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Old 03-29-2012, 01:06 AM
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Nice man nice I think every mod you did was tasteful I like the LED strip in the headlights it would have looked really good if you made it an amber strip then splice them with the blinking wires so they blink and turn on with parking lights but looking forward to see what you will be doing in 2012 lol
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Type-S quads?
Old 03-29-2012, 08:08 AM
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Looks great. One of a kind for sure. I don't understand the "Euro-R" thing though. And I have to admit one reason why I love my aspec lips is if they get fcked up I can just remove and replace... Guess I'm not driving on nice CA/NV? roads though...
Old 03-29-2012, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Gryphen
Absolutely love your car. Was the inspiration for several of my mods.


Or the promotional vehicle for Avant Garde Wheels. Oh wait..... it is. Both of our TL's are featured on their site in the customer rides section.
Holy crap, I never noticed....
http://avantgardewheels.com/customers.php
click on M310, then Acura

Originally Posted by tpham86
do you have more shots of the aspec rear with the type-s quads? curious how you got those to fit...
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Type-S quads?
yep just trimmed the aspec rear a bit with a dremel. I suggest you tape a line where you want to cut & be super slow about it. Cant put it back after you cut it.





Originally Posted by sourial84
Nice man nice I think every mod you did was tasteful I like the LED strip in the headlights it would have looked really good if you made it an amber strip then splice them with the blinking wires so they blink and turn on with parking lights but looking forward to see what you will be doing in 2012 lol
Way ahead of ya, If I could only find time to get it done.


Originally Posted by Maharajamd
Looks great. One of a kind for sure. I don't understand the "Euro-R" thing though. And I have to admit one reason why I love my aspec lips is if they get fcked up I can just remove and replace... Guess I'm not driving on nice CA/NV? roads though...
LOL... Everyone skips the story. Look below from my first post
Originally Posted by TRIOD3SIGNS
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A little bit on how I came to meet Bruce:
Coming from a C-Class & a 2003 LR Disco, my wife & I had decided on a 2004 525i. Originally she wanted an A4 but I advised against it & off we went to the BMW dealership to buy a car. We had done our research & I knew what I wanted to pay. Anyhow after 30 minutes of haggling with the baboon (not all salesmen are this way, but this one was the king of idiots) he had the audacity to blurt out,

"Why are you haggling over a few grand? Imagine how great your wife would look driving a beemer!"

We just got up & walked out. Next thing I know my anger has me directly accross the street looking at a TL, never having even considered it. The down to earth service was what did it for me. I sign the papers & home we go. Well at this point my wife wasn't happy at all, she wanted a Euro Sedan. So as an inside joke I later added the "Euro-R" badge & installed headlight LEDs to give her the European Sedan she had always wanted. (Yes I know the TL was exclusive to NA but I did it anyways) So off to the pics! ...
Old 03-29-2012, 12:32 PM
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Nice progress Roger, car looks great! I still have my Acurafest 09 shirt hehe
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I've always thought your car was one of the cleanest on Azine...very very nice!
Old 03-29-2012, 05:41 PM
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We love you roger...
Old 03-29-2012, 06:35 PM
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Car looks great bro !! How did you get the quarters out an 1.5 and still keep the factory look ? Need to get mine done
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One of the best TLs on the 'zine!! Just drool-worthy!!

Great progress thread!
Old 03-29-2012, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by TRIOD3SIGNS
Holy crap, I never noticed....
http://avantgardewheels.com/customers.php
click on M310, then Acura
Either did I until I sent them a pic on facebook and they asked me for more to put in their customer rides section. So I did and they told me they actually had photos already but they would add the ones I sent. So after checking out their site I was like hot damn there is Trio's car too lol. Pretty cool to be the only 2 TL's on their site and both are also AZ members.
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Roger Bruce is one the best TL I have seen, Having the pleasure of seeing in person and seeing it win best in Euro in Reno an amazing accomplishment never to be accomplished by a TL ever again
Old 03-30-2012, 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by wps007
Roger Bruce is one the best TL I have seen, Having the pleasure of seeing in person and seeing it win best in Euro in Reno an amazing accomplishment never to be accomplished by a TL ever again
I think he can pull it off for a second time lol
Old 03-30-2012, 01:59 PM
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Stunning TL....WOW...Fantastic work.
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I'd do unforgivable things to Bruce......
Old 03-30-2012, 04:46 PM
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Lexus tips look great, but this looks better

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Originally Posted by TRIOD3SIGNS
Is that a c36? I see the Monoblocks, but it's hard to tell the difference between a C230K Sport and a C36 on the W202's.

Love your car man, but that is to be expected because we seem to have similar taste, lol.

Those R8 reps trump my Miros hands down though, lol.
Old 03-30-2012, 11:48 PM
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wow..those wheels are amazing.
Old 03-31-2012, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by AnthraciteAspec
Nice progress Roger, car looks great! I still have my Acurafest 09 shirt hehe
You know, the 50/50 polycotton of the acurafest shirts held up way better than the 100% cotton on the newer ones.

Originally Posted by BigPZ
I've always thought your car was one of the cleanest on Azine...very very nice!
thnx man

Originally Posted by meh
We love you roger...
meh

Originally Posted by 04 tl
Car looks great bro !! How did you get the quarters out an 1.5 and still keep the factory look ? Need to get mine done
the stock look can be had by keeping the straight accent line around the wheel well.

Originally Posted by M.I.N.O.
One of the best TLs on the 'zine!! Just drool-worthy!!

Great progress thread!


Originally Posted by Gryphen
Either did I until I sent them a pic on facebook and they asked me for more to put in their customer rides section. So I did and they told me they actually had photos already but they would add the ones I sent. So after checking out their site I was like hot damn there is Trio's car too lol. Pretty cool to be the only 2 TL's on their site and both are also AZ members.
Pretty cool they found Bruce's pics. But they list them as silver when they are actually diamond cut steel faced. I guess they decided not to go through with that finish in the actual production runs.

Originally Posted by wps007
Roger Bruce is one the best TL I have seen, Having the pleasure of seeing in person and seeing it win best in Euro in Reno an amazing accomplishment never to be accomplished by a TL ever again
Warren! YOUR ALIVE!!!!

Originally Posted by meh
I think he can pull it off for a second time lol
LOL

Originally Posted by Warrior 6
Stunning TL....WOW...Fantastic work.


Originally Posted by Dpat
I'd do unforgivable things to Bruce......
Whoah there buddy. Bruce is NO-HOMO

Originally Posted by 24no7
Lexus tips look great, but this looks better

I loved the quads too, Lexus tips took some getting used to.

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Is that a c36? I see the Monoblocks, but it's hard to tell the difference between a C230K Sport and a C36 on the W202's.

Love your car man, but that is to be expected because we seem to have similar taste, lol.

Those R8 reps trump my Miros hands down though, lol.
Yeah I like ur style! Photoshoot coming soon with the benz.

Originally Posted by steel619
wow..those wheels are amazing.
RAD
Old 04-04-2012, 08:27 PM
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I was showing Bruce to some SSM TLers in Salt Lake and needed to give Bruce a bump
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Yup still alive and kicking......Will stop by and say hello....Seen Tix?
Old 04-04-2012, 09:33 PM
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^ yeah man Tikki, Russ & I get together almost every Monday night. We are showing at the Hybrids to Hotrod Show in San Jose May 12th, and then I have a charity carshow I am throwing on May 20th on Blackstone.
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Where on Monday night on Blackstone? I head up to Sac Tuesday's, I heard there was a large gathering Easter Sunday Night from a Guy who knew Tixx, at the In and out parking lot stated 500 plus to show. Will most certainly make your show in Fresno, OK to put the old guys rides in? Played around a wee bit with the TL and of Course the RSX still motoring along as well, Will be spending sometime in Oakland as we bought a property in Alameda
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Yeah man, would so love Classic Rods. Make it happen. I am trying to get the Eurosunday guys to come out too. Plus its all for a good cause
Old 04-24-2012, 11:55 PM
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Think I spotted Bruce did you get a black roof?
Old 04-25-2012, 12:53 AM
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U Know it! Shoot m a text/ring when u have a chance. Things are speeding up.
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nice ride, side skirts would set it off, maybe a RonJon kit!
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definitely original. what's with the Euro-R badges? this is strictly a North American car.
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Lookin good man. Super clean
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Great progress!! Love the Lexus tips!!
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Nice bump Ron

It is a gorgeous car though
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Absolutely SUPERB!! (Jeremy Clarkson voice)





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quick question

Originally Posted by guitarplayer16
Wow, one of my favourite SSMs!

I would have gotten the body shop to mold the front lip better, though.
You can definitely still see the "seams" of the lip where it attaches to the bumper.

This is a clean mold:


Looking very clean and fresh, but EuroR?
what type of rims are these?
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WOW... another thread bump!

those look like the m550 from Avant Gard... but without the inner ring:

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BTW... the milled HRE p40 REPS are gunna be up for sale in the BM soon. New wheels on the way!
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You've built an absolutely stunning ride man, great work!
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This thread is worthy of a bump.


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