Richyrich1988's Build/Progress Thread
 

Hey guys, i've had my 2010 PWP TSX for over a year now and im finally making my build/progress thread. so enjoy!


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^^^ first mod ever.... Nokya Hyper yellow fogs and plasti-dipped the grille



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^^^ second/third mod was my H&R Sport Springs and a Type-S lip, also dipped to match grille


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^^^Stormtrooper Angry Bird mod.... +20whp

AP2 S2000 Exhaust tips installed

also Dipped rear section of back bumper


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^^^ .... got Nokya Blue lights in my High Beam/DRL and I installed that garage door weather stripping on my type-s lip...actually looks pretty good and matches the dip pretty well....as yall can see i also got my wheels installed.... they are:

Enkei WDM's
Specs: 18" x 8.5" tires are 245/40 R18
no rolling done



POWDERCOATING DONE!!!!

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^^^ all that powder..... the valve cover was done in a silver penny base coat and aqua clear top coat...
the strut bar and hood prop were done in the penny silver base and gold top coat with pearl clear added....radiator stays and washers on valve cover were done in Super Chrome Base and gold top coat...

the below pics are just other random pics of the car enjoy and let me know what you guys think!

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when i get the engine bay cleaned i will post better pics of the powder coating...pictures really do not do it justice though... and btw a good friend of mine did the powercoating...here is local to the MS Gulf Coast area and he can ship!!! if anyone wants some work done pm me for more info....

not sure if color blind......

yeah i know, pic quality is not the best...ill have to upload some better pics lol

Finally!

Nice car. Only thing I'm a bit on the fence about is the garage liner. To me, it's a bit tacky. Otherwise, keep up the good work! Love the powder coat.

only reason i went with it is because it was cheap....and honestly i wanted to see what it would look like....besides the type-s lip is not even painted....im not taking it that serious....cause im eventually gonna go with the sports bumpers....so im not spending money on paint matching....and i like the black accents.

Looking at H&R springs too. Do you know what your alignment specs were after springs were put on? Rear camber kit needed right away?

no camber adjusters required....it's only a 1.3" drop...tires have been on since October of 2014 and no uneven wear....no rubbing either, even when steering wheel is fully locked either left or right...i didn't wanna go with a crazy drop...wanted something functional and still daily driveable...so H&R was my best option and im more than happy with the results...would highly recommend

Car looks great! Keep it up.. The garage liner looks SICK in the grass shot.. It makes it look like a splitter! Love it. Nice work man.

Too much going on for my taste. I prefer a clean look, but as long as you like it - that's what matters! :thumbsup:

i welcome different opinions...in your eyes what's going on that's too much for you? is it the black accents? or the lip...i also plan on getting the JDP carbon fiber duckbill for the trunk eventually... give me some feedback! lol

^^^that black front double lip looks like a complete after thought and i'm not partial to black wheels with polished lip look. Both of those things really cheapens the look of the car...

I agree....I'm not big on polished lips on wheels because it makes them look smaller but I got five wheels for $250 bucks.....in excellent shape....so I couldn't pass them up

Flip em and buy better looking wheels?

The front of the car looks lower than the rest..looks odd.

i've only got about $700 tied up in wheels and tires.....i could possibly get that for them yes...but that's not gonna be enough to get the realls i really want.... i would love some works, or avant garde's......but i don't really wanna do much else untill i pay the car off completly.

Well... where do I start? Lol. Pretty much everything mentioned. The plasti dip I think is tacky, and that front lip looks out of place. Would look 100000x better if paint matched, same as the grille. The wheels I'm not really a fan of, but they may look alright in a different color. The black makes them look smaller than what they actually are. And as far as the powdercoating, looks cool, would look cooler if the paint scheme actually matched something else on your car.

my reasoning behind not painting the lip is because im getting the front sports bumper by summer....so why waste a couple hundred dollars when it's gonna be useless in a few months?

You put wheels on your car that you don't like because they were cheap? I'm sure you can find a lot of cheap crap you can slap on your car...

Front lip NEEDS to be paint matched. Or just take it off and make the car look better until you get the new front bumper.

i said i didn't like the polished lip look as much...but i do like the wheels themselves...i have thought about just powdercoating them all a solid color, from my buddy who did my valve cover.

but for now, i like it. until i can save up enough to get new wheels. besides those WDM's on average go for $160 a piece so if purchased new i would be over 1k in wheels/tires...i just got a good deal. thanks for the feedback though. and i don't see the point in doing what some guys do with their CU2's and drop 4-5k on suspension, wheels, etc...when they don't own the car yet.

I completely agree with you about not wasting money, but I've seen a lot of people waste money on "temporary" changes that they're pretty much wasting money on since they're going to change to something better anyways. Never understood this logic. "Might as well buy this since I'm gonna buy something better anyways."

Not hating on you, just saying I never understood that mentality.

no offense taken, i've had the car for about a year, and i got the lip shortly after purchase....im ok with throwing away $80 when i get sports bumpers....but im not ok with throwing away several hundred after i paint match it....also, i can always take the dip off the lip and sell it for stupid cheap ($20) to someone who does wanna paint it...

sorry it's been a while but quick update...got the exhaust on about a month ago...i have a youtube video up as well for those who wanna hear it... just type in "2010 acura tsx Tsudo" and you will find it


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Spends $500 on exhaust


Still no paint on lip/grill








Any pics of the exhaust installed?? Want to see if yours is really close to the bumper like the others. Sounds decent!

i have already said what i needed to say about my lip...i like it that's all that matters....no need for snide remarks.... you could always spend $500 on the exhaust, and mount on your car to see if it's close to the bumpers......but ill save you the trouble...yes, the left muffler needs to be adjusted a little...but the right side sits right...ill take a pic for you when i get off work and try to get it up sometime soon.

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roof spoiler/ ski ramp installed yesterday

Hey just noticed your fenders and they have this 1/4" "lip"/edge to them. What happened there? Or do all of our cars have that :shrug: I don't seem to recall lol

i have no clue lmao....last time i was at Acura i asked them if that was a Factory part or what and they said "no" im thinking whoever had the car before me put them on....but hey, they might help one day guard against dings so im leaving them lol

Don't shoot me! :hide: Just really think your car would look 100x better with a painted lip. But I guess you're right. As long as you like it, more power to ya!


And as far as that trim.... I remember that being a huge issue on older civics. They had rubber trim on all 4 wheel wells and all the road salt/dirt/moisture would build up inside of them over time and cause rust.... I would remove them if I were you!


Unless you live somewhere where it doesn't snow.




Real spoiler looks good doe! :pimp:

the fender trim stuff is like a hard plastic...its not rubber...its strange...besides i live on the gulf coast of Mississippi....it never snows here....so im not worried

my next purchase for the car should be the Mugen window visors....i love the look of them...but not sure when im gonna pull the trigger on em....or the JDP carbon fiber rear duckbill/spoiler ughhh decisions

The JDP rear duckbill is nice. I'd get the JDP front lip to match though :) but definitely not cheap

truuuuueeeee

but i really like the sports bumper better than the JDP front lip...

yay for updates!

a friend of mine took some pics for me yesterday... got my mugen (rep) visors on.... dragon laminate headlight film installed and that's about it for new additions so far... but enjoy the pics!!!



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dragon laminate looks pretty cool IMO/
did they do it in one piece?

I want some for my fog lights. Not sure about how I feel about it on the headlights. Also I'm sure there are legality issues with putting it on the headlights.

This new house has made you smell like CEB :tomato:

I know right. I'm an adult now!


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