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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 12:35 PM
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IMPORTS4ME - posting pics - New Member/New Car

Hello All,

Finally i have surpassed my minimum requirements to be able to post pics.

First a little about me...

My Name is Mike and i just moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin from Toronto Canada. I have loved cars and been in the car scene since the day i got my drivers permit. Every car i owned by the time i was done with it, it turned out to be a huge money pit to the point that i dont even want to drive it. My wife says i have a sickness and that i should have it checked out...lol

Here is a list of my cars up todate...nothing special!

95 Honda Civic Coupe SI (SOLD)
94 Acura Integra GSR (Fully modded to the max - SOLD)
06 Acura RSX (SOLD)

Then i came to the point that i no longer want a 2 door anymore and that i wanted a nice clean sedan as a everyday car. While searching and thinking what was the best car, at the time my options were the TSX or TL or IS250. I wanted to buy brand new, so thinking that this was going to be my last car i took home a 2010 Lexus IS250 AWD Starfire Pearl White. I bought this car roughly 3 years ago and just when i bought it brand new from Lexus @ 50 miles, it was about to be winter in Milwaukee....I didn't want to drive it because how nice that paint was and the condition so i parked it for the winter....in that time i accumulated all my mods and finished what i wanted to do with it in 1 week.....After it was done, it was so nice to me that i just babied it and only drove it like once a week and never in rain. I kept complaining to my wife that i picked the wrong car and that it was so slow and blah blah blah, so finally i worked up the power to let go of something i enjoyed and loved so much....I sold the lexus about 3 months ago with under 4000k miles and started looking for a 2010 ISF but then i decided to wait until spring to buy it because no point buying a car and storing it right away.....so being with no car i decided to go look for a winter car/daily car becuase i would still need something like this for later even when i buy the ISF....I wanted something 4 door and a auto so my wife can drive as well. I was looking at some TSX and TL's and didn't care too much on color or condition but seems like most cars in my area in these models were around 11-14k. Then one day looking on craigslist i came accross this which i think it is a great deal for the condition.....

2007 NBP Acura TL-Type S @ 108k miles......I bought it for $13,000 Cash.
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The previous owner, did a few things that im not too crazy about my plans is to take off a few things and do all the maintance work to in during the winter and start tearing and building in spring....

He added these ugly looking LED fog lights, they light up really bright. its more of a 5000k color...plus he wired it to the battery so they come on when the car is on, which i dont like, i'll be taking these off soon if the weather is warm enough....
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This car also came with these 18"x8 Tenzo R DC6 rims that im not crazy about either, appearently his neighbourhood in chicago is really bad and damn theives stole his OEM TYPE S rims and left it on milk crates, so he needed to find something quick and bought these off his friend....i much would rather having oem TLS rims, but i guess i can use these as winters and buy new rims in summer.
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i asked the previous owner to send me these pics
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The previous owner also had the hood/roof and trunk wrapped in carbon fibre. He said that the hood had alot of scracthes and instaead of having it repainted or actually buying a carbon hood he wrapped it. i must say i never seen carbon wrap in person and it actually looks good. i think he did a good job, but im not a fan of it, buying another oem hood and paint it black or i might just get a real carbon hood but im not sure, i'll use this for now until spring and decide then.
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Here are some interior pics, really clean, nothing wrong other then the ugly shift knob which is going.......i didn't even they make such a thing until i went shopping for a different knob on ebay......who wants it?
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Overall this car is pretty clean, i think its a good grab for me as a DD/winter car, i didn't plan on making any mods to it but after seeing what i can do to it from here the mod bug is hitting me. i have alot of ideas and plans for it and will update with a build thread come spring.

Here are some pics of my last car and my cousins cars....Enjoy!

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1200HP+ Widebody Supra
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700+whp 2010 GTR- APLHA 9 (really fast)
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NSX
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Well hope you enjoyed, i got tons pf pics but now too lazy to load them...

Thanks
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 12:41 PM
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really nice cars
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 01:20 PM
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^ yeah very impressive cars. congrats on the TL-S !
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 02:07 PM
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Those are strange red accents on the dash and center console of your TL. Is that paint or some kind of vinyl? I'd take that off and that horrid CF vinyl on the hood, roof and trunk. The wheels aren't too bad, but you'd be amazed how much better they'd look if your car was about 2" lower.
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 02:15 PM
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Not bad at all i think u got a good deal, damnnnn Fkin thief man i swear, no life at all... Atleast they used milk crates and didnt leave it on the ground
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 02:44 PM
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welcome and congrats.. Some sweet rides
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 03:27 PM
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nice, that gtr is sick! have you driven it before?
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 04:38 PM
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Damn nice cars!
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 05:03 PM
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 05:23 PM
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I can't see pics for some reason. Only the navi with the red stripe
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 05:36 PM
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Nice ride!

any plans for the TL?

Originally Posted by imports4me

He added these ugly looking LED fog lights, they light up really bright. its more of a 5000k color...plus he wired it to the battery so they come on when the car is on, which i dont like, i'll be taking these off soon if the weather is warm enough....
Inb4 bforbrian
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 07:08 PM
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car has potential. you'll love it. woulda loved it more if it were a six speed tho
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ebelp
Those are strange red accents on the dash and center console of your TL. Is that paint or some kind of vinyl? I'd take that off and that horrid CF vinyl on the hood, roof and trunk. The wheels aren't too bad, but you'd be amazed how much better they'd look if your car was about 2" lower.
The red line, looks like a silicone line that he cut put there. i think it looks ok, i dunno, i may take it off soon, the carbon hood is going for sure, and there will be a drop for sure, this is just going to be my winter car for now.

Originally Posted by 06tl4life
nice, that gtr is sick! have you driven it before?
many many times, its scary to drive but really fun. the supra is even more scary to drive.

hey guys, how to you reply with quotes to a number of people?

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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 07:33 PM
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welcome and congrats on that great buy.
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by imports4me
hey guys, how to you reply with quotes to a number of people?
The little button to the right of the "quote" button. It will change when you click it to let you know that it's been added to the list.

I see TRD on the Supra plates. My buddy has a blue Supra with that same plate. Know an Eric Courtney?
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Old Dec 12, 2011 | 09:00 PM
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Welcome-be sure to join our Type S Social Group from my signature below.
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 10:15 AM
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I would say thats a pretty damn good deal. Sure the car has a few things that you want to change, but I think once your done its going to be a real clean car. I will say though, that shift knob....damn lol Not sure why someone would remove the original that looks nice, to put an 8 ball on it hahaha. Anyway, gives you something to do and then when your done with the car it will be real nice.

I will say im kind of surprised the milk crates held the car up. Then again the plastic is pretty thick on those.
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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 11:12 AM
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Congrats on the TLS. Some of those mods the previous owner did were pretty ugly. I like the carbor fiber wrap but maybe not on that color. Not enough contrast IMO. Love the Lexus, Supra, NSX, and GT-R.

BTW I would have never guessed that milk crates could hold up the entire car.

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Old Dec 13, 2011 | 09:25 PM
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Not a bad start. That GTR

Welcome to Milwaukee btw
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 01:11 AM
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I love GTRs but damn what is that front tire a 20 series, I would go a size or two down on the wheels. Bent HREs are not cheap to fix...speaking from experience unfortunately.
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 02:26 AM
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welcome! sweeeet IS, what was it lowered with? and the TL needs some TLC lol

whos gtr, nsx and supra are those? friends?
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 10:08 AM
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Originally Posted by jwr0ng626
welcome! sweeeet IS, what was it lowered with? and the TL needs some TLC lol

whos gtr, nsx and supra are those? friends?
The IS was lowered on BC racing coils.....pretty good. i liked that fact that i could adjust the damp firmness.

GTR/NSX/SUPRA all belongs to my cousin.

The GTR is running on 21" wheels.
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Old Dec 14, 2011 | 09:59 PM
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Good pick up on the type-s btw are you gonna let the wife drive the ISF
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 12:09 AM
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Nice cars.... btw where in wisconsin do you live?

My dad lives in racine....

wanna trade hoods? lol
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Bankz
Good pick up on the type-s btw are you gonna let the wife drive the ISF
LOL, i dont know!! thats a good question....i dont think so...

Originally Posted by LowNslo TypeS
Nice cars.... btw where in wisconsin do you live?

My dad lives in racine....

wanna trade hoods? lol
i live in milwaukee. is your hood NBP.....if so.........lets do it!! pm me
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 06:58 PM
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What kind of LED lights are those? Are they the new mercedes LED lights? Got any pictures of them during the day+night? Please . When you want to get rid of them I will take them asap .
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Old Dec 15, 2011 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Aretardedorange
What kind of LED lights are those? Are they the new mercedes LED lights? Got any pictures of them during the day+night? Please . When you want to get rid of them I will take them asap .
i actually have them posted on the black market...have a look, might be on page 3 by now...or pm me...
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Old Dec 17, 2011 | 12:42 PM
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Great find. Judging from your modded IS, I wondering what you have in store for the TL.
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Old Dec 19, 2011 | 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by SlimTL
Great find. Judging from your modded IS, I wondering what you have in store for the TL.

I have alot planned, i been seeing whats out there for the TL's and looks pretty much the same kind of mods with alittle more engine mods available. I'll be doing a complete mod without going crazy on the wheels/fenders,

hardest part for me is i never been a fan of black color cars, so picking the right color of rims is going to be a tough one.

We'll see.......
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