rockstar143

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<p>there chip, i did my part</p>

The Machine

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Lmao, thanks J! I didn't think there would be so many until a new page.

I took some new shots today and also forgot to mention in my previous post of updates that I bought window visors as well.


CBP6 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

CBP7 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

CBP8 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

CBP9 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

CBP10 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

CBP11 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

CBP12 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

CBP13 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

CBP14 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

CBP15 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

CBP16 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

CBP17 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

Predatorbird

Clean car and nice pics! It's always bright AF here. I'm waiting for a nice overcast day to go shoot.

The Machine

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Thanks Adam!

No doubt man, shooting in FL must be a pain most of the time. Guess they don't call it the Sunshine State for nothing, haha.

rockstar143

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<p>it's overcast and/or raining by 2pm every day in Florida.</p><p>Adam is just lazy.</p>

turtlecivic

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Hmm... Great Falls this year?

Steven Bell

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Chip....looks awesome.





























By the way, did Jeremy REALLY just do that?

rockstar143

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<p>Steven, I sat on a grenade for my friend. &nbsp;I know he needed it, so I answered his call of distress!</p><p></p>

The Machine

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I could possibly get down there this year, though my car won't be completed by then.

Thanks Steven! Yeah, he really did do that, lol. I hate when I post new pics and they wind up being one of the last posts on a page instead of being near the beginning of a new one. So J did the only logical thing to do, post until he made it happen.

You sure did brother. Thank you.

quanaman

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awesome shots! Very clean indeed.

The Machine

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Thanks Quan!

Steven Bell

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We can always count on Jeremy......

rockstar143

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<p>G'damn right you can! &nbsp;</p>

The Machine

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So a small update. I wound up ordering a painted rear window spoiler for the TL. I found it on eBay for only $75. I was pretty nervous about the color match at first because CBP isn't the easiest color to match, but when I received it and put it up against the car, it was pretty much spot on! It came with 2 long strips of 3M tape and 2 larger squares to put at the ends. I put a thin line of RTV silicone in between the stripes for extra adhesion to the window. Install was pretty easy as well. I had my wife hold the one end up as I formed the spoiler into place. I would also recommend heating the spoiler up to make installation easier. I ran my heat gun up and down the spoiler on both sides for a few minutes and it made the spoiler super flexible.

Here is the link to the auction: Painted Acura TL 3rd Sedan Rear Window Roof Spoiler Puf 2008 UA6 UA7 | eBay

I'm sure at some point the link will be bad, but the seller is super.seller2008

They had great communication with me and shipping was WAY faster than I expected, especially since it was coming from Taiwan. From the time I ordered it I believe it took about 2 weeks to get to me.

DarkTower19

Congrats on the new ride Chip!

That spoiler actually matches really well considering how hit or miss they can be.

Predatorbird

That was one of my favorite mods on my TL. Looks great, Chip!

Steven Bell

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I like it, buddy-very nice!

rockstar143

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i think that spoiler matches perfectly no matter what!

The Machine

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Thanks everyone!

Yeah I was worried about the color match, especially since it was coming over seas and all they had was a paint code to go off of, but they did an excellent job. This seller really had great communication though, so even if it didn't match I think they would have been easy to work with to make it right. They also asked me for some pics to use so they could advertise the spoiler a little better since their add that I found mostly showed other spoilers on different cars.

Shit, come to think of it, they did a better job matching that paint with nothing to go off of than the body shop did when I had the front bumper/lip repainted on the S!

rockstar143

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damn right! Plus, a little off, wouldn't be that bad. I'm telling you, my lip and spoiler on the S are really off, and it doesn't even phase me.

thoiboi

how much downforce does that add?!


damn that color match was pretty damn good!!!

The Machine

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Shit, from all the pics you take, I've never noticed that the trunk spoiler is off in color at all.


Cornering and straight line performance has increased dramatically since installing the rear window spoiler. The TL takes corners at 6G's now and that's with stock suspension still. It's unreal!

But thanks man, I agree, the color matches splendidly!

Flipster23

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Looks good Chip. I like it and like everyone else has said. The color is pretty spot on.

rockstar143

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Chip.
I like you.

Steven Bell

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^^^^ So you got THAT going for you........

The Machine

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Been a little while, but I took some pics of the S. I need to take some of the TL since I did get a few more mods done to it.


S2K146 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

S2K147 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

S2K148 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

S2K149 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

S2K150 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

S2K151 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

S2K152 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

S2K153 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

S2K154 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

S2K155 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

S2K156 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

S2K157 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

S2K158 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr


Also any DBZ fans? I bought this shift knob for $30 and figured I'd give it a try. It was pretty light and didn't as nice as my countersunk Skunk2 knob so it came off rather quickly. However, I did find another use for it so it just doesn't sit around on a shelf and collect dust.

S2K145 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

S2K159 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

S2K160 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

S2K161 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

S2K162 by gccgoalie33, on Flickr

guitarplayer16

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chip!

very nice

Slpr04UA6

^+1!


Phenomenal! Those Rpf's! And intercooler!

rockstar143

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rear black and white picture, chip...well, where you made the plate same color...
fucking tits, brother. wow.

It makes me really happy to know that she went to a good home and someone that is taking good care of her and took her to the next level. Seriously, very awesome.

Steven Bell

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Wow, love the mods, buddy! Well done-keep going!

Predatorbird

D's Up

Threads like this make it difficult for me to commit to keeping my car longer than I already have. Your S2000 is drop dead gorgeous and boosted too!

dwb993

iTrader: (13)

Beautiful.

CLtotheTL32

iTrader: (3)

Absolutely stunning photography, Chip It helps that your subject is awesome too

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

Awww fuck it. Gimme my car back!

guitarplayer16

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damn chip since when did you learn to take magazine pictures?

happy birthday tomorrow chip!!!!

The Machine

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Thanks Thanh! Honestly with the picture taking, I bought John Linn's old Nikon D90 with a 35mm lens and started from there. Since then I've added a few more lenses to the collection though. I read some articles and watched some videos on how to work the camera and lenses better and I use LR4 to edit them.

Thank you for the kind words J.

And no, the car is all mine! lol

Thanks Tim! I was worried about the color at first with the RPF1 thinking there wouldn't be much contrast and too much silver going on, but they turned out pretty well. The intercooler originally had a black Kraftwerks logo on it that kinda just looked like a black blob so I removed it and painted the intercooler. The paint actually matched so well that it was hard to tell which was the front and which was the back, lol.

Thanks Steven! I really need to get some pics up of the TL though since I've done a couple of mods to it since the last set was taken.

Thanks Adam, I see your car is coming along nicely also!

Thanks man!

The S2K really is a great car even N/A, but being boosted is a whole new world. I wish they came that way from the factory.

Thanks Dave! Any new mods to yours lately?

Thanks Tyler! That's the best part about these cars, they practically do all the work for you photography wise. Such a great car to take pictures of.

Undying Dreams

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Awesome pics, Chip!

Hey, when did you switch to 295s on the left rear?

rockstar143

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That's the picture that did it for me.

My bell end nearly knocked me unconscious from a combination of pure fucking momentum to full stiff and the immediate drop in blood pressure from the rest of my body.

Flipster23

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I thought J posted this, your guys damn cars look alike now....