rellgeta

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Good morning everyone.. I am new to this site so bare with me please.. I just bought an 1999 Acrua TL. Everything is stock and it has 201,000 miles. I paid 1700$ for it (hope it was a good deal).. Well the question is.. I want to put either a body kit on the TL or a body lip.... I see lips are VERY hard to find... What do yall think is better and why????

Thank you


are welcomed lol

Stephen00TL

The oem lip kit is hard to find but we'll worth it. The rest are fiberglass and more fragile to scrapes and hits. Keep an eye on the black market, they pop up every once in a while

rellgeta

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Thank you for the response.. How much do they usually run??

Nicks2001tl

The oem ones are not cheap and after market ones like wings west are less expensive but made from fiber glass therefore crack more easily. If you can find an oem front lip and use the wingswest for the sides and the rear you might save yourself the hastle of breaking the front.

rellgeta

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I seen on ebay they have kits with "duraflex" material... are they any good?????

HairyMonkey019

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look up MugenInspired. He has(d) my favorite lip kit set up for our cars. WW front and rear lip + OEM sides. To make the front lip flow with the sides you have to cut the wings off the front lip. It's much more aggressive than the OEM lip.

The ww lip is made of polyurethane. This will teach you something about lip kits/body kits.

3.2TLc

Welcome Rellgeta !!!
Congrats on purchasing the '99 TL.
$1700....Doesn't seem like a bad price for a '99 with 201K.

But before investing money into the lip kit or any mods, check out the 2nd Gen's "DIY" sticky for common problems and fixes.
Get to know the car and any potential trouble spots. Make sure that all the maintenance is up to date and that everything is tight and safe.

Once ya feel good about the general basics of the overall car and decide that it's a keeper, then do the desired mods as you can afford.
This site has plenty of great ideas and tips for most anything that your heart desires when the time comes to mod.
Do the PM checklist first !!! Have fun and enjoy the TL.

rellgeta

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of couse correct 100%.. when I first got the car I -- in this order

1# water pump/ timing belt
2# complete tuneup ( well oem plugs, cleaned throttle body, egr, all ports)
3# changed every belt and both radiator hoses.

I have not done seafoam yet (kinda scard) lol.. I only use 93 octane..
I have to get a power steering pump since the lovely machanic overtighten the belt (read about that here)

ANYthing else I should look out for .. I heard about the trans problems so I got that serviced (fluid)

rellgeta

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i will look into that when I get home..

rellgeta

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O yea I also changes all the brake pads and new front rotors (they were warped)

I know I need a paint job bad (TX weather) color of my car is black.. I like to keep it that color

markoloma

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rellgeta

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I just seen there is a type "s" body lip kit... What do yall think about those lips?

fsttyms1

There is no such thing as a "Type-S" kit for these cars. The only oem kit ever made was the same. Actually the oem kit was on the TL-P before the TL-S was made. The ONLY difference is the 02-03 has a different front lip due to the bumper being different from the 99-01

rellgeta

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http://www.ebay.com/itm/181306064088?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2661&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
What are these?? just asking cause they are advertising them as "s" type

fsttyms1

That is a non-oem, fiberglass mix lip kit that is a 02-03 design front lip on the 99-01.

IF that were an actual 02-03 oem kit it it still wouldnt be a type-s kit as it was offered on the base tl as well from the factory.

3.2TLc

Yeah, marketing hype !!!

rellgeta

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understood. Well I narrowed it down to the last two options.. The one showed above, or the Extreme Dimensions Spyder Body Kit.. I know those are not going to be the "best" choice for purest (and I get that).. I just want something to keep the car smooth and clean.. What y'all think??

I am trying to make that choice this weekend to order it

3.2TLc

It's your car.....get the kit of your choice that pleases you and your budget.

or......just wait for used OEM lip kit to come up on the Black Market !!!

HairyMonkey019

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Smooth and clean? The car without a kit is already smooth and clean.

rellgeta

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lol good point indeed

3.2TLc

Yeah, definitely much cleaner than some of the poor fitting aftermarket kits, IMO.

HairyMonkey019

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One of the reasons I choose not to have or even search for an OEM kit is because it flares out too much for me. If anything I would do Just the WW front lip and cut the wings off... But I haven't seen anyone try JUST that.

rellgeta

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True that.... I see everyone lowers their cars.. yea I have never done that yet or even know about that life lol