Hello ladies and gentleman. I am back on the forum. I used to have an 99 Acura TL, then I went off the grid and got a 99 Lexus gs300. Now i have my hands on an 05 Acura RL. never thought I would get one of these but the dude wanted 4k. It does have high mileage (213,000) but it rides well. I am going to get it pristine and maybe do something with it for a better look hahah. I like it so far. I wonder what I can do to it to make it even better.. Any thoughts

 

Get a professional headlight restore job done at an auto shop it will make the car look like new. Otherwise there's not much. The only people that will think it is cool are the other 12 people that own one. Myself included.

 

welcome back, must be in the water, just snagged an 05 myself!

 

Awesome. Congratulations on your new ride. It looks cool and BTW I do not own an RL.

 

How did you like the GS? How would you compare it to the RL?

 

Just restored my lights myself with some polish and a DA polisher and they look so much better changes the whole front end. Also did a full paint correction and interior refresh. Paint looks awesome.

Also are your bump strips or lower front trim on the grill decomposing? If so maybe replacing those, cant see in the pics on my box at work

 

I liked my GS. Once I saw the RL with the features, I was blown away

 

yes. the bump strips chrom is peeling off. i wonder how much to replace them cause yes i wanna keep it looking new..

 

about $110 each corner

 

I use a chrome spray paint every 6 months on the grill/bump stip. It's not perfect but it looks good from 10 feet away. I tried to restore the headlights myself, but it didn't last long. The detail place did much better job than i did. But I didn't use a buffer. It made the car look new again. I do wax it often 3-4 times annually. Meat market - were you on CRN for awhile?

 

yeah I was on crn many moons ago!!

 

Congrats on your purchase. White was the original color I wanted when I was searching for my RL. I ended up getting black, it sure is a PITA to keep clean.


I'm with the others. A good detail and repair/replace items that start to show wear. This will make a world of a difference.