Here are more 6 speed pictures I took yesterday. The car is blue with the body kit and 18's. I also took a picture of a red TL that was headed to the Seattle Auto show (starts today).

I test drove the blue 6 speed and was very impressed. This car has alot of get up and go! I can't wait until my SSM/Ebony Navi HPT arrives in December!

http://www.imagestation.com/album/?i...29&mode=invite

 

Thank's Gary, nice pics! I really dislike the A spec package it spoils the great cohesive look of the car. It gives it an AZTEC effect.

 

I agree, after seeing a # of cars with the kit on I too strongly dislike it. At first I liked it but over a few weeks the cool factor wore off for me.

 

I'm w/ you guys...it's a bit much.

 

the pics were taken at acura of bellevue, right? I am a frequent visitor there too.

 

i love the way the kit looks! i think it makes it look even more aggressive!

 

Can't agree more. It just doesn't have the factory look to it. Looks completely like an after-thought add on.

 

It looks too bling bling for a nice higher-end car like the TL. If it were a Civic, Mazda6 or something, then yeah, bling the hell out of it, but only jackasses take Benzs, Bimmers, Lexuses, and put all that crap on them, chrome etc. It ruins a really nice car if you ask me. Anything bigger than 18" wheels will look kinda lame too...

Keep it simple. Nice cars don't need that fancy garbage on them.

Ryan

 

I saw the kit on a white car. The pieces don't or didn't seem to fit very well. You could see some pretty good gaps between the body and the parts.

 

I looks fairly good. Though in general I don't like add-on aero pieces, reminds me too much of Pontiacs...

-r

 

Kit's a bit much, I agree. The car looks much nicer stock.

 

Hey! I just test drove that car two hours ago! Yep, Acura of Bellevue. The manual is one slick little tranny. I highly recommend anyone considering it to give it a try. The clutch is incredibly light and the short-throw shifter works great.

The body cladding they put on the car is a bit much. The front lip scraped on their driveway as I was coming back from the drive. Salesman said they'd been doing that all week since they got the car ready (Monday).

 

Gosh, does this dealer put the kit on every car?

 

Every dealer around here has one TL that has all the options sitting on the floor. My girlfriend said that she likes the body kit, I don't care for it. I think at the most I would get the mudflaps and maybe paint them body color.

 

Is it just me, or does the blue look different every time I see it?? These pics make the blue appear much lighter than most that I have seen. The blue looks a shade this side of black usually.

 

I couldn't agree more with all of you. The body kit just looks like a bolted-on afterthought. The car has nice cladding as it is; clean with taut lines.

The only thing I WOULD consider doing to set the car apart is to add 18" wheels with 245 series tires to give the car a wider, more aggressive footprint from the front and rear. It might also need to be lowered a little if 18" wheels are added.

 

I like the body kit on the front, except for the scraping problem. I think the front is boring without it. The side and back are too pontiac. I dont know what the car would look like with the front only, though.

 

red > blue

 

I ordered the bodykit and I think it looks even sharper then without the kit. I definately like the front spoiler. I think without the front kit, the front of the car looks too rounded.
Personal preference.

 

Of all the options I would like to get the Deck Lid Spoiler. The car looks much better without the under bodies. Regardless, the pictures are great!

 

I drove a slightly lowered (about 1 inch) TL with the body kit today and it looked great as far as body kits go-but I probably wouldn't get it for my TL. The cars lines are so clean and well designed that I would prefer to leave it stock I think.
I have to say that with 18s and the lower profile tires (40 series) it looks MUCH better lowered a bit to eliminate that unsightly tire gap. Makes a big difference IMO; a nice set of coilovers like Tein, Bilstein, maybe Comptech with some lightweight forged, polished 18s on about a 1-1.5" drop