JBao's NBP RL
03-01-2012 | 01:13 PM
#42
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Here it is...
Got to go to work so I kinda rushed it....I'll post some interior driving sound later on. When I downshift, it is very throaty...not too loud and very deep. When I push it, nice deep sound...almost like infiniti!
Got to go to work so I kinda rushed it....I'll post some interior driving sound later on. When I downshift, it is very throaty...not too loud and very deep. When I push it, nice deep sound...almost like infiniti!
03-01-2012 | 03:04 PM
#43
Here it is...
Got to go to work so I kinda rushed it....I'll post some interior driving sound later on. When I downshift, it is very throaty...not too loud and very deep. When I push it, nice deep sound...almost like infiniti!
http://youtu.be/UDQGL27Af2A
Got to go to work so I kinda rushed it....I'll post some interior driving sound later on. When I downshift, it is very throaty...not too loud and very deep. When I push it, nice deep sound...almost like infiniti!
http://youtu.be/UDQGL27Af2A
did you order the j pipe also? might make the exhaust deeper and/or more raspy though
03-01-2012 | 05:02 PM
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Ya I got the jpipe ordered...if it's too loud, I can always put my resonator back on. As of now, in person, it sounds wicked nice...not crazy loud and when u punch it, it's very throaty and deep...and ya, emblems are cool...nothing too crazy but def a nice touch. That's all the lighting for my car lol...anything else would be too much.
03-03-2012 | 04:13 PM
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i like the front emblem. would like to see it with the turn L or R only. also the exhaust sounds nice. congrats. cant wait for the jpipe sound.
also for the red inside projector u should have told him to leave it and to use as show only. make a separate switch.
while your car was on, i herd a click click click. in front, thats how my car sounds, but dealer told me that the valves need to be adjusted. the tech who owns an rl, said should sound quiet. he said its best to adjust the valve when doing the 105k service.
also for the red inside projector u should have told him to leave it and to use as show only. make a separate switch.
while your car was on, i herd a click click click. in front, thats how my car sounds, but dealer told me that the valves need to be adjusted. the tech who owns an rl, said should sound quiet. he said its best to adjust the valve when doing the 105k service.
03-03-2012 | 05:16 PM
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Hmmm...that click was before I started my car..if we're talking about the same click. I heard some sort of clicks before I bought the car and my mechanic who knew what was wrong with my Audi at the time when no one else did said that the clicking he heard was fine..he did also tell me that I need valve adjusted. So I don't think it's the same click..also, this car only has 40k miles 
Thanks for the compliment, I just got tail light retired and had my friend do a driveby for me since the drone from running no resonator was getting kinda annoying..however, once I heard it on the outside, it was sick! ESP when he let the gas go, all you hear is a throaty sound.
I agree with you but no point for me to spend extra $100 for dual led..broke! Also, I rather just have a dimmer remote...
Thanks for the compliment, I just got tail light retired and had my friend do a driveby for me since the drone from running no resonator was getting kinda annoying..however, once I heard it on the outside, it was sick! ESP when he let the gas go, all you hear is a throaty sound.
I agree with you but no point for me to spend extra $100 for dual led..broke! Also, I rather just have a dimmer remote...
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03-04-2012 | 11:42 AM
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The very top of your bumper guards? 
theNBP, Are you talking about a clicking coming from the engine bay at idle and very low RPM? Legend #1 always did that for me and this one does too. I was thinking about starting a thread to gauge the commonality and hopefully find the root cause, normal or not.
theNBP, Are you talking about a clicking coming from the engine bay at idle and very low RPM? Legend #1 always did that for me and this one does too. I was thinking about starting a thread to gauge the commonality and hopefully find the root cause, normal or not.
03-04-2012 | 01:14 PM
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Here it is...
Got to go to work so I kinda rushed it....I'll post some interior driving sound later on. When I downshift, it is very throaty...not too loud and very deep. When I push it, nice deep sound...almost like infiniti!
http://youtu.be/UDQGL27Af2A
Got to go to work so I kinda rushed it....I'll post some interior driving sound later on. When I downshift, it is very throaty...not too loud and very deep. When I push it, nice deep sound...almost like infiniti!
http://youtu.be/UDQGL27Af2A
03-04-2012 | 05:21 PM
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looks good, blk on blk.
and your headlights look like fog is on inside or am i wrong?
for the sound. its when at idle and of course car is on. as sniffles says and i stand corrected, valves do need adjusting like the acura tech said. and i have 100k miles and he told me its not really normal because it should be quite. and 007 start the thread. lol
and your headlights look like fog is on inside or am i wrong?
for the sound. its when at idle and of course car is on. as sniffles says and i stand corrected, valves do need adjusting like the acura tech said. and i have 100k miles and he told me its not really normal because it should be quite. and 007 start the thread. lol
03-04-2012 | 06:21 PM
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Ya..my mechanic said my clicking is what every Honda sounds like..I trust him cause he heard the clicking on my Audi and he diagnosed it as the timing chain shaft or something lol..so before I bought this car at only 38K, I asked him if I should be worried and he said no. He said to tighten the valves at 100k but that's pretty much it.
I didn't notice it when I took the pic but when I was uploading it, I guess the camera didn't catch the halo as well...it is really bright so when I get module in, I am gonna dim it...but no fog in headlight....yet lol
I didn't notice it when I took the pic but when I was uploading it, I guess the camera didn't catch the halo as well...it is really bright so when I get module in, I am gonna dim it...but no fog in headlight....yet lol
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03-05-2012 | 09:33 PM
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Another vid off camera...gonna get a hold of a better video recorder...doesn't catch what it really sounds like 
http://youtu.be/HSSTAH22gJY
http://youtu.be/HSSTAH22gJY
03-06-2012 | 08:45 AM
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The clicking is a purge solenoid that gets noisy on all Hondas which is why all Hondas seem to have that noise. Chnage the purge solenoid ~$49 and the sound should go away. I'd do that first because adjusting the valves could get a lil pricey and if someone doesnt know what they're doing the engine goes :boom: If the ticking still there after pruge solenoid changed, then its the valves. Unless someone puts a mechanics stethescope on the heads and diagnoses it as the valves LOL
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03-06-2012 | 10:17 AM
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Hmm good question..never checked since I had led in it...so I never bothered to use it. But he told me that he ran it so that when I do use it, it uses the full power...which is prob why I have no drl anymore
03-06-2012 | 10:45 AM
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I figured it may just be something that doesn't get used much. I created a switch that takes the DRL signal and turns on a relay that can be used anywhere really. I decided to run it to my fogs. The switch takes the DRL signal from the factory bulb harness, so the input is plug and play. No need for pulled relays or other mods.
03-06-2012 | 06:54 PM
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I figured it may just be something that doesn't get used much. I created a switch that takes the DRL signal and turns on a relay that can be used anywhere really. I decided to run it to my fogs. The switch takes the DRL signal from the factory bulb harness, so the input is plug and play. No need for pulled relays or other mods.
How easy is the plug and play? And you should really think about making a few kits and selling it.... Just a thought.
03-06-2012 | 07:34 PM
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Plugging the switch in is very simple. I had to tap into my positive fog light wire for the output. That was the hardest part and still pretty simple.
I have started looking into making some switches now that work has slowed down. Hopefully I could have something by mid-April.
I have started looking into making some switches now that work has slowed down. Hopefully I could have something by mid-April.
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03-06-2012 | 08:45 PM
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Exhaust sounds nice. I like the halos surprisingly. You see them a lot on the TL forum and I think they look terrible on the 3rd gen TL. They actually suit the RL much better. I think they look better on the RL because of the overall bigger headlight and the staggered sizes of the DRL and projector. Nice job.
03-07-2012 | 10:45 PM
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Exhaust sounds nice. I like the halos surprisingly. You see them a lot on the TL forum and I think they look terrible on the 3rd gen TL. They actually suit the RL much better. I think they look better on the RL because of the overall bigger headlight and the staggered sizes of the DRL and projector. Nice job.
03-08-2012 | 04:45 PM
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Hey everyone,
I decided to start a thread to show my car from stock to where ever it the mod fever takes me. Just upgraded this from 2001 Audi A4 and so far, no check engine light!! I was planning on ordering a lot of my parts and getting it installed during spring but I got impatient and since it looks like snow hasn't even been a factor here in Boston, I decided to get started.
Stuff I done already:
-AEM CAI
-Blue LED Interior
-USA Spec Ipod
-5000K Low/6000K HID Fog (looks white)/LED DRL
-Tinted tail light with reverse cut out
-Tint all around
-12in JL Sub and Amp
-LED Reverse Light
-LED License Plate
-Resonator removed
-Blacked out Front and Rear Emblems
-Debadged
Future Mods:
-6000K Morimoto Low and Fog
-Aspec Kit all around
-Lowering on H&R Springs
-Custom headlight (Carbon fiber corner, black out housing, CCFL Halos)
-09 RL Rear Sway
-Dechroming ALL the chrome
-LED Emblems
-20in Savini BM-3 Staggered or 19in Works by Zelaya (when he decides to sell it!)
-P2R Throttle Body Spacer
My car is going in the shop next coming weekend and I will have everything done minus the rims.....rims is a delicate process lol. Let me know what you guys think and I'll be posting pics when I get my car is back!
(PM me if anyone is interested in the OSRAM Cool Blue 5000K...only used for 1 month)
I decided to start a thread to show my car from stock to where ever it the mod fever takes me. Just upgraded this from 2001 Audi A4 and so far, no check engine light!! I was planning on ordering a lot of my parts and getting it installed during spring but I got impatient and since it looks like snow hasn't even been a factor here in Boston, I decided to get started.
Stuff I done already:
-AEM CAI
-Blue LED Interior
-USA Spec Ipod
-5000K Low/6000K HID Fog (looks white)/LED DRL
-Tinted tail light with reverse cut out
-Tint all around
-12in JL Sub and Amp
-LED Reverse Light
-LED License Plate
-Resonator removed
-Blacked out Front and Rear Emblems
-Debadged
Future Mods:
-6000K Morimoto Low and Fog
-Aspec Kit all around
-Lowering on H&R Springs
-Custom headlight (Carbon fiber corner, black out housing, CCFL Halos)
-09 RL Rear Sway
-Dechroming ALL the chrome
-LED Emblems
-20in Savini BM-3 Staggered or 19in Works by Zelaya (when he decides to sell it!)
-P2R Throttle Body Spacer
My car is going in the shop next coming weekend and I will have everything done minus the rims.....rims is a delicate process lol. Let me know what you guys think and I'll be posting pics when I get my car is back!
(PM me if anyone is interested in the OSRAM Cool Blue 5000K...only used for 1 month)
Nice RL
Awesome TL's
03-17-2012 | 12:51 AM
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what did you do to your exhaust? it sounds nice in the videos... it sounds louder than the 5Zigen... but not as loud/raspy as some of the custom systems I've heard.
if it's a custom system - what exact parts did they use and what did it cost?
if it's a custom system - what exact parts did they use and what did it cost?
03-20-2012 | 08:52 PM
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Thanks...I used the Injen Universal Titanium Mufflers about $190 ea, took my resonator out (don't do it if you don't want drone) and 2.5 piping..Total including labor came out to about under $700
Everyone that hears it in person says its a good sound and def not ricey so go for it!
Everyone that hears it in person says its a good sound and def not ricey so go for it!
03-31-2012 | 07:30 AM
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hey sniffles can I tried to send you a pm the other day but im assuming you didnt get it (tim @ oemacura said he didnt get any of my pm's??)
Could you shoot me a pm with your email, I have a few questions that im hoping you can answer.
thanks
Could you shoot me a pm with your email, I have a few questions that im hoping you can answer.
thanks
04-03-2012 | 11:04 AM
#76
Nice wheels and I'm sure this will look nice with BBK. I wonder what's the weight. I checked their website and didn't see it on their line of wheels. What's the price tag on this wheel. Are you thinking doing staggered setup?
04-03-2012 | 12:42 PM
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staggered would be sick....but even tho as long as you match the rolling diameters...theres no evidence that it won't harm the car in the long run....most ppl that run the staggered don't really drive the car long term. I plan on keeping it for a little while so I'll prob stick to the safer side. These are vossens so I am sure its going to be on the heavier side...its due out in May with the silver polished...the matte graphite is what I want and should be coming in later. no price tag on it yet but I am thinking around $2600 with tires on 20in. Thats what my guy offered me on all the other vossen rims. I'll try to stay on top of it !
04-03-2012 | 03:10 PM
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True...but I already made up my mind that this car isn't built for speed...so I'm not too worried. I'm just building this car more for looks. It's got enough power for my liking and if I do want to go faster, I do that on my bike!
04-03-2012 | 10:37 PM
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Those r hot though. Im thinking bout going Vossen as well this week being that I sold my concave Stance wheels