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Mar 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

Mar 20, 2013 | 05:27 PM

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Do those tires have wheels on them?

How much did you get the skirts for?

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Mar 20, 2013 | 05:33 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

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?

Nope

.... not yet

Mar 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.

Mar 23, 2013 | 04:17 PM

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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!

H&R Springs:

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 =)

Mar 23, 2013 | 04:18 PM

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Another photo of the headlights:

Mar 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!!

Mar 23, 2013 | 06:56 PM

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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.

Mar 23, 2013 | 09:39 PM

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Nice

Mar 23, 2013 | 11:55 PM

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are those clear reflectors!? if so where did you get them!

Mar 24, 2013 | 01:12 AM

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The headlights look nice.

Mar 24, 2013 | 02:35 AM

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that's awesome!

Mar 24, 2013 | 04:20 AM

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Any side shoots?

Mar 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.

Mar 24, 2013 | 09:10 AM

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Side shots ... The passenger side looks lower cause I'm parked on a curb.

Passenger side:

Driver side:

Mar 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?

Mar 24, 2013 | 03:57 PM

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Dat NSX doe....

Mar 24, 2013 | 05:08 PM

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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....

Good eye

Mar 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.

Mar 26, 2013 | 07:35 PM

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Mar 27, 2013 | 12:20 AM

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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.

Mar 27, 2013 | 07:03 AM

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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.

Mar 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.

Mar 28, 2013 | 09:40 AM

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Love how the wheels look on the car man nice and clean!

Mar 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.

Mar 28, 2013 | 11:55 AM

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Hmm, I haven't seem these on a white TSX yet...keep the mods coming!

Mar 31, 2013 | 10:01 AM

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lip kit painted and put on

Mar 31, 2013 | 01:47 PM

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Love those HFP wheels.... so expensive though >.>

Mar 31, 2013 | 04:39 PM

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Love those HFP wheels.... so expensive though >.>

Really? I thought they were actually cheap compared to other rims..

http://www.hondapartworld.com/index....FYid4Aodyx0A2A

Mar 31, 2013 | 06:51 PM

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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!

Mar 31, 2013 | 07:34 PM

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MoooAR pictures plz

Mar 31, 2013 | 08:29 PM

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Looks good, I can't tell are you using Acura's ebony centercaps or the regular chrome?

Mar 31, 2013 | 08:44 PM

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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.

Mar 31, 2013 | 08:46 PM

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Looks good, I can't tell are you using Acura's ebony centercaps or the regular chrome?

Regular

Mar 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...

Apr 1, 2013 | 02:50 AM

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Looks great! What size tires did you put on the HFP's?

Apr 1, 2013 | 09:20 AM

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Looks great! What size tires did you put on the HFP's?

245/35-19 all around

Apr 1, 2013 | 09:30 AM

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lip kit painted and put on

I approve. Hope to see you around NoVa sometime.

Apr 5, 2013 | 08:21 AM

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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.