Kaiii

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yeah..i think ideally coilovers would be great, but they just cost so much more... i have a wedding to pay for next year! haha

I actually am considering H&R Sport as well as the Tein H-Tech. I can't decide if the drop makes sense or not..I definitely DO NOT want the back to be dropped to lower than the front - this looks extremely awkward. Does anyone know if this is what happens if you put H-Techs on a Type S? The H&R sports look like a viable alternative since I know they definitely drop the front more.

Steven Bell

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I like the alien in the back seat. It's a good thing you strapped him in!

Mavrick312

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Heres some shots of car and tailights.

Mavrick312

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forgot upload button, been a while since posted pic

Kaiii

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looks good! i really like the white/clear in the tails. also, thanks much for the PM and keeping an eye out for me I'm actually going to hold off on deciding what springs to get until my current projects are done / installed, so probably next month. Where in the bay are you at? Do you have a shop you'd recommend for suspension, etc?

Kaiii

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FIRST PROJECT!

Finally mustered up some time this weekend with a friend of mine to do my first real project on any car ever! (excluding relatively easy lighting / HID)

Rather straightforward - followed the DIY on AZ for red front calipers with a white emblem. Instead of the stock ACURA, I went with the Brembo logo - I think it came out pretty well if I do say so myself


Also got my front A-Spec in and CF Vinyl, but ran out of time. Hopefully will be able to get these on in the next couple weeks.

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Kaiii

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Just got home and ordered these to match on the back...bahaha

http://www.ebay.com/itm/170664927981...84.m1439.l2649

Steven Bell

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Can't go wrong with red Brembo's!

Kaiii

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They turned out a lot better than I thought! Just wondering were you ever able to find red anodized wheel locks? I like the look you have with the red lugs but I absolutely need to leave the wheel locks on.

Steven Bell

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Kaiii, I looked all over to get the lugs anodized and no one could do it.

I just left them alone.....the set I have now were only about $30. They're a little chipped on the sides, but look good straight on.

Kaiii

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Dang...might just get the set of 20 on ebay and paint the wheel locks with the caliper paint & clear coat

In other news, ended up ordering Nokya Hyper Yellows for fun since I had an amazon gift card. Also got some white LED license plate lights for the back and am currently in the process of ordering the BMWOEMSHOP roof spoiler from eBay that everyone seems to have. Hopefully will get everything done soon!

Kaiii

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Small Update:

-Nokya Hyper Yellow 2500K Fog Lights
-Debadged except for the Type-S
-White LED License Plate Lights

Pending Projects (waiting for materials & my buddy to be free):
-A-Spec Front Kit
-Single Pot Rear Brake Caliper Covers
-CF Vinyl Grap Grille and Rear Spoiler
-M3 Style Roof Spoiler (Shipping now from TW!)



Nokya Hyper Yellow 2500K Fog Lights

I'm not really disappointed in these, but I did expect the light to be much more...yellow. The yellow light emitted from these is nice and soothing, but isn't "HYPER" in any way.

Night Shots:
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Also Debadged and put some white LED's in the license plate (like a 5 minute job):
Only pictures I could take. Yes, my photography skills need work

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And that's it! Still waiting for some things to come in...will hopefully have another update soon. I keep looking at how nicely the front brakes turned out and can't wait to get the matching rear covers on

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Steven Bell

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Looks outstanding.

Kaiii

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Couple of updates from last night / today.

Installed eBay roof spoiler from oembmwshop.
Placed a steering wheel TL-S garnish on the grill (copied Aaron / badazzTL-S's idea)
Put in the license plate hole covers (holy crap this was worth the $15 haha)



Roof Spoiler Installed:
Might be a little 'vertical' for my taste, but I still like it. Attached it on with some heavy duty 3M Extreme mounting tape so hopefully it doesn't go anywhere.
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Front TL-S Badging:
Got the idea from Aaron / badazzTL-S's thread. It's the same piece that's on the steering wheel - just used some of the same 3M mounting tape that I used for the spoiler. This makes it look like it's protruding out a bit, but I don't mind. Maybe I'll figure out another way to secure it later. I love how it looks though - reminds me of the S4's.
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Incredibly expensive bumper plugs installed:
Why these things cost like $15 continues to vex me. But, I caved and bought it. Fortunately, there really is a noticeable difference when the ugly holes are covered. Please disregard the nasty bugs in the picture.
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Other than that, these fogs are starting to grow on me more, I guess. I ordered a replacement RH fog light housing since mine is cracked, and ordered some Lamin-X yellow film to go over them - hopefully this protects the fogs and gives it a richer yellow hue.
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My roommate also just bought a new 2014 Accord sedan.

yoks032rs

Kaiii those lic plate plugs are expensive from acura. Sometimes you gotta utilize your
resources and try your local auto store for those mundane parts. I found some similar
plugs from Orileys auto for 2 or 3$. Not the colour of the car, but I used the car touch
up paint. It came out really good. This just for future reference. BTW nice Type S

Steven Bell

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Well done updates.

Kaiii

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Thx! Yeah, I almost did that. I didn't trust myself with the paint though haha.

Ty sir!

Mavrick312

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I'm in San Jose. Buddy and I swapped springs on my car. Some of the guys I know get work done on their cars @ inspire a shop in Fremont. Also a shop in Santa Clara called Vex Motorsports. Check out Canlas Mobile Tint when your ready to tint. They do awsome work.

Kaiii

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I actually called that tint shop, he quoted me $200 (all except windshield), that's pretty steep isn't it? Also I asked about felt/moleskin and he said he didn't do that at all...did you do felt yourself?

And if not have you had any problems with scratching?

Thx bro.

Acura_Swag

That color is amazing ! Car looks good so far man. Cant wait til more updates

KJ TL-S

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Brembos came out great man, nice work!

I hand't noticed the question about my springs, but the reason I got rid of them was twofold: I found a great deal on my Tein Street Advance on the Black Market, and I really didn't like the ride on the S Techs, I found it very jarring. Other people don't seem to think it is that bad, so maybe it was my springs, or maybe I was just looking for more comfort, not sure. I was actually researching/searching for Koni Yellows to put the S Techs on, instead of my stock shocks (although they only had 25K on them), and I realized the price of those plus the S Techs was going to be the same as full coilovers.

Kaiii

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Thanks!

Those were my thoughts exactly...that's what kept deterring me from springs. I'm going to hold out for some used Tein SA/SS or others as long as they're affordable, still debating when I want to pull the trigger though.

Kaiii

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Replaced my broken RH fog light housing (finally!)
Yellow Lamin-X Film...made a big difference.

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Found this cool wall/fountain.
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Steven Bell

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Nice Kaiii-looks good.

Mavrick312

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When I had mine done in 2010, it cost me 225.00 for everything besides windshield and no moleskin by another shop. I was told film that needed to be used was more expensive because it wouldn't interfere with navigation, film was Suntek carbon series. I didnt know bout moleskin till it was too late. Tint is scratched up. Im gonna get moleskin install myself and get car retinted. Alot of guys from TEAMREV have got their cars tinted from him, majority of them evo's but the work is good. Do it right the first time and have the moleskin installed with tint. I had California auto tint do my 2g years ago and that ran 300.00, thats pricey but was excellent work.

Kaiii

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UPDATE:

Slapped on the front A-Spec kit and OEM Window Visors, so thought I'd post an update. Also put in a new shift knob. Slowly learning how to use my camera!

So far:
-Front Type-S A-Spec Kit
-OEM Window Visors
-White Interior LED Kit
-White License Plate LED's
-RAZO Carbon Fiber Shift Knob
-Nokya 2500K Hyper Yellow Fogs, Lamin-X Film
-Debadged Rear
-Type-S Mini-badge on grille horizontal bar
-Repainted Front Brembos
-M3 style Roof Spoiler

Coming up (hopefully):
-Rear matching Caliper Covers (still need to figure out how to do this well..)
-Kinivo Bluetooth HFL/Audio with Galaxy Note 3
-Tint + Moleskin
-Rear Type-S A-Spec (Maybe)
-Need more low?


Updated Pics:
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Also got engaged! (obv. this is my fiance's hand)

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KJ TL-S

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Congrats on the engagement!

And nice shift knob. I haven't seen many for autos that I like any more than the Type S stock knob, but that might be one of em.

eyedrop

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Congrats on getting engaged!

I'm in the Bay Area as well, you're so close to me. :p

FamilyGuy

Congrats on your engagement!!

Car looks good

Question for you - does the body kit require you to remove the chrome strips near the fogs or did you do that on your own?

Steven Bell

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Great looking shots of the car AND the ring!


Congrats!

Kaiii

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Thanks! You can actually find them for really cheap on eBay. I ended up getting mine for $25 shipped.
Ex. http://www.ebay.com/itm/RAZO-RA-65-MANUAL-CARBON-FIBER-DARK-CROME-ALUMINUM-SHIFT-KNOB-/171138805802?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27d8aaf02a&vxp=mtrhttp://www.ebay.com/itm/Shift-Knob-Billet-Aluminum-Carbon-Fiber-RAZO-Manual-Stick-Shift-Universal-RA54-/221123767964?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item337c00ee9c&vxp=mtr
It's really great quality, weighted, and comes with different height adjustments so you have options. Would recommend it even for MT (though mine is an AT so my future wife can drive it haha)


Thx! Where u at? Southbay? We gotta have a Bay Area meet sometime...


Ty sir. The visible black part you see is actually an entirely different piece of black plastic altogether. It goes OVER the mesh housing with the chrome strips, so it hides them.


Thx Steven

Kaiii

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oh hello mr. tein guy

i think i hate the window visor look on my car...took them off, gonna go get tint within the next week.

Predatorbird

Nice man! Are those the H-Techs?

Kaiii

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Haha yea, had to order them because I wasn't fast enough to get yours!

Was actually debating getting them and saving $$$ or going coils - decided that since I got a buddy who can help me out that labor cost would be $0 if a shock goes out, so here we go! Btw your rolling shots in the other thread are niiiiice.

Predatorbird

They offer a nice, moderate drop while maintaining excellent ride quality. Thanks for the compliment on the pics!

Kaiii

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Goodbye window visors.
Hello matching red $10 covers from eBay. (The big ones stuck on the best, so yes Steven I ended up copying you)

Gonna go get this thing tinted soon, this week or next week hopefully

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eyedrop

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Which tint place are you going to in the Bay Area?

Kaiii

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Probably CK Auto Image since it's within walking distance from my office. Open to suggestions for other places though. The brand they use is Johnson Window Films and I got quoted $250 for everything excluding windshield, NOT including moleskin which I'll probably have to do myself. Not really sure if this is a good deal or not.

BlueAc

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Looks good man... Can't go wrong with CBP

And dumb question... Did you get a the MT knob that you linked even though you have an auto?

Steven Bell

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Dude, you're almost there. Tint and a drop and you're golden.