Hello I'm new to the site and I recently bought my used 2006 Acura tl a month ago. I'm 19 and bought the car myself after the 1995 Honda civic my parents gave me was stolen. I miss my Honda just because it was my first car but I love my tl because its the first car I bought myself. I'm new to this and was wondering if anyone can give me any suggestions about interior and exterior modifications I should do. I don't plan on doing anything to the engine until later on. Thanks a lot!

 

Welcome to the thunderdome!
there are going to be tons of suggestions that pop up below.

 

^^ where??

OP, have you tried searching? There have been many threads with this same question. I'll throw one out there for ya though, the shaved door handle mod.

Welcome to AZ

 

good set of tires, progess 24mm rear sway bar

welcome to the board

 

Welcome to the Money Pit.

Define mods. Do you plan on doing performance or appearance mods?

The first one I would do would be tint. Followed by a nice drop with the above mentioned Progress RSB. Then j-pipe or wheels depending on if you want performance or appearance.

As for the interior, I actually like the car the way it is. The only thing I would like is LED's but its not worth it for me.

Aside from the mods you may want to read up on some of the maintenance things that you should do.

 

Everything you could possibly want can be found here
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-performance-parts-modifications-112/performance-modifications-tl-owners-701772/

Then start your search

 

I'd start with tints or an LED conversion as a first mod or one of the first few

 

I just bought mine 3 months ago, what i have done so far...(btw it's a 05 )
1. ipod/Aux jack
2. Tint
3. LEDs (map, dome, door, trunk, license plate, backup)
4. Debadge
5. Sqwash fragrance.......
6. Type-S sidemarker (front white and rear red)
6. WASH...CLAY...WAX <--not a mod, it's a must do hw

on the way....
Progress RSB, Rear endlinks..2 24cm white led strips to replace my license plate bulb....and mid-muffler delete..

 

Welcome! Now post some pics of the ride haha.

I would shoot for tints first.

 

Congrats on the TL!

 

I would start off with Aspec suspension =)

 

Welcome Showtime. Since you're looking for aesthetic mods, check out My Garage (click on the name of my car at the top of my signature) and the list of my mods. Originally, all I did was aesthetic mods. There are so many there, I'm sure you'll be able to pick out a bunch you like!

 

Thanks for all the input everyone. Sorry I didn't get back to you all right away, I've been busy with college apps. I'm thinking of changing my interior lights to LEDs and tinting first.

 

Welcome and congratulations on becoming a new TL owner!

 

Welcome aboard!

 

school first but its always good to have a money burning hobby welcome!

 

My first mod was the iSimple ipod integration kit. If you like listening to music and have a ton stored on your ipod this is a must have. It displays artist and track title right on your navigation screen and even integrates with steering wheel controls.

LEDs and tinting are good first mods as well.

 

Learn to search!

 

Learn not to bump a thread unless you have something to contribute.

 

Is it easy to do? And where'd you buy the kit from? I do listen to a lot of music and that would be great.

 

Lakeshow...welcome, I'm also a nooby...just read the threads dude and you'll have more info than you'll absorb in a lifetime...tint it first. Somewhere in one of the threads guys have had issues after LEDs in the interior...not sure if they just screwed up or it is an issue. Love your TL, I do mine!

 

Congrats!!! There is a TON of info available here, you'll enjoy it.

It's very rewarding to buy your first car. Since YOU just bought a six year old car, the first thing I'd recommend you spend money on is maintenance. Change every fluid with the thought that they haven't been touched before. It may not be as sexy as tint, LEDs or a new sound system, but it will help you make sure the money you've spent lasts. A sweet looking ride is pretty worthless if you need to ride the bus. Once the maintenance is done, you'll have peace-of-mind knowing that you've done all that you can to ensure future mods stick around longer (if you want them to). /oldguyrant

 

After being busy with work and college apps for the past couple months, I want to give an update on what I've done so far to the car. First of all I decided to name her Vanessa LOL. I did her A1 Service and recently got her tinted. Here's a pic.

 

Nice^, looks just like the one i picked up recently.

Auto or 6 speed?

 

I bought my car 3 wks ago and so far I've gotten tints, aftermarket HIDs/Fog HID, replaced the stock DRL, and gotten the oem rain visors.

 

Auto. It was more practical because I live in the city. Yours?

 

5At here - do a 3x3 - my 04 had the original at 72k when I bought it
Doing a 1x3 every 20k now

Next mod for me jpipe
Sell the stock hopefully to get another mod :-)