Better Stance and Better Photo's
 

From 18x8.5 +30 to 18x9.5 +20 front, +10 rear.
From rolled fenders to Rolled/pulled/spacers front, flared rear.
From Tein Basic Springs to JIC shorter springs.
From Basic engine bay to mild tuck, polished, matte blacked.

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i like it :thumbsup:

god i hate that broke hood look.

Lookin good! Love the wheels.

I have to agree.

I like everything else you've done to the car though. :thumbsup:

The hood thing I was never keen on, but I like the rest of your car!!

Good job!!

badass I wished my cl looked like that

Thanks all, and the hood lift, as I hope all of us know, allows the hood to fit with the mdx spacer. I'm not to sure about cutting the hood yet, trying to avoid that.
An 09 manifold may be in the future so calm down over a 3/4" lifted hood and enjoy the rest of the car.

Looks great reminds me of

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I like the engine mods and the whole car itself.
the stretched tires are killing me!

What kit is that?

There not that streched, 235's on a 9.5".
Its not like running 215's on wide wheels for "looks" I prefer a little traction and sidewall for handling.:2cents:

There is no kit, the front lip is a fiberglass version of "home depot lip" I made, I'm planing on making something along the lines of a RJ lip but not as low. I have a 6th gen accord coupe oem kit im gonna play with to make a more rounded kit unlike the razor edge tl kit.

It's only 3/4" but it stands out bad on the car. Just saying. I would just switch to another spacer rather than have my hood look like that.

i just notice the fender... im not feeling the wavy fenders...

Like the new stance.
You need to get the hood closed.
might be a bennefit to keep under hood temps down.
But on rainy days it must suck worrying about getting electrical componets wet.
I'm sure you are getting un needed wind noises from it too.
If it was a garaged strip car the hood is ok.
For a daily car it makes the car look damaged to those who don't know why it's like that.
And that is never cool.
You car does look nice,make it look nice.
Get the hood shut.

Broke,like broken or broke like no money to fix ?

badass ride. good job on the work you put into the ride. individuals like you, who make their ride unique inspires me to keep my CL.

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Hood is staying open unless I do the 09 mani next year, it does help with temps in summer, doesn't see the rainy days at all (have 2 DD's). I cant tell any difference with wind noise. It is garage kept and to be 110% honest if someone thinks its broken/damaged then they don't know anything about cars/modifications and I'm not gonna be concerned with what they think.
And yes I do race it often at the drag strip close to my house, so I guess you could consider it a "garaged strip car" :dunno:
The fenders ,no wait the rear isn't a fender its a quarter panel. Anyway ,I'm not 100% happy with them but its a 12 year old car worth 6000 KBB so not gonna dump tons of cash into it making it flawless for other peoples pleasure. And I will repaint the car some other color next year and have the fenders flushed and smooth with the kit I'm working on.


Sorry for the rant,and not trying to be a dick or anything but every single thing on this car including mounting the tires was done by myself in my free time I don't waste money paying shops to do the work, I'm a die hard grassroots mechanic that enjoys positive comments about my work.
And it just gets me when people point out little things.
If this was a 2011 SH-AWD yes then all would be justified with the dislikes, but to each his own...I guess I'm just too much function over form in some aspects.

I have to honestly say that this is the reason I hardly ever post anything. I will think twice about it in future..


( let the :flame: ensue)

I wouldn't stop posting just cause a few comments. No matter what anyone posts on here there is ALWAYS going to be someone who likes it and someone else who dislikes it. It's just a forum where people are going to express their opinions (sometimes whether you want them or not).

I think it's a good thing that people keep posting what they are doing ESPECIALLY things that are different! It would not be as good if everyone did the exact same thing as everyone else. :2cents:

Agreed,

Man, I hate that hood. :tongue:

Do you. Who cares what others think? There are some things on my car that people dont like, but its my car. I dont care.

I do like the design of that front lip. When you build your lip kit, do you plan on incorporating that design or doing something else? If it follows that design and is subtle, I would be interested in it if you were to make another.

^what he said.

If you post your car on an open forum be prepared for opinions. Some you will like some you won't.

SO true. I'm sure non car-enthusiats see cars missing a headlight when a CAI is there in its place and think the car is dilapidated when it's actually very functional. But who cares, you can't please everyone. I've seen plenty of Mustangs with hoods like that.

I'm all for constructive criticism but when people start trying to tell you what to do with your car and using adjectives that aren't necessary is when the 'forum' breakdown begins.

Nice ride, not too over the top, keep the pics coming

Yeah Forums just get me sometimes, and I did overreact over a simple comment. But honeslt I use to have a 450+hp h22 turbo 6th gen accord with full suspension and tons of custom work,all diy,it was house of kolor flipflop red/gold and had carbon everywhere and full Louis Vuitton interior and I got TONS of mixed forum comments over the car, but at the end of the day it would smoke almost anything and never had true ricer shit so I never cared,lol. And now on my CL i have the drivers side driving light opened and cut open to allow air to get to the CAI filter that sits 5"s from the light. I'm sure a lot of people wouldn't like that.

^ yes,and I honestly forgot about this, Ive been on forums for 13 years so i guess i should have known.

Yeah I plan on doing the same thing all the way around. about a 25-30mm flat line drop from the oe bumper/side skirt.
And If I redo the front lip and make it out of urethane in the future I will just give you the FRP one if you want it. I have though about mas-producing them , 2 a week or so, there easy to do and would be about $90-110 a piece. I could be sitting on a gold mine,lol

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Street sweeper..

^ Sex!

its all about taste i like it :)

sick! I dont like the home depot lip at all, lol i tried it myself a while back

^ its not the home depot, its a frp version of it.
I will have better pics after sundays force fed show/race in fayetteville.
If I got extra cash to get the bottle filled when my check hits tonight imma run a few times and video it.

I seen your other thread. If it wasnt a bit far I would go.
Maybe we can run one day since your in carolina too.
I will be starting my build today as soon as this dam engine stand shows up.

Yeah man I'm down for whatever, I'm in between greensboro and chapel hill so holla.

Wow, freaking sick man:toocool:

^^^that is a great pic...
I was on the fence about the mdx spacer myself. The look isn't for me...I mean, you tell me it'll add 100 hp, fkn a right I'll deal with the look, but overall, I was satisfied with just the thermal spacer etc. Overall though, the car looks killer...nice.

Ive decided that the hood matches the sunroof tilt, lol.
I hope to have a 09 mani and carbon hood before spring so the cleanness will continue.

Wow, nice. I've wondered what those wheels would look like on a CL or TL. I'm feelin it

How long have u had this car ?

awesome build looks good to me .

car look great!

That has got to be one of the nicest and meanest looking CL's.... good job man!:thumbsup: