I'm doing the same conversion

I already had the 04 A-Spec kit but got in a small accident. So I upgraded to the Type-S front bumper, Type-S chrome grill, and Type-S front A-spec because I wanted more aggressive lip on the front



Moar pics of the drop though !

 

Type-S for sure!

 

i like the type-s front. makes it look more aggressive.

 

Does only the type s front come with the chrome grille and foglight inserts??

 

Isn't it possible to put a Chrome TL-S grill on a base TL bumper, right?

 

^hood trim yes but actual grill no the type s is slightly larger and wont fit on a base bumper

 

Oh I thought the 07 base bumper was larger than my 05 base bumper... I guess only tthe TL-S is larger. So u are saying my 05 grill will fit an 07 base bumper.... Right?

 

What I meant to say was that I thought all 07 and 08 grills were larger than my 05. So I guess you are saying the larger grill, which is also the chrome grill is limited to the Type-S.. correct?

 

TL Under Body Spoiler Kit for 2004-2006


2007-08 TL Under Body Spoiler Kit for Non Type-S models (below)


2007-08 TL Under Body Spoiler Kit for Type-S models (below)


Regular TL-S (below)

 

i guess the tls front without lip looks nice

 

My TL-S has a base nose with the TL-S chrome grill, so yes it DOES fit. This is a good thread for me because I am considering going with a-spec base lip or ditching my bumper completely and going back to stock Type-S.

decisions decisions...at the end of the day I do prefer the cleaner lines of the base a-spec lip, but i only wanna do this once lol

 

Too bad you are in the northeast. I'd buy it off ya if you were near Dallas. but thanks for the reply. I gave you a thanks. Because I may want to do upgrade to a 07 bumper with a chrome grill soon.. if I don't sell this thing.


wait.. yours is white.. wont work. haha I'd rather get a primered one

 

Blacked out my headlights, so glad I didn't spend $600 on some type s headlights.

 

 

none much, just trying to look like a type S

 

Looks awesome. Really.. and I always did like those kind of wheels.

 

what part of dallas chad05tl? I stay in las colinas

 

 

2 blocks from downtown Dallas.

Philanderer:

what does it look like straight on? Like from the front view? I'm interested in getting a better shot of the head lights.

 

sorry to bring up a kinda dead thread, but how much did it cost you to do the conversion? I have a 04 TL and want to mod the front bumper and grille to the Type S as well. Curious as to how much it ran you and what parts you needed. Thanks! Btw car looks great

 

 

Mybad on bringing back an old thread. italiancip14 thats the pricing without fogs. I brought the dep fogs on eBay for $200.

 

Finally found a set of Type S waffles. Traded my base wheels plus $100 !!! what a deal right?

 

Very cool. Who painted it? I saved these links too. If they don't like.thread resurrection then they can get other people. Not going to mention all the.money they make from.ads and other and still.can't fix the garage pictures or update the website.

 

Btw, did u get those wheels off eBay in Dallas? I saw them there. Hehe. Thought about buying them for a day.

 

i meant to say craigslist, not ebay.. Btw, I just thought of something. They always say "search is your friend" And some of the things that have been discussed, were discussed a few years ago.. Heck I've been here 4 yrs already.. But I also hear about this "no resurrection" policy.. Sounds like a double standard to me. Like access the previous posts but dont post ..Is this a mind game or something? You can't have it both ways. Either you want us to access the old posts and therefore post on the old one, or you want us to make a new post.. Don't tell me that's been done before if we cannot resurrect the old one.

 

yea I ended up getting all the parts from Tim and did the conversion a few weeks ago. Thank you though philanderer

 

post some pixs up when you're done. Chad, traded with a guy from biloxi, MS.



Went out and took some legit photos today. Still learning Photoshop CS5.1 . Here's one I edited

 

what a change. Looks totally different.

 

sorry for the shitty pics took from my iphone. I got signal mirrors too and had them painted ABP

Before:



After:

 

You guys are severely tempting me. Those TLS bumpers look much more bold than an 05 base. Actually I already called a dealer on these parts last week. There is a local dealer in Dallas that has a wholesale webpage and I can pick up the parts, including the bumper without a shipping charge but I will have to pay tax if I do it locally.

 

so worth it. . . I really just wanted the bigger chrome grill, never really saw how dramatic the fogs and lower grille w chrome made it. . .so happy i did it

 

Beautiful shot, Philanderer.

 

 

What vendor is this?

 

Personally I think the 07-08 base bumper is simple and clean w/ the A-Spec lip. I like it better than the Type-S A-Spec bumper.

Here's another example of an 07-08 on a 05 TL:

 

The only thing I don't like about that base + aspec lip, is the fact that the sides of the front bumper flares out too much. A little is ok, like on the TL-s, but the aspec lip buldges on the sides and it looks odd. I want my car more streamlined and I dont want to replace side panels and such to make it all match. But I don't like it flaring out that much anyway, so why would I want to make it match even? Just my 2 cents, but the TL-S or more streamlined, simple, clean.. haha sorry.

 

And I thought I was extensive in my google searches.

 

Heres my 06 converted to type s, just need to get around to finishing the headlight to complete the front end

 

nice work... really.. nice work..

But..

"Darth vadar"