Wondering what it takes to upgrade my o6 to 07 specs. You know, fog lights, mirror turn signals and 3-spoke steering wheel. Is there a DIY here?

 

there is much more to it than a simple DIY. Search what the differences are and then decide if you wanna do it, or what you wanna do. Then see if there is a DIY for the things you wanna do.

 

You're looking at a minimum:
-new steering wheel
-new tail lights
-new wheels
-new radio to take advantage of the Dolby PLII
-new side mirrors
-new front bumper and fog lights (plus wiring)

 

And don't forget the '07/8 Nav system with XM Traffic!
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and better looking gauge clusters (might be a preference thing, but 07-08 gauges look 100x better than 04-06 imo)

blue led foot well lighting for passenger and driver front..

 

imo, you're better off trading up. Acura basically made a new car going from '06-'07...minus the body and engine.

 

I adore the older type-s models but I know it's not in my ability to trade up so I'm currently doing a conversion but with my own tweaks here and there trying to be original in my look you know? haha but trust me it does cost a lot of money so if you can trade up I say you do.

 

Isnt the engine cover different as well?

 

^Correct.

The rear bumper is different as well, it has the long rectangular mesh between the exhaust pipes.

 

Just a quick thing for you to check out. The 07-08 mirrors look just like the RL's so with that in mind, I wonder if the 2011 Power Folding mirrors would work on our cars. I'm going to make a seperate thread on this soon after i do some further research.

 

Well, I guess that settles that. No changes other than to sell my 06 to get an 08. Then again, that BMW e46 M3 is making its siren call.

 

BMWs are money pits
price to play > price of admission

 

I have 2 friends that are BMW owners who would agree 1000% !

So if you want to go Beemer, make sure you have really deep pockets first.
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Or you can afford a good warranty for your car! My 760's warranty was 10K but they've paid out over 20K in repairs so far and the warranty still has a bit of time left!

 

You can go a cheaper route and clear your stock headlights, get 07-08 brake lights and update to A-Spec wheels. Then you're set with an updated 06.

 

Softer seats too.

 

I never noticed that. My mom had 06 back in 06 and the seats never felt like they changed...lolol.

 

The leather is softer in the 07+ models as acura changed the leather in response to complaints about leather wear but I didn't feel that the seats were softer. However the TL Base has a softer suspension than the 04-06 TL and of course the TL-S has a firmer suspension.