CLtotheTL32-My Asparasocks/BS Thread !!
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CLtotheTL32-My Asparasocks/BS Thread !!
READ ME FIRST!
-Please for the love of God don’t quote my whole post when replying to this thread. I would like to keep this thread as clean and organized as possible. Yes I have OCD. Don’t laugh too hard.
If you don't know me already, I'm Tyler, and this is my build thread.
July 18, 2008
-Traded in my beloved 2001 ABP CL-S 5AT for a 2004 WDP TL 5AT.
July 18, 2008-June 19, 2009
Added:
-20” RJ Legend II with Yokohama S-Line 245/35/20
-Smoked Tails
-DEPO Side Markers
-35% Tint
-Half Headlight Tint
-8000K HID
-Interior LEDs
-License Plate LEDs
-PIAA Xtreme White Reverse Lights
-Replaced Cracked Dashboard
-Black Front Bumper Letter Inserts
-Woodgrain Trim Around Cupholders
-Woodgrain Shift Knob (Birthday present from my wonderful girlfriend)
-Blacked out the DEPO side markers with Nite Shades
-K&N CAI
June 20, 2009-July 14, 2009
-Took off the Ron Jons and put back on my stockies. I soon found out that two of the stockies were cracked and needed to be replaced.
July 15, 2009-October 24, 2009
-I found a set of 18 x 8.5 Gunmetal A-Specs on Craigslist for $500. I bought a set of Kuhmo Ecsta Platnium 245/40/18 tires and mounted them to the car.
October 25, 2009-February 5, 2010
-With the huge help of local member Jason (bobbylight83) I took that horrendous tint off of my headlights and blacked them out. I left the turn signal reflector silver for maximum light output from the 48-led switchbacks.
-I painted my front and rear calipers black. Using the DIY in the 3G Garage, I used a Dremel to get the junk off of the calipers and rotor hub. I then painted everything black using the Duplicolor kit I bought off of Amazon.com. Instead of using a rattle can, I opted to use a brush to apply the paint so I didn’t have to remove the parts from the car. I applied 4 coats to everything.
-I also painted my grill. I did the crossbar flat black and did the emblem gloss black. I painted the rear emblem black as well so both the front and rear emblems matched.
February 6, 2010-February 13, 2010
-Local member Jacob (jaydm24) was parting out his 07 TL and we swapped suspension. He got my OEM suspension while I got his OEM suspension with TEIN S-Tech springs attached. I officially wasn’t a 4x4 anymore.
-Super Bowl Sunday I dropped by the grocery store to get some snacks that I would be taking to my girlfriend’s house. I come out of the store and see that somebody had bumped the front of my car and took off. The bumper was cracked and paint was chipping off. I had a brand new bumper painted and put on the car.
February 14, 2010-April 3, 2010
-Picked up the side and rear A-Spec pieces from Jacob’s 07 TL.
-My 8000k bulbs died so I put my stock 4300k bulbs back in.
April 4, 2010-April 21, 2010
-Removed the butt ugly gold pinstripe.
-I bought the front A-Spec lip from member Death Metal. With help of Jason (bobbylight83) I mounted it to the car.
-A set of wheel locks was added so my shit doesn’t get jacked.
-An 8GB iPod Nano was wired to the stock headunit via a GROM Audio iPod Adapter. My girlfriend got me both of those things for my 21st Birthday.
How it sits presently:
My desktop background:
TL Mod List as of 4/21/10
-Full A-Spec Kit
-18 x 8.5 Gunmetal A-Spec Wheels
-245/40/18 Kuhmo Ecsta Platinum Tires
-TEIN S-Tech Springs
-K&N CAI
-Blacked-out Headlights with 48-led Switchbacks
-Smoked Tail Lights
-Smoked DEPO Sidemarkers
-GROM Audio iPod Adapter with 8GB iPod Nano
-Flat Black Grill with Gloss Black Emblem
-Gloss Black Rear Emblem
-Black Painted Calipers and Rotor Hubs
-Black Front Bumper Letter Inserts
-White Interior LEDs
-License Plate LEDs
-PIAA Xtreme White Reverse Bulbs
-Cupholder Woodgrain
-Wood Shift Knob
-35% Tint
-Wheel Locks
Future Plans (<1 year)
-Blacked-out 07-08 Base Tail Lights (currently in progress)
-Black OEM All Season Floor Mats
-Repaint Gunmetal A-Spec Wheels
-Delete Mid-Muffler
-Lip Spoiler
-Replace Blown Stock Subwoofer
-Metal Pedals
-8000k HID Bulbs
Future Plans (1 year +)
-ATLP Base Exhaust
-ATLP J-Pipe
-Coilovers
-Black Roof
-Staggered Wheels
-Slotted Rotors
-Upgraded Speakers
-10” Subwoofer
-Fiberglass Sub Box
I would like to thank:
-My parents for supporting me over the last few years, mentally and financially.
-My amazing girlfriend for buying me parts for my car and letting me drag her everywhere for meets.
-Any local members who have helped with installs.
-And the AcuraZine community for giving me ideas and tips for my TL. I’ll be driving this car until it dies so I’ll be around for quite some time
-Please for the love of God don’t quote my whole post when replying to this thread. I would like to keep this thread as clean and organized as possible. Yes I have OCD. Don’t laugh too hard.
If you don't know me already, I'm Tyler, and this is my build thread.
July 18, 2008
-Traded in my beloved 2001 ABP CL-S 5AT for a 2004 WDP TL 5AT.
July 18, 2008-June 19, 2009
Added:
-20” RJ Legend II with Yokohama S-Line 245/35/20
-Smoked Tails
-DEPO Side Markers
-35% Tint
-Half Headlight Tint
-8000K HID
-Interior LEDs
-License Plate LEDs
-PIAA Xtreme White Reverse Lights
-Replaced Cracked Dashboard
-Black Front Bumper Letter Inserts
-Woodgrain Trim Around Cupholders
-Woodgrain Shift Knob (Birthday present from my wonderful girlfriend)
-Blacked out the DEPO side markers with Nite Shades
-K&N CAI
June 20, 2009-July 14, 2009
-Took off the Ron Jons and put back on my stockies. I soon found out that two of the stockies were cracked and needed to be replaced.
July 15, 2009-October 24, 2009
-I found a set of 18 x 8.5 Gunmetal A-Specs on Craigslist for $500. I bought a set of Kuhmo Ecsta Platnium 245/40/18 tires and mounted them to the car.
October 25, 2009-February 5, 2010
-With the huge help of local member Jason (bobbylight83) I took that horrendous tint off of my headlights and blacked them out. I left the turn signal reflector silver for maximum light output from the 48-led switchbacks.
-I painted my front and rear calipers black. Using the DIY in the 3G Garage, I used a Dremel to get the junk off of the calipers and rotor hub. I then painted everything black using the Duplicolor kit I bought off of Amazon.com. Instead of using a rattle can, I opted to use a brush to apply the paint so I didn’t have to remove the parts from the car. I applied 4 coats to everything.
-I also painted my grill. I did the crossbar flat black and did the emblem gloss black. I painted the rear emblem black as well so both the front and rear emblems matched.
February 6, 2010-February 13, 2010
-Local member Jacob (jaydm24) was parting out his 07 TL and we swapped suspension. He got my OEM suspension while I got his OEM suspension with TEIN S-Tech springs attached. I officially wasn’t a 4x4 anymore.
-Super Bowl Sunday I dropped by the grocery store to get some snacks that I would be taking to my girlfriend’s house. I come out of the store and see that somebody had bumped the front of my car and took off. The bumper was cracked and paint was chipping off. I had a brand new bumper painted and put on the car.
February 14, 2010-April 3, 2010
-Picked up the side and rear A-Spec pieces from Jacob’s 07 TL.
-My 8000k bulbs died so I put my stock 4300k bulbs back in.
April 4, 2010-April 21, 2010
-Removed the butt ugly gold pinstripe.
-I bought the front A-Spec lip from member Death Metal. With help of Jason (bobbylight83) I mounted it to the car.
-A set of wheel locks was added so my shit doesn’t get jacked.
-An 8GB iPod Nano was wired to the stock headunit via a GROM Audio iPod Adapter. My girlfriend got me both of those things for my 21st Birthday.
How it sits presently:
My desktop background:
TL Mod List as of 4/21/10
-Full A-Spec Kit
-18 x 8.5 Gunmetal A-Spec Wheels
-245/40/18 Kuhmo Ecsta Platinum Tires
-TEIN S-Tech Springs
-K&N CAI
-Blacked-out Headlights with 48-led Switchbacks
-Smoked Tail Lights
-Smoked DEPO Sidemarkers
-GROM Audio iPod Adapter with 8GB iPod Nano
-Flat Black Grill with Gloss Black Emblem
-Gloss Black Rear Emblem
-Black Painted Calipers and Rotor Hubs
-Black Front Bumper Letter Inserts
-White Interior LEDs
-License Plate LEDs
-PIAA Xtreme White Reverse Bulbs
-Cupholder Woodgrain
-Wood Shift Knob
-35% Tint
-Wheel Locks
Future Plans (<1 year)
-Blacked-out 07-08 Base Tail Lights (currently in progress)
-Black OEM All Season Floor Mats
-Repaint Gunmetal A-Spec Wheels
-Delete Mid-Muffler
-Lip Spoiler
-Replace Blown Stock Subwoofer
-Metal Pedals
-8000k HID Bulbs
Future Plans (1 year +)
-ATLP Base Exhaust
-ATLP J-Pipe
-Coilovers
-Black Roof
-Staggered Wheels
-Slotted Rotors
-Upgraded Speakers
-10” Subwoofer
-Fiberglass Sub Box
I would like to thank:
-My parents for supporting me over the last few years, mentally and financially.
-My amazing girlfriend for buying me parts for my car and letting me drag her everywhere for meets.
-Any local members who have helped with installs.
-And the AcuraZine community for giving me ideas and tips for my TL. I’ll be driving this car until it dies so I’ll be around for quite some time
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Looks amazing bro! A-specs look real good on your car. Now black out the roof and get some gold rims :P
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Dayummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm son.
WDP FTW of course ....You got that TL on point!!! Looks good dude.
I need to step my game up
WDP FTW of course ....You got that TL on point!!! Looks good dude.
I need to step my game up
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Tyler, nice progressive thread. Keep up the good work!
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Thank you to everybody who has commented so far!
I'm not sure if I'm the only one experiencing this but I can't click the quote button to respond to individual posts. Once that feature re-appears for me, I'll be going through and responding to each post. I really appreciate the input
I'm not sure if I'm the only one experiencing this but I can't click the quote button to respond to individual posts. Once that feature re-appears for me, I'll be going through and responding to each post. I really appreciate the input
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Thanks again for making it out to the meet yesterday. Your car looked fucking sick with the newly added A-Spec kit. Need to take off that Leith Acura license plate frame those. I hate those pricks.
The A-Specs have some fading and peeling paint, but nothing terrible considering they are 6 years old.
Thanks for posting
Yes
They were some eBay no-name brand shit so I'm not really surprised
I'll get another set eventually. Not sure if I want to get 6000k or get another set of 8000k so I can piss people off.
Thanks man! WDP FTW
Thank you sir!
I got my tails on today. I've got some more plans, as you saw in the list above, but I need to get a damn job first
Thanks man! I like the wheels on your NBP. You mentioned in your thread that a drop is next; I'm looking forward to see that
Thanks! I'm trying to keep up with you West Coast guys.
And wtf I didn't get the approved stamp?
Since I was buying random parts left and right when I first got the car and soon realized it was the wrong thing to do, I try to base purchases off of keeping a "theme" for my TL. Sounds goofy but it keeps me from buying shit that may sound cool but would look weird on the car.
I really appreciate the comment. It's taken me a while to undo the mistakes made early in my TL ownership but I'm really happy with what has been done since then
Thank you
How about we swap wheels and then I can have the gold rims?
Thanks!
Thank you! Hopefully I can quit the modding for a while but it's so hard
I got my tails on today Check below for pictures!
I hope your TL-S is treating you right and I hope I can see it soon! I would like to drool at that roof of yours
You should go to East Coast Honda next month. Morgan made a thread for it and I started a list.
I was thinking about leaving the emblem chrome, or even painting it white, but I wanted the front and rear emblems to match. Now that I got new center caps with black As all around, they all match
I'm looking forward to seeing what else you have in store for your TL-S. Sell me your bags when you part out
I appreciate the comment Melvin. Hopefully I'll see you and the rest of the VA crew soon!
Thank you Steven! Get yourself some RJs and more carbon fiber for your TL-S; I know you want to
I don't believe so. The actual shape of the front bumper was changed from the 04-06 models to the 07-08 models.
UPDATE TIME!
Thanks to "Fulani has a TL" putting countless of hours of work helping me out, I added a set of blacked out 07-08 base tails to my car. They look so much better than my last set which were just NiteShaded and wet sanded.
Also thanks to Daniel I replaced my centercaps. My old ones were gunmetal with a chrome "A". The new ones are gunmetal with black As. Also the new ones are stamped in the centercap instead of being raised. Now all of the emblems on the exterior of my car are black
Enjoy.....
TL Mod List as of 4/25/10
-Full A-Spec Kit
-18 x 8.5 Gunmetal A-Spec Wheels
-245/40/18 Kuhmo Ecsta Platinum Tires
-TEIN S-Tech Springs
-K&N CAI
-Blacked-out Headlights with 48-led Switchbacks
-Blacked-out 07-08 Base Tails
-Smoked Tail Lights
-Smoked DEPO Sidemarkers
-GROM Audio iPod Adapter with 8GB iPod Nano
-Flat Black Grill with Gloss Black Emblem
-Gloss Black Rear Emblem
-Black Painted Calipers and Rotor Hubs
-Black Front Bumper Letter Inserts
-White Interior LEDs
-License Plate LEDs
-PIAA Xtreme White Reverse Bulbs
-Cupholder Woodgrain
-Wood Shift Knob
-35% Tint
-Gunmetal Centercaps with Black A
-Wheel Locks
Future Plans (<1 year)
-Black OEM All Season Floor Mats
-Repaint Gunmetal A-Spec Wheels
-Delete Mid-Muffler
-Lip Spoiler
-Replace Blown Stock Subwoofer
-Metal Pedals
-8000k HID Bulbs
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thanks! and yea ima take that off too...i got most of the pin stripe off as well...jus gotta get some adhesive remover...those tails looks good...im ready to get mine done...shout out to Daniel!!
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I'm so glad I finally took that nasty gold pinstripe off of my car. Ruined the whole white/black theme I'm going for
Thank you sir! I wish they would have been on for the meet yesterday but oh well. At least they are on now
Any plans for the CL-S?
Thanks man! I'm not sure exactly when the lip spoiler will be going on, but when it does, it will finish off the booty very nicely
Thank you! I like the color of your car
Thanks man! I feel like my car is finally somewhat on-par with yours now
Btw I love your signature. "HELLAfunky"
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The updates look great, but I think I see some darker tints in your immediate future.
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get some AC-right
The updates look great, but I think I see some darker tints in your immediate future.
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after taking off the stripe the car looks a lot cleaner...flows better...cnt wait to get my lights done
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Not feeling the rest of the car? Just the ass?
Thanks man I really appreciate it. I feel like the tails help tie in everything better on the rear end.
Thank you sir
Thank you once again Steven! I'm glad you approve.
I would love darker tint, most likely 15% all around with 35% on the windshield, but I get pulled almost bi-weekly for bullshit and I don't want to give the cops around here to pull me. I already put on my license plate cover back on that I got pulled for a month ago. That's pushing it.
Btw the legal limit in NC is 32.0. My tint reads out 32.0 on the nose. Ballin!
I'm glad you got that stripe off.
What's first? Headights or tails?
Thanks man I really appreciate it. I feel like the tails help tie in everything better on the rear end.
Thank you sir
I would love darker tint, most likely 15% all around with 35% on the windshield, but I get pulled almost bi-weekly for bullshit and I don't want to give the cops around here to pull me. I already put on my license plate cover back on that I got pulled for a month ago. That's pushing it.
Btw the legal limit in NC is 32.0. My tint reads out 32.0 on the nose. Ballin!
What's first? Headights or tails?
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I didn't wash the car. I drove home, parked it in the driveway, and took pictures.
Thanks again for all of your help. I'm going to bring the shit back over if that little leaf thing pops up in my left light sometime
I got paid for my yard work today! Time for that side marker project we've been discussing. Either that or a custom plate. Hmmmmmmm. Decisions decisions. Maybe I should save instead.