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Old 07-29-2008, 03:55 PM
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First Pics of My Ride
First off I've been a long time lurker here for almost 2 years and the CL forum prior to that. I'm finally getting to the point of almost being satisfied with my car and thought I'd get some feedback (positive I hope:wink: )

I guess I'll list everything I've done to it:
Blacked out headlamps w/ nokya yellow fogs
Black painted grille
A-Spec front lip (painted gray part black to match grille)
Window tint 25% front/ 15% rear w/ moleskin
Ebay rear lip spoiler
Shaved emblems
Type-S tail lamps and side markers
Comptech SS w/ Skunk2 knob
Tein Basic coilovers
19" Hyperblack Stern ST-1
Removed intake resonator
Custom exhaust (stock resonator and mid-muffler delete, replaced stock mufflers w/ magnaflows)

Future plans:
throttle body spacer
J-Pipe
3rd cat race pipe
Rotora slotted rotors
and possibly black vinyl roof overlay
and I definitely need either a UDM or a PC to get the oxidation off my paint

now for the pics, freshly washed and waxed:













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Old 07-29-2008, 04:05 PM
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Drop looks sick! Get the rest of the Aspec kit...
I like your black painted grill. That looks dope. I was talking
to my buddy yesterday about painting my grill too.
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Old 07-29-2008, 04:15 PM
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Old 07-29-2008, 04:20 PM
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Car looks very NIOCE!!!!!

quick question, were you able to keep the stock exhaust tips?
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Old 07-29-2008, 04:28 PM
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The 2 years of lurking yield great results! Any plans to complete the A-Spec lip kit with the sides and rear?
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Old 07-29-2008, 04:33 PM
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how do you turn? drop looks sick
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nice job!! nice drop!!

you'll never be satisfied with your car....
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looks great man. are the wheels staggered???
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Your TL looks so good - love that drop. Gotta say, you've inspired me to paint my grill. and i have a 2nd gen. lol
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looks great maybe I should lower mine alittle more.
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damn...that is one sexy ride...i wanna make love with it..lol
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Love ur drop!!!!
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Looks awesome bro, the drop is sexy. Just need to get the rest of the aspec kit.
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Thanks for all the positive comments guys.

Originally Posted by blatallic
quick question, were you able to keep the stock exhaust tips?
Yes, the shop I had weld everything up used the stock tips.

Originally Posted by HONgDA
Any plans to complete the A-Spec lip kit with the sides and rear?
Eventually I'd like to finish up the A-Spec body kit but that's kind of low on my to do list.

Originally Posted by qtrung909
how do you turn?
Very carefully , no seriously it only rubs if I have the steering wheel turned near full lock and I hit a decent sized bump at the same time, I'll be getting the fenders rolled soon.

Originally Posted by lights
you'll never be satisfied with your car....
I couldn't agree with that statement more.

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looks great man. are the wheels staggered???
No, 19x8.5 et38mm
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Old 07-29-2008, 07:38 PM
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Very nice!! Those stern wheels look killer on the silver with that drop.
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Very nice job on the exhaust system. That is exactly what I want to do. I love how the stock muffler tips flow with the rear bumper. Nice car too.
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Originally Posted by eluzion
Very nice job on the exhaust system. That is exactly what I want to do. I love how the stock muffler tips flow with the rear bumper. Nice car too.
There is a small little annoyance with the exhaust though. It has a pretty significant drone between 2500-3000rpm. I'm hoping that getting a j-pipe and 3rd cat race/test pipe will at least move the drone away from the front of the car.
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Old 07-29-2008, 08:06 PM
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looks awesome dude... lurking stealthy status for real
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Old 07-29-2008, 09:58 PM
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wow real nice! I love the grill. I painted mine the same but it came out like shit damn paint not sticking.

I also really like the type s tails. I can't quite get my self to commit.
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Old 07-29-2008, 11:09 PM
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This ride is sick..so sick I had to put it up as my desktop wallpaper.
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I would put chrome turn signal bulbs for a clean look to get rid of the orange or put LEDs Other than that your car looks sick.
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Old 07-29-2008, 11:32 PM
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Your car freakin looks sick bro... Good job, it looks perfect! PEACE!
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Heyyyy I used to live in Palm Beach Gardens(Ballen Isles)

Car looks great, drop looks sick
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Originally Posted by bent09
wow real nice! I love the grill. I painted mine the same but it came out like shit damn paint not sticking.
Take a look at this thread

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I would put chrome turn signal bulbs for a clean look to get rid of the orange or put LEDs Other than that your car looks sick.
I actually had the chrome bulbs in there for a bit, but I thought they were too dim. So, I got these "rainbow chrome" style bulbs. I do agree however that the chrome ones definitely looked better.
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Old 07-30-2008, 12:46 PM
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like i said. you inspired me to do mine. so i did it the next day. haha
(sorry my car looks like crap. gotta polish the lips on my rims)
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very nice. i like!
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Roof Overlay would look nice .

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Love the Grill and the drop Very clean!
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That stock SSM paint?
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How much are you dropped in the front?
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sweet looking ride. those stern's look damn nice.
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looks nice!!! i think i might paint my grill too
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Hey we're grille twins! hahaha Anyhow, you got a silver TL and the pieces around the grille seem to match pretty good, I had to paint color match mine. Hey you got any problems with chipping yet?
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Originally Posted by madtraction39
How much are you dropped in the front?
I'm a half an inch from the lowest setting on the basics, what that equates to I'm not exactly sure.

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Hey you got any problems with chipping yet?
I did have two small chips after a drive back from Myrtle Beach(not too bad after a 600 mile drive) that I just touched up with a few more coats of paint. That was over two weeks ago and so far no more chips.
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