Mr. NC

Honestly I don't care no more lol...they were like $20...the amount of work to put them in another car totally overweighs the price paid for them. (I know, extremely rude, wasteful and ignorant but yeaaah)

opboarding

what temp phillips bulbs are you getting? didnt do much googling but saw 4300k for $25 and 5000k for like $150?

Mr. NC

Philips Ultinon is 6000k but the bulb is actually 5700k most I seen it go for is $150+ and cheapest is $99. on ebay lol.

Phillips Xenon is cheaper and is either 4300k or 6000k cheapest is $59 -$89. I honestly don't know the difference between the 2 but the Lexus IS guys seem to like the ultinon alot

mrstak

iTrader: (1)

you're gonna drop 150 on a set of bulbs??? i'd rather buy a decklid spoiler with that money.

so you swapped out your oem hid's with hidextra 6000k bulbs? and asked them for a relay to stop the flickering? i'd just swap them back out for the oem bulbs...they're super bright as is.

Mr. NC

Mr. Stak I changed them a week after I installed the bulbs. I couldn't wait any longer. $150 is steep for bulbs I know but its not an important change. I'll see after coils and rims what I have left haha

mrstak

iTrader: (1)

oicup. yea...i'd go for rims or spoiler before dropping 150 on bulbs...then again i'm a cheapass and you apparently shit out money to even consider $150 bulbs...hahah throw some of that money my way! i'm in need of a sugar mama since ed_6969 left me.

Mr. NC

HAHA Mr. Stak no matter how much money I give you, you still won't be able to afford a new TSX.......LOL

KillerG

bulbs are like one of your most important functional mods

its really not a crime to drop 150 on quality philips HID's

ok it might not win you a car show, but you will be able to improve the drivability of your car

mrstak

iTrader: (1)

Why you gotta go there...

YOU WAIT TILL MY INSURANCE CHECK COMES!!

KillerG

its scheduled to arrive upon the sale of ed's work 11r's...

mrstak

iTrader: (1)

So anyday now...i mean there's been SO much interest in his work wheels...

ed_423

LOl whoa whoa whoa i got a serious buyer now!

mrstak

iTrader: (1)

it's either killerG or tsxkid in disguise. trolloloololololed

ed_423

Omg that would be the ultimate troll

Mr. NC

It was a group troll ed...sorry.

TBH I'd rather spend $150 on bulbs which have somewhat have some purpose as opposed to a lip spoiler which will do nothing beneficial to the car. aesthetics not counting.

PyroDave

honestly, do you know how many dollar menu items i get from McDonalds for $150??

mrstak

iTrader: (1)

is that a rhetorical question or were you really asking...?

not including tax, my answer would be 150 dollar items for $150...

no wonder you're still in school...education these days...SIGH

KillerG

are u gonna buy a tsx or not you scrub

mrstak

iTrader: (1)

started looking again...trying to wait for the ilx but it's a long road...

KillerG

wait to see the production model and specs which should be coming in the next few months but keep your eyes open for a good deal in the meantime

mrstak

iTrader: (1)

lemme borrow your mom to negotiate for a day please.

i don't have the time right now to go to the dealership and negotiate...if anything i could email for some online quotes but i don't want to get constant phone calls from dealers.

KillerG

im not lending you my mom for anything

that sounds like a terrible idea

ed_423

^

Mr. NC

KillerG your mom says hai from Canada

larryt1026

reviving this thread from hibernation! Mr.NC can you go into a bit more detail of how the JDM front spoiler just "snapped" into place? Por favor. Thinking about getting one.

Mr. NC

Only reason my thread is dead atm is because I am saving saving saving. Shit shipped to Canada jacks it up 1.5x the normal price lol. My wallet cries every time I see the yellow customs waybill attached to any packages I get.

Having said that.

The JDP (not JDM?)is OEM quality in fit and finish (which is more than I can say for my FAILTOE grille) It fit into every curve of the front bumper. So when I say it snapped on think of putting on a glove in that with a little effort, the lip can be pushed onto the front end and it fits right on it thus snapping into place. I have no other way to explain it lol. I wish I took a video but my shop did it in a couple minutes apparently.

Hope this helps in some way larryT. I'll try to explain it another way if it still doesn't make sense.

Having said that.

The lip has endured 1 Canadian winter. No scuffs or scratches or cracks

*knock on wood*

larryt1026

Thanks buddy. And didn't mean anything by reviving the thread..just was a way to start my post lol. So basically when I get the JDP (oops my bad...it's not JDM!) I can line it up and just push it in and everything should snap into place? Trying to visualize it lol. As for the tabs, how do they connect to the bumper? Thanks again for your help dude!!!!

Mr. NC

There are metal screws but my body shop guy just used double sided tape where the bumper and the lower grille/foglights are and underneath he used 4 smaller screws around the edges. Not sure how you will mount yours but this has held the bumper in place so far.

ANGRY_tsx09

My 6k fogs turned out green and yellowish.. Are you haven that same issue. Cuz I was going to do some DIY fog light tints.. Yellowish

Mr. NC

Your 6000k turned out green/yellow? LOL dude thats just a bad HID kit then haha or did you mean 3000K? Cuz 6000K is white/blue and 3000k is mad jdm tyte amber yellow.....

My HID's from HIDExtra aren't the deep yellow that I wanted but I got used to them. The LaminX helps make it a bit yellower.

ANGRY_tsx09

Sh** yea lol 3k jdm amber. Lmao. But yes it's green and yellow. It's xenon. This is not the first time I installed it but it's my first doing 3k. Thought I should do some fog light tint so it can be the color I want to be.. Doesn't look bad but.. I believe the green is not supposed to be there

Mr. NC

It depends on the kits tbh, I know the yellowest 3000k aren't even HID's but normal halogens from PIAA and Hella etc.

apinwp09GBTSX

Damn Mr. NC. didn't know your from Toronto I was just looking at other threads I might be heading up in a couple months would love to see the ATLP grille befor I buy it, I don't think anyone here in the tri-state have it would love to see it in person...also Im planning to steal a CU2 crew decal Im not asking for one Im just going to steal it!!!

I want to move to Canada; clubs allow 19 yo girls, clean ass streets nice people., everyone lives in condos, china town is walking distance...wet bar FTW!!

I have a lot of friends in Missassauga probably going to stay around that area...I don't know how far you are from there

mrstak

iTrader: (1)

hah! good luck stealing that decal. don't you know? that shit is locked up with more security than fort knox. imagine how easy it is to open ed's mom's legs...it's the complete opposite. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.

apinwp09GBTSX

wow...lmao

oh btw challenge accepted lulz

Mr. NC

Lmao yup I live in Toronto man, if you wanna come see the grille thats no problem, I live 10 minutes from Mississauga. Just tell me when you comin up here and voila we have an INTERNATIONAL ACURAZINE 2G MEET. You bringin your CU2 I'd assume

Goodluck with getting a SEEYOU2CREW decal bro haha

ROFL WETBAR hahaha not sure if thats there or under a new name but yeah Canada is all those things you mentioned.

Mr. NC

Update/Progress Post

Had time to clean the car today so went for it. Wash/Clay/Wax was the plan

This is by no means as detailed as Slickooz or some of the other guys on the forum but it's enough for me lol.


Update on the ATLP Grille.
Ed's gap of doom


Uh oh....as you can see the CF beneath the emblem is cracked...NO FUCKING CLUE how...Mesh is pockmarked...the spray paint is comin off as my paint guy warned me so I'm not too cheesed by that


Mesh got ka-me-ha-me-ha'd as well



All the clips got rusted too...SMH...I got this grille in December...and it was a MILD(non-existant to some) winter up here...this is practically real world testing lol so this was disappointing to say the least.


If people ever wondered what the lightest Tint LaminX looks like....


Shitty view of the 45% tint but for the 142323235 threads askin...yes you can see through it in the day but still stay somewhat hidden..again this is the theme im goin for ghosted shit


4 hours later. I don't wanna drive it now haha



The End

For people asking about actual mods....between end of April and June...some boxes should arrive...that is all

MrOtocinclus

Nice job, you must be super tired now. Disappointing about the ATLP grille...

Mr. NC

I am damn tired, I dunno how professional detailers do this daily. Props to them for sure.

The grille itself? No props lol. It's such a great grille to look at but when you actually get up close to it, you notice fitment...and other details...then yeah...dissapointment

tobwac

great detail job
damm that grill is just.....how much did you pay for it?