamps AND high-beams~ ~spoiler, baby!!~ ~Uniden LRD 6599SWS Radar Detector~ ~Shine by Meguiar's Gold Wax~ ~Member of the Scratched Rims Club~ ~Getting a red Acura badge shortly.~
Former post count : Over 500!! FREAK!

 

Like the rims and guages... What springs are ya planning to go with?

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2001 Silver 3.2CLS
-Muds, Spoiler, Hardwire 8500, Prolarg M-6 lamps
Planning: Comptech Headers, Sways, CAI

 

LOL That was funny...
Nice ride rmstoico...Do you have your cl dropped any? Doesn't really look like it...are you planning on springs?

CLpower: 94-97 Accord fit our cars, not the 4cyl. ones though. You can always check out NrAuto.com They are expensive so you really shouldn't buy from them unless you really want to, but they have a lot of gauges.

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Tw1112
CL 3.0 '98 - Cleared bumper, Hiper/Piaa/Polarg bulbs all around, PIAA 1700x fogs, AEM CAI, V1, and Mugen Pedals.

• My CL
• LA Autoshow
• SoCal Meet

 

the only ones i have seen that fit, the RPM's redline doesn't match up. AND WTF? 65$ for paper white gauges? to much for me to spend, damn i wish the shop didn't burn down

 

clpower: no, the redline does match, everything matches, except the numbers are not the same style of font as the numbers that are on the factory gauges.

also, they arent paper white, they are indiglo white, so they have a "clear coat shine" to them, and at night they are VERY bright, it is almost impossible to drive with them cranked all the way up.

i am dropping it, but no way in hell am i using springs. i am getting those new coil over kits that doesnt kill your factory ride. im looking at a few brands now, but will be unsure until the income tax check comes.

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1998 Acura CL 3.0
17" Niche Shoks (Nitto Rubber)
APC Super Blue Beams
StreetGlow Blue Head Strobes
Clear Corners
APC White Gauges
All Platinum Tint
work in progress...

 

I got some for around $65 off groubbuycenter for a 97 Accord and everything matches up. The only problem i had was the screw holes were alittle off so i just made them alittle bigger.



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'97 CL with custom scratches thanks to my mom's "wonderful" cats

 

eibach springs won't kill your ride at all. And what kind of coilovers are you looking for? Better not be getting ground controls/vis/skunkworks etc. Your ride will be shittier then ever. And as far as true coilovers go. I rode on apex'i's for awhile. I prefer my eibach tokico set up a little better. Except i wish they were about .5 inch lower

 

Nice Rims!!!
Rims alone makes this car BAAAAHHDD-lookin'!

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---revangel---
2001 CL-S Satin Silver / Ebony Interior / Navi

 

clpower, really? see i dont really like the eibach's. i have ridden in 2 cars with eibach springs and i didn like them. let me ask you a question. the tokico coil overs, are they made by eibach? did you have the springs or the coil over kit? how does that ride? cuz i was looking at them, but there are 15 different brands and i have no experience with them. im looking at import tuner now and i see tanabe, sprint, skunk, intrax, weapon r, maxspeed, tuned by matrix, blah blah blah. what do you recommend? i money is not an issue, but i would like to stay around 6-700 bucks. what is the best and smoothest coil over kit i can get? thanks for the help clpower!


btw, that noise i mentioned a few posts above, was just the squeaker on the inner brake pad. thank god, i get paranoid when i hear squeaking and i dont know what it is.

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1998 Acura CL 3.0
17" Niche Shoks (Nitto Rubber)
APC Super Blue Beams
StreetGlow Blue Head Strobes
Clear Corners
APC White Gauges
All Platinum Tint
work in progress...

 

you didn't like the eibachs? what didn't you like about them? I'm eibach for life now and swear by them.

STAY AWAY FROM THE CHEAP SLEEVE COILOVERS ie: ground controls, weapon R's, skunk, etc. If you want true coilovers (adjustable spring w/ shocks you'll be looking at around 1000$-2500$) In my opinion, I would go w/ the eibach pro-kit w/ koni adjustable shocks. You can adjust the stiffness of the ride and if i believe correctly you can also adjust the height between 3 different settings. This combo should set you right at your price range.

the reasoning i say stay away from the sleeve coilovers, is they crack, and put ALOT of stress on your suspension. I've seen it happen to many cars including mine. It just doesn't ride the same anymore.

so stay away from these:



and if you want true coilovers look into these:

 

by "sleeve" you mean the kits that just come with springs and that thing you screw up or down to adjust height. right?

and by complete kit you mean the spring, the adjuster thingamajigger that goes up or down, AND the shocks that go up the inside of the spring. right?

do the first gen cl's have shocks all the way around? my last car had 2 shocks and 2 struts.

clpower, thanks for the help man, and i apologize for my ignorance in the suspension area. ive been installing competition audio systems for many years, so you can ask me anything you want about car audio, but i have never touched a suspension. but i am learning.

so does that eibach kit come with the koni shocks or are they separate? i am looking to buy everything all at once in one kit if i can. thanks again!

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1998 Acura CL 3.0
17" Niche Shoks (Nitto Rubber)
APC Super Blue Beams
StreetGlow Blue Head Strobes
Clear Corners
APC White Gauges
All Platinum Tint
work in progress...

 

www.tirerack.com has them both forsale. Also check out other boards around.

and yes, you have your suspensions down....and you know anything about tuning alpine v12 experts w/ the built in crossover?

 

yeah, email me your question and i will explain what you need to do. thanks.

rmstoico@hotmail.com

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1998 Acura CL 3.0
17" Niche Shoks (Nitto Rubber)
APC Super Blue Beams
StreetGlow Blue Head Strobes
Clear Corners
APC White Gauges
All Platinum Tint
work in progress...