freshCLS

What's up everyone? My car is finally in motion. 2001 CL-S. Although there is still some work I need to do to the interior, the exterior is pretty much done. Not to mention the sarona roof wing I've yet to install. I just had the Tein basic damper coilovers installed, an AEM CAI, and the TSX wheels. I also have a VIS carbon fiber hood, 2003 headlights, M3 wing, and thanks to my boy "RMLatinPlaya", I managed to make a perforated grille for it. For now, that is how it is going to move. I'm still pretty new to this site so bare with me. Let me know what you guys think.. Peace.

jdmikey

x's

freshCLS

sorry, I'm working on it. stand by everyone.

freshCLS

RMLatinplaya

Another Boston boy .... Nice looking CLS bro, luv the clean profile pic... Keep up the good work and thanks for the shout out.

NSXNEXT

iTrader: (2)

Is your hood open?

freshCLS

Thanks man.

freshCLS

Yes it is not open. That's how it fit. I'm kind of upset about that but I'm really not sweating it too much. I'll see if I can have it adjusted, but if it cant, then oh well.

Joe5.0

Thats why I wouldnt get an aftermarket hood, alot seem to fit like crap.

freshCLS

Do you guys want to know the really bad feature? It doesn't have the holes for the washer fluid dispensers. The holes for the grille insert were not pre-drilled as well. Which was the most annoying procedure to do. They didn't even give me an idea of where the holes are supposed to go, you know like little white dots or something. My friend and I had to improvise so we put the screws into the grille, I grabbed a whiteout pen and put a drop on the tip of each screw and gently positioned it properly in order for the ink to make contact in the right locations, otherwise the thing would have came out twisted. It took some time and patience but it was done.

ccannizz11

The car looks good in all the shots where you can't see the plastic piece behind the grill

freshCLS

Yeah, I'm thinking of cutting it out or something.

UNeeKLiNG

iTrader: (3)

car looks good man....i think you should order a black plastic grill trim instead of the chrome one...but other than that it looks good...

freshCLS

You know, I had the same thing in mind. I'll see if the dealer will let me exchange it, I still have my reciepts. Thanks for the complements.

brianlin87

iTrader: (1)

is that a rearview camera?

phipark

Nice mirrored shine. I'm not feeling the TSX wheels though.

car_lost

get some hood pins to see if you can squeeze the hod down a little more.

RaviNJCLs

iTrader: (4)

Looks good.

Same question.

freshCLS

Yeah, its a camera, but I'm waiting on some screens to make it useful. I'm contemplating on putting hood pins for that same reason. Thanks everyone.

robeaneee

is that a key hole on your trunk lid? i thought we don't have one

6MTpromises

m&b6speed

that last pic looks hot

freshCLS

Thanks for the comps everybody, I just finished painting my rear brake calipers red. I was going to start the fronts but darkness fell so I had to wrap everything up. Tomorrow morning I will resume. I was thinking of going Brembo but I don't want to get carried away too soon. Meanwhile, I'll just wear the stock calipers, they work pretty good. As soon as I finish them I will post some pics. Peace everyone.

All Mine

Hey, what lip spoiler is that on your trunk? That's real nice. I've been thinking about the M5 one, but that looks good, too.

car_lost

looks like the m5 or m3 lip spoiler.

mattg

you just need to adjust your hood latch down, and turn the little rubber bumpers down and your hood will fit right in the front.

03 CL TypeS

Love the TSX rims !!!

freshCLS

OK thanks mattg, I'll try that.

freshCLS

Thanks for the comp 03 cl Type s, I'm trying to avoid the curb rashes on them, I think my girlfriend put a small one on the right front wheel because I'm very cautious about those things, but mistakes do happen. I'd really be upset if they were 20" chromes-Now That's a perfect reason to start an argument, and I believe most individuals would agree..

AMorgCLS

freshCLS

It's a cam lens. I bought the car with it so I assume it was drilled in.

Time For Sleeep

Hey Fresh... wat spoiler is that?

qcballa77

Car looks good, how easy/hard was the hood install? any other unforseen problems besides the lack of washer holes?

Not really Feeling the TSX rims, our cars look better with a lipped rim

Anfurnys Type-S

i agree i love the stock 01/02 CL-S star rims but ehh people have different opinions other then then your car looks hot =D

freshCLS

Depending on which one you're talking about. The roof wing is by Sarona and the trunk wing is off an M3.

freshCLS

Well, the hood itself was installed by the guys in the shop where it was re-painted. In addition to the lack of washer holes was the lack of grille insert holes which was a risky task because of the fear of ruining it. Thankfully the task was succesfully completed without any errors.

About the TSX wheels. I'm all about uniqueness and individuality, I try very hard to look different than others in every aspect. That is what seperates me as an individual amongst others. I accept both positive and negative criticism because of the mere fact that everyone has their own distinctive opinions about everything. I've had my CL for a few months now, but prior to the slight modifications that I made to it, I was trying to develop a combination that will made my car look simple but more agressive than stock both coinsiding with the mindset of looking different than others even if the outcome was slightly noticeable. I live in Boston, and I noticed that all CL's/TL's either have the stock type-s Wheels or some other aftermraket wheels. I'm not inferring that I will never install aftermarket wheels because that is one the most prevalent factors in modifying cars but for the time being, I wanted stock Acura wheels that no other CL or TL had (in Boston at least, I'm pretty sure someone else out there had similar thoughts). I liked them because they are practically the same size as the stock "S" wheels, They use the same exact tire size but because of the amount of spokes and unique styling of the TSX wheels, to me they appear larger when mounted on our cars.

anothercls

On the 03 the washer fluid comes out from under the hood, not through washer units on the hood, was this changed for 03?

janob05

looks good. carbon fiber hood looks different. not used to seeing it on a cl. but nicely done.

Jaydef03

sorry bro, not feelin the TSX rims, grille or hood. the CF hood doesnt truly fit. and the grille looks like a high schooler's civic setup. you should try cutting out the the inner workings of the grille for a nice clean finish.

and as mentioned before, id rather have hood pins, even though it looks ricey, as long as the kept my hood in a more clean-cut position.

freshCLS

To be quite frank with you, it sounds like an excellent task but I actually have more important things to do with my time. Don't get me wrong, it is a good idea and I'm sure my car will look alot better but it doesn't hold much importance to me. Hey, now that I think of it.... I'll probably pay some kid a couple of bucks to do it while I'm at work But until then.. it's nothing to me.