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04-29-2012, 10:23 PM

JayStyles

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New 08' TL Type-S Owner

Hey Acurazine,

Im proud to say after a serious 3 month search, I finally found and bought my TL Type-S. Its an 08' NBP 6-Spd, Two-tone interior with 54k miles. Heres a pic on the first day I picked it up.

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04-29-2012, 10:33 PM

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Welcome to the board, how much she set you back?

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04-29-2012, 10:38 PM

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Sweet ride. Congrats!

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04-29-2012, 10:41 PM

JayStyles

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Thanks man. It set me back $23k, which i'm cool with considering how hard it was to find a 6-Speed in black with a Two-tone interior (2 major factors for me).

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04-29-2012, 10:44 PM

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^^^ Indeed-a rare car. Enjoy!

Join our Type S Social Group from my signature below.

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04-29-2012, 10:52 PM

JayStyles

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Just joined the Type S Group

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04-29-2012, 11:04 PM

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WELCOME AND CONGRATS!!!

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04-30-2012, 06:20 AM

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welcome and congrat on your new ride.

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04-30-2012, 07:04 AM

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Congrats & welcome to Acurazine. Just beware these forums are useful and can empty your pockets

LOL i remeber when i first got on here when i bought my TL-S and i didnt know what the jpipe was and precat deletes etc etc, that people had listed in there signatures. Now take a look what Acurazine did to my signature

Enjoy

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04-30-2012, 07:10 AM

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Congats and welcome

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04-30-2012, 07:11 AM

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Welcome to the Thunder Dome. BITCH!

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04-30-2012, 07:30 AM

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Nice find!

Congrats and enjoy the ride!

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04-30-2012, 07:37 AM

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Welcome and congrats!

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04-30-2012, 08:52 AM

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Congrats & welcome to Acurazine. Just beware these forums are useful and can empty your pockets

Enjoy

AKA the way to money pit

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04-30-2012, 12:20 PM

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Congrats

Welcome to AZ! Check out the 3G garage for tons of info. Also register your TL at www.myacura.com in the USA or https://www.myacura.acura.ca/ in Canada. Save your Navi and Radio codes there. Check for any recalls your TL may need.
You may also want to post here:

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/3g-tl-owners-sign-564449/

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04-30-2012, 12:26 PM

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Sweet!! Congrats and welcome

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04-30-2012, 01:39 PM

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AWESOME

Excellent Choice

May I ask how much you paid ?
I test drove an NBP Type-S with a stick a few months ago. It has 73,000 miles and they wanted $20,995

Welcome

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04-30-2012, 03:15 PM

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Congrats man! Black-on-black 6SPD TL-S FTW!

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04-30-2012, 03:19 PM

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Congrats! I love mine. Consider putting on a clearbra...I did it the first day I picked mine up. It will save you from tons of paint chips etc and you cant really tell it is there.

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04-30-2012, 03:44 PM

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Thanks guys.
The car came with a freshly installed clearbra from the previous owner when I bought it, its saved me a from a few rock chips from highway driving already.

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04-30-2012, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by JD TL-S

AWESOME

Excellent Choice

May I ask how much you paid ?
I test drove an NBP Type-S with a stick a few months ago. It has 73,000 miles and they wanted $20,995

Welcome

Thanks. I paid $23k

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04-30-2012, 09:55 PM

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Great car man!

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04-30-2012, 09:59 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JayStyles

Thanks guys.
The car came with a freshly installed clearbra from the previous owner when I bought it, its saved me a from a few rock chips from highway driving already.

How noticeable is the clear bra? I will be getting my bumper resprayed soon and definitely want to invest in something like this to keep it chip free. What is used for the clear bra anyways?

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04-30-2012, 10:27 PM

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My camera isnt the best but as you can see the clear bra isnt noticeable on the front bumper at all, unless someone is looking for it or knows its there and only noticiable on the hood if you are standing directly over it or the car is dirty. Clear bra is just a thin layer of clear vinyl.

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04-30-2012, 10:35 PM

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That car is so clean! Would look really really extra good if you blacked out the grill with the bumper/hood being so clean.

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04-30-2012, 10:52 PM

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I cant make up my mind if I want to black out the grill or not. I can always try the plastidip and remove it if I dont like it.

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05-01-2012, 05:58 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JayStyles

I cant make up my mind if I want to black out the grill or not. I can always try the plastidip and remove it if I dont like it.

Very true. That plasidip is awesome stuff.

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05-01-2012, 06:40 AM

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congrats man, looks like a really nice pick up. Ive been searching for a tl in my area for 5 months now and nothing good has shown up so consider you self lucky

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05-01-2012, 08:32 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Kflakes15

congrats man, looks like a really nice pick up. Ive been searching for a tl in my area for 5 months now and nothing good has shown up so consider you self lucky

I feel very lucky.
Don't give up the search it can definitely be a long frustrating process. I literally searched everyday for 3 months, I searched all the major online auto sale sites constantly... I also used their alert system to notify me every time a new TL was posted for sale in my area. You can also call ahead to some dealers to let them know you are interested in a TL if its traded in or bought at auction.

Most importantly don't settle get what you want or you will regret it in the long run.

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