theasianeffect

So I've been a member for a couple months now and really haven't been that active. I bought a '01 TL for a winter beater and I didn't care about it as much as my IS300, but now I'm starting to slowly fall in love with it. It's not like I abused it or anything but didn't have too much interest until now. Anyways here's a couple pics of my TL.

When I first got her:



A few couple exterior mods: Accord rims, blacked out headlights, Emblems, and taillights



First photo shoot this season:












And how she sits now:








I know the blue brakes my look " ricey " but I like the contrast lol, and once I get a nice set of rims, I'm going to paint them black or silver and make the wheels flush.
Upcoming mods: Type S engine swap with 6-speed tranny.

Let me know what you think.

It's Clutch

iTrader: (6)

Nice. What are you lowered on?

theasianeffect

Megan racing springs, BUT I'm going to wait til the struts blow and replace them with K-sports coil overs that my buddy is going to give to me.

Ride quality still rides like stock surprisingly..I'm actually really satisfied.

02type-s

Good start, i dont think the calipers look bad

theasianeffect

Thank you good sir

jeremychrist

your on stock shocks and struts?

theasianeffect

megan racing springs.

jeremychrist

i know your on megan racing springs i was asking about your shocks and struts.

theasianeffect

Yep, still on stock struts.

JCharged

iTrader: (5)

I like the silver and black theme going on. Looks aggressive.

LOL @ Pedobear.

theasianeffect

Thanks man

jjashaa

iTrader: (23)

paint the wing piece and put it back one...

looks weird...

jeremychrist

looks real good man props

n1njai

iTrader: (3)

Look's pretty good! I actually like the blue calipers u got goin on there.

theasianeffect

That's what I'm actually doing right now, lol. Just been too lazy to put it back on

xtremex626

iTrader: (1)

+1 on putting the wing back on, the blue calipers don't look that bad with those black rims ... nice drop & LOL @ the pedobear stickers ..

ANC297

iTrader: (2)

Im not sure I'm diggin the calipers, however I really like how your sittin!

theasianeffect

Thanks for the compliments guys!, the wing will go back on shortly!

jaMezBOI

iTrader: (3)

Looks good! You should restore your headlights, it will make the front end look cleaner.

SilvEr_beAst_TL

nice car dude looks like my twin lol.. whats the front and rear drop on (number)

theasianeffect

thanks man, 2.5 front 2.25 rear I believe.

SilvEr_beAst_TL

no problem take care of your tl dude... question about your taillights where those the stock all red ones and you just added the tint or the lights with the clear top?? thanks

theasianeffect

They were the ugly red and yellow tails. I used VHT niteshade, and a three stage polishing process for a glossy finsh. Unlike most people who disagree with using VHT, it's because they either Do it wrong or they don't know how to apply it to make it glossy.

SilvEr_beAst_TL

Cool where did you get the stuff to make it like that

jeremychrist

i love your taillights ill have to look into how to do it

theasianeffect

Well for the VHT niteshade, it depends where you live. Most likely your local auto store would have some in stock ( Haven't seen any Autozone or Advance auto that had them in stock, if you know what those places are lol ) but if you can't find any in stores, you can order it online. I use to work for a detailing company that had these polishing creams that I used. Blue cut (10,000grit polish), Black cherry ( a black and red paint polisher ) and this sealant stuff I forgot what it was called. I used to tint tail lights for them. Let me know if you would like to see some more pics.

theasianeffect

If you guys want, I'll try to make a DYI when I have some free time on how to tint tails.

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

Looking good man! I love the drop, even if it's just on springs

I'm looking forward to seeing what else you have in store for it!

SilvEr_beAst_TL

yeahhhh dude more pixs more pixs more pixs lol

theasianeffect

These are cell phone pics so bare with me.







I even did this guys headlights once, you can't tell but I tinted around the projector In a L shape. My process of doing it worked so good, the tint matched the cars paint..

BEFORE:

AFTER:




My lexus <3


You get the point..

NoLimitDeC

nice.. make a detailed DIY whenever you have time. ive always contemplated on doing it myself but dont wanna screw my tails up.. and will the night shades still look good with less coats than you put on those cars above?

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

Damn those tails on the G37xS look HAWT!

theasianeffect

Yup, it will look good with any shade as long as you either clear coat them or polish them.

JRhodes88

iTrader: (2)

Thank You!

Here is a pic of mine (With VHT)...I was thinking about taking the tint off, but I really like the way it looks, especially with the gloss. But I might redo the VHT with the gloss you did....looks great. How many coats of VHT did you use?

ANC297

iTrader: (2)

Niteshades is the shit...I've done a few projects with it. You cant get it in autoparts stores because its not street legal, you have to order online...At least no stores in South florida have it...
Nice work on the headlights though!

theasianeffect

It all depends where you live. Some places here sell them at local supermarkets lol.

NoLimitDeC

we have a bigass auto parts store called Summit Racing that carries it.. i know there arent that many of them though so check their site to see if there's one around you

I've never seen it at AutoZone, Advanced, O'Reilys or any of those stores though

the_sadist

i like your headlights and tail lights where did you buy them?

CL-Slick

iTrader: (7)

Is that a Lexus IS shift knob? I've been wanting one for my car, but didn't know if it would fit.

theasianeffect

The head and tail lights I did on my own.