In the market for a 2007-2008 type s and the dealership i'm planning on purchasing from has 2 NBP tl-s and just received 1 WDP tl-s and all have about the same mileage (36000-38000) and asking price from $27000-$31000. What are your thoughts on color, and a good price? all three are acura certified btw. Opinions and thoughts greatly appreciated!!

 

NBP was the worst paint on a car I have ever owned.

 

WDP white is so hott specially if you do plan on modding and paint the roof black, it's like no other.

 

which one do you like better? the notorious Acura rear bumper paint mis-match is going to be more prominent on WDP imho.

 

what are the interior colors for each? either way, NBP

 

I've had both and I switched to the WDP and never looked back.

 

The majority of opinions here will be WDP.

The contrast of the paint to the headlights/grills looks just amazing on the front, and the same for the rear tails. Additionally, the paint is just beautiful especially when in direct sunlight.

 

I know for sure the NBP both have black with gray inserts. Haven't had a chance to look inside the WDP yet.

 

Well, i'm actually torn between the two. NBP looks sick when its clean, but it's difficult to keep it that way. I originally wanted KBP but i gave up on that a long time ago. Color is hard to find. WDP is a gorgeous color but i'm on the fence for both colors.

 

NBP..should be aptly labelled as NBS...nighthawk black swirl...

WDP FTW. much less paint maintenance!

 

I've had 5 black cars. For me there is no other color that looks as good when clean. However, keeping black paint looking good takes a lot more work. I've had one white car, they are much less work to keep the paint looking good but they just don't have the bling of black. If you are anal about detailing your car get black, if not get white.
It's all a matter of personal preferance. You will enjoy the ride whichever color you choose.

 

 

If you have a PC and the right polishes black isn't bad at all .. you also would need to learn how to wash and dry it properly, thats where the most of the swirling comes from... owner not knowing how to wash it or them sending it to car washes.

I still regret getting the WDP after owning a few black cars. I went with WDP because I didn't like the interior color options up here.

 

the price seems a little high. WDP is an awesome color, but I couldn't find one here in houston. I ended up with a alabaster silver/black & silver inserts for interior. I got my 08 type S with 35k mi for 25k (before tt&l). Hope that helps.

 

unfortunately in the cases of TLs, TSXs, accords, etc... used OR new, the damn lot boys screw up the paint and cause swirls right at dealer level. so most likely, you buy a brand new nighthawk black and BOOOM, swirl city is already there! VERY VERY hard to find a black car where the owner took super care of it when it comes to the class of sedans we own.

 

In all honesty, I'd go WDP. Albeit, NBP is my favorite color - it's too difficult to maintain, and it looks best when slightly modded, aesthetically. WDP looks great as is, from the factory. Unfortunately, a lot of the WDP TL-S' (TL-P's included) have mismatched body to bumper panels. The given excuse: different paint surface - metal vs plastic. I call bull...but

 

I think you should get a nice mary kay pink because you're turning to strangers on the internet to help pick your color.

 

ahah! OP, both colors have + and - 's, good luck in YOUR decision

 

this might help though...a members car, and what mine will look like this year

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NBP by far... I have owned both WDP and NBP and the NBP looks ALOT better. If you don t have the patience nor skills to keep a black car from looking like crap i would go with WDP. But just know you are gonna have that awful mismatched paint job on such a nice looking car...... Or you could get it painted like i did when i received my 04 WDP

 

FYI having a paint job on your record is usually a sign that the vehicle was involved in an accident of some sort, and leads to questions/hit in value

 

sorry no accident happened. i couldnt stand the shit for paint job Acura did on the WDP. I mean come on why have a such a nice car and have mismatched bumpers

It was my choice to have the bumpers painted to match

 

That's a clean ride. Not really feeling the front lip kit. I have been debating on getting some of the A-Spec wheels. At first I didn't like the TL-S rims but after having them for a while I've grown to like them. The A-Spec wheels just give the car a little added bling.

 

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NBP

 

Ive seen both gorgeous WDP and NBP. However, WDP looks sick with the right mods. Id go with WDP

 

thanks for you input guys. You're making this decision more difficult lol. Keep them coming. Going to the dealership tomorrow afternoon to look at all 3 cars and test drive them. Hopefully by the end of the day i'll have chosen one!

 

Yeah the price did seem a little steep. But i'll see what i can get it down to. All 3 of them are 07' with the same mileage. Probably more expensive because it's "certified"

 

I never thought I'd have another black car after my 91 Accord Ex but my rationale was that I park underground during the day and garage at night so the black isnt as much of a problem for me. If you are going to leave your car outside, then you shoudl probably get the white as the black will look dirty all the time. Sometimes I see WDP and get a little tinge of coulda shoulda but then I see that mismatched bumper or I see one during a rain (they get very yellow in coudy dirty conditions) and I think, nah I still like my black.

 

black looks more stealth/slick, white looks more clean/dynamic

if you ask me, a WDP 07 TL-S owner, black gets kind of dull, like the brightness of whte

 

You really can't go wrong with either.

 

Wdp ftw

 

NBP!!! It was NBP or nothing when I was looking around the market a couple years ago.

 

WDP. i see more second hand NBP in dealerships, which means the WDP owners are keeping their cars. black will always look black, but WDP fluctuates sooo much depending on the way the light hits the paint, so one day WDP could look hot and another day WDP could look Meh.

ALSO if u get WDP, its hard to get any paint jobs cuz white is the hardest color to match. so dont get into any car accidents :P

 

WOW! that pic is VERY convincing. Im feeling NBP

 

I gunna say AM, but b/t the two I like WDP.

 

I say go with nighthawk black swirl! I finally washed my car today and it looks HOT

 

and I'm sure thats what they all say about why a paint job was done. The point that raises flags is that the previous owner had a paint job done to cover something up.

 

Nbp !!!

 

It came down to black or white for me. Black is my favorite on nearly every car. In fact every car I've owned has been black but the TL looks so good in white too. I ended up going with the black and I'm glad I did. However every once in a while I find myself "cheating" and staring at a white TL.

FWIW, I like black on the '04-'06 models with the red tail lights and white in the '07-'08 models.

Black really isn't that hard to keep up. You just can't take the shortcuts that you can with white. As long as you follow the "rules" you will be fine.

However, black seems to be more fragile. I've already have the entire front of my car repainted due to millions of rock chips from the freeway miles making it look gray even when clean. The bodyshop said they coat it nearly twice as thick as the thin factory paint and I believe it as it's already holding up much better than the factory paint. If you do mostly city driving this shouldn't be a problem.