New 3G TL owner with a few question for you guru's...
11-10-2011, 07:41 PM
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New 3G TL owner with a few question for you guru's...
Just purchased a 04 TL with 81k on the clock. So far so GREAT! This car DOES NOT feel its age! I was pleasantly surprised with how much pep this car has, this says a lot considering my prior car was a 07 Dodge Charger SRT8 that held a world record and was capable of easy 10 sec 1/4 miles. Had to get rid of my baby due to having a baby. Car was just too impracticle. I dreaded the thought of getting rid of it after all the money and good times I had in it but I must say this TL has made it pretty easy! 
Old ride
New ride
Now on to my questions.
1st Ques: The navi isnt displaying maps. It says to check the disc. I checked the disk (orange one) and all appears to be good. Disk is in great shape with no scratches. When I load it back into the drive the Navi reads "Please wait. Now downloading software". The after a min or two it goes back to the check disk screen. See photos. Anyone have any idea what could be the problem?
2nd Ques: Are my wheels a factory option or just an aftermarket wheel?
3rd Ques: The metal trim along the center console is pretty dinged up. See photos. Any suggestions on where to find the cheapest replacement.
4th Ques: Any suggestions on where to get the best deals on the Type S tails?? or the Type S Clear and Smoked Tails? Those are sweet!!
5th Ques: Is there any tuning available for these cars?? Id love to see what she would feel like with a 100 shot. Is it possible??
6th Ques: kind of broad one here. But anything I could/should change out on the car that was improvements off of the years after mine. ie: interchangable parts.
Thanks in advance ladies and gents! Look foward to learning new things!!
Old ride
New ride
Now on to my questions.
1st Ques: The navi isnt displaying maps. It says to check the disc. I checked the disk (orange one) and all appears to be good. Disk is in great shape with no scratches. When I load it back into the drive the Navi reads "Please wait. Now downloading software". The after a min or two it goes back to the check disk screen. See photos. Anyone have any idea what could be the problem?
2nd Ques: Are my wheels a factory option or just an aftermarket wheel?
3rd Ques: The metal trim along the center console is pretty dinged up. See photos. Any suggestions on where to find the cheapest replacement.
4th Ques: Any suggestions on where to get the best deals on the Type S tails?? or the Type S Clear and Smoked Tails? Those are sweet!!
5th Ques: Is there any tuning available for these cars?? Id love to see what she would feel like with a 100 shot. Is it possible??
6th Ques: kind of broad one here. But anything I could/should change out on the car that was improvements off of the years after mine. ie: interchangable parts.
Thanks in advance ladies and gents! Look foward to learning new things!!
11-10-2011, 07:55 PM
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Now on to my questions.
1st Ques: The navi isnt displaying maps. It says to check the disc. I checked the disk (orange one) and all appears to be good. Disk is in great shape with no scratches. When I load it back into the drive the Navi reads "Please wait. Now downloading software". The after a min or two it goes back to the check disk screen. See photos. Anyone have any idea what could be the problem?
2nd Ques: Are my wheels a factory option or just an aftermarket wheel?
3rd Ques: The metal trim along the center console is pretty dinged up. See photos. Any suggestions on where to find the cheapest replacement.
4th Ques: Any suggestions on where to get the best deals on the Type S tails?? or the Type S Clear and Smoked Tails? Those are sweet!!
5th Ques: Is there any tuning available for these cars?? Id love to see what she would feel like with a 100 shot. Is it possible??
6th Ques: kind of broad one here. But anything I could/should change out on the car that was improvements off of the years after mine. ie: interchangable parts.
Thanks in advance ladies and gents! Look foward to learning new things!!
1st Ques: The navi isnt displaying maps. It says to check the disc. I checked the disk (orange one) and all appears to be good. Disk is in great shape with no scratches. When I load it back into the drive the Navi reads "Please wait. Now downloading software". The after a min or two it goes back to the check disk screen. See photos. Anyone have any idea what could be the problem?
2nd Ques: Are my wheels a factory option or just an aftermarket wheel?
3rd Ques: The metal trim along the center console is pretty dinged up. See photos. Any suggestions on where to find the cheapest replacement.
4th Ques: Any suggestions on where to get the best deals on the Type S tails?? or the Type S Clear and Smoked Tails? Those are sweet!!
5th Ques: Is there any tuning available for these cars?? Id love to see what she would feel like with a 100 shot. Is it possible??
6th Ques: kind of broad one here. But anything I could/should change out on the car that was improvements off of the years after mine. ie: interchangable parts.
Thanks in advance ladies and gents! Look foward to learning new things!!
anthracite metallic FTW!second...sweet SRT8...
to your questions:
1) your navi drive may be dead...may need new one...or get it fixed.
2) you have after market wheels
3) OEM replacement runs about $120-130...dealer will charge more. you could always vinyl wrap.
4) acktl05-vendor here...he does tails..custom.
5 and 6) depends what you want to do to the car. lots of bolt ons and stuff...the dies hards on here can inform you on that or you can read and read and read on here with the search button. acktl05 can get you anything OEM at discount rates. heeltoe auto and excelerate performance have the aftermarket performance toys.
have fun...your wallet is going to hate you.
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11-10-2011, 08:07 PM
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first off welcome and congrats! nice color on the car anthracite metallic FTW!
second...sweet SRT8...
to your questions:
1) your navi drive may be dead...may need new one...or get it fixed.
2) you have after market wheels
3) OEM replacement runs about $120-130...dealer will charge more. you could always vinyl wrap.
4) acktl05-vendor here...he does tails..custom.
5 and 6) depends what you want to do to the car. lots of bolt ons and stuff...the dies hards on here can inform you on that or you can read and read and read on here with the search button. acktl05 can get you anything OEM at discount rates. heeltoe auto and excelerate performance have the aftermarket performance toys.
have fun...your wallet is going to hate you.
anthracite metallic FTW!second...sweet SRT8...
to your questions:
1) your navi drive may be dead...may need new one...or get it fixed.
2) you have after market wheels
3) OEM replacement runs about $120-130...dealer will charge more. you could always vinyl wrap.
4) acktl05-vendor here...he does tails..custom.
5 and 6) depends what you want to do to the car. lots of bolt ons and stuff...the dies hards on here can inform you on that or you can read and read and read on here with the search button. acktl05 can get you anything OEM at discount rates. heeltoe auto and excelerate performance have the aftermarket performance toys.
have fun...your wallet is going to hate you.
Oh and trust me this TL is making my wallet A LOT happier than it was with the charger!!! Charger was getting 8mpg putting $70 in it every 3 days, I can mod the TL to hell just off of the gas money im saving!! LOL!!
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11-10-2011, 09:39 PM
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^^what he said.
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11-10-2011, 10:06 PM
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Beyond bolt-ons, there's a turbo kit and tune available. WIth bolt ons alone, one member dyno'd his 5AT TL-S at 293whp. Check this thread to see his bolt-on list and dyno runs: https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-performance-parts-modifications-112/what-b-u-tiful-day-dyno-690686/
A couple guys have done nitrous, but not sure about how big the shot is.
Check the Performance Sub-Forum.
A couple guys have done nitrous, but not sure about how big the shot is.
Check the Performance Sub-Forum.
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11-10-2011, 10:08 PM
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here is a thread with most "performance" mods available for the TL. It also includes where you can purchase it from
performance mod thread - https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-performance-parts-modifications-112/performance-modifications-tl-owners-701772/
heel-toe performance - http://www.heeltoeauto.com/Acura-TL-...-UA7-c-95.html
rv6 performance (richie) - http://www.rv6-performance.com/index...d=12&Itemid=66
xlr8 performance - http://store.excelerateperformance.com/
all are wonderful vendors with great prices.
performance mod thread - https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-performance-parts-modifications-112/performance-modifications-tl-owners-701772/
heel-toe performance - http://www.heeltoeauto.com/Acura-TL-...-UA7-c-95.html
rv6 performance (richie) - http://www.rv6-performance.com/index...d=12&Itemid=66
xlr8 performance - http://store.excelerateperformance.com/
all are wonderful vendors with great prices.
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11-10-2011, 10:36 PM
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Beyond bolt-ons, there's a turbo kit and tune available. WIth bolt ons alone, one member dyno'd his 5AT TL-S at 293whp. Check this thread to see his bolt-on list and dyno runs: https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=690686
A couple guys have done nitrous, but not sure about how big the shot is.
Check the Performance Sub-Forum.
A couple guys have done nitrous, but not sure about how big the shot is.
Check the Performance Sub-Forum.
here is a thread with most "performance" mods available for the TL. It also includes where you can purchase it from
performance mod thread - https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=701772
heel-toe performance - http://www.heeltoeauto.com/Acura-TL-...-UA7-c-95.html
rv6 performance (richie) - http://www.rv6-performance.com/index...d=12&Itemid=66
xlr8 performance - http://store.excelerateperformance.com/
all are wonderful vendors with great prices.
performance mod thread - https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=701772
heel-toe performance - http://www.heeltoeauto.com/Acura-TL-...-UA7-c-95.html
rv6 performance (richie) - http://www.rv6-performance.com/index...d=12&Itemid=66
xlr8 performance - http://store.excelerateperformance.com/
all are wonderful vendors with great prices.
11-11-2011, 06:15 AM
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Welcome to the forums. The navi drive can be fixed for around $150 if you mail it in to ALPINE. As for the metal strips, just wrap them in 3M Di Noc Carbon Fiber vinyl. The run about $130 each at the dealer. $30 worth of vinyl should do both sides
Edit. Here is a post from member Sharkbreath's thread showing his vinyl work
https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...&postcount=849
Edit. Here is a post from member Sharkbreath's thread showing his vinyl work
https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...&postcount=849
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11-11-2011, 01:53 PM
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11-11-2011, 02:23 PM
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Congrats and welcome to AZ! You may want to register her at www.myacura.com. Save your Navi and radio codes there for safe keeping.
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11-11-2011, 04:21 PM
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Welcome to the forums. The navi drive can be fixed for around $150 if you mail it in to ALPINE. As for the metal strips, just wrap them in 3M Di Noc Carbon Fiber vinyl. The run about $130 each at the dealer. $30 worth of vinyl should do both sides
Edit. Here is a post from member Sharkbreath's thread showing his vinyl work
https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...&postcount=849
Edit. Here is a post from member Sharkbreath's thread showing his vinyl work
https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...&postcount=849
Wow!! That came out really nice!! Can you provide me with a link to the full thread. Would like to get more details about how to do the job. Thanks a lot!
11-11-2011, 04:24 PM
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Congrats and welcome to AZ! You may want to register her at www.myacura.com. Save your Navi and radio codes there for safe keeping.Thanks for the warm welcome everyone!!
11-11-2011, 04:27 PM
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Welcome to the forums. The navi drive can be fixed for around $150 if you mail it in to ALPINE. As for the metal strips, just wrap them in 3M Di Noc Carbon Fiber vinyl. The run about $130 each at the dealer. $30 worth of vinyl should do both sides
Edit. Here is a post from member Sharkbreath's thread showing his vinyl work
https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...&postcount=849
Edit. Here is a post from member Sharkbreath's thread showing his vinyl work
https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...&postcount=849
11-11-2011, 04:31 PM
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But even if he didnt buy it I would have traded it in. My baby girl comes first now. Im saving over a $1k a month by purchasing the TL, that can go a long way in spoiling my baby!! lol
11-11-2011, 09:32 PM
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https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...787888&page=24 You can PM sharksbreath and he can give you the 411 on all this if you have questions. I got my vinyl from a local guy.Yes, I'm pretty sure. It is a common issue. You can search a few of the threads on here for information
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