Deep n TX

Welcome dude. Looks like christmas for you every week. In a bit you'll need to ditch this thread and start a progress thread with all the parts you've been getting. Can't wait to see the finished product.

JLV6

Congrats

LasVegasTL

Congrats. Looks like the mod bug bit you already.

Theguywhostoleurfood

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Congrats on the purchase, and good luck with the installs of the products... interested in the progress. :-)

quanaman

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Car's still in the shop, getting A-spec kit, accord fogs, and S-Type tails installed.

Just picked these up today



This one is kind of curbed. The scratches aren't that deep, so I'm going to drop it off at the body shop and hope they can sand/paint it.

EarlThePearl

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Are these wheels the one's that were on Craigslist for $500 bucks? I was going to get them for winter wheels. I contacted the guy and his response was there are 3 people ahead of you that are willing to give me my asking price, If you want to offer me more you can move to the front of the list. lol... The TL is coming along quite nicely. Post pics when all of your mods are installed.

quanaman

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Yup, those are the ones!

I had contacted him too and hears the same thing a few weeks ago. He relisted them the other day at 625$, and I emailed again.

After some crafty negotiations, I got them for a fairly good deal

ParaSurfer1979

hmm

sk8board{Pete}

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looks good.. how does the accord fogs fit and from what year accord?

Redsand353

dude im jealous of all the goodies u have for the car already, hurry up and get some updated pics for us!! i wanna see

quanaman

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Thanks for all the input guys!

They are from 03-05 4dr accords. You can easily find them on ebay, but many forum members choose to get OEM because they're better quality. It's tough to comment on how they fit, because well...they don't lol. You have to custom retrofit them. Definitely not a bolt on mod. If you look around you can find really good DIYs in the 3G garage.


I promise I'll post a proper transformation thread when I get some updated pics and install some of this junk!

quanaman

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FINALLY. SO MANY UPDATES!

Here are some pics of the latest things I've added

-A-Spec Kit
-Type S Tails
-Trunk Lip Spoiler
-Window tint: 35% in the front, 20 in the back...Wish I could've gone darker
-19x8 ASA AR7 Rims with Bridgestone Potenzas
-Black 08 Floor Mats

I also have the Stockies and a set of Type S rims that I'm going to be interchanging with whenever I get bored. I'm not 100% sure I like the rims just yet.

In addition to all of this, I had it professionally touched up when the body shop was installing the Aspec kit. It now has a near perfect body
Please keep in mind today was the first day we had some nice weather, and the car is filthy!

I will be adding yellow 03-05 Accord fogs soon, and my Kyonick roof spoiler is waiting to be installed! Also next up is 3x3 Redline racing fluid, 3rd/4th gear pressure switches, and a new transmission filter.

These are some pictures before I added the tint and rims.








While the tint was being installed:



After the tint, rims, and some decals.














Washed my engine bay after I got a brand new power steering feeder hose and pump at Radley Acura of Falls Church:

EarlThePearl

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You have done more Mods to your TL in the last month than I have in the last 6 months. Did you have the whole car resprayed while it was in for paint? What did you do with the Type S wheels that you just picked up? Are you interested in selling them? My next two Mods will be the A-spec kit and tint. The TL looks real nice.

rockstar143

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nice progress, man! love it...great taste. IMO, you hit that car with a nice suspension setup, some spacers and the type S wheels and you're all set.

Maybe even go for some headlight mods. Looking very good!

quanaman

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Thanks!

No, I just had some scuffs and scratches and a few dings on the rear quarter panel addressed. The rest of the paint was in really good shape. The only thing is theres some hail damage, but that was too expensive/not worth working on as i'd probably need a new trunklid.

The Type S wheels are sitting for now. I don't really have plans to sell them, I'd probably sell the ASA 19s before those, haha. I just got a 5th one too as a spare.



Thanks! I'd love to drop it, but my car scrapes when going in forward into my driveway before I even got the A-spec kit, and even more so now...I can only back in, haha. And in this area/on my way to school, there are just way too many speed humps that would kill my undercarriage

I definitely like the Type S wheels, I always have. And I'm on the lookout for some inexpensive spacers. I'm thinking of spray painting the Type S wheels or powdercoating them black or maybe bronze...who knows. Spray paint=cheap and re-doable, powdercoat=expensive but durable....hm.

rockstar143

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I personally have an aversion to stock wheels that have been painted, I know it's a cheap solution, but in a way it actually looks like just that. I think the finish on the type s wheels is perfect.

If you're worried about touching up that scrape...hit it with a dremel to take out the ridges...then get the lighter colored gunmetal rim spray paint (matches PERFECTLY...same with my apsecs)...spray paint into the bottom of a 2 liter and use an artists brush to put a coat or 2. I find this method leaves no brushstrokes and doesn't get hard as fast as with touchup paint. Then do the same with clearcoat. Then you HAVE to look for the damage, it won't be obvious!

J.

About lowering it, I am with you...definitely not practical...
How about airbags

RIGHHHTHHTTTT

quanaman

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Yeah, I also really like the gunmetal style type-s wheels. Im probably going to put them on in the near future