So ive had my CL for a little more then a year now and I thought it was time to do a build thread!

Picked her up april of 2012 w/ 67k miles for $7100. It was a city car so she had some dings.

this is when i first got her home.




So the first mod i did was upgrade the sound system(somewhat). i got a Kenwood DD Head Unit in the beginning of the summer. Damn that was a pita to take apart


After Working a minimum wage job for 2 months i finally saved up for some rims!!

Enkei STR5 18/7.5 +42 with some Dunlop Sport Signature 225/45/18 tires mounted on



Fast forwarding to november, some dick head broke into my car to steal my air maxs(but left my ipod chilling on the center console)


on that note i thought it was time to get some privacy, so i tinted her with 15% all around


picked up some DC Sport ceramic headers from xclr8


And about a month ago i got some Greddy RS mufflers to create a custom catback.



last but not least, i painted my headlight housings with a friend



I love how they came out.

Anyway, what do you guys think?

Future plans: CAI and drop and probably done since she is my daily (saving for a 240sx project car)

 

Looks nice, now just get some 03 tail lights, and interior silver trim.

 

I was actually going to get some 03 tails last week. This shop had a totaled 03 auto and were selling the tails for $50 each. I drove all the way up to Philly To get them and the dude already sold them

 

That sucks.

 

Yeah, three hours of traffic on the way back. I was pissed

 

newcastle?

 

Bear

 

Middletown lol right below the canal, rush I think I met you at the 95 rest stop back in the fall. I saw you and another cl pull up an I was like

 

Hey guys,

ive decided to order my coilovers tomorrow. im going with the function form type 1's. is there anything i should look out for when i put them in? and will i have to use factory tophats?

also is there anything i can do with the front wheel wells so i dont rub?

 

Judging by your wheels you should be fine , but if you rub decent amounts cut the fender liner out some and roll the fender , but be careful . The fender like to pull away from the door and make a large gap there . The coils themselves are plug and play . Enjoy the low life .

 

Just bring your car to the shop and lets paint this mutha something stupid hot!

 

Looks nice! How hard was the headlight mod? I'd rather take the dash apart than that front end.

 

definitely a great start.

 

taking the bumper off was fairly easy, but if your by yourself its kinda a pain to line it back up when you put it back on. as far as taking the headlight it was i pain in the ass since i used a heat gun, but other people put them in the oven for like 10min and it just pulls right apart.

 

i want to, i def want that Texas tea, but paint is next summers project

 

Reminds me of my old Cl... Lookin good dude.. Just thought id check up on the Cl section.. Not that im a Tsx owner.. I do miss the Cl ! Hell yea! Nice dude.. Post some picture of your coil install when it takes place!

 

Looking good, can't wait to see it dropped

 

Just some quick pics i got of the CL since lowered





Girl friend washing the rims


crappy phone pic.... but dat ass

bad rolling shot, but many more to come!

still need to drop the rear about 1/2inch and it should be perfect

 

I really wish I had black interior lol

 

ebony is so much better than parchment .

 

Looks good, nice drop!

 

Thanks guys, I'm going a little lower this weekend. Also thinking about the TL lip kit
If I get it before I get the car painted I there a way to put it in without molding it to the bumper?

 

looks good! I have the same car. the drop looks better in person i remember seeing it parked at the mall a few weeks back. i was talking to your boy (Steven) I work with him. He said he wanted to help me with my tein coils also. He mentioned he just finished helping u with yours.

 

Thanks man, I think I've seen yours there, 01/02 with 03 headlights and tails right? Yeah Steve said something to me about helping you install them, it's pretty easy. Getting it to the right height is just a pain in the ass though

 

1000 times improved with drop, looking good

 

thanks man, did you ever get that roof spoiler on?

 

Hey don't know if you still have my # but I have blck 6speed that I'm slowly parting out

 

dont think i have your number anymore, thanks for the heads up though.

 

quick question guys,

i was at a local car meet the other day and this kid wanted to race me with his 08 Civic Si bone stock besides CAI and cf hood. do you guys think i would win? (02 cls h/i/e)

 

ya you'd win.

 

Nice man I like the drop!!

 

If he has a manual and can really drive he might stand a chance otherwise I think youll walk away from him .

 

people have told me he cant drive lol

 

ive been thinking about doing my own front lip so i dont scrape my bumper, i dont really like the look of the home depot lip but i want something allong those lines.


i found this online but idk how that will look on the cl, they also have a full front splitter that goes all the way across and doesnt have the little wing on the side. what do you guys think?

 

putting a lip on won't save your bumper....

just keep an eye on Kijiji for tl lips. or check junk yards

 

No updates and college just started back up so mods are gonna slow down

BUT...

hopefully this winter i can get my hands on a ebay lip kit, once i saw DLntheCL's lip kit i fell in love with it and want to modify the front bumper like that (sorry for copying lol).
im planning on getting the car painted next summer/fall, so im most likely gonna bolt it on for the time being then start molding it before it gets painted.

 

Does anybody know what the best front and rear camber kits are for our cars, and give the most adjustablity (negative camber). Ive decided to stance the cl since its auto, dont really wanna do anymore performance mods and blow it up since its my daily.

 

ingalls. they have 2 flavors, but only one of them does negative camber.

 

alright cool. they say they can go to -2 camber. if i put spacers on to make my offset to 25 will they fit. wheel specs are in my sig. rears are rolled and bumper tabs are relocated.

 

so im leaving the cl game. picking up a 02 Spa Yellow Pearl S2k tomorrow. I love the Cl but i cant stand fwd and im getting a killer deal on s2k!!