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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 03:20 AM
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I have a 2004 TL, i was wondering what kind of modifications i can make to make my car look nice, speed, color, wheels, etc. I was thinking adding longer mud guards, weapon r intake, something to make it sound clean, but im new to this customizing so i need help
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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 05:18 AM
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some 24's will look dope, and a candy paintjob
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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 07:01 AM
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Browse the photograph gallery.
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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 07:08 AM
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Chop the top!
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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 09:55 AM
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Some spinners, and gator seats
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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 09:57 AM
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Welcome

Serach the gallery section for ideas
Do led interior and/or exterior swap
Suspension drop then wheels
Exhaust - do stage mods
CAI - delete resonator or buy a cheap CAI

I know you said you are new to customizing your car, but its not difficult to create how YOU want to your car to be.

This is just my

GL and happy modding

WTF......longer mud guards???
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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by EvilVirus
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Serach the gallery section for ideas
Do led interior and/or exterior swap
Suspension drop then wheels
Exhaust - do stage mods
CAI - delete resonator or buy a cheap CAI

I know you said you are new to customizing your car, but its not difficult to create how YOU want to your car to be.

This is just my

GL and happy modding

WTF......longer mud guards???
For all the rally people do.
That's why people put them on their base Subbies, Mazda 3 Hatch and base Lancers right? Cause very rally??
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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 11:29 AM
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Haha, the flaps from an STI on a TL...that would look special.

OP, like they said, spend forever browsing the photogallery. Google search starting with tl.acurazine and then whatever mod you think of. Figure out what overall direction you want to take, looks, performance, both, and then start down that route. But come up with a plan before buying a bunch of random parts that don't go well together.

Suggestions, in chronological order:
OEM A-spec lip kit (NOT eBay!)
suspension - coilovers, not springs
wheels
headlights
Custom-wrapped steering wheel (most won't bother with this, but I love mine so I figured I'd add it to the list)

Good luck!
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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 12:51 PM
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Customizing is all about personal preference. Put whatever on it that you think looks good. There will be some who love it, some who are meh about it, and some who will say it looks horrible. Forget what others say, it's your car and you do what you want with it.

Check out the gallery section to get some inspiration if you need some.
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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 01:26 PM
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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 01:49 PM
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sticker bomb the gas tank and front bumper
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Old Dec 18, 2014 | 05:11 PM
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In all honesty just lower the car and it will look so much better.

Last edited by 1black_seven; Dec 18, 2014 at 05:13 PM.
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Old Dec 21, 2014 | 12:55 AM
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No to the mudguards....... and no to the weapon r intake..get something like the AEM v2 intake, it'll sound good. A nice drop and some nice wheels with tint will look good.
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Old Dec 21, 2014 | 09:25 PM
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Just put the rv6 long version jpipe drop it and aspec all around then de badge it then rims and put some hids then
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Old Dec 21, 2014 | 09:48 PM
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keep it clean, have some inspiration from other cars on here

this car was my inspiration

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now I have more stuff than that car but it was a good foundation
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Old Dec 24, 2014 | 05:33 PM
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EndLess RPM

Any questions or concerns just shoot me a PM i can help out.
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Old Dec 24, 2014 | 09:30 PM
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Paint it purple
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Old Dec 27, 2014 | 02:30 PM
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Go to "My Garage" for ideas....
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Old Dec 27, 2014 | 10:10 PM
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I've been browsing Instagram the past few days, and there are a lot of nice TLs on there. Search the hashtags for "acuratl" and "acurazine." Also try searching "acuratl stance" on Google images.

https://www.google.com/search?q=acur...acuratl+stance

Originally Posted by sdelariva16
I have a 2004 TL, i was wondering what kind of modifications i can make to make my car look nice, speed, color, wheels, etc. I was thinking adding longer mud guards, weapon r intake, something to make it sound clean, but im new to this customizing so i need help
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