Hello Ladies and Gentlemen,
I wanted to start a progress thread when I got back from Iraq last month and didnt get a chance too. Well here it is. I bought a 2005 Acura TL 6spd with navi last year in September. Complete A Spec, Steering wheel, Suspension, body kit and wheels. Modifications since ive been home are ATLP Base exhaust, 3M tint 15% in rear and 30% in front. Painted front grille, DomNav2go system with pie x3 and ipod video. Gonna pick up all my lighting by Peter at 4AE Autodesign tonight. Ordered BC Coilovers, last year but they are in back order for another 3 weeks. Also Progress rear sway bar on the way. Last but not least I will be doing the test fitment for the Revised ATLP Jpipe soon. I also added a new armrest and redid my tranny so no 3rd gear issues hopefully for a while. Pictures dont show new armrest but will post shortly with new L.E.D Panel lights interior, reverse Cree and license plate lights.

 

Very nice

 

Tks ABP, Love the color of your car. Anyone reading this thread; once Winky helps me install the coilovers I will be selling my ASPEC Suspension for a bill since they have 115,000 miles on them. Winky is a member on here as well. Im going to have him test drive the vehicle with the A Spec suspension so he can give an honest opinion that the shocks and springs are in great condition (which they are; for a 115,000 miles they feel great). Then I will clean and post pics on the FS thread.

 

looking good! lucky you got a 6mt

 

Looking clean!

Any plans to mod the headlights?

 

Thank you for your service!

Great looking TL. Don't you love that ATLP?

 

Great progress. welcome to the ATLP family.

 

Great progress. Sounds like you got some of the best stuff still coming though.

Have you thought about accord fogs or a 07-08 conversion?

 

Def gonna mod the headlights. Tks guys I LOVE LOVE my ATLP exhaust. I cant wait to test fit the new ATLP jpipe with marcus hopefully this saturday. I will keep everyone posted with pics and all that good stuff. Im about to meet Peter from 4AE Design with all my lighting mods. Tks again for the support guys and im def lucky I got a 6MT.

Quanaman - i def want to do the fog conversion. Need to research the install process. I would love me some foglights.

 

Your TL looks good. Plus, you've got a nice "To Do" List as well.

 

sick car, looks perfect

 

Some days i wished my AM was 6spd some days im glad i have a 5spd :P lol

nice progress!

 

Steve, 08AcuraTL3 - tks for the compliments.

Twisdit - I was in Los Angeles tonight and wish I had an automatic but luckily the TL has a smooth 6spd IMO compared to some sports cars.

 

Looks clean.

 

Ah the black interior is so nice! working on a conversion over to black atm!

 

Nice car man...best color too lol! Glad you like the ATLP as well, I couldn't be happier with mine. The jpipe adds a nice kick too...I have the ATLP v2. After the coils & RSB, your handling will be night and day

 

Thanks for serving, brother.

 

1) Thanks for your service.
2) The ATLP Base exhaust is sexy(I love the purr)
3) AM FTW!!
4) Thumbs up for helping Marcus with the V2R development!

 

looking good man.

in for future updates!

 

Looks great, your interior looks perfect.

You can make your front look lip look a heck of alot better with some touch up.

 

Bauce your avatar scares me. Couple a photos of my JLC L.E.D. Panels and my new armrest. I also got supercomputer pedals.

 

Your baby seat looks better than mine. Is that a booster or a full blown car seat? Mine takes up like 30% of the back seat. Makes my car so unsporty and uncomfortable for rear seat passengers cause of its size, lol. My son is only 2 so I have to have a full car seat and not booster but not sure if they make me smaller these days.

Also, like someone else posted above, thanks for your service.

 

Ntwillie tks for the support bro. Its a full booster. My son just turn 3 but weighs like 50 lbs. I was so happy when we got rid of the big ass car seat. Leave him there until he is 3 then your good unless he is big as now.

 

Just got my aem v2 today and installed. check engine light is coming on. Im worried that I installed the engine coolant tube to the wrong piece. Can someone please chime in or am i suppose to get a check engine light.

 

looks pretty clean keep it on... I don"t know why everytime you do upgrades to your car you feel like you have a brand new car totally different than before... nice upgrades bro

 

Tks Arn. I hope you don't have a cold air intake on that sig of yours. Floods suck.

 

So finally washed the car. Put on Varrstoen ES 4.4.2 19x9.5 in rear with 245-35-19 and 19x8.5 in front 225-35-19. Also lowered on bc coilovers. Next progress will be accord fogs with hids.

 

Awesome man! You finally got it all installed. Fitment looks great.

Now I know why you wanted to sell those Aspecs...Rims are dope!

 

New wheels look dope! I like em. Drop looks good as well. Nice ride my man!

 

Diggin the wheels Awesome progress

 

Those wheels are hawt!

 

That mesh/web design looks so good on TL's. Wheels look awesome!

As a fellow BC coilover owner, you won't be disappointed. Had mine for about 6 months now and have put 30k+ miles on them and they still ride smooth.

 

Tks for all the compliments guys. I def agree that the mesh wheels go great with the TL. I am def loving my bc's so far. It is such a solid coilover. Very easy to raise or lower and the ride is smooth. I have the front on 15 and the rears the same.

 

ya, our setups are very similar. I went a little softer on mine and did 7 up front and 9 in the rear. Not only is it easy to raise and lower you can do it from several points which helps for those tight spaces.

Still debating on spending the money for that atlp exhaust or have a local shop build me a custom one.....

 

Hey Gryphen do you notice the suspension being floaty at all with that soft of setting. Im gonna be biased on the exhaust cause I love my atlp so much. Your right about having similar setups. We got the same CAI, coilovers and hopefully you get the atlp exhaust as well. Heres a photo for you. I have new plates already so dont really care if my old plates are not blocked out.

 

Only time I notice its "floaty" like that is in like decent dips on the interstate doing like 75+ mph.

Ya, I have seen the exhaust in person on Italiano and CltothheTL's cars last fall at a car show. Its gorgeous with the way it fills that aspec kit right up. I just don't know if i can justify $1200 on something I can come close to building for half that.

What is the offset on the wheels btw?

Been debating vanity tags for mine thinking "UA SICK".

 

You gotta get some type-s side markers, clear out those headlamps and maybe TL-S tails. and you'll be set on the outside.

 

Offset is +35 front and rear. I had fenders rolled, batted with a mallet and grinded. Those plates would be nice, cops would be like UA sick wtf is that. Lol i got combat vet plates from the tour in iraq i just finished in november. Clearing out headlights next week and def need some sidemarkers. You should get a used exhaust for 600 or 700 on black market.

 

Close to my offset. +40 all the way around for me. I didn't roll anything but I'm also not as low as you. When I do new tires I will because I'm gonna go up to a 255/35/19.

LOL the vanity tag would only make sense to other TL enthusiasts.

Welcome back home btw, good to see you made it home safe and sound.

I figured, you've done so much of the big stuff that the minor little things like that would be last of your worries/finishing touches.

Ya, not a bad idea, I'll have to keep my eye out.

 

I just mounted mine yesterday as well!!! more aggressive specs but yours came out really nice. maybe i will actually post pics