KidoPham

Hey wassup Azine,

I've been lurking on here for a couple of years ever since I got my 07 WDP TL Type S back on February 2009 a couple days after I turned 18. Horrible financial mistake, but I'm glad I made it. It has taught me alot about how financing works, car insurance, car maintenance, and overall how hard it is to pay for all of this. Anyhow I just started making posts on here about a year ago and wanted to do a build thread for a long time but I have been putting it off.

Acurazine is awesome but what makes it really awesome is all the people on here. I have learned so much from being on here and just reading through all the posts. Its also one of the reasons that my xbox 360 and ps3 has been sitting and collecting dust for the past couple of years

Also the day I found this site is also the day that my savings account was just burned through LOL I'm just glad that my wife has been supportive of this hobby that has turned into a lifestyle.


February 2009-Acura of Bellevue, WA
One of the Happiest days of my life, I get my dream car:

Picked her up with 22k miles














A couple months later I get my first mod, OEM window visors

KidoPham

April 2010

A-Spec lip Kit and Roof spoiler

swoosh

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looking good buddy....

car looks great...not a big fan of the badges but hey to each his own

and the obligatory, more pix of the girlfriend

KidoPham

This is an awesome car and I enjoyed it alot. I drove it all over the Pacific Northwest. Camping, Snowboarding, to the coast, to eastern wa and Idaho. I remembered getting pulled over after I got off the ferry from Kingston to Edmonds and the officer asked me where I was coming from and why my car was packed. I told him camping and he just gave me this surprised look Its a comfortable car and very fun to drive and made all my trips and adventure so I enjoyed driving to my destination just as much as my destination.


Frankenstein Roof Rack, Yakima Mounts and crossbars with Thule Snowboard Racks











Chained up



Summer 2010







And then I trust my girlfriend to drive the car



So I worked the entire night before and as soon as I get home, she wants me to drive her to her family picnic on the Olympic Peninsula a couple of hours away. Being way too tired to drive I told her to drive, well never again.With my car. I wake up literally 3 seconds before she rearends her brother and I scream like a B$$$H Her brothers car is totaled and luckily for me I got New Hood, Headlights, Front Bumper and A-Spec Lip, and Core Support. It costs me almost 5k out of pocket and luckily her brother claimed with his own insurance. I had the car repaired a shop that Acura sends their cars and they do a lot of corvettes and high end cars. All OEM parts and I made sure to check everything the day I picked it back up.


Right after I get her back





And I decided she needed her own car after that fiasco

KidoPham

Thanks buddy and in time the badges were stolen and my taste changed anyways I thought they were kind ricey lol

paperboy42190

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yea that aspec badge would cost $100+ here on azine

anyways, car looks great!

swoosh

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thats sucks....I hate thieves !!!

well either way, car has come along a long way

KidoPham

Fast forward a little bit, January 2012

I started getting a little bored of the car, still a great car, just needed a new look for some excitement

Coil overs and Wheels









Install Day





As I went to start tightening the bolt, one of the studs broke on the top mount Marcus at Heeltoe auto was awesome as always, sent me a whole new top mount.



Finished installing after two hours of screwing around and unfortunately it was dark, at 5:30-6pm. Winters are depressing here in the NW





Next day, got my tires mounted and got the drop more dialed in. I did not want to drive around plowing leaves or snow.

ATLS_666

Accident wouldn't have happened if your car was manual......or would it?

KidoPham

My brother and I at NW Built 2012








Then Camping came around, had to decide whether to take the TSX and save gas or the TL and have some fun out on the open straight roads of eastern wa. That was an easy choice.

Day 1 coeur d'alene, ID



Day 2 Lake Chelan, WA











Day 3 Grand Coulee Dam, WA
The Elders are posted up in the back



Car Wash Before heading to Leavenworth, WA



Leavenworth







Stopped at some random waterfall under HWY 2 on the way home

KidoPham

Thanks bro and yeh I saw a post awhile back that these are very hard to find nowadays. I guess I should of just kept it off the car lol

Not at the time but now it would not matter. At the time I had the opportunity to get the 6speed but did not know how to drive a manual. I regret it everyday Next car will be stick for sure. Been leaning towards getting an AP1 S2k

Yeh making this thread is almost like reliving the journey..

Met some wonderful ppl in the regions section, mostly all TSX guys but it was nice to hang out with all Acura owners for a change.











Also thanks to CarbonTSex I met one of his buddies that hooked it up with the ATLP Exhaust, made me fall in love with my car all over again







my old exhaust looks like crap





Finished Product











Lynnwood Import Show End of August 2012









supercharged 2nd gen TSX

Acura_Dude

Nice thread. The pic of your the wreck was eye-opening. I was like yeah... I think that Sentra may be totaled....

CLtotheTL32

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Awesome progress! WDP + ATLP =

UA6

Nice write up. My wife has driven my car once and I was sweating bullets the whole time

MEKO

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Nice progress, nice pictures

How do you like the ATLP J-Pipe?

KidoPham

February 2013

New Car for the wifey



New toys for the TL











Stay tuned more pics to come of the actual supercharge install

Next on the list to be completed by end of 2013
-Carbon fiber wrapped grill
-Custom headlight work, cleared corners, zkw lens, angel eyes, new hid bulbs
-New fog light bulbs, still undecided on white or yellow
-Lightly tinted taillights
-Vinyl wrap roof black
-New roof spoiler
-Puddle lights

KidoPham

It is awesome, one of the best mods for the car in my opinion. It also has better clearance than the factory J-pipe.

Darkness.

Beautiful car bro, love the varrstoens.

KidoPham

Thanks bro, I'm thinking about getting them black chromed or just selling them and getting some TE37's black chrome

Steven Bell

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Wow, hell of a thread, Kid!


Your TL has been through a lot of changes.

guitarplayer16

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sorry to break it to you but your bumper is aftermarket

ACCURATEin

Lots of greatness in this thread! Thanks for composing it and sharing.

MAS

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Love everything about your car except the sunroof visor. Keep up the good work.

That supercharger is different. Is that the m90 supercharger from the new york area? That thing should be a beast. Gonna install yourself?

tommyg55

Car looks awesome dude!

I dont think you can cover up where it normally says acura on the front? its like stamped in so i think the only way you would be able to cover it is if you had it filled and sanded and all that jazz so it wouldnt show? so if it was just painted it would still be there if im thinking correctly... either way she looks great

KidoPham

Why? Just because I had my brother cover the Acura logo when he painted it? My brother repaints my bumper and lip every spring because I can not keep myself from scraping the heck out of it during the winter. Plus the crappy roads here don't help either. Really though at this point I could care less about this bumper. I'm looking into getting a versus or some other aftermarket bumper for a more aggressive look.

Thanks man it has been a crazy and fun journey. Learned a lot and had a lot of experiences with this car.

Yeh I'm not huge fan either, I got it for free when I bought the car so I figured why not put it on. It's coming off as soon as my roof gets vinyled black though.
My brother will be installing it. He's the one that puts in most of the work on my cars. And yes this supercharger came from that area. It belonged to acktl05

Bondo for plastic and sanding. For some reason it bothered him more than it did me lol

tommyg55

Gotcha that clears up the confusion

MAS

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Damn, that S/C is gonna be fun. Can't wait to see more.

ebelp

What size tires are you running on your wheels? Looks fantastic.

Noober

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glad you came out of lurking! car looks dope dude

swoosh

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now pix wont cut it no more...we need vids

KidoPham

I' cant wait either, I'm stoked about it

Falkens 215 40 18 & 235 40 18, Glad you like it. I know alot of people on here aren't into stretched tires.

Thanks man!

KidoPham

I have some videos that I'm still trying to edit. As soon as the supercharger goes on I'll def make vids and post.

maharajamd

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Damn! I didn't know Bruce finally got rid of the m90!

Jealous!

Pghpizzaman

wheels look amazing!! car looks great cant wait to see the supercharger installed. will it be the first type s boosted??

Undying Dreams

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Damn! Car looks really nice!

Keep up the great work!

Anxious to see and hear the S/C too!

KidoPham

I don't think so, I think I've came across a couple others before. Maybe the first Type S to use an M90 Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

Thanks bro, I cannot wait either. I've just been watching all the vids on youtube.The wait is killing me.

RU_JELLY

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cant wait to see some vids man. car looks awesome i miss those wheels. i had the hyper black

i_love_cars

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awesome. Just read the entire thread. The drop is a bit much for my taste, but not obscene either. The whole car basically looks really good.

NBP-UA6

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jptypeS

good stuff, looking great bro