06 Acura TL

i have noticed a lot of us 3G TL owners have insane amounts of money invested into our cars.

I was jus chatting with my younger cuzzin who just turned sixteen and got his new miata and he loves my car especially after he seen everything done. he then asked how much all this cost and n i began calculating in my head. after adding up a few things i decided to stop. Damn i have too much into this car.

Purpose of this post is to get an idea of how much you have invested into ur cars.
Rules:
Do not post what the car costed you.
maintenance or services done to the vehical dont count.
include music, exhaust, intakes, exteriors mods, interior mods ect..

KB1Spec

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I spent at least an additional $25K

Thorin78

I would say $2000 for me.

06 Acura TL

doesnt it hurt.. thatswhen i started hurting, when i hit that mark

fish008

I bought the car with comptech springs, 18 inch a-spec wheels, a-spec body kit and mirror tint (I would have done all of that too). So that would be about have been about $1500 (considering the traded up wheels and that I probably paid more for the car than a standard TL with nothing on it). I myself bought the stock 17s and put snow tires on them - $800 (Michigan necessity). I bought the USASpec iPod adaptor - $100 (best thing ever). That's it. There isn't anything else I want to do. So all in say about $2400

KB1Spec

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Yes it hurts. Because the car is a lease unfortunately. Although, it's a habit for me because my previous 3 cars was lease and i fixed them up as well........

McKulit

Purchased Mods

Used A-Spec Wheels = $700
Slotted/Drilled Rotors & Pads = $500
New stock shocks + H&R Springs = $300
AEM = $200
Hoen Yellow Endurance Bulb = $40

Things to buy

P2R Throttle Body Spacers = $100+
UR Underdrive Pulley & Belt = $200+
Greddy exhaust = $700+ (when it becomes available)

Optional items to buy

Aspec underbody kit = $1000+ (I forgot the right amt)
Pro Cats = $1000+

juruki

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25k on a lease??? I dont get it, how did you spend so much? What are u gonna do when the lease ends? What a waste./
I LOVE your car BTW lol

TylerT

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$625 so far, not to mention the time it took to install this stuff .

Dynomax resonator coming soon .

fan_bo

$10,000 + for me ... but under $15 i think

VQPower37

100 bux ... rockblocker

erick3

25 k?!?!? DANG! um...let's see...$5.5 k ish for me i think?

Ana Gaba

- Type S Tail Lights - $235 <-- installation $80
- Wheels and Rims - 1, 400
- Police Radar - $ 400 (valentine)
- Nokya H8 Artic White lights - $35
- Chrome Front Kit $20

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$$ 2,370

HONgDA

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$128 for Progress sway bar and gonna go up in the upcoming months...

lusid

LED's 30.00
New Tires - OEMS were still good. costed me 636.00 after mount/balance
Car care products count? probably not

King of Pain

At least another 5k...........and my wife reminds me of this every day too.

02type-s

Mine is a 2g, but about 7k.

KB1Spec

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Sell it off. All the parts I have are spare parts. I don't use the same parts from the car. Most the parts I purchase from dealer or ebay.

darksom1

25K??????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????

Damn Ray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Papaman677

$400.......Valentine 1

AM 2K5

a bit over $4K. It'll be about $8k in January when i get my rj devotion type III's and tires.

KB1Spec

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Things purchased:

Mugen NR + Tires + Tein Coilover with EDFC =$3800
A Spec Kit = $800
Advan Siena + Tires = $4300
Works Varizana T1S + Tires = $3400
Progress RSB = $150
Eibach Rear Camber = $120
Thermo Block = $100
Custom CF Engine Cover = $250
Custom CF Engine bay = $900
Custom CF Door Sill = $550
Custom CF Interior Trim = $1000
Custom CF Front lip + CF CSL Style trunk lid + rear diffuser + spare trunk + Painted = $4300
JDM Euro R auto matic pedal = $180
Custom Tail Lamp Base TL lamp + TL-S Tail lamp = $350
Remus exhaust tip = $80
Clear Headlamp + Spare = $300
AEM CAI = Free Prototype from AEM
Window Tint = Free from friend
NAV to DVD + Amp + Sub + Puddle lights = $700
Foglight relocation with HID = $250
TL-S shift knob =$70
TL-S Rear side marker = $80
Ground Kit = $150
Eco Kit = $45
Blitz Power Meter ID = Free from friend

Grand total = $21875 (Not including labors or what not)

ballinfizzle89

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Jeeezzzz...that CF is killin you man! But definitely a nice list of mods no doubt Gotta pay to play, but obviously, you already know that haha

KB1Spec

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Ya.....kee kee kee. I think by next year when my lease is up, I might get European car. If not upgrade to an RL

coconut

^^^3 sets of wheels and tires are killing you more than the cfs.

subbuzz

alittle over a grand, but i'm just getting started.......

06 Acura TL

im well over 25k worth of stuff

ballinfizzle89

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You mean DOWNgrade to an RL

princelybug

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~$6K...

ILLustriousUA6

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$4,000.. major mod= rims..

i still haven't bought dam tires yet....*SIGH*

BLACKURA_NY

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hmmm... blackura had about $13k in her + labor

my plan is to keep this car around $5~6k MAX and pay NOBODY any labor. im DIY'ing every single thing i can

JamminTL

Me too. I did a garage section on one forum I am on and it was around $60,000 including the cost of the car. So deduct aprx $30,000 for cost of car new...and you are at around $30,000 in mods alone. Too extensive to list right now though...

spiike

I actually have a spreadsheet with all the purchases and future projects on my car. Although I guess that's expected since I am the financial analyst for my company.

Mods/stuff done:
Icebox CAI intake = $75
Stage 3 exhaust $60 muffler +$120 install= $180
Escort 8500 = free as a gift
Tint = $280 w/ moleskin
Ipod accessories ( Car charger and cable for aux)= $20 on ebay
Moto Razer Charger $19

Sub total of mods done: ~$574

Future mods in this order with completion by June 08:
Nav2go= $120+$50 slimline DVD player= $170
P2R spacer + gasket= $120
UR Pully = $180
Dice kit = $210 with harness

Subtotal of future mods to be done = $680

Grand Total : $1,254 (excludes new wheels and suspension mods to come next year) If forced induction does arrive for our cars.. I will liquidate my stocks to get that as well.

stillhere153

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Rims & Tires ($2000)
Lugs & Hub Rings ($80)
Exhaust ($500)
Fujita Intake ($150)
Neuspeed Springs (No Cost - Trade)
P2R Spacer ($80)
CF Roof Spoiler ($35)
eBay Ipod Cable ($15)
Thas all I can think of at this time of the hour lol

WhipGame

I dunno , If you got that kinda money in your car , it should be obvious. I see it in ua6spec's of course, but I dont see it in you other 2 .. I see a crazy stereo system on yours, thats definatley where your money is at (prolly pushin 10K) & some Rays on jaber's, which appears where his money is at .. Make lists, I dont see 25k+ :p ..

I got somethin like 10-12k in aftermarket, in/on my TL, car cost 30,xxx after tax & warranty ..


Estimates

Tein SS - 1000
19 Volk wheels - doe
Dunlop SP Sport Maxx Tires - doe
A spec kit - 1000

Suade headliner & pillars - 500

Stereo w video - amps (doe) - speakers (doe) - racks - wires - dvd player - video inverter - Dice ipod integration box - 5000k+ w labor . Also, doe !

AEM CAI . 500 w labor


I got over 30k in aftermarket, in/on my 02 Accord, car cost 32,xxx after tax & warranty ..


Oh & doe = alotta money , guap , cheese , change , skrill , cha ching cha ching :p ..

rodneyc77

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too much... IMO... but it is a WDP...

JamminTL

I take it I am one of the other two you mention? Dude...you have never even seen my car as I have never posted a pic or stats here on this site whatsoever...lol. Boosted....cats....CAI....two sets of A-Spec rims....three sets of tires (autox slicks...winters...and summers) custom carbon fiber, carbon fiber hood, rotora's all the way around, comptech exhaust AND greddy exhaust (waiting on the latter to be complete), switchblade keys mod, TL-s tails and smoked rear markers, proprietary engine mods I cant list as they are still under development, ect ect. Trust me....I have a LOT of money in this car. Its one of those things that just happens one purchase at a time and you find yourself there. Wasnt really planned whatsoever....just happened. A matter of fact...make that 4 sets of tires and three sets of rims....cause I have a set of 20" rims and tires to boot that I never use anymore....too much of a power robber for me. I just didnt feel like listing everything I have done to my car and get into the "whos di-- is bigger" contest....they tend to bore me greatly and dont seem classy. I think about the only one on here that has seen a list of my mods and pics of my car is ChillDog as we know each other outside of this forum somewhat. And as Chilldog would probably tell you...if they make it for this car or I can get it modified to fit this car....I do it....lol.

fish008

Did you seriously pay $500 for an AEM CAI with install? Lets say $350 for the intake (very high price) and 3 hours to install (should take WAY less than that). With those assumptions that is $50 an hour to install the intake. Are you kidding me? I would say you got ripped off. I think that people shouldn’t list labor because the guy who does it himself would have saved a lot of money. Especially at the rate that you’re paying, your labor alone must be in the thousands. That labor cost would never be reflected into the sale of the car either. This is just for fun anyways. I think this is slowly turning into who can inflate their costs/price the most and who has wasted the most money.

korrupted

That's an oxymoron because in order for it to be an "investment" there would need to be some possibility of gain.

ggesq

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