Hello it is lil miss tl again,
What cheap appearance mods could i do? Tinting my windows may look nice, but what other things could i do for cheap, to distinguish my car from those every other 55 year old man who has a TL.
PS I am 17 year old lady,
Kelly

You can clear out your headlights but it's not for the faint of heart. You can take off your front license plates, if the dealer didn't drill holes into your bumper. It's illegal, but the TL looks sooooo much better without them. You can make yourself a custom grill. The instructions are in the FAQ section. You can remove the A.C.U.R.A. on the back of your trunk. Stickers is a matter of taste and _can_ be done with taste, although most people here are against it.

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BTW, welcome to the board.

Hmmm... where is "Bangor ME"? j/k

17 HUH?

Only Joking. Welcome.

Go to your Acura dealer and buy the tail lights from the 2002 TL. It's about $350 but a hell of a lot cheaper than body kits and rims.

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1999 Firepepper Red
Under Body Kit/Rear Wing Spoiler/26 Piece Wood Grain Console/BurlWood Shift Knob/30% Smoke Tint/Comptech Sways & Springs/02 Tails
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Hey Lil' Miss TL,

I know it would be a hike for you, but we are having a meet on May 12th in Framingham Mass, you are welcome to join us.

As far as "cheap" mods go, I second the grille suggestion. It will only cost about $5 to do. You can't get much cheaper than that for such a dramatic change in appearance. For the interior, I would highly recommend the wood dash kit. I have had TONS of compliments on that.

Good luck, and welsome to the board!!

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'99TL Laguna Green
Burlwood shift knob,full woodgrain kit w/ custom glove box
Custom grill
Factory Body kit (sitting in garage)
Factory Spoiler (for sale)
rims coming in summer

IMHO, nothing cheap should be part of your luxurious TL.

Appearance improvement can be attained by (in the order of less expensive)
1. window tints (like you suggested)
2. lowering springs (also perf adder)
3. Mugen grills (or custom)
4. inspire tails
5. body kit/ spoiler
6. rims

Did I miss any other appearance-related mods??

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Y2K SiLVeR TL, non-navi
Factory style full body kit + spoiler
Volk Racing Versus Campionato SS7 18x7.5 52 offset w/ Toyo Proxes FZ4 225/40/18
H&R OEM Springs
PIAA 1700x w/ Inspire Foglight switch
Polarg M-12 Front turn signals
38% window tint all around
Valentine 1 w/ concealed display

SLVR, cheap mods as in not alot of money, not not alot of quality. Just thought I'd make that a little more clear.

Try and ignore liutang, he doesn't get out much.

I'd go for the custom grill, it is pretty simple to do and very inexpensive.

Get a body kit if you don't have one - it really makes the TL and sets it apart from looking like such a family car. A sportier look. Gotta have one.

I totally agree on that. I only have tinted windows and a factory body kit and I get a mass of compliments saying my car is nice. btw... out of curiosity whats your nationality.

Okay Lil Miss TL, welcome to the site... Youll have to excuse some of these guys, they havent ever seen a 17 year old lady on the board before , there is all kind of cool $hit you can do to your car, but itz not cheap, if you ballin with a TL, you might as well love it (mod it) or leave it (keep it stock) ... Spend some chee$e, the TL is not a cheap ride and I dont abide by the rules inside ...

S.Holla ...

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How about eyelids along with the clear headlights????

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Cheapest mod around

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A 2 inch lowering with a 16" rims I believe , it's even better lower than the comptech springs


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2000 Nighthawk Black Pearl TL
Mugen Front Grille
Mugen Front Half Spoiler
My Dillema : Mugen springs VS Comptech Springs with Koni Shocks ..what shud i pick ?

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The custom grill is a must. Also debadging the trunk is a great way to improve the TL's rear end. Welcome to the boards. BTW I'm 17 too =).


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Y2K Satin Silver/Ebony 3.2TL
AEM Short ram w/ custom CAI conversion | Magnaflow axle-back exhaust | Neuspeed Sport springs(modified: 3.5"F/3"R drop) | BOSCH platinum+4 spark plugs | Acura OE Wing | Mesh grill and bumper | Acura Indiglo Emblem | Mugen badging | Body color door handles | Polarg M12 sidemarkers | Opti-Blue Xenon HB's | Hiper Strobes F/R | 20%/35% Llumar Platinum tint | Razo RA42 Shiftknob | Alloy pedals | Blue neon exterior lighting | Rockford 10" RFP2410 Punch XLC subs | Boss Audio CLR60 600watt 4ch. amp | Escort Passport 7500 Radar/Laser detector

You can debadge the rear... remove the 3.2TL and the ACURA lettering off the trunk. Here's a picture of my car at the TL meet yesterday. It's not close up, but you can sort of see what I mean. It really makes the car look different and best of all, it's a FREE mod and you won't look like every other 50 year old with a TL. (No offense to 50 year olds )



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Jason
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2000 Acura 3.2 TL w/ Navigation
Satin Silver / Ebony Interior
Comptech Headers & Exhaust
Comptech Springs & Sways
Comptech Air Filter
Factory Spoiler & CD Changer
Burlwood Shift Knob
30%? Tint, Tinted Rear Plate Cover
Removed Acura & 3.2TL Badging From Trunk
Removed Front Plate Holder

the man stands in front of silver TL looks like 50 year old man....

Did you purchase the car, or did your parents give it to you? Just curious, 17 year old driving a $30K car, must be nice!! My first car, back in 1993 was a 1989 Ford Mustang 5.0, with 60K miles on it!! Times have changed. . .

Thanks for all the help everyone. I don't own the TL but only using until i graduate from school in about a year. So things such as springs and things like that may be out of the question if i have to return the car to my mother and return it back to stock.

I like the idea of taking the badges off, but my mother spent to extra cash for the acura instead of the accord and may be miffed when i take off the 'pretty' acura logo.

luitang--
You are quite the charmer how you turned my location of Bangor Maine into some kind of dirty joke. You must be quite the ladys man indeed



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They lock me in a cage.


On another note, got PIAAs in the fake fog holes today.

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Welcome to the board! I agree with the others as well on suggested mods.. I plan on clearing the grille up front to only the Acura emblem, will do that spring.. Other visual mods I suggest would be a wing(Wings west), and comptech springs and sways.. You get a better looking car, lower center of gravity, better handling, and most of all, your car will stand out!
Ed

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'99 TL Satin Silver/Ebony, Non/Nav, Comptech lowered, Comptech Air Filter Element, Inspire Tails, AEM Brake Pads all around, Comptech Axle Back Exhaust, "Guy Smiley" doll on the dash as my Co-driver...
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Pics of my TL
Pics of my Miata! Wadya think?

Ahh, to be 17 and driving $30k cars!! Where did I go wrong back then??

I agree with everyone else.. tint and clearing out your headlights is a good way to go if you want to set yourself apart from other TL's while saving money..

Then again.. a 17 yrs old lady driving a TL is already different on its own =D

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00' Acura 3.2TL Nighthawk Black Pearl
- 18's Lowenharts LGM Chrome (3 piece)
- 225/40 NT555
- Factory Kit
- Factory Spoiler
- Apexi N1 WS coilovers

Technically, I left the 'pretty' acura logo I only took off the letters and numbers. I see your point though.

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Jason
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2000 Acura 3.2 TL w/ Navigation
Satin Silver / Ebony Interior
Comptech Headers & Exhaust
Comptech Springs & Sways
Comptech Air Filter
Factory Spoiler & CD Changer
Burlwood Shift Knob
30%? Tint, Tinted Rear Plate Cover
Removed Acura & 3.2TL Badging From Trunk
Removed Front Plate Holder