Haha that "ballin ass driveway" is a PITA in the winter. Can't use salt on it or it'll fade the color. And there's about a 25 degree slope to get up it. The TL usually says no thanks to that when there's snow.

Thanks guys! I try to make my pics look decent. Nikon D60/edited with iPhoto. I take tons of pics- 7,651 taken on my D60 so far.

 

Update time. Remember those bulbs I was talking about in my original post? The ones that started blowing like a whore one day? Well I got my package from Delray Acura today...

Started at 5 and finished at 9. I know why they charge an arm and a leg to do this at the dealer now. Time consuming. Not too bad though.











All in working order again. Taken on my iPhone 4...not the best.

 

looks good..car is coming along nice

 

Damn, a 4 hour job?

Was replacing the bulbs easy?
As in direct swap out, and no soldering?

I need to replace a few on my steering wheel, the hazard button, and the heated seat "illuminators".

 

Why thank you.

Yeah it took me a long ass time. Mostly because it was my first time taking all of that apart and I took my time since I didn't want to mess anything up. Removing the old bulbs is case- you just unscrew them and then they pop out. Stick the new one in and screw it in. No soldering for this.

The steering wheel would be tricky as you'll have to take out the airbag I think. And GOOD LUCK taking out the heated seat switch to get to those bulbs. Christ. That was a pain.

 

Update. Just some minor changes.

Remastered the grille. Cut out the indent part just to add some contrast. This was literally an idea I thought of real quick and then it was done 5 minutes later. Turned out dece.



Here's just a pic I took of the TL in her parking space after I spent 6 hours cleaning my garage last weekend. Ick.



Random shot of fog one morning on the way to school. My neighborhood is out in cornfields basically (stereotypical Indiana) and random fog rolls in all the time. Pretty though.



And then my key fob. I painted it white. Added a strip of Di-Noc to cover the seam and boom. One of a kind fob.





Thanks for lookin guys.

Mods: title change to "cjTL's Advancement Thread. Update: Page 2." please! Thank you.

 

Looks nice

You should do the fog light mod to help you with those fogs.

 

Grill looks awesome! And OMG I want that remote!

 

Great job on the key fob and the nose, for sure!

 

Awesome work on the car! Brave work for tearing the interior down. I really like the key fob too.

 

Also forgot to ask, how did you manage to di-noc the upper vent? I remember in one of your other threads you mentioned the cf wouldn't stick on. Your solution? Haha and noob question here.. How did you remove the upper vent?

 

You are a badazz with vinyl!
Nice, loving the FOB...good work!

 

Your car is raw. Subtle mods look awesome...especially the di-noc trim. Great work with that man.

 

Omg! White remote, I'm feeling it.

Also loving your driveway. Nice cars.

 

Haha me doing that mod!? I'm lucky if I can figure out how to change a light bulb...

Well almost. I wouldn't ever be able to do the wiring involved for that mod.

Thank you! And haha yeah you and everyone else who's seen it in person.

Thanks Steven! Could you change the title of this thread for me? "cjTL's Advancement Thread. Update: Page 2."

Thank you sir. Taking the interior apart is just a time consuming process. Not too hard!

Haha yessir you are correct- it wouldn't fit the first time I tried to apply it. I took the upper vents out (you take the silver trim pieces off then stick something up under the vents to pry the piece loose, then pull hard and disconnect the wires) and wrapped the piece in Di-Noc and used an adhesive on the back side along the edges to keep it in place. Worked like a charm.

Haha gracias sir.

Raw is a term I could agree with indeed. I don't like to do big mods that stick out. To the average joe, my car looks stock.

Thanks!

 

Can I get a drum roll for my newest "mod"? POTHOLES SUCK!






Walked out to my car this morning and my back right tire was flat. Awesome. Put some fix-a-flat in it and got it to 22PSI. Drove it to the only open tire shop since its labor day and they showed me that mess. To the upper left of the crack is a huge chunk of rubber missing. New rim and tire will be needed. Couple hundred $$.

Suck.

 

I'm sorry for what happened.

For realz, pot hole sucks. A buddy of mine always says, "When pothole appears; proceed slowly and with caution."

 

Can you tell me where you bought the clear cover for your mac pro?

 

Sharp looking car and like the mods you have man very cool! Sucks about the pothole though

 

Ouch Craig, sorry to see what happened to the wheel. Usually I would suggest to go ahead and get another set of wheels but the stockies look great on your ride. Replace it and get back on the road

 

Yeah indeed they do suck. I'm gonna avoid them like the plague from now on. Shit.

Right here. http://www.zagg.com/invisibleshield/...ns-shields.php

Best thing ever.


Thanks!

Thanks Tyler. I thought about A-Specs for 2.5 seconds but then again I like the way the stockies look on my car and getting all new wheels and tires would be a $1000+ easy. I don't even have that much in my bank account. lol.

 

Well my dad is awesome pretty much. Today, one day after all this shit went down, I have a new rim and tire on the car. He called Ed Martin Acura, got off work to get the wheel. Called Tire Barn, got the same tire that was on my car before. Went to the local Midas that his friend owns, mounted the tire. I stopped by after school, they put the new rim and tire on, aligned and balanced all four wheels and I was out an hour later.

Rim- $325.
Tire- $180.
Installation/Alignment- $100.
Total: $605.

I only have to pay $150. My dad=father of the year. I was expecting to be dead broke. I'll post pics of the crack and rubber gouge later this evening. I haven't taken the wheel out of my trunk yet.

 

you paid 325 for a 5 spoke base??? I see type S wheels goes for 200- 250 each.

 

^^
Yessir my father did straight through the dealer. I'm sure a better deal could be found online but it was kind of an urgent issue.

 

No haggling with the price? My dealership is Jewish and I always negotiate on the price.

 

My dealership never gives me a discount on shit even though I'm in there every other month getting shit.

 

I didn't ask my dad if he could get a cheaper price. I doubt they would've budged. I can't complain though if I only have to pay a portion of it.

And Tyler- Yeah no kidding. My dealership is a half hour from here on the north side of Indy...go there for oil changes, etc but no discount. Free brochures and coffee in the lounge. Hell I'll be there on Friday afternoon for some $49 service special they have going on. Great friendly people there though. Always compliment and respect the car.

 

My dealership is 10 minutes away from my house and those bastards never say shit about my car. Plus they are stupid and tried to tell another AZ member and I that Acura didn't make a 6-speed TL in 2005.

 

CJ,

Where did you get the di-noc from, any recommendations on the seller you got it from?

 

Geniuses.

carbonfibergear.com I believe was the website. They're one of the few online stores that sell the Di-Noc I do believe.

 

Clean TL!!! Keep the Mods GoinG!!!

 

I spy a crack...



The guy said he'd never seen a chunk like that torn out of a tire. He thinks I might have ran over a piece of metal. Who knows. Bummer since that tire was only a year old. Couldn't be salvaged though. It dropped 15PSI just sitting in my garage overnight last night.



The new rim makes the other three look like shit. I need to clean them real good.

 

you could just get that one really dirty to match the rest.

BTW for the center console did you use bulbs or LED's

 

Update time: I just ordered something. 07-08 ________. That's all I'm saying.

 

Dude, nice shots!

 

tail lights?

 

Damn that crack was pretty nasty Craig! I'm glad you got it taken care of.

I'm glad you decided to pull the trigger on those tails. And yes that's what I'm guessing that you ordered

 

Hmm, I'm gonna say tails and sidemarkers as well.

And if you still are considering it, I'd go with white painted wheels over gunmetal.

Powdercoated white TL wheels + drop = massive sex.

 

Post pics of 07-08 base tails when they're on heheh.

I'm debating if I like them on SSM more than Type-S tails.

If I had WDP, hands down 07/08 base are the nicest.

 

Congrats man. I need to make a drive up to Indiana and have meet with you. I recently got quotes and stuff to get the whole front end repainted because the paint is cracking. 1600 buck. Really sucks.