ArthurL's Progress Thread
08-04-2009, 10:34 PM
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ArthurL's Progress Thread
Hey what's going guys? I picked up a 2005 WDP Acura TL w/ Navi last Wednesday @ 95,000 from an auction. It is my first car and I got this car to go up to school this upcoming semester and I love it so far. I look forward to talking to you guys. Mods should be rollin in as soon as I start making some dough haha.
Btw I named her Leah haha
Here she sits right after getting receiving a new timing belt, tensioner, water pump, tranny flush, oil change, and tune up:
The Interior:
Here she sits as of last Saturday after 35% tints were done:
Btw I named her Leah haha
Here she sits right after getting receiving a new timing belt, tensioner, water pump, tranny flush, oil change, and tune up:
The Interior:
Here she sits as of last Saturday after 35% tints were done:
08-04-2009, 11:01 PM
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08-05-2009, 07:17 AM
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good find! but a word of advice, another member used those air fresheners and the fluid ended up leaking and f'd up the plastic. i wouldnt want anything, including the navi screen, to be ruined. good luck buddy!! 
08-05-2009, 08:03 AM
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Congrats on the WDP. Awesome color. I'd also suggest the trunk tray. Here's the link:
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/trunk-tray-%2445-734708/
Welcome to AZ
https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/trunk-tray-%2445-734708/
Welcome to AZ
Last edited by LoveMyTL-S; 08-05-2009 at 08:07 AM.
08-05-2009, 08:29 AM
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Wow.. looks really clean.. good buy! How much did you score her for?
08-05-2009, 03:38 PM
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Welcome, best of luck with the new ride! You're gonna love it.
I agree that you should strongly consider removing that air freshener. The liquid inside will damage plastic INCLUDING the navi screen, major $$$. Why risk being exposed to toxic chemicals just so your car smells like flowers? Keep her clean and you won't need air freshener anyway.
I agree that you should strongly consider removing that air freshener. The liquid inside will damage plastic INCLUDING the navi screen, major $$$. Why risk being exposed to toxic chemicals just so your car smells like flowers? Keep her clean and you won't need air freshener anyway.
08-06-2009, 04:02 PM
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The car is not in bad shape, the exterior is clean. Although the front bumper has been repainted. The good thing about the car is that it is a lease return from Honda Financial and the lady before me lived in New Jersey, so highway miles FTW haha. Bad thing is that she didn't know how to drive.. from the Carfax reports, she rear ended some dude and also ran into a parked car. Frontal bumper damage. The car smells like ass, hence the air fresheners but I guess I'll listen and take throw those out. The interior was ehhhh so-so, 6-7/10. She smoked, didn't take care of the interior at all. The ceiling has some dirt stains, the floors are dirty as hell and the steering wheel had dried dirt on it. The front leather seats, especially drivers are worn. So from those pictures you see above, it is after I wiped down everything in the car, I wiped down the seats with a cleaner and conditioner. That made me sleep a little better at night. Now I just have to clean the floors of the car, gonna throw the floor mats in a local laundrymat when I have time and I'll try to scrub some of the grime on the ceiling along with it. Overall the car is a clean car, and I'm glad I made the purchase. I must say the voice activated climate control, radio, etc is VERY cool to say the least.
I have a lot of plans already set out for this car so stay tuned.
So on another note, the lady before me put a good amount of curb rash on the wheels. I want to repair and paint them before I head back to Syracuse. I already read tons of threads about painting so I have a good idea on where to start. Going to head to AutoZone this weekend and pick up some J-B weld, sand paper, primer, paint and clear coat. Oh yeah and some index cards and tape. But I've been contemplating... I don't know what color to paint the wheels..
I thought glossy black looked nice then I changed it to flat black then from flat black I thought graphite would look nice and now I'm leaning towards bronze. For bronze, I want to put a layer of flat black after the primer and then a few coats of bronze on top making the bronze look a little darker and richer. What do you guys think?
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08-06-2009, 04:59 PM
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Well I got the car for 11.9K, it started off around 9. You know how an eBay auction works, you keep bidding until the rounds over well at these live auctions its VERY VERY quick, if nobody puts up a hand within a few seconds of the last bid the car is sold. You can only go to these auctions if you have a license, one of my fraternity brothers works for a used car dealership and sells cars so he was able to get me in. My budget was around 11K - 12K so my max for this car was going to be 12K. So during the auction for this car, we kept getting out bid until we hit 11,800. The guy said anybody for 11,900. My friend raised his hand. Going once, going twice, SOLD! You don't understand the anxiety I had during those few milliseconds haha. It was 100 dollars away from my cut off.
The car is not in bad shape, the exterior is clean. Although the front bumper has been repainted. The good thing about the car is that it is a lease return from Honda Financial and the lady before me lived in New Jersey, so highway miles FTW haha. Bad thing is that she didn't know how to drive.. from the Carfax reports, she rear ended some dude and also ran into a parked car. Frontal bumper damage. The car smells like ass, hence the air fresheners but I guess I'll listen and take throw those out. The interior was ehhhh so-so, 6-7/10. She smoked, didn't take care of the interior at all. The ceiling has some dirt stains, the floors are dirty as hell and the steering wheel had dried dirt on it. The front leather seats, especially drivers are worn. So from those pictures you see above, it is after I wiped down everything in the car, I wiped down the seats with a cleaner and conditioner. That made me sleep a little better at night. Now I just have to clean the floors of the car, gonna throw the floor mats in a local laundrymat when I have time and I'll try to scrub some of the grime on the ceiling along with it. Overall the car is a clean car, and I'm glad I made the purchase. I must say the voice activated climate control, radio, etc is VERY cool to say the least.
I have a lot of plans already set out for this car so stay tuned.
So on another note, the lady before me put a good amount of curb rash on the wheels. I want to repair and paint them before I head back to Syracuse. I already read tons of threads about painting so I have a good idea on where to start. Going to head to AutoZone this weekend and pick up some J-B weld, sand paper, primer, paint and clear coat. Oh yeah and some index cards and tape. But I've been contemplating... I don't know what color to paint the wheels..
I thought glossy black looked nice then I changed it to flat black then from flat black I thought graphite would look nice and now I'm leaning towards bronze. For bronze, I want to put a layer of flat black after the primer and then a few coats of bronze on top making the bronze look a little darker and richer. What do you guys think?
The car is not in bad shape, the exterior is clean. Although the front bumper has been repainted. The good thing about the car is that it is a lease return from Honda Financial and the lady before me lived in New Jersey, so highway miles FTW haha. Bad thing is that she didn't know how to drive.. from the Carfax reports, she rear ended some dude and also ran into a parked car. Frontal bumper damage. The car smells like ass, hence the air fresheners but I guess I'll listen and take throw those out. The interior was ehhhh so-so, 6-7/10. She smoked, didn't take care of the interior at all. The ceiling has some dirt stains, the floors are dirty as hell and the steering wheel had dried dirt on it. The front leather seats, especially drivers are worn. So from those pictures you see above, it is after I wiped down everything in the car, I wiped down the seats with a cleaner and conditioner. That made me sleep a little better at night. Now I just have to clean the floors of the car, gonna throw the floor mats in a local laundrymat when I have time and I'll try to scrub some of the grime on the ceiling along with it. Overall the car is a clean car, and I'm glad I made the purchase. I must say the voice activated climate control, radio, etc is VERY cool to say the least.
I have a lot of plans already set out for this car so stay tuned.
So on another note, the lady before me put a good amount of curb rash on the wheels. I want to repair and paint them before I head back to Syracuse. I already read tons of threads about painting so I have a good idea on where to start. Going to head to AutoZone this weekend and pick up some J-B weld, sand paper, primer, paint and clear coat. Oh yeah and some index cards and tape. But I've been contemplating... I don't know what color to paint the wheels..
I thought glossy black looked nice then I changed it to flat black then from flat black I thought graphite would look nice and now I'm leaning towards bronze. For bronze, I want to put a layer of flat black after the primer and then a few coats of bronze on top making the bronze look a little darker and richer. What do you guys think?
08-06-2009, 05:33 PM
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I've heard of touch up pens/paint for wheels that make them look decent and most won't be able to tell unless you are real up close to the wheels. Again sweet car especially for an 18 y/o, chicks at school will dig it and you've got some decent room in the backseat 
. I'm loving my WDP, just haven't had time to mod her up yet.
. I'm loving my WDP, just haven't had time to mod her up yet.
08-06-2009, 08:36 PM
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Uh oh, now comes the age old question Arthur. When at school, you'll ask, "Do I go out on the weekends and party, or do I save that money to mod my car?"
This will happen over and over and over.
Oh....welcome dude!
This will happen over and over and over.
Oh....welcome dude!
08-07-2009, 07:53 PM
#38
Burning Brakes
Welcome to the addiction.............and good color choice.
Do you know that Acura gives WDP TLs an extra 10% more horsepower just because they look so good
Do you know that Acura gives WDP TLs an extra 10% more horsepower just because they look so good
08-08-2009, 07:42 AM
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Nice find!
Welcome to Acurazine.. keep us posted on mods..
You asked about the all season floor mats.. I got mine for 105 shipped.. I think they have them now for less than 100.. Curry Acura.. they have them on ebay also..
Congrats on the car..
Welcome to Acurazine.. keep us posted on mods..
You asked about the all season floor mats.. I got mine for 105 shipped.. I think they have them now for less than 100.. Curry Acura.. they have them on ebay also..
Congrats on the car..
08-08-2009, 02:50 PM
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Hey I got a question,
There's a great deal for all season floor mats for the TL, it's at 65 dollars and 15 dollars for shipping but in black. Should I get it? Would it look okay with tan interior? Or should I go the the tan one that is 85 dollars and 20 dollars for shipping? I'm kind of short on cash and would like to know if it would look alright with black floor mats.
There's a great deal for all season floor mats for the TL, it's at 65 dollars and 15 dollars for shipping but in black. Should I get it? Would it look okay with tan interior? Or should I go the the tan one that is 85 dollars and 20 dollars for shipping? I'm kind of short on cash and would like to know if it would look alright with black floor mats.