Nothing too special but thought I'd share my happiness. lol

I added 07/08 painted mud guards and had the windows tinted today.

In the shop:



The waiting room's pretty neat, has that big window so you can watch. It takes him about 1.5 hours....he's really fast and incredibly accurate. My rear quarter windows gave him a little trouble, explained about the thick rubber gasket there. He ended up being able to tuck about 1/8 in. of the tint under the gasket so there are no gaps.

The final result is 20% on the rear and rear quarters, 35% down the sides. It's been a shit rainy week here so I'll give my impressions when I see it on a sunny day.









I'm done for now, personalized it a little......now it's time to work work work and attack the loan principle.

Comments welcome, thanks for looking.

I lied, one more:

I really like how these tie into the front lighting, excuse shit picture.

 

great choice, car came out lookin' good. one of the 1st few mods i did to my car (: andd...it hasnt stopped haha

 

Haha, SUUUURRRREEE...

 

Looking good

 

Thanks man, tint is a must. Not only because it looks badass but because it protects the interior. lol

Ok ok, I would like to get the front bumper refinished and add an A Spec lip but after that I'm done. LOL

There's a little divot behind the front license plate.

I do not like the front plate but it hides it.

 

Thank ya.

 

Nice, tints on a white car are official

 

Thanks man.

 

and whatever is sitting on or around the interior

 

that tint man... amazing.

 

Tint looks nice on your car... very nice

 

This is what EVERYONE says....

The car looks great!! Tints make a real difference!Can't wait to see what else you end up doing!

 

Tint looks good.

 

Good job on the tint. Had mine done the second day off the showroom floor with 26 miles on her.

 

MTee, perfect first 2 mods. Consider an Aspec Kit now!

 

Car looks very clean.

Tints look great!

 

Beige interior or do you have the light interior? lol. I have the light interior and I think with 20% it will look light....how does it look in the daytime?

I was thinking 5%. Btw car looks greats. What license plate LED you got?

 

Congrats! Tint was the first thing I did to my WDP as well

 

I remember as this was my 1st "mod" for my car as well. ahh.. time sure has past and the things i've done to it now!

 

Looks good! I wanted to go with that tint set up but my guy mistakenly did the rear sides 20%, so I had him re-do the fronts 20% as well... Take some pics in the sun when you get a chance. I would love to see how it looks in the light.

 

Ahh yes, I remember too-my first (and supposedly only) mod was going to be tints.....damn, I screwed that idea up.

 

tint is definately one of the mods that gives the car a fresh look. Congrats

 

Agreed.

Thank you!

Thanks a lot!

Haha, damn it there will be no other modifications done. For now. LOL

Thanks for the kind words.

Thanks!

Thanks, yes, tint is mandatory. lol

I was actually considering just the front Aspec lip, wondering how well it would blend with stock sideskirts and rear bumper though. I do not want to change them in fear of losing the mud guards, need them to protect the car and stuff. lol

Thank you! All this damn rain, I am growing very anxious to clay and buff.

I have the light tan interior. Honestly, it's pretty dark....I think the two tone w/ the black upper half makes it seem that way. I think you'd be happy with 35% on the sides and 20% on the back windshield.

I have these ones in my license plate bulb sockets:

http://www.v-leds.com/leds-by-part/1...-158-2821.html

They really are fantastic for 10 bucks, very bright, nice and even pattern. They are pure white.

Thanks! The WDP sure is popular around here, something about white cars...

It really is an excellent starting point!

Thanks man, I'll get some more. PA is due for some sun sometime next week.

Haha, I'm not going to say I'm done. Rather, paused?

Thanks! It really is amazing how tint can transform just about any car.

 

Thanks for all the replies so far, everyone here seems very friendly. It's such a relief to not find bitchy little kids on a forum, the Volvo forum was very much entirely like that and it's a huge downer.

 

wow. i was just the same at first. I was like.. tint, front aspec ONLY done...

Then i was like.. mm lets complete the look with the rear and minus the side since many say its not noticeable different on the sides. well.. the wait only lasted 2 months haha!

Not to highjack your thread but this was a timelime of my car when i started:


Tint 20% ( couldnt find any day time pics)


(Front and rear aspec lip only)


Complete aspec with accord fog lights mod


Current state (08 BASE aspec front end):

 

Highjack away, that is one sharp TL. I do like the Aspec front lip but after seeing those pictures it doesn't blend too well with the stock sideskirts/rear bumper setup.

I'm super picky about things flowing together properly.

How much roughly did that entire kit set you back?

Also, in a nutshell what was involved in the 08 front? That means you don't have to hack things up to add external OEM fog lights right?

Thanks in advance. Also, what type of sun shade is that?

 

In the future, if you plan on getting the entire kit, its best to purchase front,side,rears at the same time to save money. You can get a deal from our vendors here on AZ for about $760(?) brand new,painted for the entire kit. I spent around $1000 because i bought mine separate (big mistake lol). It was like 300 for the front. 450 for the sides, and another 300 for the rear.

For the 08 conversion, you will need to get the entire 08 front grille assembly ( i picked the type-s), 08 bumper. For the fog lights, i disconnected the factory fogs built in the headlights and tapped it to the lower fogs on the bumper. If you want to have an independent switch, you can buy the ebay accord fog light harness on ebay.

Finally, for the sun shade, i believe i got at wal-mart many many years ago

 

Nice that looks gooood! I really like the OEM painted splash gaurds. To me they almost give a slight ground effect kind of look to the car. Tinted windows are always nice to.

James

 

Thanks for the information! Will the 08 fogs mount up easily to my 06 as far as you know? I really like the 07/08 front end and could see that as a modification I'd be up for.

Tapping into the factory fogs is a great idea, retains the stock switch and off w/ high beam function.

I see, the sun shade's sharp. I'll have to see if my local wal mart has any like that before I purchase one.

Thanks! Yeah, the mud flaps just add some extra stylish body lines to the car making things appear a bit closer to the ground. Hard to explain but I think they flow pretty nice!

 

Nice work.

 

yep, i have an 05. didnt need any extra wires or harness. just tapp into the headlight fogs

 

Imo, window tint is a must.
Looking good

 

Thanks.

Nice, something for me to keep in mind.....thanks again for all the helpful information.

Yessir, right you are. Thank you!

 

Nothing major but I went at my exhaust tips today with Mother's Aluminum Polish and 600/1000 grit sandpaper and made those suckers sparkle. lol

 

Pics?

 

Haha, I'll snap one or two here shortly. I only used that method on the bottom portions of the tips as they were badly caked with black gunk, the Mother's with a micro fiber towel were all the other areas needed.

 

I might go at the passenger side tip a bit more yet. This is the 2nd attempt at getting them nice looking. lol

I'm sort of OCD.

I was thinking about taking the 600/1000 grit sand paper and Mother's to the rearward facing portions of the mufflers too, I bet they'd come out really nice.

 

Shiny indeed! =)

 

 

nice