I have a bone stock 08TL and not sure if I want looks or performance. I was looking at getting a J-pipe with the stock exhaust or getting the blacked out grill and tinted windows..what do you think?

 

What do you want?

do all three that you mentioned.

 

lol ^ it's a start
go performance. i hate owning a nice looking car that doesn't speak for itself, if you know what i mean.

 

Black out grill is pointless IMO especially when you have no other mods. Get the tint then the A SPEC kit. Then get a suspension (a look + performance mod) then buy all Performance options.

 

it ultimately comes down to what the OP needs/wants.

in Texas, I had to get tint to combat the heat.
but my first performance mod was the Jpipe.


so, OP, do whatever the fuck you want/need.









These types of threads asking what should I do are fucking pointless....Because the OP will probably go in a different direction than what he was advised. Just do whatever teh fuck you want. /rant

 

If I would do it all over again, all looks. The TL is a terrible platform for performance.

 

Get what makes you happy because you know in the end you will most likely get it all anyway. Personaly i would go tint first, then A-Spec, then go for the J-Pipe and exhaust.

 

Performance first, aesthetics later.

 

I do not like the large silver grill with chrome "A". I only like my paint to shine. Looks are good because that is what everyone sees, and living down in Key West, tint would be nice.

 

^oh so you really didnt need this thread.

tint it is.

 

Avoid large heavy rims (19"+), overly low springs/coilovers, most big brake kits, and a big sub box and you can have both looks and performance.

 

^+1

 

To make this car "fast" it will take a hell of a commitment to learn and a nice financial support. I am on the same boat as erik3. Show < go!! Gl

 

i wanted to see what people where doing. Then you guys where bringing up some good words and has me thinking looks over speed...already 'faster' than the civic I had, but i got the TL to be a sexy adult cruiser, not supercharged racer...though that would be badass if my pockets where deep enough. being in the Navy, pockets are not that deep.

 

definitely performance first.

otherwise u will end up like brian and get new wheels atleast once a month

 

i gotta 08 nbp base tl also. everything i done so far is for looks but within the next 2 months i'll be installing my ht-spec coilovers, progress rear sway bar, xlr8 j-pipe, and injen cai.

so i guess you can say i did "focus" on looks at first. after i get those 4 mods installed i was thinking about getting a HFC along with a stock size UR pulley. deciding between HFC + stock size UR pulley or get headlights + tail lights customized.

hmm..

 

Well, it sounds like you want to go aesthetics then. Tints are the best first mod. After that, an Aspec Kit really makes a Base TL look awesome. Those are strong 1-2 mods for aesthetic upgrades.

 

maybe its just me, but i would get tint, exhaust and intake, then looks. sort of pointless to do any other performace mods to such heavy fwd car.

 

agreed thats the route im going the TL already looks f-in good stock do it up in the performance route first, better to have a car that goes and looks good then to have a car that looks good but no go

 

dont waste the money on custom lights put it to go use and get the performance im sure the custom look your going to do has been done already so really it wont be to custom because theres prolly alot of them out there

 

IMO, get the darkest tint possible first. Then maybe some rims. I don't think you'll notice much 'go' with just those parts.

 

Looks. The TL isn't a fast car unless you Turbo it anyway.

or get a set of New Tires.

 

^300WHP with bolt-ons is not bad.

 

Here's what i did in the following order

Wheels (looks)
Tint (looks)
Neuspeed Springs and Koni Shocks (Performance)
Intake (Performance)
Aspec Kit along with ATLP Quads and J-pipe (Looks + Performance)
Rear deck lid spoiler (Looks)

My thing is, don't make it look sporty when you have no performance mods to back it up. Tints and wheels don't make a car look faster, so I did that first. But once I wanted to do the springs and aspec, I made sure I got the performance stuff in there as well.

 

i have a 05 nbp 6mt had her for almost 3 months now, and i went with aspec suspension, progressive rsb, type-s fsb, comptech ss, ht spec stage 2 brake kit. next on the list is NT05's,. seems like you're more into looks so go with that if that's what you like .

 

looks first

i don't drive fast so i don't need performance mods... exhaust was enough makes the car sound nice!

 

^+1

 

What are your recommendations for where to get a a-spec (for a good price).

 

^ those RDX wheels look good sir

we just planned our vacation and puerto rico was almost the spot but we chose jamaica this year

 

use the search button above and type in aspec see what pops up i got mine from a vendor on here that is an acura dealer up in norcal basically i think it was around $800 shipped to a local grey hound then i installed myself on a saturday

 

^i will one up you, Murph.

here is the group buy for the aspec kit.
read the whole thread and PM AckTL05.
https://acurazine.com/forums/sponsored-sales-group-buys-10/spec-kit-group-buy-under-%24750-shipped-802311/

 

Couldn't have said it any better

 

haha thanks for uping me! yea i didnt read the whole thread i seen that but did not know if he was still working out that deal

 

Planned for next year, you will like the weather and the beaches, but not our roads and the traffic, haha. Heard good thinks bout Jamaica, enjoy.

 

the group buy is still going.. but you have to read or else you automatically assume that its over.

 

thanks man yea deffinately it was a toss up between the two last year we went to dominican republic so yea most likely next summer PR... i couldnt imagine having a TL over on those roads if they are anything like those in DR

 

Nooo, not to that point. Our roads are paved but due to the high traffic some areas really sucks! No disrespect to the DR, those guys know how to treat the tourists, and have really beautiful places and resorts for really good prices.

 

Do a little bit of both.

I have a 05 TL and I started off with:

Performance:
Progress RSB
eibach pro kit with koni yellows
k&n drop in
tanabe medalion cat back

Looks:
OEM 08 Taillights
ASpec kit
OEM 08 TL mirrors

 

I agree with most of the guys on here...Go with tint first and you don't have to go really dark. Then go for performance. I have an 08 TL-S and I got the tint and now I'm saving for the Jpipe. I might even get the race pipe or met cat at the same time. Haven't decided yet.

 

do you wanna trade cars with me then?? I'd really love to have your performance mods haha