sylent316

hi i'm new here and i have a 2003 acura tl type s i was wondering what are some cheap mods to make my car look nice. It is also pearl white with stock rim and navi. one last thing to paint my engine cover can i just acrylic spray paint since its plastic or no?

xtremex626

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wrong section bud.

sylent316

sorry my bad thought people could give me hints on some mods for my car since they post picture of all of there sorry again

Ron A

Welcome to the forum.

Thread moved to main 2G TL forum.

Karanx7

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Cheap mods to make your car look nice? Looking "nice" is different for every AZiner, but I would recommend a debadge and smoked taillights.

A lot of people would also recommend to lower your car with new rims, but that can be costly (relatively). You could also get a cheapo spoiler, but I think no one here would support that.

03tLsNBP

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for the exterior of the car, there are no cheap mods (with the exception of debadging, tinting tails, blackout headlight housing)


here are some options:

window tint
lowering springs/coilovers
roof spoiler
decklid/wing spoiler
OEM lip kit
wheels
Honda Inspire/Saber conversion

03tLsNBP

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and yes you can use any paint that adheres to plastic on the engine cover. it does not have to be high temperature paint.

sylent316

thanks everyone so this is what i have. i already have the standard wing that come with the tl and and going to black out the tail lights and some neon i got for free because of a miss-order i was wondering if there anything else i can do like add halo or something and paint something on the engine cover like a anime girl or something keep it coming guys

sylent316

one last thing i'm also think of covering up the antenna with a shark fin like on the bmw and screen in the head rest

jdjohn84

What about performance mods? Make that thing drive like it was meant to be driven.

sylent316

i already order a cai thinking about getting header

02TL4ATL

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WHOA! do not add neons, i dont think anyone on here would agree with that. neon = rice.
anime girl on engine cover...

jdjohn84

CAI and headers are good. Also consider lightweight crank pulley (good to do during timing belt change) and spacers for intake manifold and throttle body. NGK iridium spark plugs as well.

Another nice exterior mod would be a new axle-back exhaust with fresh chrome exhaust tips. Looks good and a *little* performance boost. Tsudo makes a good set at a good price.

+1 regarding NO neon or cartoon characters

Mr. Maker

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jjashaa

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what the crap...

please don't tint tail lights....

or halos

no neons.... engine cover... well.. if its good then maybe... i was gonna do the rising sun on mine..... haha..

headers are a good start.... look into lowering

Flipster23

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NO NO NO Neon is rice Halo is retarded characters on your car NO.. Keep it simple go to the photo gallery and look around

NO! shark fin crap

and when your looking to lower your car do not DO NOT make a thread about what springs/coilovers to get just search

sylent316

lol didnt think neon were so bad

DaveS221

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^check out jjasha's car. he had "puddle lights". lot more classy lookin.

Flipster23

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Neon is rice..

this isnt F&F

puddle lights different story but everyone cant pull of puddle lights

M1STAHCH33KS

There is really no such thing as a "cheap mod" especially when it comes to performance. I mean, you can find CAI's for cheap, but you're getting what you pay for.

02TL4ATL

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gotta pay to play.

Skirmich

Cheap and Little Visual Mods for kinda less than 50 Bucks!

In the DIY Section, Here https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-tl-1999-2003-98/fog-light-mod-alternate-version-549015/:
"Fog Light Mod Ver. 2.0" (Around 15 Bucks):




Somewhere in the 2G Forum, Here: https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-tl-1999-2003-98/diy-high-beam-fogs-mod-802817/
"My DIY for High Beams + Fog Lights Mod" (Around 5-10 Bucks):




No DIY for This But quite Easy:
"Custom Interior Ambient Lighting" (Around 25 Bucks using High Power SMDs, Cheaper if you Do the LEDs Route):
Dont Mind the Blue Color they are Pure White, Thats just the Shitty iPhone Camera working up.





Hope it is What your looking For, And yup my Car Need a Serious Paint Job. Stupid Road Debris....

sylent316

yes i am and thats what my car look like now with out the rim i'm looking to lower it and by cheap mods i was meaning like around 100 to 300 dollar up to 500 and i have not have any thought on the screen in the head rest yes or no also i have a projector laying around i was thinking about putting it into my car for movie night on the beach. yes or no?

jjashaa

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wth are you saying... periods... use them.

sylent316

sorry i was tired i was saying that my car look like the one 2 post above and that i am looking into lower it. Also that i was not looking for like super cheap mods like the range of 100 to 300 dollars and maybe up to 500. last i thinking about putting screen in the headrest and maybe a projector to watch movie on the beach.

jjashaa

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100-500 =

intake.. used headers... pulleys.. im/tb spacers... springs... shocks... used exhaust...



but it all adds up.. headrest are something you can do later.. unnecessary...

jdjohn84

How would you power a projector, and what would you use as a screen? What about sound? Maybe I'm just uninformed and getting old...okay, definitely the latter.

Flipster23

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TV's in your headrest are a waste IMO unless u have kids and I still wouldnt put TV's in my headrest and only a couple of TL's can pull it off plus that isnt a cheap mod either

Skirmich

Yeah well some people doesnt live in Flat road Cities to pull off a Drop.... Sorry

I Recall someone saying the drop gives No actual driving aid that it just destroys the little ride the TL-S already lacked, I took the advice and installed the Anti-Roll bars only and WOW the difference was clear. Never looked back for a Drop....

Flipster23

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Some people dont live, where is a flat road city most cities these days arent flat at all and u live in San Diego I know plenty of people that drive dumped around there and most are on Azine.

jdjohn84

I think a drop is more about looks anyway, but it does look good! Unless you're going to a road course race track, who really needs racing suspension for street driving? Need to take that turn by the grocery store at 80mph? I really do like the way a drop looks, but speed bumps and parking spaces with bumpers or curbs would scare me.

sylent316

well i was going to power it with a hidden 1000 watt dc to ac inverter then the sound i was going to hook it up the auxiliary port. then for the screen i was going to to rear view the projector with a thin fabric type screen stretching from the top of open hood to the bottom or something like that. last cai is on the way and i am looking for header and a light weight pulley

jdjohn84

Rock on, dude!

Skirmich

They sure are Brave, Just to enter were I live is a Speed Bump at the size of a Small guetto wall even with NO DROP AT ALL the Mud Flaps hit the bump and thats using the bump trick for lower vehicles... So every day is a Hit for the poor Mud Flaps... I Wonder if I can consider getting the Lip Kit knowing that....
Stupid speed bumps BTW...

bigb5031

White Led tag light. less then $3 got mine on ebay

Rockstar21

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the cardomain users are finding Azine

chinkboi126

5050 led strips (2 pairs) for only 18 dollars

KskSpeed

Here are some cheap mods that we offer

P2R Throttle Body Spacer


Available in Red or Black
$66.50

P2R Thermal Throttle Body Gasket


$21.85

P2R Thermal Intake Manifold Gasket


$33.20

K&N Replacement Filter


$40.50

kidduce

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I enjoyed this thread. lol

westhaventl