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maddsiick 11-11-2009 10:59 PM

maddsiick's Progress Thread - Updated Pictures
 
So i bought my TL when i was 18 years old, great to build credit, bad on my wallet. Not to mention the fact that when i bought this car (brand new on my own) i joined this forum and you guys put a hole in my wallet. :tomato:

But i have to say thanks to everyone here on acurazine and everyone that helped me with my transformation. Now id like to share some pics. Comments are welcome, keep in mind the timeframe is from 18 yrs old to 22 yrs old and styles changed as i "grew up" please DONT FLAME ME FOR THE UNDERGLOW...ITS NOT THERE ANYMORE!! :tomato::tomato::thumbsup:

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Well thats up to this week...starting from when i brought her home...hope you enjoyed the pictures.

minkl81 11-11-2009 11:07 PM

very nice progress. good job :thumbsup:

Fresh23 11-11-2009 11:07 PM

Nice work man, the transformation is a job well done.:thumbsup: I think AZ affected everyone wallets here from the smallest to the biggest mods.

bforbrian 11-11-2009 11:08 PM

very very nice progression.... i think you just may have the cleanest fitting accord fogs I've seen.

But you really do need a drop and wheels, to complement everything else .....:thumbsup:

Steven Bell 11-11-2009 11:23 PM

Nice work dude...I like the mono-chromatic look of the tails-a very cool look for a Silver TL.

Red Voodoo 11-11-2009 11:36 PM

A lot of work involved. Very well done!

maddsiick 11-12-2009 08:51 AM


Originally Posted by minkl81 (Post 11485021)
very nice progress. good job :thumbsup:

Thanks, finally decided to get some pics together and actually see the progress for myself


Originally Posted by Fresh23 (Post 11485022)
Nice work man, the transformation is a job well done.:thumbsup: I think AZ affected everyone wallets here from the smallest to the biggest mods.

yeah this forum has so many good ideas and very helpful people. most of the problems ive had with my car and with mods were solved by people on this forum, which is y im on here at least once a day, just to see whats new


Originally Posted by bforbrian (Post 11485026)
very very nice progression.... i think you just may have the cleanest fitting accord fogs I've seen.

But you really do need a drop and wheels, to complement everything else .....:thumbsup:

thanks. cant take all the credit for the fogs though. Xplicit did my fogs for me twice after the first set broke and i decided to go type s grills instead. he took his time as usual to make sure they fit OEM status. :thumbsup:

yeah im thinkn of just getting gunmetal aspecs if i can find them for a good price but thats last on my list. and dropping her in NY is pretty hard considering shes my daily driver and i go to downtown manhattan at least 2 times a day. its hard driving on the BQE with a dropped car. its hard enough trying to protect her at the height shes at now :tomato:


Originally Posted by Red Voodoo (Post 11485090)
A lot of work involved. Very well done!

yeah it was alot of work, 4 years of work and constantly doing it over and over again until everything looks perfect. worth it in the end.

dwb993 11-12-2009 10:56 AM

Very nice thread---thanks for sharing.
The difference between pre A-Spec front lip and post lip is amazing---changes the whole character of the car.

j03momma 11-12-2009 12:01 PM

nice nav conversion. im thinking of doing that to my NBP as well. was it a lot of work/money?

elkechon 11-12-2009 12:15 PM

Nice car bro like the navi I need to do that

CLtotheTL32 11-12-2009 12:18 PM

Looking great man! Your tails are absolutely sick! Have you ever considered debadging the back? Leaving the A emblem and A-Spec of course.

Gunmetal A-Specs FTW:toocool: Keep looking around man. I was lucky enough to find my set on Craigslist.

wrxyboy 11-12-2009 12:26 PM

car has come out sick over the last 4 years. I think alot of us mod the car to fast and end up getting sick of the car to quickly cause we did to much at one time. Keep up the good work :thumbsup:

chill_dog 11-12-2009 12:35 PM

Great progress!

rodneyc77 11-12-2009 12:36 PM

looks good... :thumbsup:

Blaming the road conditions is no excuse for no drop... I drive same roads and it really isn't that serious... Get a drop and you'll get the TL to it's full potential...

bforbrian 11-12-2009 03:02 PM


Originally Posted by rodneyc77 (Post 11486139)
looks good... :thumbsup:

Blaming the road conditions is no excuse for no drop... I drive same roads and it really isn't that serious... Get a drop and you'll get the TL to it's full potential...

What the hell how can you even say that hahahah
it's obviously much easier with air but....

you don't have to drop it aggressively. and it's funny you mention the 278, cause i drive on it all the time.... more so than the drop, im worried about the 35 series tires... and i've chosen to stay away from them from now on, im going 18s, 40 series, lightweight now!

JwongTLS 11-12-2009 03:22 PM

Looks clean!

looks like your heading towards the right direction.

maddsiick 11-12-2009 03:54 PM


Originally Posted by j03momma (Post 11486032)
nice nav conversion. im thinking of doing that to my NBP as well. was it a lot of work/money?

It took me 4 hours by myself to do it, wasnt hard work but it was a task. it cost me about $1000 in parts, saved labor by doing it myself. took about 2 months to find all the parts at good prices though. that is where the time and patience comes in, waiting for that good deal. Martin on ebay hooked me up with the custom wire harness and information on how to install as well as help with troubleshooting. he has the entire conversion kit for $1700 with voice command. but you can negotiate with him, he reasonable and will knock the price down for you if you try. great guy and pleasure to do business with.


Originally Posted by elkechon (Post 11486071)
Nice car bro like the navi I need to do that

Yeah not having a navi for 4 years then just tackling this project last week makes a big difference on how the interior looks now, more luxurious and very useful.


Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32 (Post 11486081)
Looking great man! Your tails are absolutely sick! Have you ever considered debadging the back? Leaving the A emblem and A-Spec of course.

Gunmetal A-Specs FTW:toocool: Keep looking around man. I was lucky enough to find my set on Craigslist.

thanks, the tails really show up the back end of the car, i get alot of looks and compliments on them while on the road. i did consider debagging the back but i think im going to take on the project of black chroming the emblems first to see how it looks because im going for that black gray and silver look on my car, so im going to attempt that first and see how it comes out and if its not good then ill probably just debage. i saw some Azine members black chrome or "tint" the emblems and it came out really nice.


Originally Posted by wrxyboy (Post 11486107)
car has come out sick over the last 4 years. I think alot of us mod the car to fast and end up getting sick of the car to quickly cause we did to much at one time. Keep up the good work :thumbsup:

i agree..ive seen some guys mod the car within a month or two drastically and now there complaining about seeing and driving thier cars because theres nothing left to do or change. doing it progressively made me enjoy the work i was doin and appreciate the look every step i took and kept me interested in the car. I still have a way to go in mods but im pacing myself.


Originally Posted by rodneyc77 (Post 11486139)
looks good... :thumbsup:

Blaming the road conditions is no excuse for no drop... I drive same roads and it really isn't that serious... Get a drop and you'll get the TL to it's full potential...

yeah i always considered doing it, i guess it wasnt that high on the list for me but now that i am running out of things to do on my car, and since my car is finally out of warranty ill probably be considering this now. My warranty expired this week so now its fair game. :thumbsup:

jptl04 11-12-2009 07:44 PM


Originally Posted by bforbrian (Post 11485026)
very very nice progression.... i think you just may have the cleanest fitting accord fogs I've seen.

i agree, very clean install, good work


Originally Posted by rodneyc77 (Post 11486139)
looks good... :thumbsup:

Blaming the road conditions is no excuse for no drop... I drive same roads and it really isn't that serious... Get a drop and you'll get the TL to it's full potential...

even on stock the tl looks good lowered.


everything you've done minus the underglow is right on, car looks great, tails came out nice. props on the navi conversion. more and more people are doing it now. i remember when i was one of the first few that did the conversion in my 04 tl. people thought it was impossible

Originally Posted by maddsiick (Post 11486831)


i agree..ive seen some guys mod the car within a month or two drastically and now there complaining about seeing and driving thier cars because theres nothing left to do or change.


you'll always find something to do, or change. i do:thumbsup:

maddsiick 11-12-2009 07:50 PM

yeah the gf convinced me that the underglow was to ricey, it was nice when i was 19 and 20 but now im going for the sport/luxury look, which is why the underglow was never put back on after acura managed to damage them when replacing my transmission.

jeowen 11-12-2009 11:20 PM

looks fantastic man! job well done:)

Blazing GT 11-12-2009 11:31 PM

nice........come out to the meet nov. 22nd

SlimTL 11-13-2009 12:17 AM

Nice ride bro. After all the progress you made so far, it looks like your headed in the right direction.

Quick Azine lesson...
Postive(+) ride, multiplied by(x) negative(-) bank account, divided by(/) sweat, blood and tears = right direction.

CLtotheTL32 11-13-2009 09:47 AM


Originally Posted by maddsiick (Post 11486831)
thanks, the tails really show up the back end of the car, i get alot of looks and compliments on them while on the road. i did consider debagging the back but i think im going to take on the project of black chroming the emblems first to see how it looks because im going for that black gray and silver look on my car, so im going to attempt that first and see how it comes out and if its not good then ill probably just debage. i saw some Azine members black chrome or "tint" the emblems and it came out really nice.

Doing your emblems like that would look sick! I'm sorta doing the same color theme as you; WDP and black. Minus the Gunmetal A-Spec's though:tongue:

I took ACURA and TL off and left the middle emblem. Then a few weekends ago I took it off and painted it black and it really pulls everything together on my car better. I'm looking forward to seeing them when you get around to getting them done:thumbsup:

XpLiciTdRuNk 12-08-2009 12:27 AM

car looks amazing bro. nice job on the navi. your almost there now

gungrave 12-08-2009 12:38 AM

Nice job bro:thumbsup: I am thinking of just adding the a-spec front lip only, does it involve cutting the front bumper or is it just double tape and stick on?

XpLiciTdRuNk 12-09-2009 03:30 AM

double sided tape (which comes with the lip) and a couple of bolts and clips

auto_freak 12-09-2009 09:07 AM

very nicely done bro!

maddsiick 12-11-2009 03:28 PM


Originally Posted by XpLiciTdRuNk (Post 11552451)
car looks amazing bro. nice job on the navi. your almost there now

thanks...just have the finishing touches to put up on the interior...hope ur ready to work on them :thumbsup::tomato:

skyfox23 12-11-2009 09:59 PM

WOW, thats one hell of a transformation....nice, very nice! :)

godizus 12-11-2009 10:15 PM

the tails fit that car p.e.r.f.e.c.t.l.y.

maddsiick 12-13-2009 06:34 PM


Originally Posted by skyfox23 (Post 11564608)
WOW, thats one hell of a transformation....nice, very nice! :)

thanks, 4 years later but it was worth the wait and time spent on it.


Originally Posted by godizus (Post 11564645)
the tails fit that car p.e.r.f.e.c.t.l.y.

thanks, really shows up the back of the car. completes the whole black and silver look i was going for

vester1986 12-13-2009 10:09 PM

well done

TonemanTLS 12-15-2009 03:06 PM

Pretty sexy indeeed...well done

xJxCx05 12-15-2009 11:19 PM

what kind of bulbs are those on the headlights. looks sharp.

maddsiick 12-17-2009 07:42 AM


Originally Posted by TonemanTLS (Post 11573645)
Pretty sexy indeeed...well done

thanks


Originally Posted by xJxCx05 (Post 11575201)
what kind of bulbs are those on the headlights. looks sharp.

my stock fogs and accord fogs are using 10000k HIDs, my headlights are using 6000k philips ultinon bulbs for visibility, hardly use them though because i have independant stock fogs to save the bulbs.

Carlitos30 12-17-2009 08:00 AM

good job, looks nice broo.

NCTL05 12-17-2009 09:43 AM

I like the engine cover painted silver. It makes it pop!

maddsiick 09-30-2010 07:55 PM

I havent been on Acurazine in a while....finally got some time to put up the 2010 pictures of progress....add on was the H&R spring on A-spec Struts...Complete interior LED conversion and im not talking about the DOME lights...i meant the actual LEDs in the car and some other random stuff.

Things to come this weekend...Backup camera (already installed) and HID reverse lights (In Progress) and cleared diffusers for the headlights (original type s) :thumbsup:

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07tl-s6spd 09-30-2010 08:13 PM

car is coming along nicely...keep it up...glad you ditched the ricey underglow kit

Type One 09-30-2010 08:45 PM

clean...nice!


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