Mr. NC

What's good guys. I never really introduced myself, thought now would be a good idea.

I've learned alot on here and everybody has been helpful. I hope nobody minds my sarcasm when I post haha. Gotta keep it light. The world is too depressing as it is.

Got the car in January 5, 2011 and yeah Blizzard the next day LOL. It's a 2010 Grigio TSX Premium model.

Current mods

1. Injen CAI
2. Full LED interior + LED License plate lights
3. 45% Tint all around
4. LaminX 5% "Gunsmoke" Headlights and Taillights + Yellow Fog overlays
5. 3000K Fogs, 6000k lows (not installed)
6. Nokya arctic white DRL's
7. Chrome dipped rear turn signals
8. LED Reverse lights
9. LED Brake lights (not installed, still wondering if it's "bright enough" )
10. HeelToe Grille (I'm one of 10 who's currently waiting woooo)
11. 1 of 1 Illest Licence plate (More on that later)

Failed Mods list LOL

1. M5 CF spoiler (curvature was way off, dunno how CU2Mike did it)
2. 4' TI Tips (Looked AWESOME, but didn't find a way to mount since stock exhaust tip was too small

Picture time
1st Day WOOO STEELIES











LOL


Not stealing...I swear






Proly my "proudest" mod HAHA, I had black on black Illest license plate frames kinda rare I believe. Anyways I was at the stealership getting a paint pen for my homegirls CSX, I decided to get one for myself. I sanded down and painted the Fatlace and ILLEST in GRIGIO GREY METALLIC 1 OF 1 BITCHESSSSSS, a small mod but its a nice detail me thinks







Future list of mods, no rush since I just graduated University Honours in Business-Finance Holllaaaaa

1. OEM rear and sides, unless RJ decides to drop their lip kit gotta complete the aero (more on that later )
2. Honda Access Sport Pedals
3. Red Hazard button
4. Roof spoiler
5. Apex'i grounding kit
6. Coils
7. Rims currently looking at Volk TE37, Work T1S Varianza, Enkei RPF1, I was also thinking Rotiform BLQ, Euro rim but would be a 1st for an 2nd Gen TSX

I'll leave you guys with this







1st in Canada, not sure bout the US, the Honda Tuning project car shouldn't count HAHA, John at JDP was very helpful in answering all my questions

Anything else I do will be posted to this thread.

Thanks for looking
:gheywave:

ed_423

yo man, the 2nd pic and the last pic looks dope. you didnt take those huh?

and so jelly on that lip...just don't know if i can drop 300+ on a cf lip that might crack on me

also, ur car on steelies....grigio with all black rims dont look too bad....black out the grille (or get HT grille) and it'll look pretty balling.

Mr. NC

Haha no sir, my boy did with his Canon, he owns the Mazda 3 in 1 of the pictures. There's another photoshoot that got done but he's not done editing them yet

I'll have to change my driving style somehow/be more careful cuz of the lip and I'm not even lowered lol. I checked under the stock bumper and there are scrape marks so thats no fun.

Rims cant be blacked out its too dark, I need a high polish or machine faced to contrast the car/match the chrome door handles and trim. It already looks too dark with the LaminX and ed you know I'm waiting for that grille haha

ed_423

damn he needs to teach me how to use my cannon...if i can make my point and shoot look as good as that, i'll be happy

VortexBlueTSX

Looks great man, let me know how the lip fits and everything im getting on next week!

MrOtocinclus

defconskylude

coming along nicely bro.


are these 6k lows?

defconskylude

oh man i miss working on my custom front lip. i actually learned what i should've done when i was working on my lips just by looking at this finish product.

man i seriously hope you dont crack this. if you do crack it, i'll buy it off you. that way i can use this as a template and redesign it.

5thTo2nd

nice work bud. I didn't know you had all these mods up your sleeve. Can't wait to see that JDP front lip mounted!

Mr. NC

Nah those are actually stock 4300k haha, I dunno why they look so white there tbh

and yeah I hope I don't crack it, well it's CF it wont crack like ABS it will just shatter into a million pieces

I did a test fit and it fits like a glove. I won't be able to install for the next two weeks tho since I'll be going to Europe this friday (Accord Headlights anyone?). I'm going to paint it Honda Tech style and mount it soon as I get back. JDP was really good it took them 2 weeks to make it and 1 more week to ship it out but I live in Canada so you'll proly get it sooner.

Euronoob

Omg, I WANT THAT LIP!!! That's so nice man! I'd look retarded with a CF lip on my Euro though
And I agree with Ed, That second picture is mad. Keep us posted!

Also, what is an 'Apexi grounding kit'?

EDIT: Wait, how is that lip installed? Does it go ... under or something so that only the lip is showing? Cause I thought that it's that whole thing showing.. guess I was wrong.

EDIT 2: Ok......... I was wrong again, the pics on the site are just painted.....

Mr. NC

From what I read it just creates a better flow for electricity in your car. Some benefits I've read is that the lights are brighter, engine idles at a lower RPM so less wear & tear on engine, engine idles smoother too and response from engine is faster.

Some people have even shown an increase of 5-10hp just from the grounding kit alone. With dyno graphs and all that jazz but that doesn't really concern me. The TSX ain't chasing down an evo any time soon lol.

People have done DIY kits as well and does the same thing and proly costs 1/4 the price. Hope that helps

Mr. NC

A couple more pics. You can see the LaminX better here.





Christ I need MOAR LOW asap...

VortexBlueTSX

Looks Good, really good! What part of Europe?

KillerG

i have this thread bookmarked as my homepage so i can constantly refresh it and get updates =l

dont judge me

Mr. NC

7 countries 18 days or so, start in London then just take the high speed train around Europe so Paris, Zurich, Brussels then some other cities then fly out from Amsterdam.

All I want is a watch, classic Rolex Submariner from the 1980's BNIB? Yes please

ed_423

nice pics mr.nc

VortexBlueTSX

That sounds like a hell of a time, and good luck that haha!!

Mr. NC

Couple questions guys

1) What do you guys use to clean the vinyl/dash?
2) What leather conditioner do you guys use? Its been 7 months I think the leather needs a bath now

Italiano

why mr, nc ,thhought u were from North Carolina at first. Looks Good! Please don't rice it out,lol

ed_423

just spray water with a hose man, cleans it right off.


or i use turtle wax leather cleaner

TSXy Luster

My dealer gave me car care kits for the leather and vinyl. I use these.

Tannis

Mr. NC, you can get some AMAZING beer in Brussles. Don't you dare touch a Heineken while you are there. lol! And if you find the time and find yourself in Scotland, which is awesome too, head to Aberdeenshire on the North-East side of the island. You can tour the BrewDog Brewery. And if you don't drink, well, you should still go. Have a great trip!

Mr. NC

Hahaha Nahhh NC are just my initials good sir. But I like the rice look tho? I kid I kid, I will keep it classy

I considered a damp cloth wiping down the leather but that doesn't really protect it + wouldn't that make it dryer in the long run?

WTF I was never informed of this lol do you have pics and I will assume they as good as Meguiars, Mothers etc.

I'll keep that in mind good sir, I expect to be properly hydrated this WHOOOOOLE trip, Sadly I will not be going to Scotland maybe another trip haha

Mr. NC

Guys london is Supercar central, WTF everyone either has a Aston Martin or a Porsche or a Ferrari or a Lambo. Bentley and Rolls Royce are also quuuuuite popular. I even saw a white on white Bugatti Veyron

BUT

I only saw 1 Honda Accord aka Acura TSX but it was a 1st gen, so we got the rarer car all right hahhahah

VortexBlueTSX

All that means is that the TSX 2nd gen community is a more elite group then any supercar owner! haha

Euronoob

For the dash I just used a microfibre cloth and some water. As for the leather, I went out and bought a bottle of Meguiars leather cleaner for $9. Not sure how well that works but yeah, I was recommended it :\

Mr. NC

Day 2, saw more Bentley's Rolls Royce and Astons....no big deal here apparently. I did see a 1st gen TSX wagon...interesting to look at to say the least but NO 2nd gen TSX's yet in fact I havnt even seen an Acura (Honda) Dealership...I did see a Mclaren dealership tho on 1 Hyde park...WTF haha


Thanks for all the cleaner solutions guys Ima give the car a bath in a little bit

PyroDave

NC here ya go, http://www.honda.co.uk/cars/findasho...search-submit= go find it lmao

kowloonsniperhk

i just use turtle wax ice vinyl/leather cleaner (blue bottle) for the vinyl and dash and also the leather. i use it for general cleaning.

i use lexol shampoo/conditioner for thorough cleaning, but that's like every few months or every month if im feeling it. too bad now i don't even want to be outside with all these mosquitos in florida

Mr. NC

No Idea where those are Pyrodave infact but I did see alot of Honda Civic Type R's, the new hatchbacks we never got and they're pretty cool actually.

Too late for the map tho PyroDave I'm headed to Paris monday morning. High Speed train time!

So the options seem to be Turtles. Meguiars or water haha

VortexBlueTSX

+1 For meguiars thats what i use

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

Great looking car, would love to see the lip installed!

Mr. NC

Guys Paris was weksos for cars, like the usual Euros but nothing too mind blowing

Zurich on the other hand........ZOMG as nice as london and thats in the day!, I even saw an NSX!!! and their BMW here comes in an evergreen colour which doesn't look that bad actually. Wagons are real popular here so everyone has a Audi S4, RS4, S6 or RS6 avant....good lawwwwwd

BUT biggest news is, soon as I stepped out of the Zurich train station I saw

A CU2!!!!!!!!!!!!

It was a black type S, cleared corners or euro headlights, an older guy was driving it. No pictures tho sorry guys! I was literally just standing there and staring even tho a Rolls Royce was behind it and behind that was a F550 Maranello, that Type S body kit is seeeexy

HondoGermany

Your coming nearer to my hometown every day. 200miles maybe to ulm in Germany. we got the highest church tower ( 161m) of the world. And the best looking CU2 in germany (mine) LOL.
Sorry that we cant meet, like to have a beer with my TSX bro from the Azine

Mr. NC

No way that close hondo?! Thats like a 1 or 2 hr ride on the SBB CFF FFS right? (Thats the intercity train I took to Zurich today LOL). Did you ever get your exhaust done? I will come over just to see it LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL.
This would have possibly been Azine's first ever INTERNATIONAL meet I think.

Flipster23

iTrader: (15)

lookin good so far

HondoGermany

Yes, its a 2 hr ride.
The exhaust was for the V6, and in Europe we dont have the V6 engines. So I think this exhaust will be on sale only in the USA. I was standing in Front of the package and could not believe it, the exhaust was looking so awesome. I have some pics in my exhaust thread!
Yes, you and I are close to a USA - EURO Meeting.LOL

Mr. NC

Rome was disappointing in terms of Car sightings only saw a F350 Maranello lol.

Next up was Salzburg, Austria of course the cars would be from Deutscheland. I swear seeing all these wagons makes me want 1 as well. a nice A4 or A6 Avant.

I'm in Berlin now, every Porsche I have seen is done up in some way. no base Porsches either everything is at least a Turbo...lol, R8's as well here. Great to see that MB E-CLass here are taxis...and I'm talking the new 2011 edition too.

That's it for car spotting. I'll see what else Berlin brings tomorrow.

In terms of beer I've had local beer from the 6 countries I been in, they all taste good, don't ask me what they called cuz I just pick em randomly.

ps. I havn't seen a CU2 here since Switzerland. WTF Baby Jesus Am I looking in all the wrong places?

KillerG

Lon