s55lear

Whats up guys? So i'm the new kid on the block. About three weeks ago I totaled my '94 Back Legend GS. So I was in the market for a new car. Guess what I bought? I got a '99 Laguna Green TL. I love the car a lot. The dude I bought the TL from had every single service record and took very good care of this car. It has i think one scratch on it, only about an inch long. There a small wear patch on the side bolster of the drivers seat. And the cupholder flap things are broken. Thats about it. I just threw some '07 TL rims on it this afternoon, I looove the look. And I still need to hook up my ipod to my head unit. In my legend I had an alpine hu and I loved the direct connection and miss it. But I like the stock TL head unit, so I need to find something to hook it to the factory one. Ill post some pictures as soon as I take some. We're supposed to get some wintry mix tomorrow, so Idk if I can get any tomorrow.

orgnlprankster7

hey welcome and congrats on the great purchace hows the tranny holdin up

01tl4tl

Welcome

Check your service records

See thread Seafoamed the ol TL for a great tune up in can service
Have the trans fluid flushed
Use NGK Iridium Plugs
Use only 91 or higher gasoline

Most of the things for the TL are total DIY projects with very good instructions found in this forum.
Spend time just going thru the 2nd gen section and you will know all about your car

Enjoy your new ride!

01tl4tl

And the Bosch ICON wipers are the way to go!

mecrens

see if you can get the alpine back. if not might be worth it to grab a new one. took my alpine out of the truck and into the car. also did the sub/aftermarket h/u mod. neither really difficult just a little time consuming

s55lear

It's awesome, my particular '99 was never recalled but the previous owner insisted on them replacing it.

Don't worry, the tranny fluid was flushed not to long ago, plugs are good, and I ONLY use 93 octane fuel in my acuras.

Haha, yes! I had them on my legend, I loved them so much. I was just thinking about picking some up today. Do you know the sizes off hand?

I do have the alpine hu, I got it out of my legend. I just really like the look of the factory head unit and I dont want a single DIN unit. I will later down the road upgrade to a 2 DIN navi unit.


Thanks guys!

Bob_F

Welcome!

This is absolutely the best place to learn all about your TL.

How many miles on your TL?

For future reference, transmission fluid flushes are not typically recommended for the 2nd gen TLs. Drain and fill instead.

The transmissions in these cars have reliability problems but the 4-speed model used in your 1999 TL is more reliable than the 5-speed model used in the 2000-2003 TLs. (The original transmission in my 1999 TL made it to 173,000 miles.)

Depending your car's mileage and when it was purchased, you might actually have extended warranty coverage for your transmission. There's a 109,000 mile, 7 year 9 month extended warranty on the tranmission. (Cars with salvage titles are not covered.)

You can hook up your iPod with adapters that hook up to the back of the OEM radio. Blitzsafe makes a popular model for the TL.

Register your car online with Acura and you can find if all the recall items have been completed. For example, there was an ignition switch recall for the 1999 TLs.

You will probably find that your OEM radio will not play burned CD-Rs. That's probably not a big deal if you have an iPod. If you like the look of the stock radio and you want to play CD-Rs, you can upgrade to the 2003-2003 Radio/6-disc changer. It looks very much the same and it plays CD-Rs without problems.

Bob

ThreePointTwoTeeEl

iTrader: (1)

I have the exact same car buddy. Yes go with the blitzafe adapter cause I dont wanna mess with the radio, and plus it looks good. Theres a thread somewhere around here that shows you how to add an aftermarket sub and stuff without replacing the headunit. Great car Im still on my first Tranny 99,9xx miles UH OH!! lol. Where you located anyways.

911tl

welcome ...

s55lear

Yeah I think I might go with the blitzsafe. And i actually already have my subs in the car. 2 Alpine Type S 12's.

carlitin1988

welcome aboard