over the weekend, my friend and i added front and rear infinity kappa speakers, blacked out the chrome trim around the window area, and added '03 door handles. Also brought the car to the shop to have llumar film applied to the windows. 20% in the front and 15% in the rear. thanks for your help man! ENJOY!

 

Nice mods... I would have thought that to be a 03 with all the 03 parts. I like it alot and all black looks real sick. Keep it up real clean.

 

that looks pritty clean. how did u take the chrome trim off and where did u buy the 03 door handles from ?

 

darkness!

 

thanks man, the chrome trim is still on there. i just used some molding tape that my friend bougt to cover the chrome. bought the 03 door handles from http://www.acuraoemparts.com/delray/jsp/home.jsp

 

Looks nice. Making it all black def looks good.

 

That does look cleaner. Post up a wide angle shot so we can get the full effect. Looks like a rolling oil slick. Keep up the good work.

 

yes please post a full car shot.

how do the kappas with stock head unit compare to the bose/stock headunit?

 

the kappas are much more louder and clear compared to the bose. it doesn't have the distorted sound when you keeping turning the volume up. it just gets louder. treble at midway is already good enough, any higher is like nails on a chalkboard piercing your ear. bass is better, more tighter. overall, i am happy with them and yes, i'll get that wide angle shot up

 

definitely looks good w/ the tint and w/out the chrome trim can't wait to see that wide angle!!

 

so can i get that molding tape in ssm and if so where do i get it ?

 

Looks real sick, man!

How hard was it to do the trim and exactly what did you use. I might try it too. DIY Write up, please!

 

umm, i don't think they make molding tape in ssm. if you were to do that, you would probably have to sand away the chrome and then paint it, which you could do if you took off the trim.

 

applying the tape was easy, the hard part is cutting. i used a razor blade to cut where the chrome and rubber meet and it's hard to cut in a straight line even with creasing. i'll see if i can write up a DIY for this.

 

Awesome, thanks!

What did the door handles cost you?

 

wow man thats clean as hell, im lovin the overall car

 

lovin the blackness

 

both door handles cost me exactly 72.71

 

Hows does the teins SS-P with EDFC ride at that height? Im looking for that setup but nobody comments on it.

Sorry if this is considered hi-jacking the thread

 

Did you hook the factory tweeters back up? If so thats probably why your treble is soo loud. You really should have put a new component set in the front

Looks good though

 

Looks good. I had Infinity Kappas in one of my other cars. Awesome speakers.

 

What are the model numbers for these speakers? Does their impedance match the stock impedance for each set of speakers? I only ask because Crutchfield doesn't list any speakers for the '03 CLS.

 

here's the full shot of the car

 

It looks, really sharp, man. So it's "molding tape"? I'm thinking about going and picking some of this up today.

 

yep, molding tape.

 

I think 3M makes it. Should be pretty plentiful at your local hardware store.

 

I'm searching for this molding tape and the only thing I can come across is double sided tape for attaching side moldings for cars.... hmmm

 

its so dark and scary

 

I looked 3 different places today and didn't find anything but the same. What I need is a fat roll of pinstriping. That'll do it! Taking it of will prove to be a bitch though.

 

You added front and rear infinity kappa speakers...

How do they sound? are they running off the stock deck and amp?

 

i tried doing this once with electical tape, is that the same as molding tape? it was really hard to lay down the tape straight and get it around the curves, any tips?

 

yeah i'm running it with stock deck and amp, overall it sounds more clear and louder compared to the stock POS bose.

 

electrical tape doesn't bond the same as molding tape does. i'm gonna redo my doors because some of the chrome still shows due to uneven cutting. i'll try to write a DIY sometime this week and post it up.

 

a fat roll of pinstriping sounds like a pritty good idea.
i think it just might work if i can find one in ssm

 

how do you guys think it would turn out if i just painted my 01 door handles ?
i got my 01 gril painted but it dose not match the paint on my car 100%.
i think the guy at the shop dint use primer before he painted it ?

 

You'll probably have the same problem as your grille but if you're going to do replace them anyway, it might be worth it to give it a shot.

 

Black out the headlights, taillights, and get black rims. It would be complete stealth. It would like one of those spooky cars in the movies where the car is alive and you can't see a driver. Nice job!