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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 12:40 AM
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Matte Black TL On ebay

wow..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Acura...5fTrucks#v4-33
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 12:48 AM
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its nice but something i would never do. that price is a little crazy too.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 01:28 AM
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Nice. Wonder how extensive the damage was from the accident
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 01:44 AM
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Nice. Wonder how extensive the damage was from the accident
could also of been keyed

my friends gtr was keyed and insurance paid for his lambo orange paint job
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 02:20 AM
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Originally Posted by greco9885
could also of been keyed

my friends gtr was keyed and insurance paid for his lambo orange paint job
Good point the History Check says it was non collision
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 05:42 AM
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That price is really steep. Especially for non-nav. I think that passenger headlight has some condensation too from what i can tell in the two pics.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 05:56 AM
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Not a big fan of an entire car finished in matte black. I saw a Lambo last year in downtown TO in matte (took some pics) and it just didn't look right.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 07:13 AM
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Why Does He Capitalize Every Word... and his pics do not speak for themselves.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 07:22 AM
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i think it looks great ... but its pretty funny how the rear bumper still doesnt match 100 percent lol
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 07:29 AM
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I dont like it when people try to sell something and they give less than perfect pictures....Shaky hand for the loss.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 07:41 AM
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i've been curious what a matte would look like. Rear looks a little nekid. this would probably look better with waffles as well.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 08:38 AM
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I hate ads that say "My loss is your gain" and "No expense spared". They are almost as bad as "won't last long at this price".
Do you really want to buy a car from some jackass who goes through the effort to make sure that 69 is displayed on the temperature settings.......
Not to mention, that paint looks awful. Looks like a car done in primer.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 08:41 AM
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I hate ads that say "My loss is your gain" and "No expense spared". They are almost as bad as "won't last long at this price".
Reminds me of chicks..."I've never done this before"
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 08:46 AM
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Reminds me of chicks..."I've never done this before"
lmao... +1
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 08:58 AM
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"all highway miles"

...not bad, but IMO, not good either...

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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 09:12 AM
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Matt paint is one of those things that I think looks kind of cool, but I would never do on a car that would actually get used.

Maybe on a '32 Ford. Possibly on an Italian exotic. On a Japanese sedan....nope.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 09:18 AM
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I think I'm going to save these pictures to post next time a n00b brings up the subject.

That TL is ruined. And $20k? Hahahaha
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 09:18 AM
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I think it looks pretty good.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 09:37 AM
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Why would someone cover their car in primer? That looks like ass.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 09:58 AM
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Im not a fan of matte black especially on a TL.. like someone else said it looks like primer and its definitely not worth 20k but I live in Chicago so I just sent him a message on ebay asking if I could go and look at it so we'll see what he says
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 10:05 AM
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I wonder if all the door jambs, engine bay, trunk and such were done in matte as well.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 11:22 AM
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Originally Posted by ggesq
I wonder if all the door jambs, engine bay, trunk and such were done in matte as well.
They aren't. There are a couple of pics of the interior towards the bottom. You can see the glossy paint in the door jambs.

Here, we all know what "murdered out" means, but is that really a selling point to the rest of America? I suppose only an "enthusiast" would want a matte black car, but why would you want to alienate a bunch of people who look at it and think it's kind of cool?

BTW: I also think it is just kind of cool. Maybe if I had two TLs, one of them would be murdered out matte black.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 11:23 AM
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Never been a fan of the matte black look...especially now that I'm seeing it on a WHOLE TL; bit excessive. It seems like he took the easy route rather than re-paint it correctly.

I see he mentiond he'll have more cars for sale soon. I wonder if they'll all be of the "matte black" variety?
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 11:27 AM
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Looks like poo. I don't think a TL can EVER pull off a matte black look.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 11:30 AM
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Originally Posted by TLMunchkin37
I see he mentiond he'll have more cars for sale soon. I wonder if they'll all be of the "matte black" variety?
of course, they will. you up-state-ers do crazy things....
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by TLMunchkin37
I see he mentiond he'll have more cars for sale soon. I wonder if they'll all be of the "matte black" variety?
Originally Posted by justnspace
of course, they will. you up-state-ers do crazy things....
Damn Yankees screwing up everything.



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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 12:24 PM
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i personally feel matte black cheapens the look
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 12:29 PM
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I would never buy that, he is missing the center caps on the wheels.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 01:08 PM
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 01:46 PM
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I think matte black should just stay on supercars. Those are the only cars that can pull off the matte look.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 02:28 PM
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It looks like a chalkboard...I would NEVER do that to a TL

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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 02:55 PM
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Originally Posted by justnspace
of course, they will. you up-state-ers do crazy things....
Hey now...I'm in NY. Talk to our Chicago friends about those crazy things. Although, I do think I saw a pic of a bright orange & black TL in the NY/NJ regional forums...

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It looks like a chalkboard...I would NEVER do that to a TL
Hmm...I think you're on to something with that. I thought of that a while ago as a way to express profanities to "d-bags" on the road.

I always seem to run into the same ones on my daily commute. It'd be fun to have a nice comment for them now and then...you know us New Yorkers...road rage!
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 03:27 PM
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Its different. I wouldn't do it though.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 03:36 PM
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Alex Ovechkin has a Mercedes SL65 AMG Black Series painted like that. Not my style, that's for sure. He already stands out for driving rather aggressively and a paint job like that just says "Hi, officer." You know who's coming when you see him on the road, that's for sure.

I have to wonder, though, if the swirl marks show up less with that sort of paint job than with the regular NBP.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 04:06 PM
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I think it looks hot! It would look great with some Type-S wheels too.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 04:32 PM
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Looks like CRAP!
"Absolutely One Of A Kind Murdered Out Matte Black Paint Job With Matte Coat Sealer"
That right there tells me they guy knows nothing about whats been done to his car. This look was way over played on Civic's and its sad to see it on a TL
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 05:26 PM
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Rat rods are the only cars that should be matte/flat black.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 05:32 PM
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Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
I think I'm going to save these pictures to post next time a n00b brings up the subject.

That TL is ruined. And $20k? Hahahaha
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 05:48 PM
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The job wasnt done right.. They didnt use the right black.. Probably a low strength black basecoat, also he used a matt coat sealer. Not a matt clear.. The money he wants isnt worth it.
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 06:55 PM
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i dont care what anyone says it looks good....the paintjob could have been better....id prob do it in vinyl though...so if it ever came time to sell it i could just peel it off....
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