SSMTL01

The coilovers are Nex SR. I got them off of the black market from victorvu. (great seller, shipped the day of payment) They are a little stiff but I don't mind. Handling is excellent, couldn't ask for more. My friend and I completed the install in about 4 hours. I personally think that installing these is much easier than installing springs/shocks as the Nex coilover replaces the entire assembly (including the pillowball mounts). As for the brakes, I got the whole package (f+r rotors) for 250 shipped from R1 Concepts on ebay. I installed OEM ceramic pads and the whole system performs great. I'd reccomend this setup to people who daily drive their TL and are looking to get rid of the vibration rather than race with the brakes. The calipers were painted flat black. Anyway on to the pics













Here is a closeup of the brake setup. The brown stuff is brake lube that I forgot to wipe off.


Next up is painting those mudguards as well as fixing the front bumper.. for now i'm broke.

S1CK TypeS

looks sick...you plannin on gettin a kit?

CL Platano

Looks great....Looks a lot better..

bkzjimmy

wow....i love the black and silver scheme u got!!!!!

bryan02TLS

love the car, silver lip on the rims really goes well with the paint! are you planning on painting the mudguards yourself because i was considering it as well?

hAadOokEn

iTrader: (3)

looking clean brah. your ride is perfect the way it is i dont think painting your mud guards would come out right.

wside09

looks awesome. black rims, blacked out & clared headlight and tinted tail light..
those look hot with ssm

SSMTL01

Thanks for all the comments

S1CK TypeS- Not unless i get a really good deal on one- not planning on keeping the car for a really long time

bryan02TLS- I'm planning on having them painted at a body shop. I think SSM would be pretty hard to match.

hAadOokEn- i'm goin for the 350z look, and i think the new tl's have them too

JohnnyS

perfect drop man...cross-drilled rotors looks great!

SiCrew

hey man the car's looking sweet, the drop really sets it off nicely...i too have ssm with black wheels/polished lip...keep up the great work

paul_huryk

Your car looks great - a few selective mods with the right color makes it stand out.

datzdaboi

Your car is look nice with the drop

FISHYTL

Your TL looks hot. I saw you again on 316 last saturday and it looks better in person than the pics.

vtlec01

nice, not sure if i really dig the blacked out ssm look yet but at least its clean. 235 look a little big for an 18 to me but overall car looks good.

vzuptnguyen

you dont need to go body shop for something so little. i did the myself and they look actually pretty sporty. you ll be suprise. just do it urself.

beautiful ride and photoshoot

how are the rotors workin? i see lots on ebay for TL but dont know about quality. keep me updated on them aight.

lates.

SSMTL01

thanks!!!!

Fishy- do you live right off of 316? I only go that way about twice a month so thats a pretty crazy coincedence

vzuptnguyen- Do you have any pics of yours? The rotors are working great. The first set they sent me seemed to be warped but i think its becaue i used shitty pads and did not break them in properly. When i called the seller and told them, they sent me out a new set, no questions or charges. I used the new ones with the ceramic pads and all seems to be well. They are past the break in period and stopping very smoothly.

LacViet

Your car looks great with the combination of black rims, dark tint taillights, and blackout headlight. How dark or what is the percentage of your taillight tint? I'm thinking of putting darker tint on mine.

All Mine

Looks good. Could go a little lower though

I'm glad I harassed you into getting some coilovers.

SSMTL01

thanks man- i have the lighter of the two shades (which actually has a lower percentage rating) I've considered going darker but i think this works pretty well. How long have you had yours and have they faded at all?

LacViet

If that is the case, I have the same lighter shade (20%) as you and I think it's little too light in my taste. It did seem to fade a little that's why I wanna have a darker tint now. I have them for little over a year now. Somehow on your pic, it looks much darker. 35% (darker shade) is a tad darker than my taste!

FISHYTL

yeah i live right off of 316

Blueyce28

cool man, can you adjust the dampers? or is it straight height adjustment only?

SSMTL01

Lac- you have to account that the pics were taken on a cloudy day. In the sunlight you can see the red through the tint pretty easily.

Blue- height adjustment only

fsttyms1

Looks great

bonknhead

I'd like to see how your painted flaps look too. Your TL is WDP right? Please post some pics. The pics you posted on Cardomain had black flaps, so you must've painted them recently.

MrAlex

Perfect drop ! but remove those ugly mudguard how do you like your rockblocker tail tint ? ill maybe do it someday..

godfather2

looks sharp, especially in combination with your smoked tail lights

SSMTL01

They're being painted soon. I like them for the functionality, and painted they wont stick out nearly as much. The rockblocker tint has been pretty good. It has faded a little, but in the darkness, not the gloss of the tint. It has stayed on with no problem and my car is pretty much always outside.