spatel83

looks great Thanh!

thoiboi

props for trying to do it on your own and in 'freezing' weather... you got big cajones sir.

guitarplayer16

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Thanks, man!

It's such a bad idea, I'm so impatient

Thanks Jeremy!

I was really frustrated and sad that I ripped the vinyl but in the end, it's a great $100 lesson

I may redo it in a couple years, but for now it's definitely good enough for rock and roll

Thanks man!

I haven't had them redone
I suppose it's because my car is almost always garage parked, so the sun rarely beats down on it.

I will have something posted shortly

I really don't plan on doing a real photo shoot for it until my A-Spec wheels are back on

Thank you Samit!

Thanks thoiboi

It was the worse decision

guitarplayer16

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next89

Looks like a shot from a magazine. Nice!

ATLS_666

GP if you have OCD, you do a great job masking it. I would die if I had to put that much effort into pp but that's why your pictures come out so great. You don't die.

Steven Bell

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^^^ +1

mtiaz

Jesus, you are one brave man to attempt wrapping the roof by yourself in cold temps haha. But your car looks amazing right now. Love the tails and roof spoiler

CLtotheTL32

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Fantastic work! There's no way I would have attempted that install myself, especially with it being so damn cold

Your car looks stunning as always...same with the photography

Steven Bell

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It does look like a professional install......

rockstar143

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Sex. Tits. Pussay. Delicious.

That's all.

guitarplayer16

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Been busy with school, but here's a small timeline:

A-Specs went back on April 2016







Lowered it on Tein SS in the summer:











Did the amp mod and replaced all caps with Phantom Audio's "signature" capacitor package.
Got the OEM carbon fiber cupholder/heated seat trim piece from a friend.
Changed rear turn signals to amber.

Cut off the seized ear toe arms and replaced with OEM ones, got an alignment, and new tires.
Got the Type-S rear spoiler.
RedlineGoods Steering Wheel Cover

I'll have more pictures up later!

thoiboi

Delicious as always!!!!

sockr1

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Phenomenal like always Thanh!! Good to see you around again

Killah_Cam92

Looks so good man!! Those tails look really good btw

EarlThePearl

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Your photography skills are excellent!!! All Mods are done tastefully.

Oh Sickest TL

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fuuuuuccck

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sockr1

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I forget are you running spacers with those wheels? Stance looks great

Oh Sickest TL

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id say 15/20 by the looks of it

spatel83

looks great!

guitarplayer16

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Thank you for the kind words guys!! It means a lot

I am indeed running 15/20


Here are some pictures of the rear spoiler:




Carbon fiber trim:



Steering wheel:

evarela25

Ohhhh looks so good , I've missed seeing your car oem+

CLtotheTL32

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teh CL

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**Slow clap**

KarKraze

Been a long time since I visited your thread. The car looks fantastic and excellent pics as always.

Steven Bell

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I like the glow of the license plate light on the ground behind the car.

MyGuti

this is truly beautiful man! car looks amazing

Killah_Cam92

What spacers you using and are they safe for daily driving? cause i love the look of your tl, and im running the 8.5 aspecs and really want them pushed out a bit

guitarplayer16

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Thank you guys! I hope to have better pictures this year!

They're Ichiba V2 15mm/20mm.
They are safe for daily driving, I have been using them for 2 years now
I have also taken them on and off (for maintenance) and they're all good still!

Jakes_tl

Car looks fantastic!

rondog

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perfect stance! And those photos, really amazing.

guitarplayer16

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A few updates: I got new fenders to replace my aggressively pulled fenders.
Got SPC camber arms last week and installed those, need an alignment which is booked for Monday!

Had a coil pack go bad while on a two hour trip which made 3 cylinders misfire. Left me stranded and had to stay overnight at a hotel. Went to NAPA the next day to buy a coil pack and changed it out in the lot
Besides that hiccup, my engine is running strong.
I'll need to address a few parts this summer that need replacing such as axles, and bushings.

Here are some pictures of my car I just took.

rockstar143

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Jesus...
still fighting the good fight, Thanh...and doing a bangup job of it!


Making me miss my black bird badly.

guitarplayer16

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Thanks Jeremy!
The fight is surely getting tiring and hopefully in the next couple of years I can afford to upgrade to a new car.

I just got an alignment today, 1st shop my car barely scraped over getting onto the ramp, but their jack mounted to the ramp is too high and the guy hit it and had to take the car off the ramp (fingers crossed nothing damaged underneath).
Second shop did my alignment, they jacked up the rear using my toe arms (that's not right is it?) and dialed my camber in to -1.3 and -1.4 in the back (I asked for -1.5). After finding out my fronts are -1.7, the guy didn't want to re-adjust my rear camber to match so now I I have more camber in the front
My rear passenger tire also rubs constantly now

Here are some shots I finished (before alignment)

Steven Bell

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Good to see you back, brother! Great pictures.

rockstar143

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WTF, so one shop hit something then the next one didn't listen and made it so you're rubbing now?
I don't think using the toe arms to jack is a good practice...I used to use the tow hook point.

So odd...constant rubbing now, huh...
I'm assuming you don't have the spc upper rear camber arms?

guitarplayer16

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I do have the SPC upper camber arm

I really don't know what to do next.
My car will be sitting for a little until I figure it out.
I don't know what's bothering me more - the fact that my front wheels have more negative camber or that my rear tires have next to zero clearance to the quarter panel.

My rear tires are brand new, and now one of them has the sidewall a little worn down and sticky feeling.

I guess I could go under the car and add more negative camber - I don't have a big enough wrench for it and I can't even find what size it is online. Also adjusting camber will throw out my zeroed toe.
Other option would be to go get a two wheel alignment done and ask for -2 degree camber.

Other option would be to have my rear quarter panel redone and made a little wider (rust is coming back from the body work performed 3 years ago).

rockstar143

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Don't quote me but I'm "almost" positive it is 27MM...
I think the diameter of the SPC arm and the upper adjustable balljoint nut for the front are that size.

I'd go neg 2 or until it clears and call it a day, man...
I currently have this issue with the wagon too...added the 15MM spacers...rubbed badly, adjusted entire lower cradle for max camber and still rubbed...but had saggy butt...then bumped all positive camber and have wheel gap that's more prominent along with very obviously zero'd camber in relations to the front, which annoys me.

The good fight...

guitarplayer16

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Thanks! I'll use my vernier caliper to confirm, because it also looks like the locking nuts on each side are a little larger than the SPC arm.

You and I both, huh?
I just removed my spacers the other day, and I love that I can drive around but the car looks so different

When you're messing with your alignment yourself, are you adjusting toe to bring it back to zero also?
My plan is to lay down a string parallel to the wheel face a certain distance. Then adjust camber, until it's around -2. Then measure the distance between the wheel face and the string now and see if they are completely parallel to each other, and if not, adjust toe until the string is now perfectly parallel.

I do also have the option of paying for another 2 wheel alignment, but I'd rather work on my own car.

rockstar143

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I just keeping for alignments
haha...