Meezy84

Here it is ladies and gents.. My pride and joy after cosmetic upgrades during this month of June... More pictures to come once rims arrive. Please let me know what all of you think!!!! Thanks

Sandals

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where did you mount the tow hook?

Meezy84

Made a whole in the bumper and attached it to the bumper support. Had to drill into it to get a strong hold....

ggesq

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Can someone explain to me what the function of the tow hook is for daily driving? Just wondering.

Meezy84

None at all unless you get stuck in the ditch... I mainly added the tow hooks for looks however living in CT getting stuck in snow banks can be common in the winter..

stvtec

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+1 I don't get it and IMO it is ugly. Sorry.

guitarplayer16

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Holy quadruple post

Car is looking clean man.
Get ahold of an aspec lip kit and it's good

stvtec

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I live in NJ and we get plenty of snow, and sometimes people do crash off the road, but I don't plan on being one of those people. If I am, the last thing I'm worried about is how easy/hard it will be to pull me out.

"Clean" is definitely not the right word for it.

But, as long as you enjoy it, at least it looks like it is well done and not a hackjob.

Meezy84

Its cool... Cant expect for everyone to have the same taste in things as me.. I appreciate your honest opinion!

Meezy84

Thanks!

Im also thinking of adding the lip not too sure yet....

stvtec

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Cool man, its good to see someone around here that doesn't get butthurt about people not liking what they've done. More power to you.

Meezy84

Clean depending on the persons opinion can be the right word. Def no hack jobs on my car.

Meezy84

Thanks STVTEC :thumsup:

mszczep1

Hey where'd you get the CF hood from??? Also, is the front grill plasti-dipped? I have an 05 AM 6mt, and I may take some inspiration from you. Very clean (except for the tow hook imho).

stvtec

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Looks like 3M di-noc vinyl on the hood. 6MT cru is rolling deep in this thread! <3

BigPZ

Your car looks great! I love the CF hood and the cleared headlights, but it would be a lot better looking without the tow hook. It detracts from the clean lines of the 3G IMO.

Meezy84

It is vinyl wrap wont be getting a real carbon hood until maybe the end of the year...

guitarplayer16

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The A-spec lip will definitely set it off =)

@stvtec: I don't see any dirt on his car; clean lmao

Meezy84

Thanks Guys!!! hopefully I will have more pics up next week with the rims on (should be in on monday) and tail lights along with the roof wing

stvtec

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clean != hole in the bumper with a big piece of metal sticking out. Again, IMO. More accessories stuck/bolted on = less clean.

But I'm not trying to crap on the guy's thread so I'm not going to reply to any more of these comments. OP takes pride in his car, takes care of it, and is sharing pics so I'm not hating on it. Plus, 6MT cru has to stick together.

Meezy84

@ stvtec have you installed the cats yet??? Is this the only mod towards the exhaust??? oh and by the way I am also jealous

justnspace

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Ewwwww.

NWSTL

Less than 8 hours ago I was wondering when the next pictures like this would roll in. Thank you for sharing!

cjTL

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Your headlights and hood look great. I've never seen a TL's hood wrapped in Di-Noc up until now.

I too am not a fan of the tow hook. If you get stuck, there's a hook in the trunk that you screw into the front bumper where that little circle is.

stvtec

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I have an old jpipe installed already, plus test pipe and an XLR8 catback exhaust. Not sure when I will have time for the precat install.

iChinese

is that a aftermarket bumper?? and your ride looks good btw except for that tow hook.

AcRightLINY

what you haters aren't realizing is that not only is it a towhook, but it's also a cupholder that will keep your drink cold. So you can drive while you drive and have a cold drink when you're done driving.

ebelp

OP, just curious what the "JDM CLEAR XENON PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS" are that are listed in your sig..?

wagonman

You know there is a factory tow hook that screws in to the front bumper, right? You can actually be towed using that one if you plan to go skating off the road out of control....... Maybe paint it pink or lime green.

JDM head lights

NWSTL

What is a TL Sport? Wait... there's a rear tow hook too? What does that look like?

snake134

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looks good, but why wouldn't you just detach the hook in the summers and put it back on in the winters?

r3devi7

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Because racecar

loc05tl

Haha love this common, I've seen so many cars at carshows with all kinds of weird stuffs on their car hooks.

to OP: I think that dry carbon look of the hood looks good on a AM TL, not a big fan of towhook unless its all raced out but if you're into it, have you considered a different color hook ? I think an anodized gray would be sick

vill0169

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Yeah the OEM tow hooks are definitely up for any "towing" needs so I think that wasn't the original reason for them but whatev. I think we've all seen worse.


I do run tow hooks on my track car but with no bumpers the oem front hook is outta the picture and the rear one was right in the way of the diffuser I'm making, so I made up some custom mounts for them.

Steven Bell

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Meezy, the carbon fiber hood works! Drop it, get your wheels, consider an Aspec Kit.

What kind of wheels did you get?

Meezy84

MOTEGI RACING MR122 Black w/Mach Lip
18x8 - 18x9

Meezy84

Im not done with the car just jet still have lots of work to do... future plans: Turbo set up or supercharger still debating.

Meezy84

copied and pasted from eBay when purchased...

Meezy84

Thanks for your thoughts.. I have received a lot of different thoughts.. I personally think it looks good. Once thr rims go on I think will look even better. Its difficult to think of ways to make my car look different from other TL's out there.. Little things like the "tow hook" everyone else is stuck on seperated my car from others.

omnuts

Looks good, flows nicely