SEmy2K2go

I spent a few hours cleaning up a set of new/used Thermal R&D mufflers for my buddy's CL-S which should be out of the body shop in the next week or so. He currently doesn't have a cardomain site, so I thought I'd add the pics to mine. Check out the pics and let me know what you guys think.

Click this link for pics.

TranceFusion

looks very nice...

briancl

nice job....what'd you use to get em looking brand new?

pimpscls

damn do thermals look like that?

SEmy2K2go

Well, the mufflers themselves are 100% stainless steel, so I just used hot water and soap to get the big stuff off. The pipes were another story. I used my trusty Dewalt drill and a wire brush attatchment to clean those. To polish them after I was done with all that I used.



Like $4 at AutoZone. Worked wonders. Can be used on all metal surfaces.

INFAMOUS-TYPE-S

i got a set of thermals on my civic back in 98, they still look like that today. best quality exhaust I ever bought

jamesbond

Anybody comment more about these thermals? I really like the "M5ness" of the double pipes. More info is appreciated...

Chaptorial

Whoa talk about a night and day difference.

CLASSYCLS

ha, he has the continental contiextreme contacts on his CL-S!
How much damage is to the CL-S?

SEmy2K2go

Yeah, he likes the Continentals a lot. We're in Ohio and he wanted a great all season tire and the Continental was a great choice. There was roughly $14k in damages.

yi_yi

you have installation pics of those exhausts?

SEmy2K2go

No, they haven't been installed yet. Once my buddy gets his car back from the body shop, I'll be installing them along with an AEM intake.

DarkSithCL

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Great job man...they look like someone had them on a tractor...geez. Your hard work sure paid off!!

SEmy2K2go

Thanks, and I don't even own an Acura. You should see the amount of time I put into my own car. Lets just say, he owes me

fahoumh

joebennz

where do you go to get those thermals?

SEmy2K2go

You can pick them up by ordering from Thermal R&D's webpage. I belive the set that I took pics of are a pair of universal mufflers and the previous owner took them to a muffler shop to have the pipe and flanges welded on.

http://www.thermalrd.com/

SEmy2K2go

Well 5 months after Auchbach got the car, its still being worked on.
Notice the Ferrari and BMW in the background.





They were waiting on some part from Acura for over 6 weeks alone.
His mufflers are collecting a lot of dust waiting for his car to be done.

SEmy2K2go

Well, 8 1/2 months to the day he dropped the car off, we picked it up. After $14k+ worth of damage, you can't even tell that it was in an accident. He's actually forgotten just how powerful the car is, so it kinda surprised him at first.



And here was the before shot...

SEmy2K2go

More pics on page 9 of my website.

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/417747/9

darrinb

wow u turned those exhuast around completly

mantis23

holy crap! 8.5 months?! I'd go insane.

Red-CL

Why'd it take so long?

CLASSYCLS

damn, over 8 months for that hit??? either way the car looks real good!

SEmy2K2go

Apparently there were quite a few parts that were on back order from Acura for quite some time. Also, this is a really busy shop that isn't too large, but they do really good work. Typical cars on the lot are BMW's, Audi's, Benz, Ferrari's, Porsche's, etc.

SEmy2K2go

Sorry guys, there were a few that asked which product I used on the mufflers and the image was removed from the thread. Here it is, Eagle One Mag & Aluminum Polish.