I have finally done enought to my TL and since i don't have a progress thread i thought i would make one. I will be posting small or big ( <-- which i highly doubt T.T) updates

When i first got the car






3 month later i got the A-Spec body kit, got an awesome discount at the dealer



i liked it a lot. However, i couldn't forget about the 07 type-s that i saw at the dealer so I decided to get the type s parts
I know that many people don't like the idea of making a base tl look like a type s, specially when one could buy the real thing (type s). Well to each its own. I always said that my car is an 05 when people say "nice type s"

first i modified my tail lights.



then when i got the 07 type s headlights i opened them up and remove the refletors and installed the type s body kit. Later, i installed the back-up sensors





I got the navtool and bought the 04-06 navigation system from martin but sold it later. For christmas, my brother bought me the 07 tl type s navi from the dealer i think, and carbon fiber kit





Installed my start button. I enjoy it every day but i wish it would work like the OEM




Got different gauges and the tl type s bezel (i had to modify the 05 bezel to make it look like the 07 type s )




everything is back on the car





changed the gagues.



Modified the grille but later went back with the stock one



Finally, i decided to install the MB LEDs and had the car lowered. Perhaps, more work needs to be done but this was what i could accomplish. I'm not a pro but i did the best i could
Also, i installed the clear tail lights.







the outcome





i got my DRL yesterday so after the installation, a friend made a short video


Future plans (maybe):
- C-MOD gille
- Carbon fiber on yellow reflectors
- Wilwood brake.

 

wow ur cars come a long way, i love how u changed the gauges

 

Nice progress so far man not really sure how i feel about the fogs... still looks sick though

 

Nice job so far, I kinda like the modified grill you had on, definitely different and not in a bad way. I'm interested to see a pic of the fogs lit up at night to see what they look like to decide if I'm a fan of them or not. In the video they look decent lit up, but the one side looked brighter than the other for some reason.

 

car looks good, keep it coming
i like your carbon fiber interior

 

I thought you sold your Navi? I'm seeing Navi in the video.

 

thanks

I like it too but for some reason i like the C-mod grille better
i will post pictures, and regarding the output of the LEDs they are both bright.

thanks

i sold mine long ago, my brother bought me the 07 navi for christmas

 

Everything looks sick.

However, the driver's side fog light looks to be pointed up a little bit too much. It could just be the angle of the camera and stuff though.

 

wow dude you topped my type s conversion and even did the damn gauges...WOW lol i love it

you did that custom work for the MB leds yourself? damn
looks much better with the empty part filled in with mesh but take that chrome strip off
whyd you take the type s front aspec off? itll look so much better with it on and those MB leds

how much was the interior cf pieces and they just snap on right?

 

Nice progress so far,i like all the mods that you have done.

 

Look awesome. I'm jealous of your real
Type s headlights

How did you do the guages? I've been tempted to get the eBay kit...

 

Nice progress!

Regarding the gauges, did you change the entire gauge cluster for a type-S one, or did you just change the gauges?

 

I love this car.

I think you've heard it before!

 

Great Progress! It has come a long way!

 

Props to you man thats a hell of a transformation, looks sick but would look better with the aspec back on...maybe modified to fit with the drl?

 

Nice man. From Martin also?

I just installed mine and love it.

 

looks great, although with all the money you spent with the conversion you probably coulda just bought a type s lol

 

it was the angle of the camera
I will post some day and night shoot soon

Thanks and yes i did the custom work. I will take into consideration removing the chrome strip but i like them on the bumper lol
i sold the 07 type s front lip spoiler long ago, if i install a lip spoiler it will be the base tl for sure.
Carbon fiber pieces cost me 270 i think.



Bought the JDM gauges from ebay and put them on top of the OEM gauges.





Thanks. I will be working on that, hopefully soon. School is keeping awfully busy

I bought the 04-06 navi from martin, the 07 navi was bought from the dealer.

True but i couldn't since i'm an international student

 

How hard was te install on those gauges? Looks awesome. I was hoping someone would do this and write a review on them..

 

very nicely done!!!

 

Looks real nice!...Alot of work put into it. How about a pic with the MB LED light on...i would love to see that

 

 

Here are some daytime shoots, hope you guys like it!

 

Mod: Please delete the previous post, thank you

 

wow!!!! very impressived. What is the thing above the far left air vent?

 

that interior is ... WOW

 

Good lookin' ride-excellent carbon fiber work on the interior.

 

Good stuff man.

 

Beautiful Cf inside.... Very nice. Is it a kit or real Cf?

 

it was pretty simple. I believe there is a DIY, i will look it up.



Thanks

thanks, that's for my back-up sensors







thanks, it is real carbon fiber. A friend and I made the pieces.

 

Did you buy the USR taillights or custom make them yourself?

 

moar pics of ur gas cap please lol

 

A little update. Still working on it but so far it looks alright LOL
Let me know what you guys think

 

Dang black lip with a noisy photo at dusk doesn't help show much =[

But it looks like an 04-06 a-spec? if so god i so want to see updates badly!~ I been wanting to do that for ages but can't afford any modding right now =[

 

i will post pictures for your

LOL Sorry for the crappy pictures, i will take better ones tomorrow.
What have you been waiting to do? do you also have the tl type-s bumper?

 

Im really liking your car! As a fellow fake type-s owner lol I think you've gone farther with the conversion than I have.

I loooooove the original tails you had on there with the white in the middle. I've been wanting a set forever

But the ghost cleared ones you have look awesome on ssm!

 

lol that'd be appreciated. It's not your fault thought, photos at dusk tend to be worse anyway =p
I've been waiting to put an o4-o6 a-spec an a tl-s front. I don't have the front bumper. Too expensive... I'm a poor college student =[

 

Wow....very nice!

 

nice progress dude! what kind of drl are you using? where in nv are u located?