ttk5

Hey all. As many of you know the lease on my beloved 2009 TSX came to an end this year and I looked heavily into purchasing a manual AWD car. Well I did lots of homework and research and long story short I decided against my original plans, and financed a brand new 2012 Bellanova White TSX A-spec 6spd! The TSX is really a great car for me so I will not be leaving these boards just yet! lol

The A-spec tsx we have here in Canada is identical to the SE TSX in the US, minus the wheels and badging I believe. So far, the new interior is my favorite change compared to my 09.

I am genuinely enjoying the car stock for now, but I will slowly put all my parts back onto the car, plus more since this TSX is actually mine, not leased.

Here is the link to my old progress thread if you want to take a look. This is what she looked like before I returned her.
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=711764








And here is my new baby. She is my 4th white car in a row.



























And the last mod I bought for my 09, that I didnt get a chance to put on...

RaskyR1

Congrats!

I just picked up the same car last week, US version though.

live2hit01

the white and black thing you had going on with your 09 was pure sex, I hope you do the same to your 2012! Also, A-Spec sounds so much cooler than Special Edition, or Special Ed

MrOtocinclus

Wow, congratulations! Glad you decided to stay in the family. I love those A-Spec/SE seats and black roof liner.

How did it feel to drive the '12 off the lot? Exciting, but a little normal also? That's how I felt when I first drove my '11. It was a new car, yes, but at the same time mostly everything's the same.

Looking forward to mods!

opboarding

Congrats! Now you have the real apec kit instead of the replica lip kit! Looking forward to your future mods and crazy purple rims.

ed_423

awesome man! hehe

ttk5

thanks i saw your thread too.

im glad you liked it. i plan to do this car the same but experiment with different color wheels cause im into the stance scene. and i think there is a special ed here on this board somewhere haha

thanks! i love the black headliner too. totally changes the atmosphere of the drive cause cabin is darker. when i drove it off the lot i noticed the clutch is wayyy loghter than my last tsx. but feels great to have a fresh tranny with buttery smooth shifts.

ssjoeboe9

I absolutely LOVE those aspec wheels. Hands down nicest oem wheels! I want them!

opboarding

I didn't know those were the aspec oem wheels. Those look reallllllly nice for stock. Do want!

tobwac

you made good choice glad that we still have you now mod that 4th white baby

odus

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OMG I want those wheels new favorite OEM wheel and i cant explain why.

KillerG

unquestionably sexy.

get ready for the sharks in the water once you dismount those a-spec wheels.

ttk5

Yea nothing beats oem quality. But I am a bigger fan of the original sport aero bumper, not this type-s one.

Thanks. Couldnt have been possible without your help haha

Wow didnt know they were THAT nice. I thought the 2 tone on the wheel was kind of weird.



lol. Maybe I will have to sell them because even though I like dem I dont feel as strongly about them as some of you guys here. Im more excited that they came with yokohama summer tires from the factory that seem to perform quite well!

PyroDave

sexy, congrats, guess your staying here for a while =P

also something to note, anothehr diff between SpEd and a-spec is that sped comes with wing spoiler, which i was hoping you had so i could steal your black trunk lip =P

savclaude

nice car nice pics what camera was used?

ttk5

never!! i love my black trunk lip haha.

thanks. Used my nikonD5000 and my 50mm 1.8 prime for exterior shots and 10-20mm 3.5 sigma wide angle for interior shots.

defconskylude

very cute car

rockstar143

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Who the heck are you kidding...even if you had gone to another AWD car you woulda still been lurkin here...
Glad you stuck with it bud...and don't take this as an insult but that interior reminds me of my old EP... I miss those suede red/black seats...GORGEOUS!

Can't wait to see the new wheels on there....

ttk5

very cute baby

no way man, the though of leaving this awful community is what made me consider a new car. lol. jk. And don worry about expressing your opinion on the interior! Im like the most open minded person ever

Euronoob

Glad you stuck with us still ttk5

Love the interior! Looks so friggen good man.

Planning to mount on those wheels soon or what? :P

BaoZZeR

Those wheels would look great on my car. JS lol

Mr. NC

YOU WOULD!!!!!

Congratz TTK5!

That interior stay winning!

rockstar143

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Well, I guess I prefaced it by saying that cause I didn't want you to get offended that I was comparing it to an 8 year old civic...but I actually meant it as a compliment cause there is something SUPER "homey" about the suede...love it.

J.

mrstak

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welcome back welcome back welcome baccckkkkkkk...(singsong voice)

great shots.

so...about those oem wheels...

defconskylude

ya man im glad you got another TSX

looking forward to your mods

was this a lease? are you going to put us through this crap again in a few more years?

defconskylude

thanks i sold him a few weeks ago and picked up a 2 year old.

mrstak

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he bought this car now.

JD TL-S

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Sweet

defconskylude

sweet

09TSXTech

Congrats ttk5. I saw the same one at Acura of Langley a few weeks back, looks fantastic.

You are right about the tires, it's the same set that came with my Rage wheel from the UK. Yokohama Advan Sport, OEM tire for the Bentley Continental GT. There are super sticky and quiet but has a treadwear rating of 180 only. So no more than 30K km on those tires.

Again, congrats on the new A-Spec

HondoGermany

Hahaha, glad you stay a TSXer. Good choice. And sure you will make your new car the same Beauty like your old modell was!

5thTo2nd

Nice to hear you're staying in the fold! Great choice on the car. You're probably the first A-spec on here.

I can't wait to see the rims go on.

ttk5

We will be twins soon just ill be a little bit more purple than u

I know i love the interior

With the way many of you are reacting to them I think I will put them up for sale soon. Got H&R springs I dont need anymore since I got coils, front and rear replica lip, these OEM wheels..so I'll make a thread about them soon.


what 180?!?! thats so weak. But yea the handling on these is really great for OEM and they are super quiet. I wish they lasted longer.


Thanks. Hopefully she will, Im still not sure it can though because I think the acura shield grille just cannot look sporty to me. Maybe I'll have to invest in another euro grille.

Hopefully there will be more a-specs soon! I dont wanna b a lonerrr

maiku

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A-Spec Congrats

visconti

congrats on your new tsx.. glad you stay

jeroplex

What did you do with your 2009 lip

mY sLOW UA6

Nice, your previous car looked great and so does the new one

EzeE1o

Nice aspec. I wish the SE came with those wheels and summer tires. Those are 18's right?

ttk5

Thanks!

Me too, i love this community

Its in my garage. Im going to make a FS thread soon with my front and rear lip, H&R lowering springs and these OEM 18's you guys love so much. Also, looking to sell this rear bumper maybe so I can get the OEM aero bumper. I like the aero one more.

Thanks!

Yeap 18's.

Kesler123

hey man I am from Vancouver and I always see ya around town. We should have a local Vancouver photo shoot! Your friends pictures are awesome!

Dun be intimidated when some random black tsx pulls beside ya!