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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 07:03 PM
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yay or nay new kit

Ok i know many of us wants some new looking kits well i did a quick P/S. I'm planing to make this kit for the 2gen TLs if i have enough people interested i will then start a GB after asking mod for permission. Here are some pictures.

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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 07:12 PM
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Nay if you dont like

Yay if you love the idea of having chinese
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 07:18 PM
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Nooooo...if you make it look like the stock kit, then you will have buyers. The TL isnt a ricer ride.
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 07:42 PM
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Okay, um, NO.

That's just too much for the TL. It doesn't go with the lines on the car at all. And it looks like you used the Value front bumper and then added a lower lip to it. The Value bumper looks sweet, but the lip is just a little too much.
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 07:44 PM
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no, just too bulky
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 08:07 PM
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How about removing the front splitter in the lower grill of the front bumper? I think it would look nicer then. If someone can, photoshop that out and see how it comes out. Anymore pics? And is this the third custom kit you went through? Can you hook me up with a job wherever your working at?>
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by fixedtl
Ok i know many of us wants some new looking kits well i did a quick P/S. I'm planing to make this kit for the 2gen TLs if i have enough people interested i will then start a GB after asking mod for permission.
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 08:16 PM
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btw
OEM bodykit > *
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 08:20 PM
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That kit would be a downgrade to any TL.
that kit would be nice for like a '89 Accord or even an '87 Maxima

KEEP IT CLEAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just my opinion though. Some may like, but not my style
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 09:37 PM
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Ok here’s a better picture of the kit. It’s for a Lexus Gs older model. I’m just trying to make a different looking kit for the TL so there will be more kits to choose from instead of the oem and the black widow kit.


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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 09:39 PM
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If you want 'mod' permission ... then you'll have to become a vendor (like Ron Jon, etc) so you can sell your stuff. Contact Astroboy or soopa.
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 09:50 PM
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no thanks
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 10:20 PM
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... Nope.....that makes it look trashy...............try again........... ......


btw:
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 10:28 PM
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Make Oem Kit Lil More Aggggressssive
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 11:00 PM
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That would be nice.......
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Old Mar 31, 2005 | 11:19 PM
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Something new.... I say do it! I want to see how it looks.
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 12:04 AM
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i don't understand why everyone thinks these cars can't be treated like tuner cars. last time i checked they are made by honda hello people. i own a tl and i know its bueatiful just the way it is but its gets boring man. everyone's car is starting to look the same. i thinks its good that people wanna try different stuff without these kind of people we wouldn't have the stuff thats available for our cars now. look at that kit on the gs in the picture, now that doesn't look rice to me and thats a lexus which is supposed to be a "luxury car". i say go for it man.
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 01:32 AM
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You know... I actually thought it looks ok... Although it looks ricy, but it's different. I like the fenders tho... I think it'd make it look hella more aggressive no matter what kit you have.
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 02:37 AM
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I'd say go for it, the front looks pretty good imo...
but forget about the fender flare
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 06:22 AM
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i love it. we need a new kit out for our cars. the front looks a lil like the value front end. i hate having my car look the same from everyone here and their mothers.
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 09:08 AM
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I was never a big fan for body kits, on some cars, but overall not too much of a fan of them.
I love clean looking lip kits tho

so why not make a new lip kit?
a lil more aggressive but clean looking then the OEM one.
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 04:14 PM
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Nay

I kinda wanna see a kit where the bumpers sit flush without sticking out so it runs with the lines of the TL.
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 06:02 PM
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Rear bumper, sideskirts, and fender flares look GREAT! Front bumper sux.
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Old Apr 1, 2005 | 06:43 PM
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READ:
the kit might look good on a GS, but not on the TL.
1) Over exagerated fender
2)Too big of a front side
3)Rear is cool = Blaze kit
4)Sideskirts very ricy

tl owners wont buy that...i'm young and i got good tastes
but that shit is nasty.

I suggest you copy the jdm front bumper and the blaze sides and rear (your rear is cool)
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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 01:02 PM
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I know many dislike the kit but it isnt so bad the back is one of the best looking kit i can find and the front is almost the same as the value kit. I will contact my bodykit shop and see how much it will cost to make one copy and i will keep everyone updated. and as far as a lip kit i might also make a design and see which one you guys will like more.
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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 03:53 PM
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how much would front bumper like that run and also for that rear piece?

the rear is nice man
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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 04:15 PM
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Nooooo...if you make it look like the stock kit, then you will have buyers.
Agreed. If I had the means and knowledge, I would create 1000 replica OEM bodykits and sell them for $500 a pop. Then buy a new house with the profit.


Not big on the proposed new kit. I don't think it even looks good on the GS.
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Old Apr 2, 2005 | 05:40 PM
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dont feed disapointed, the rear is cool like said before.
if you give a little more body to the sideskirts and create a not-so-blown-up front bumper like the value bumper then it'd be tight

but currently the sides and the front bumper you created are really ugly...very well made as far as firment and blend, just ugly
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Old Apr 3, 2005 | 01:42 PM
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The rear will looks sick. I like the rear. Come up with a new front and side. Look into wald sideskirts for IS300. They sell them for $150 on ebay shipped to your houise. They are about 1 inche short but that can be fixed no problem. The WALD sideskirt looks like the blaze and value sidekskirt. THat is what I will suggest. The front I dont like. What about cwest or the c1 kit for the IS. Look into that too. The sideskirt you have on gotta go jsut dont like it man. Look into the WALd that wil be a nicer fit for your ride. good luck and keep us posted
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Old Apr 3, 2005 | 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by SLAMMED_WDP_TLS
The rear will looks sick. I like the rear. Come up with a new front and side. Look into wald sideskirts for IS300. They sell them for $150 on ebay shipped to your houise. They are about 1 inche short but that can be fixed no problem. The WALD sideskirt looks like the blaze and value sidekskirt. THat is what I will suggest. The front I dont like. What about cwest or the c1 kit for the IS. Look into that too. The sideskirt you have on gotta go jsut dont like it man. Look into the WALd that wil be a nicer fit for your ride. good luck and keep us posted
Yea I was going to do the Wald kit but i wasn't sure if it will be way off. I'm also think about using the IS Wald door caps so that i can make a Vip looking kit for our cars but i will see what happens. Our cars are long enough to have that VIp look.
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Old Apr 3, 2005 | 02:22 PM
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nay all the way
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Old Apr 3, 2005 | 08:36 PM
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Yay on the rear bumper but the front and sides need work!
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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 06:10 AM
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If you're making a wide-body kit for the TL you're the shit. Gives it a little bit too agressive look for me, but I like being original w/ my car since no other TL nor car I've seen looks anything like it. I say charge it just make it outta urethane since fiberglass sucks balls.
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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 11:47 AM
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Nay. It looks like a 4-door civic with a really aggressive kit.

Keep the "TL" look.
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