yea man I know it sucks, i already got 2 little ones on my fresh paint FML.. Theres that 3m clear protection film thats available

 

yeah, I wish I would have gotten that done yearsss back...but if I ever get her repainted, I will most definitely look into that....

 

ill prob be getting mine done, but I have to wait for like 3 more months cuz if they apply it over fresh paint the film will bubble up and we don't want that mess lol

 

yeah, I havent had experience with fresh paint...but from what I understand is you have to wait a little bit before any kind of stuff, even including buffing it/sealing it...

gotta do what you gotta do I guess hah

 

Action Cam, huh!

 

Thanks for updating the thread title for me buddy!

 

I have tried multiple mounting spots for the action cam and I am getting a lot of wind and road noise...am trying to see if I can make the mic not as sensitive...either way, am going to try a lot more mounting points and will try to get a nice and clear video

...in the interim, here are some pics...went to the Sprint campus and into the garage I used to park when I worked there...


DSC_3615 by Anil Sadhwani, on Flickr


DSC_3648 by Anil Sadhwani, on Flickr



DSC_3651 by Anil Sadhwani, on Flickr



DSC_3656 by Anil Sadhwani, on Flickr



I do what I like!

DSC_3654 by Anil Sadhwani, on Flickr



DSC_3669 by Anil Sadhwani, on Flickr


Before I end the post, a mega mega thanks to Meko!

Last year when he was here for the meet, he gave me the interior LED's for free...a really really nice gesture....When I was modding my headlights, I bought the Osram CBI bulbs from him...learning from my mistakes, I didnt give him my address until I got a paypal address from him LOLOL...I love you buddy...


DSC_3635 by Anil Sadhwani, on Flickr


DSC_3638 by Anil Sadhwani, on Flickr


Also, cant end this post with a huge huge thanks to Steven as well...I got the Diode dynamics LED's for a stinking good deal because of him....if I had to buy em myself, I would have been out of 250-300 bucks!

 

Looks all set.

But why are the interior bulbs blue? Is it the picture? They should be perfect perfect white

 

yeah, the pics were pissss yellow due to the lighting in the garage...when i lowered the White Balance, it added a little blue to the overall lighting...

I will try to get some neutral pics

 

If you have video from your autocross I would be interested in watching it.

 

no sir...no vids from the AutoX....I did not have the Sony Action Cam back then...I will be going to another even when it cools down here and will have some good footage

 

Funny, I took garage pics yesterday too.
Looking good, man...

Yeah, yellow lights are hard to adjust for...adding warmth helps a bit.

 

^^^ yeah I tried adding warmth but it was making it yellower...so I reduced warmed and added some blue to neutralize it which make the interior lights blue LOL...

meh, will go back there again at some point

 

Brother, the shine comes through beautifully in those pics!

 

I like the shot with the seats looks race ready

 

Thanks a lot for the kind words brother

Thanks Sir...the rear seats are always race ready

 

hollllaaay fuuuck

 

 

i didnt know u had a legit CF hood, that looks dope! I have blue interior LEDS haven't installed them yet, how long should it take and is it a PITA?

 

am not impressed

 

yezzir...got that a couple years back...absolutely love it...has a nice finish and weave....I am thinking of some mods to the front bumper, if I get those done, I will be getting it repainted and might as well just get the front bumper and hood clear coated heavy ORRR will put a protective 3M film on em...havent decided yet...

the interior bulbs are as easy as they get...all you need is a tiny flat head screw driver




I love you too Tyler!

 

get the whole car painted??

 

just the front bumper (maybe the fender and the rear view mirrors too)...we'll see how things play out...my mind is going in 20 different directions haha

 

What about mixing some nbp in with the clear for the hood? Nspec_ya4 did it and it turned out great.
https://acurazine.com/forums/photogr...693864/page16/

 

Don't paint it-Let Sean plastidip it.....

 

 

If I had a CF hood on my car, would paint the outside parts up to the crease body color. Then do clear over CF center with a hint of color/sparkle to it.

Your hood design is a little different though and car is different color.

 

LOLOL Steven!

in that case, your full car and interior will be dipped

That actually looks awesome! thats a thought...

I know what you mean...but we do have a little crease on the sides where the fenders are...might not be a bad idea...

will definitely have to think about it

 

Anil are those Stoptech slotted rotors I spy under there? How do you like em?

 

they are powerslot slotted rotors...I absolutely love them...they were installed back in 2008 and have over 105K miles on them and they still have plenty of life in em

 

^powerstop?

 

Powerslot...back in the day tirerack and all carried them...not sure if they "merged" with stoptech now...

these are the newer cyro treated ones...am not sure if these were available when I bought mine...

LINK: Front Right Power Slot Cryo Rotor 126.40046CSR for Acura Tl 2005 Models w/ standard front calipers - Frozen Rotors


I got all rotors + pads (HAWK HPS) + Tein Basics from ATLP (back when they were managing inventory) and if I remember right, its was right at 1000 bucks shipped to my door...

 

Yup Powerslot is now the Stoptech slotted line from what I understand

 

Anil! Quick question buddy.. I can get a good deal on brand new 3.7 mani and 3.7 TB already bored out by maxbore, the deal comes with ALL hardware (bolts, gaskets) BUT my question is do I need port matched intake runners for this conversion? Also will there be any issues with the car afterwards that you know of like bucking, strange idling etc.. There is no flashpro available for my 06 AT

 

3.7 TL mani and 3.7 zdx TB i forgot to mention. Automatic tranny as well

 

There aren't any surging or bucking issues with the auto, and the handful of people that had issues with the 3.7 conversion that were auto actually had motor mount issues. Keep in mind you can go deeper and change out the the throttle body position sensor (TPS) on the 3.7 to your regular 3.2 one. I believe there was a thread somewhere here on doing it.

You don't need port-matched runners, plenty of people have run the 3.7 conversion without any PnP work whatsoever, but its definitely beneficial, and in the end, the 3.7 mani conversion is already kind of an extreme (in the expensive sense) in the price to HP gains ratio, so most people just say screw it and go the step further for PnP work. I think PnP runners would definitely be worthwhile, and they shouldn't be too expensive to get done locally too. It's pretty minor as far as PnP work goes.

 

^ theres literally zero places in my area that do PNP work. lol, if I can find a set on the BM ill go for it but as for now i think Im going to pull the trigger on the 3.7 mani and bored out 3.7 TB I'm getting a good deal so I think its worth it for me and I can get it all installed by my buddy for pennies.

 

Oh my, awesome recap, Anil!

2 things I think drastically helped your car, ditching the eyelids and getting some tire lettering, that looks SICK with the Volks and that tire size. Well done, man!

 

Ship em to a shop in Toronto to get gasket matched. They won't be too expensive. You could even buy a separate set of runners to do it on, or do it yourself - PnP the runners I think is pretty easy compared to the IM

 

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