I see them more frequent now, but I appreciate that color more and more. Saw one today and was admiring how well the entire car looked so proportional with the 17's and body kit and spoiler. Beyond that, I don't believe the car should be modded for aesthetics, but that's just my opinion as the car looks great as is.

 

Don't you think that all TL's look good with body kits?

 

yea... definitely!!!

 

Those body kits are very nice. Not overly done. Maybe Santa will give me one for Christmas

 

Well I had a TL with a body kit and stock wheels and suspension and thought it wasn't proportionally all there vs. the TLS with kit. After lowering it, it was better but the 18's def. made the difference.

 

AC,
I totally agree, a beautiful car! However, I must say that the 3A racing tips (if an aftermarket exhaust is not in the picture) are an amazing addition for around $50. They are perfect with the kit and give it a oh-so-nice finishing touch from both the rear and profile views. The kicker was when I had a woman say to me that she liked her '01 TL with a body kit and spoiler, but my TL-S had "much sportier exhaust"

 

I agree that all TLs look great with a bodykit, especially the TL-S. But with the 99-01, you really need bigger rims to make it look proportional.

Nothing like a shiny black TL with some chromies and bodykit:

 

That is an awesome picture, Binh. Your car looks great. I especially like how the sunlight hits the car from the back corner and makes the gold trim really come out. The view of the back of the car from that slight angle also makes the chromies look good, more so than a regular profile shot.

 

Thanks Justin!

 

But the body kit is defintely an improvement and is a perfect fit for the car. I do think the car looks better with the spoiler.

I also like the color blue on the TL, GS4 and especially on the M5! I saw a brand new M5 parked at one of the buildings where I work and the blue was a perfect color for it! Come to think of it, these cars look good in all colors that are available for them! Shoot, I'd take a pink M5 with a smile on my face!

 

In my opinion the Blue TL with the Kit, rims and drop looks so crazy.

 

I like the kit without the spoiler, just my $0.02.

 

I think it depends on the color...you cannot tell me that Binh's car doesn't look amazing!:wow:

 

After riding around for 23k miles with the bodykit......I think I'm ready for the spoiler.

 

Does that pinstripe bother you?

 

They look pretty good without a body kit too...

 

That looks really good, but for some reason it doesn't look like the car is dropped. I know your sig says comptech springs, but it doesn't look dropped.

IMO, it would look really awesome with a kit.

 

Comptech springs only dropped it 1.25" Front and .75" Rear, very minimal, but you should have seen it before, can you say "4x4"?

 

are you kidding me? it should be 1.75 front and 1.5 back, i measured it and it's still the case now.

 

Yeah, his numbers seem low. Maybe the springs need to settle more. That is a lot of settling though.

 

that's right

 

yup it took me around 1 month or so to fully settle. and within that month i probably drove about 2k miles

 

I measured it a week after install, hasn't appeared to settle since, but I'll check tomorrow.

 

JBrown, always wanted to say how sweet your ride is Love the no kit and Se7en rims, it's gives it that "Athletic" look to your ride.

If my memory serves me correct, weren't you the one that unfortunately had to get the rear end repaired? Well I hope they fixed your baby back to A1 condition. That body shop looked pretty reputable.

 

just curious, when did you get your shoes? together with the springs? that could make a diff

 

I thought they come settled...

 

TuffGong
Thanks a lot for the compliment, and the body shop is amazing, I found a few small imperfections after they were done, they had me bring it in, dropped what they were doing and fixed it while I waited! Fantastic Finishes Kicks @ss!

rominl
Wheels were first by two weeks, thank god, since they rubbed in back a little before I trimmed the fenders, now all is okay.

 

not in my case, weeks after i installed it i noticed anther 0.5 drop or so.

 

Dammtn I just ordered these hoping for a little more drop than the H&R OE's, hopefully it isn't tooo too low...

 

oh i heard that in reality the oe drops a bit more than what they advertised (more like 1.5), so i bet the comptech will give you some more drops but not overdone. imho, i have seen most dops myself, and i think comptech and the h&r sports are the best drops for our cars

 

Any scraps w/ the kit and ctech springs?

 

nop, never. there are still around 7 inches of clearance on my car and i have been able to go through a lot of conditions without any scrapping. i have entered a lot of driveways too and so far it's been ok. i went to sf couple days ago and it was still ok (though i have to admit i didn't go to some of the steepest places). i don't even have to go over speed bumps at an angle.

basically i guess the most dangerous thing is the driveways, coz' our cars extend pretty long in front of the front wheels.

 

Actually, sometimes I forget that it's even there.

BTW, answer is no.

 

I checked my springs again, they have settled about 1/2" front and rear since the picture above was taken, which was on the day of install, for a grand total now of about 1.75" front and 1.25" rear AFTER settling.

P.S. Pinstripes suck!

 

that's about what i got too, it looks even better don't you like the rake look

 

I LOVE the raked look, I hate FWD cars that are always just a little higher in front than in back.
The lowered front helps minimize understeer, too :p

 

So do you!:thefinger