Due to some money problems, my grandmother is selling her TL-S and buying a Camry. The TL-S is going to CarMax or to the Toyota dealer. Since neither of these dealers know the major details of a TL-S, im considering "swapping" a few things from my car to hers. I normally wouldnt morally do this, but the dealer is going to SCREW me when i trade it and not give me whats its worth, plus its going to end up going to auction or wholesale neways cause its gunna be hard for them to sell. Heres the list. Anyone wanna add other ideas?

1: Wheels (duh)... They will never know, hell the Honda dealer i went to didnt even know a TL was an Acura...

2: A pillars. the '99's A pillars are vinyl. The new ones match the fabric of the headliner

3: 6 Disc changer (another duh)

4: Side mirrors

5: the HID bulbs

6: Head rests

7: factory sub enclosure (mine is faded, looks almost purple)

8: Spoiler (mine is aftermarket and rattles with my subs)

9: Motor and tranny swap (just kidding, i frickin wish)

Any other ideas?

 

i'm pretty sure you want the seats...the TL-S seats are more bucket

 

y not trade ur TL-P in and + some cash back to ur granmon??

so u can take over the S??

 

and they have memory settings

 

the TLS rear sway bar is 1mm thicker than the TLP rear sway. Can't comment on the front though.

 

I would take these 2 if they work.

 

the front sway bar is the same.. the rear is 18.0mm for TL-P and 19.0mm for TL-S

mats, knob, wiper blades (if urs are worn out), guages, throttle body?

 

trade yours, buy hers why bother with the uninstal. You could never retrofit memory seats anyways.

 

no, cant swap the seats. thats pushing it

Cant take any parts from the motor!

She owns hers completely, and shes needs the lump sum. otherwise i would buy it from her...

 

Ok, so in about 4 weeks some dude is going to show up here saying that he just figured out that he got ripped off.

He's going to wonder why his S has P headrests and '01 wheels.

 

I hat the way the type s seats look, they look cheesy compared to the P seats, but they do hold you in better. I would take the 6 disk changer. I like the a pillar being vinyl, less stain prone. If you could get the tranny, motor and ecu i would say go for it. Shouldnt be that hard to do a swap, or maybe it is.

 

And what if the people at the toyota dealership or at Carmax Own a TL themself? Or Go to this site LOL

You will be screwed than

Or what if the salesman worked at Acura before?

 

Your right, that would suck. But today after going to 5 dealerships, i realized that they wouldent know the difference between a Volvo and a Civic, even if the name of the car was painted on the hood in neon hot pink.

No motor swap, im not that much of a prick becides, it would void my warranty

 

Just remember, it's fraud and you could get in some serious sh!t if they catch you.

Although the dealership might not know, what about the person buying it. Once the dealership figures out what you did, they're gonna go after your granny.

Also most car dealerships will run a carfax type of report and provide it with the car. It will clearly say "6-disk in-dash CD changer"

But hey you do what you want. Granny probably looks good in prison stripes.

 

I dont think its fraud dude... if u sell ur car with Lowenheart LD-1's instead of the stock wheels, its not fraud. If you have a KVT-911DVD in there instead of factory HU, its not fraud. And as i said before, its unlikley anyone would buy this car. Not when u can pay 2G's more for a new one from the Acura dealer 1.5 miles up the road. Just caude the sales guy at the dealer dont know what wheels belong on a TL-S, ignorance is no excuse.

Good point though, im going to call a lawyer buddie of mine and ask him, about it. but ive got a feeling that he will say "f*ck 'em, its AS IS". Now Selling them the car as a TL-S if it was a TL-P would be fraud... Misrepresentation of model/year/whatever would be bad... ill make the call and let you know!

 

you should just take the wheels and the 6 disk player. your right its a AS IS sale, if your g-ma doesnt go telling them it has a 6 disk player and 17 inch wheels there is nothing wrong twith the trade.

 

you should just take the wheels and the 6 disk player. your right its a AS IS sale, if your g-ma doesnt go telling them it has a 6 disk player and 17 inch wheels there is nothing wrong with the trade.

 

Yeah i think its just down to the wheels and changer.... scre everything else, its not worth the time

 

Take the typeS shift knob and replace it with yours. That will make you feel like you are driving a S even though your car is not.

 

Dont Type-S and P have same 3.2 L Engine?

I thought it was just performance tweaks that gave the S 35 more HP..

But I never knew the engine was diff, SOMEONE ENLIGHTEN ME!

 

the 99-01 have the J32A1, Type S has the J32A2 which has 35 more ponies. If I remember correctly, it's from the intake manifold, throttle body mainly... small stuff I don't remember.

 

WOW so they actually have diff engines, or its just add ons?

Is it like this for the RSX and RSX-S TOO? They also have diff Engines?

 

Yeah the J32A2 has 3" throttle body as opposed to the 99-01 and TL-P's 2.5 inch, different cams, slightly higher compression, a few other little things. The block is the same, but thats about it...

Cant, the 00-03 shift knobs are a different size... a new one wont scre on to mine unless i drill it... becides, i dont like the type-s shift knob, the flat spot on the top where the logo is pisses me off....

 

1. 260 hp Motor
2. Higher effort / faster steering
3. Stiffer shock / suspension tuning
4. 17" wheels
5. Memory seats
6. Perforated leather


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so..i guess me wanting to put Type S seats in my 01 TL is out of the question?

 

U can do it, but I don't htink you will get the memory seats feature.

 

it will make more sense if you just swap the car with your granny... and trade in your TL-P

 

It would make more sense to wait for the 2004 TL

 

no. she needs the $$$ now. i dont have $25k to drop

no trading. im happy with my TL. and this stuff is free

 

Does she know what you are doing and how ethically wrong it is?

 

booooo Raheel.......... lol to a car dealer, im sure they have never ripped anyone off and as is , is, as is

 

i would just take the 03 Type S (considereing doing it to save money)

 

This thread is over two years old.

 

I'd say take the 6-disk, the wheels and the headrests..

 

ummmmmmm maybe we can get him to chime in after 2 years and see what he took?????

 

took the TLS emblem!

 

The Parking Brake Location On The Tls Made The Console Neater And I Keep Hitting The Heated Seats Switch On The New Tl. Bad Location Especially In The Summer. I Had To Take The Fuses Out.

 

I'd take the 1)6 Disc CD (plays burned CDs) 2) Shift Knob(with cnc retro to fit) 2) The Taillight. 4) The Camshafts 5)Throttlebody
I know cause they all fit in my ride.

 

little late to taks since this is over a 2 year old thread

 

Anyone know what Darkshear did take?