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Old 03-20-2013, 05:10 PM
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...miss my grill Lol!!


those are some fresh looking tires I guess you went with a new set instead of buying used ones??

cant wait for pics
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Do those tires have wheels on them?

How much did you get the skirts for?
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Originally Posted by apinwp09GBTSX
...miss my grill Lol!!


those are some fresh looking tires I guess you went with a new set instead of buying used ones??

cant wait for pics
I told the guy I would pick it up Sunday and he ended up selling it Saturday Decided to go with new tires instead since I'll be rolling around with my kid in it every day ... better safe than sorry.

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Do those tires have wheels on them?
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.... not yet
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Old 03-20-2013, 08:16 PM
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Wow, fast mover here. Plus I see those are 19" tires, clearly you have a plan already.
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Had the morning to get some work done. H&R Springs installed, baked headlights to clear them out, and new grille from apinwp!

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Front bumper off:


Baking the lights:


Lowered, headlights on, and new grille!

Debating if I should paint match the trim of the grille or not, for now I kinda like it like this.

That's all for now =)
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Old 03-23-2013, 04:18 PM
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Another photo of the headlights:
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Old 03-23-2013, 06:09 PM
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Personally, I wouldnt have bought a carbon fiber grille if I was just gunna paint match.

Car looks great!!
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Old 03-23-2013, 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ssjoeboe9
Personally, I wouldnt have bought a carbon fiber grille if I was just gunna paint match.

Car looks great!!
Thanks, I was only going to paint match the trim piece (grey part). I'd leave the carbon fiber part alone...I like it a lot.
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Old 03-23-2013, 11:55 PM
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are those clear reflectors!? if so where did you get them!
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The headlights look nice.
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Any side shoots?
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Old 03-24-2013, 08:31 AM
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Thanks all!

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are those clear reflectors!? if so where did you get them!
No clear reflectors ... just removed the amber pieces and then put everything back.

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Any side shoots?
I was going to wait to get the rest of the parts painted and put on before I do a full shoot, but I'll try and snap a side photo with the rest of the car still stock so that people can see the drop difference. For a daily driver, I'd say its a healthy drop ... but there's a side of me screaming LOWER!!! hahaha.
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Side shots ... The passenger side looks lower cause I'm parked on a curb.

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Old 03-24-2013, 02:28 PM
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Looks good. So what are those rims in the garage waiting for tires to be mounted?
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Dat NSX doe....
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Originally Posted by Puppetmaster
Looks good. So what are those rims in the garage waiting for tires to be mounted?
Some 19's ... they'll be in Tuesday.

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Dat NSX doe....
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Old 03-26-2013, 07:12 PM
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Fedex came today =)





I put the acura caps on there, but I don't like how they are a bit brighter. more noticeable than I thought it would be.
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Fedex came today =)





I put the acura caps on there, but I don't like how they are a bit brighter. more noticeable than I thought it would be.
Coulda swore I saw a plastidip video somewhere on this forum using multiple coatings to smoke and tone down chrome. I figure it could be also be used to tone down the brightness of the centercaps to get it more to match the hue of the HFP wheels.
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Originally Posted by tsxoniner
Coulda swore I saw a plastidip video somewhere on this forum using multiple coatings to smoke and tone down chrome. I figure it could be also be used to tone down the brightness of the centercaps to get it more to match the hue of the HFP wheels.
I'm going to see if I can swap the H emblem on the HFP wheel caps with the A's on the Acura wheel caps. I'm hoping its just adhesive ... maybe heating up some dental floss and getting behind the emblem will help it come off.
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Old 03-28-2013, 07:24 AM
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Wheels on. Crappy cell phone pic for now. Almost done with the first wave of mods! Just need the side skirts, front lip, and spoiler painted.

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Old 03-28-2013, 09:40 AM
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Love how the wheels look on the car man nice and clean!
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Old 03-28-2013, 10:46 AM
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The spoke design of those definitely goes nicely with the lines of the TSX. You and scooterb84: H&Rs + HFPs, it's a good look.
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Old 03-28-2013, 11:55 AM
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Hmm, I haven't seem these on a white TSX yet...keep the mods coming!
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Old 03-31-2013, 10:01 AM
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lip kit painted and put on
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Love those HFP wheels.... so expensive though >.>
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Old 03-31-2013, 04:39 PM
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Originally Posted by MC MiYoung3269
Love those HFP wheels.... so expensive though >.>
Really? I thought they were actually cheap compared to other rims..

http://www.hondapartworld.com/index....FYid4Aodyx0A2A
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Old 03-31-2013, 06:51 PM
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Originally Posted by kriscO
lip kit painted and put on
I normally don't quote pictures but this one deserves a double quote. Very nice and clean ride. I just love clean cars with no tint thus giving you the fish bowl look. AWESOME RIDE!
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MoooAR pictures plz
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Looks good, I can't tell are you using Acura's ebony centercaps or the regular chrome?
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Thanks all. Once I finish the front end and wash the car i'll post a lot of pics. I ordered an RDX acura badge for the grill and will be painting the trim piece of it. Stay tuned.
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Looks good, I can't tell are you using Acura's ebony centercaps or the regular chrome?
Regular
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Old 03-31-2013, 09:48 PM
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your ride is coming around pretty sweet i still cant believe it looks that low on springs...
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Looks great! What size tires did you put on the HFP's?
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Looks great! What size tires did you put on the HFP's?
245/35-19 all around
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I approve. Hope to see you around NoVa sometime.
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So I got bored of the typical lowered stance, and decided to go for an aggressive lean. I put in some acura MDX springs in the rear ... its one of those hate it or love it things.



I also picked up an RDX badge for the grill, perfect size!

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the grill looks sweet with the emblem... not feeling the "aggressive lean" everything else looks great
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