Aruca_3.2

Heres some pics of the Apexi Coilover drop. I previously had H&R sport springs.
The car is dirty, but ill post better pics once I clean it.











Also I painted my grill black. Tell me which one looks better.

BEFORE:




AND AFTER:

z3Ro

nice ride...i was born in calgary...thats a nice drop...u ever think of removing those mud guards for a bodykit?...just a thought...should get ur headlites blacked out n cleared...would look so clean...any future mods u would like to mention?...

aaronnn

the black mesh is cleaner. i love the dropped look on your car.

NYZGREATST

nice drop, can we get a close up of the grill? it doesnt look mesh but more like a full piece of..... for lack of a better word, plastic.

Bread-A Spec

nice dropped!

Aruca_3.2

Thanx for all the responses. Appreciate it.
I took off one of the mudguards and there were scratches there, so then i put them back on. When I probably get a bodykit Ill just remove them at that time. But till then I guess Ill keep the mudguards unless theres other ways to get rid of the scratches.

Heres some close up pics of the grill:
I tried taking pics of the lower part, but it turned out dark.








front view:

NYZGREATST

ahh, yea def keep it black. that looks nice. about the mud guards. take them off now. it will just get worse as time goes. i learned the hard way

AsianRage

Very nice look there. That's a very significant drop.

Where did you get the grill material from?

vtlec01

car would be sic if it was clean ..haha.

Aruca_3.2

The grill material is from a local shop where they have all sorts of aluminum, stainless steel types of mesh, with different sizes and shapes. I think this one is the perforated type mesh.

Ill try to get pics once its clean. thanx for the comments

Oh yea heres some pics of the Injen Short Ram Intake.

SHINY TL-13

The grille looks clean

varunverma23

Viv, whats up buddy. nice pics, dropped kinda low, i like the way it was before, but i guess thats me. How does it drive now? is it alot harsher than before? smoother? Yah the grills look way better too, i think u should put that pen holder back on the grill though. ahah.

Hey also i found someone that clears headlights in Edmonton....not much, somehting like $100. this girl was telling me cause she got hers done.

samkws

that looks like a lower drop than mine

i have the same apexi setup with half a finger gap all around

TL260power

i wish there was a grill like that for the 02 TLs

Aruca_3.2

Hey thanks for the comments guys

Varun:
Yea the car is low, lower than when you saw it for sure haha. The ride on the coilovers are good. I had H&R sports and OEM shocks on before. THe coilovers I feel the more I drive it the more I like it . I think its just settling in or breaking in right now, but the ride is awesome, especiallly for it being that low. I think its no different than the setup i had before, except its a lot lower now and better. You can feel a bit more when you hit the dips but other than that IT handles very good.
Really. did you find someone who clear the headlights. hmmmm. i might have to check this out! did you get your rims on yet??

samkws:
Yea i remember seeing your car.. Thats a hot setup. I have no gaps and its tucking especially the rear.

TL260power:
Yea the 02 models i think there is something called grille craft or something like that, that makes grilles for that year.

samkws

i can't drop the rear too low, having problems with 5 ppl sitting in my car and the camber went way off, if too low then it makes things worse

and i do have body kit, i did stretched the lip again when i had 5 ppl in my car last night, even i was doing it slowly out of the plaza

vsop TL-S

I, too, went from H&R Sports to Apex-i World Sport Coilovers. I love the ride. Your ride looks good with the drop just need a kit or something and you're good to go.

CanadaTL

From Calgary Too! (and still here) Ive only had my second gen. for a few months and I'm new to the forum. Definately have to keep my eyes open for your car, that's dumped! Looks great. I'll post pics of mine soon and I'm sure we'll see each other around.
P.S. don't clear ur headlights, leave the amber corner in and black them out, I did it myself and I love it

Aruca_3.2

vsop TL-S:
thanx for the comment. yea the ride is awesome on the coilovers. and i agree i think i need a kit to top it off.thanx again

CanadaTL:
sweet another fellow calgarian. yea i live in the NE.. i was planning on blacking the lights out, i should check out how it came out . did it come out good for you.

PimPinTL-S

how much did u pay for the coilovers

Aruca_3.2

the coilovers were $860CAD shipped from sparkmotoring.com

power-fade

Did you have to put in camber kits? front or rear or both?

How was the service from Sparkmotoring.com? Was that $860CDN taxes and delivered?

It rides a little rougher than the H&R Sports?

samkws

it's stiffer than Tein SS and Tein Basic with a higher spring rate

Aruca_3.2

I haven't put camber kits on, but im looking to put some in when i find some.
yup it was $860CAD with taxes and shipped to my door. It was shipped from quebec to calgary.

The ride is just like samkws

CanadaTL

Ya, turned out really good. Check out the Wanted: Pics of SSM w/ blacked out headlights thread for pics of mine. I haven't taken any good pics of my whole car yet cause it's pretty dirty but i will ASAP. Your car would look really good with that mod.

ed99

Nice lowering job. That is what I call a lowered TL?? How many inches did you go?

Afro TL

By the way your TL looks tight...good job. Hope to see you around soon.

REDLINEN

I hate mesh grille's But yours looks good now.