New member here and finally pull the trigger and got myself an 08 type s with 124k on it, already having fun with it .

So luckily the dealer did not drill holes in the front bumper for my license plate but now I'm on the hunt for tow plate bracket, do any of you know a place where i can buy one from locally in ontario canada thats not that expensive lol.

Also apart from timing belt and water pump, what other major maintenance should i be looking into with this amount of km.

Thanks

 

Looks good, congrats! I got my Type S about a year ago with around 84,000 miles and have only needed to put in a new battery since then. I'm not sure how much sun you get where you are, but I'd also recommend getting some Aerospace 303 spray for the dashboard as well as a sun visor to prevent the dreaded cracking.

 

welcome and congrats on the new purchase.

 

Congrats on the purchase! Looks like a nice piece!

 

Congrats Maxwell-welcome to AcuraZine.

 

Definitely perform maintenance on all fluids, and inspect brakes and tires to make sure everything is safe. If you are interested in any performance upgrades, shoot me a PM or visit our website.
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Welcome and congrats!

Remove that horrid dealer plate frame ASAP

 

Welcome!

I'm looking for a Type S as well...

 

I remember seeing this car for sale on my hunt haha

congrats on the purchase

 

only saw two that were black and under 130k

 

thanks guys

 

Congrats! I was looking for a TL-S as well but couldn't find any with reasonable mileage. I think they're the best looking TL of all gens. You're brave for getting black. My other car is black and it's like a second job keeping it clean.

 

Dude...my first black car also a TLs....i clean that thing every week!!!! and it had been raining like 1 or 2 time a week this summer...so i have to keep washing it...:[

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welcome to the club Maxwell

 

looks good, as others have said, do a once over on all the fluids and get the timing belt and water pump replaced. It needs more low! i forgot how high the TL sits stock

 

LOL yeah especially since its a FORD plate frame!


Check out RHO plate dot com. they have a tow hook bracket that looks pretty good IMO. Not everyone's favorite, but I love mine. They used to have a lower quality cheaper one for around 70$ but now have this higher quality redesigned version for $100.

 

why do you need a front plate, id say fuck it. the tl is one of them cars that just looks dumb with the front plate.

 

because you can get ticketed in some places. i put mine on after getting pulled over a few times and luckily they didn't bust me for all my tint too.

IMO not worth getting more attention than needed but to each his own

 

haha yah i did already, the pic was from the day i picked it up. I once owned a RHO but its about 140 bucks here, trying to find something a tad cheaper.

 

In Ontario is mandatory and it not worth getting pulled over or ticketed.

 

^ yea I didnt know it was mandatory in ON. Im in New Brunswick and its mandatory here too but I said fuck it and theres ways around it lol

 

realistically there were maybe 3 clean 6MT's with relatively low mileage in Ontario

 

There is a knock off rho plate available on Amazon for like $50

 

I know people who do it cheap:

Just bring in the tow hook to home depot and match up the thread specs to a long bolt and use the bolt to mount the license plate holder to the tow hook slot.