So...... I just bought my first TL! I've wanted an Acura TL for a long time. Now that I've bought one I'm having a hard time finding specific parts, specifically aftermarket exteriors. My TL came stock with front bumper replaced (stock bumper) and primer black, no fog lights and missing the key cover on driver door. My TL is black with black leather interior. I want to keep it black. I've already taken the front bumper off and replaced the headlights (10000k) and turn signal bulbs. This is a car that I unfortunately have to share with my wife. So I'm wanting a front bumper that's aftermarket, that can clear a small parking block that I can add a lip to at a later date (when I buy my wife a different car).

 

If I shared a car with my wife; I would want to put back the original headlight bulbs for safety.
as the kelvin temperature rises; the less visible light you have. at 10,000 Kelvin...your shit purple and you're squinting at night to see. WOuldn't want to put my wife through that!

2nd; there are little to NO aftermarket bumpers.

 

stick with stock bruh, ..
but wait, the car just had a primer black bumper? As in no paint? Why don't you paint it to match rather than spend the money on an aftermarket one?


also, agree, go back to stock bulbs if you care about seeing at night

 

Regarding sharing your car with your wife and the whole issue of curb stones...

Back in 2003 I had a very bad slip and fall coming out of a parking lot in front of my kid's daycare. I'll spare you the gory details, but I ended up non-weight bearing (i.e. on crutches) for six months and then in a walking boot for another three months after that. So? So, the issue was I had a practically brand new 530i 5-Speed with the factory Sport Package (which lowered the car roughly an inch), and she was driving the family minivan. Given my right leg was the one I broke (that time), there was no way I was going to be able to drive the BMW while I was recovering. Said another way, we swapped cars, I'd sling my casted right leg over into the passenger side footwell of the van and drive left footed; problem solved.

I told you the above to tell you this; about a month before I got off the crutches I noticed my car had the front bumper hanging funny. She told me she pulled into a different parking place at work and, as was her habit, pulled up until the front tires hit the curb. When she backed out she pulled the bumper skin off and fractured the plastic fender liners. Yeesh. I had the car repaired, and instructed her to stop two feet short of any and all curb stones, and away she went back to work. Not a week after getting it back she did it again.

As a testament to how much I love my wife I said, "Sweetie, it isn't your fault."

She wiped a few tears off of her face, looked at me funny and said, "Why?"

I held my thumb and index finger about two inches apart and said, "Because for thousands of years men have been telling women this is six inches."

She laughed, I got my cast off a few days later, and started driving my car again.

 

 

Great story

 

Look on ebaY! They're available pre-painted and ready to install.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-2004-20...0AAOSw3ihXTbls
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I looked at the link-long lead time for delivery...15 days later....I wonder what you really end up with.