Thanks guys!

I got it for $700 shipped through a Group Buy on here.

Yep, I replaced the pressure switches when I did my first tranny flush.

Thanks a lot, man! I'm actually thinking about taking the plasti-dip off the grill and vinyl-wrapping it instead. Not sure yet though.

 

Car looks sick!! Glad you got the A-Spec kit installed!

Nice Inspire fogs too

 

Well, I had a really thorough and organized review of the new XLR8 motor mounts and transmission mounts typed out for you guys. I clicked preview, and my session had expired, so I lost everything I'm not doing that all again, so this is gonna be a very condensed version

First, here's some pictures from a car show I went to a couple weeks ago with my friends. Got my first trophy! (6th place out of 10 cars. I'll take it)





OK now... After much thought and consideration, I decided to take on the challenge of replacing all the motor mounts and tranny mounts myself. I ran into a couple snags which delayed the process (stripped bolt holt on the engine), but in the end, everything worked out great and I saved a lot of money. The front and side mounts were completely destroyed (totally separated). The rear was OK. The top tranny mount was bad, and one of the lower ones was totally separated. The other lower one was OK.







My first impressions: BRAND NEW CAR. The ride quality has improved dramatically. It's so smooth over bumps now, I can't even believe it. Also, it feels like it takes off so much faster. I absolutely love it. Yes, there are vibrations at idle. I honestly don't even care about them based on all of the other benefits I'm getting. Plus, they'll break in a little over time. All in all, no regrets here whatsoever. It is amazing.






So my car was under construction for two weeks (yes, I know that's a long time). I just like to take my time with stuff. Plus, I still go to school and work. In those two weeks I also got a tear in my seat fixed that's been there since I bought it, and finished my Poor Man's CAI. I don't think I mentioned this in the thread yet, but a few weeks ago, I got the stage 3 mod done to my stock exhaust. The combination of that + the Poor Man's CAI sounds incredible, and that's what I was going for (not hp). I love it!





Feels sooooo good to be driving my car again!

 

It's getting Frosty up here in NE Ohio

 

This TL has come a long way from its humble beginnings

 

Thanks a lot, Farrukh. You aren't kidding either! It's a completely different car. I've said it before and I'll say it again, the custom headlights and taillights were 2 of the best mods I've ever done. They totally changed the look but still kept kept that OEM-feel. You did an amazing job with them

 

Funny license plate.....

 

What a looker!

Clean those damn exhaust tips

 

Haha, I tried! After guitarplayer got on me about it, I made an attempt to clean them before the last car show, but it won't come off! They're better than they were, but I guess I'll take another crack at it.

 

Wow ..... that looks amazing. Great work

 

Use Barkeepers Friend for the exhaust tips. It'll get them shiny without too much extra work. I get mine from Lowe's but I'm sure other places carry it.

 

Thank you

Thanks for the tip.

 

18years old. DIY'er. Still impressed lol. Good job!

 

Thanks dude!

 

I completely agree...I can't believe how willing you are to get your own hands dirty. Kudos.

 

THose Aspecs look like the 8.5s but lighter in color.....probably the camera playing tricks on me again.

 

I appreciate it, Jeremy. I can assure you the hands definitely got dirty on that last motor/tranny mount project. 'Twas very well worth it though

One of them is a lighter color than the rest. Currently it's the rear wheel on the driver side. I didn't notice it until after I bought them, but I got a sick deal anyways. I have full intentions to get all 4 wheels powdercoated soon. That's probably one of the last major projects I have planned for the car ( I say that now ).

 

Can't even SEE the tips.....maybe you're right-they need a cleaning.

 

Your build is amazing man keep it up! And regarding the homemade cai i know u did it for sound but did u feel any gains at all even a lil bit? You should make some sound clips on youtube!

 

 

Love these tail lights on WDP, and nice work on the mounts!

 

Car looks great! The mods you have done have added to the car, kept it looking OEM but more classy! Nice job!!

 

Are you going to post pics of your wheels???

 

 

saw on facebook already

 

Thanks man. As far as the CAI, I did notice the car responded much quicker when I hit the pedal. But keep in mind, I replaced the motor mounts at the same time. So I think that had a lot to do with it. I will say the car does just feel more "alive", if you will. Maybe I'll take some videos and post them.

Thank you!

Thanks, that was precisely my goal!

Sorry dudes. Facebook is just so quick and simple

Behold...

Powder Coated 18x8.5" Aspec Wheels - Black Grey















I'll post some outside pictures soon. I haven't even seen them myself in natural light yet! Also haven't decided what I want to do with the center caps yet. I don't think it looks bad being black in the middle, so I may just paint them gloss black to compliment the lugs.

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In other (less exciting) news, I replaced all the burned out bulbs in my dash:
"Whoah, what's going on here?"
"Oh you know, just changing a light bulb real quick."

 

Too dark for my taste, but looks great none the less.

 

Frosty, love what you've done with your car! I've read through the entire thread recently, and admire all the tasteful mods you've done. Your thread is the one I pay the most attention to because I'm pursuing a similar style myself. I'm actually waiting on supplies to tackle the vinyl roof and custom headlights on my own before I go back to school!

For the shop's second go at the roof, do you know if they had to remove the side trims to complete the job? Also, is there a way I can see pictures of the vinyl near the sunroof area? I think I can imagine how it looks like, but want to confirm with my eyes before I get the balls to go about it. TIA if you can!

 

Thanks for the kind words, Jonathan. I'll PM you about the vinyl roof and attach pictures.

 

Awwwwwww yeahhhhhhhh

 

Not a fan of the paint, but good job on keeping your theme going! I like seeing your updates

 

The wheels looks great.

 

The wheels look pretty good. Keep up the good work.

 

Thanks!

Those powder coated A-Specs, by the way - ! How much did you pay to get them worked on, if you don't mind me asking?

Needs black center caps with white Acura symbols!

 

Thanks!

I paid $380 which included mounting and balancing the tires. I'm really happy with how they turned out. The only thing that irritated me was the fact that my powdercoater didn't tape off around the center hole where the wheel and hub make contact. So I literally couldn't put my wheels on when I got them home because of the added powder thickness. I had to sand down around the hole and then they went right on. Didn't take long with my Dremel tool, but still.

Still deciding what to do with the center caps. Black with a white A-logo might be cool if I can figure out how to remove the A and get it back on right. I can't remember how it's connected in the back.

 

Lookin' Clean!

 

you never fail to impress me lol I cant seem to do any mods I have a hard time pulling the trigger on stuff that cost alot of money O.O but I followed you on instagram you will be my inspiration to mod my car especially since we both started from stock tls. Keep up the great work man

 

Bump I need moarrr pics

 

Thanks dude.

Tell me about it. As sad as this is, I haven't even driven the car since getting the wheels put on. Have yet to even see them in natural lighting!!!


Sooo, you guys know how I said the wheels were the last big mod? Wellll, that didn't last long As of right now, I'm totally redoing my sound system setup. My last system wasn't terrible, but I always knew it could be a lot better (both in terms of sound as well as looks). It's gonna be really sweet this time around.

She's been under construction/in hibernation for about 6 weeks as I do a little bit on it here and there when I get time.

I'll post some progress pics.

 

So do you have another car you daily?