mrconnecticut

first day i looked at the car - 5/4/10




the day i took the car home - 5/6/10



de-badged - 5/7/10



had the windows tinted 20% but planning to get them redone to 5% - 5/8/10




picked up a set of type s wheels - 5/13/10




ordered the a spec kit off ebay - 5/20/10




roof painted black - 5/24/10



k&n intake - 6/9/10



that's it for now..i have appointment tomorrow morning for HID lights in the reverse lights w/ switch and still gotta make appointment to have the tein ss coilovers put in.. all comments and criticism welcome

Timb227

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Nice progress so far for only having the car for 1 month! Love the black roof. Start working on some engine mods!

WDP BABY!

Mem04TL

Looks good, keep up the good job. WDP FTW
How much are they charging you for the reverse light install?

mrconnecticut

i got quoted at 2 places.. one guy told me 250 and the other said 200

mrconnecticut

not to sure about engine mods.. what do you think?

Bayam0n

There's not alot you can to the engine performance wise, I think intake, turbo charge or super charge is as far as you can go. You can also invest in a catback. But asthetic wise, the sky is the limit. Nice WDP! Keep it up.

golfjwr

where in CT are you located and where are you getting the HID reverse lights done? Car is looking good for having for such a short time.

d-townhakuzo

You have a very good start. As you said, get a drop, it will really look nice. I kinda dig the red tails and the normal headlights, but if you don't, then get them cleared and change to type s tails and side markers.

mrconnecticut

town i live in is wolcott, about 5 min from waterbury.. i asked a audio store down the street from my job (terryville) and he said $250 and jo-di's sound center in bristol and he said $200.. they have to cut around the hole to make the HID fit because they don't make that specific bulb size in HID's

Timb227

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As far as engine...maybe I should have said performance...

Pre Cat Deletes, CAI, MDX Spacer, J-pipe, Cat Back system, UR Pulley and i'm sure there are a few other little things you can do. After you drop it, you're exterior is going to look great.

mrconnecticut

i have the type s side markers already on.. the only thing i don't like about the red tails is they sorta look outta place car the car is almost all black and white so i was thinking on getting the type s tails/headlights

justnspace

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Keep the tails red ftw!

myisanog

i like the type-s tails on a white 3g

jp75

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bump for ct

mrconnecticut

CT goes hardddd

6spdtl-s

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lookin great!


come to the Mass. meet on july 17th...bunch of us CT guys are goin. meet up with us in Hartford.

https://acurazine.com/forums/new-england-314/ma-hopkinton-park-meet-bbq-july-17th-2010-a-779073/

CT FTW

TLin401

^ Steve you beat me to it.

WDP FTMFW! Love the way the car is coming along. Def need to black out the headlights.

Steven Bell

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Nice work-keep it up "Mr. C"

turbocivic94

Damn bro, you work fast. My boss lives in Wolcott.

I'd like to meet up with you guys. I live in East Hartford.

poormans_tl69

^^^agree you do work fast..nice progress keep it going looks just lke mine..

dwb993

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FYI---HID bulbs in size H3 fit with no cutting but you will need a dab or two of epoxy to hold them in. May be a better solution than cutting for some folks, as it is reversible.

6spdtl-s

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theres two of us 3G's in west hartford. dont think I've seen you around yet...

runnerboy23

I work in wolcott and nice picture of your car in thomaston

mrconnecticut

i'll try my best to make it down there

mrconnecticut

lolllll yea it's parked out front of my dads restaurant

mrconnecticut

i think im gonna black them out this tuesday..just have to get over the fear of messing them up lol

lylen

did you bring your car to a local shop to do the hid reverse lights + switch?

GatorPhinatics08TL

Damn dude ur my idol!! i bought my 08 TL 2 days before you and all i have done is tints, license plate LEDs and im installing yellow foglights tonight! WTF u already have done most of what i wanted to do to my car in less then 1 mnth!!

TLin401

The first set that I ever did came out like garbage because the driver's side kept getting condensation in it. I have done 2 since and have had NO problems at all.

I do 20 minutes no preheat at 275. The headlights then come undone so easily. Just have to lift a few clips to make that happen. When I paint, I do 5 coats of black with 15 minutes between each coat. To put the headlights back together, I put the bottom clips in place and use my hands to squeeze the headlight closed as much as I can. I then put it back into the headlight for another 20 minutes at 275. After it comes out, I use clamps to bring the two pieces together. I let it sit for about 30 minutes while I put the other headlight back together.

I got my clamps from Home Depot for about $0.75 a piece.

From doing this, I have learned that if you do it when it rains, then you will have condensation. You need to allow 24 hours for the glue to completely cure. Also you don't have to use extra silicon. There is enough glue on the headlight for it to completely close up. Silicon draws moisture to an object.

I have used this method twice with success. I learned from my first mistake. Hopefully all of this info isn't confusing and helps. If you have any questions, feel free to PM me.

mrconnecticut

yes got my car back an hour ago.. just waiting for someone to tail gate me so i can flip the switch lol

mrconnecticut

i'll keep this in mind.. i was thinking on putting some plastic welder around it to just to be on the safe side since it's my first set of head lights doing

lylen

nicee. I might try to find me a shop to do that same mod. what kind of shop do you think would do that? and the car is looking real good.

BlueAc

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Damn... that's a lot of progress in short period of time!

mrconnecticut

any car & audio place should do it if they install electronics there

HBaJ

Did you run/do you run track at Thomaston?

and OP cars looks fresh..keep up the good work

lylen

cool. did you buy your own stuff and bring it in?

mrconnecticut

no i never lived there i just work at my dads restaurant there

mrconnecticut

no everything is from his shop.. i think you'd be better off that way since you'll get a warranty if you buy from the shop

djh58

Hey there Mr Connecticut

Ride is looking good. I live not too far from you in Naugatuck. I am thinking about doing coil overs and a few years back met the owner of Excelerate in Branford. He really knows his stuff, so if your looking for a place to mod the TL give them a call. I will be stopping by their place soon for the coil overs and intake..

lylen

ahh okay. that's smart.