CLtotheTL32

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Hey everybody

My name is Tyler, and I traded in my 2001 ABP CL-S for this 2004 TL last August. It's been fun adding to my car and looking at everybody else's cars here on AZ. I haven't posted pics in a while, so I thought I would throw some up here. My girlfriend and I have been driving around the last few weeks taking pictures here and there.

I am no skilled photographer, but I was able to get my hands on a Canon PowerShot SX10 IS camera, so I took advantage of it. I had never used a camera besides a Point and Shoot before, so I know some of your camera gurus will have some suggestions, so feel free to let me know! Some pics are with the Canon and others are with my girlfriends pink Sony Cybershot 8.1MP P&S I got her for Valentines Day.

Recent subtle additions to my car:
-ACURA Front Bumper Inserts (black)
-LED Interior (stock locations)
-LED License Plate Lights
-LED Reverse Lights
-Smoked License Plate Cover
-OEM Wood Grain Shifter (courtesy of my girlfriend)
-Keyhole Cover Up

I KNOW I NEED A DROP, but I'm saving up my pennies to get an apartment. My stock wheels are getting powdercoated glossy black sometime this month.

To all of the North Carolina and surrounding states AcuraZine members.....below there is a link to the Official Raleigh/Durham Meet going down May 2. The more the merrier, so check it out!

https://acurazine.com/forums/acurazine-clubs-meets-15/official-raleigh-durham-meet%2A%2Amay-2nd%2A%2A-717317/



All comments and criticism are welcome

Enjoy! PEACE






Stock Shifter


New wood shifter


I thought it would be cool to get a picture in front of my local Acura dealership (Leith Acura), but of course not all of the letters were working


4G TL lurking in the background:detective














Stock handle (people love opening their doors into as you can see)


Key hole now covered up!








Picture of my girlfriend that I really liked...she was sitting there texting while I was taking pictures.









Parking Garage




























Preston Country Club






















SAS...where my dad works and where I got kicked out of for taking these pics.



















Look how bright the reflection of the rear DEPO Side Markers are






That's all folks!

godfather2

the pics in front of that glass building are fire

bforbrian

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Nice pics.. but....

pics of your girlfriend who you "liked?"

lmao

WantTwoRun?

nice pics

ABP_04TL

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nice pics....

WAT! gf dat u liked? lmaooo

silkk8482

Were u at the Charlotte meet? You car is looking nice . Once ou get a drop you will be set playa.

CLtotheTL32

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Thanks . I would have gotten more, I was just warming up, but then this dick head security guard came up and bitched me out

It took me about 5 minutes to figure out what the hell you were saying, but now I get it hahaha, I'm a dumbass. I meant to say I REALLY LIKE THIS PICTURE OF MY GIRLFRIEND, but I worded it wrong.

Thanks

Hahaha I know I know. My fault.

Yep I was at the Charlotte Meet last month. It was well worth the drive. I really want to drop it, but either I did more shit to my car, or moved out, and it's time for me to get my own place. It was hard saying no to TEIN SS though

jptl04

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nice pics dude! the ride is clean, an a-spec kit and spoiler would set it off nicely.

if the nicks on the handle bug you enough you could always replace them with new ones. they are pretty cheap, and already come painted, just swap them out and your good.

CLtotheTL32

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Thanks man . I think they turned out pretty well considering I'm no pro with a camera.

I have so many plans for this thing, and honestly I could probably afford them all, but I would rather save up and get a place.

And I never looked into the new handles, but I really should! Thanks for the idea

AnthraciteAspec

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Nice pics...is it me or does that wood shifter look really tall lol

Jays_04TL

I like these two pictures bro. The glass building is a cool background.
That was funny about saying "my girlfriend that I really liked" LOL
Just wondering what kinda LED's are you running for Reverse?
They are bright from what the photo shows. Nice ride sir

auto_freak

nice photos!! clean car.

snake134

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which led did you use for the license plate. nice job on modding as well!

Steven Bell

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My favorite shots are the ones in front of the big glass building too. Nice job!





2009 Kansas City All Acura Meet-May 17th
https://acurazine.com/forums/midwest-312/kansas-city-2009-spring-all-acura-meet-may-17th-12pm-%40-jay-wolfe-acura-714994/

BoBByLiGhT83

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Pics look awesome bro... See you Friday

TypeSinNC

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My favorite 2 pics, also. Car looks good dude. I wish I could make it to the Raleigh meet

CLtotheTL32

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It is really tall haha. I've read up on it quite a bit, and most sources say that Acura designed the accessory to be that tall. I plan on grinding it down like Rodney did in another thread. I haven't had too much time because of school. Hopefully I will get around to it soon.

Thanks man

Haha and yea I know about my mix-up of words, pretty damn funny, but an honest mistake.

For the reverse lights, look at this link from the 3G Garage.

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/licence-plate-light-back-up-light-3g-garage-g-052-a-584870/

I'm using the PIAA lights the OP uses and they are awesome! So much better than the stock ones imo.

I see you are looking for rims? I may be selling mine this summer due to tuition

Thanks! . I try to keep it as clean as possible, but it always rains after I take the time to clean it. I washed the car and took pics at the clubhouse on Thursday night, and of course it rained all day Friday. The pics in the parking garage, the car is wet, and then the pics at SAS my car is filthy. I took far away pics at SAS to focus the attention on the sweet building and so you couldn't see the dirt on the car

Thank you sir

Follow this link and scroll half way down or so and look for the WLED-x6 LED Wedge Base Bulb(194/168 type). I ordered mine from this site and shipping was super fast! In the pictures they look blue, but in real life, they are pure white.

http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-b...1.29895&next=0

Thanks! I wish that asshole wouldn't have interrupted my "photoshoot". I had just gotten started trying to figure out what I wanted to do and he pulled up and had a hissy fit. I guess his tampon was in a wad. As you can tell I'm not happy haha, but thanks for the compliment! How about you and your helper come put some put in some illuminated door sills for me

Yes sir. It better stop raining so I can clean my car

Thanks man! I'm jealous of your Type-S though. I wish you could make it too, I think ACU-RATE is the only other 3G Type-S going to be there. Have you done anything else to your car?

ballinfizzle89

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Looks great bro, and mad props to keeping priorities straight

CLtotheTL32

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Thanks ballin!

My car is nowhere near as sick as yours, and probably never will be haha, but I try.

It's really hard not ordering all of the shit I want for my car, but I'm ready to get out of my house. Base ATLP exhaust and TEIN SS is very very very tempting . Maybe moving out can wait another year

JwongTLS

Time to mod!

tc_terencec

looking good! I should take some pics too when I my exams are done...
For the night shots though I noticed some of them were blurred. Invest in a tripod and those should be greatly reduced

TheWanderer316

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Car looks great. Love the backgrounds, A-Spec would definitely complete your car. And that Acura Dealership pic would have been perfect if that last "A" was lit up lol.

CLtotheTL32

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Mod or move out...that is my current dilemma

The hell with exams haha.

Some of them were taken with a point and shoot and it was windy as hell that night, so they were blurry. On the camera screen, they didn't look that bad, so I didn't bother taking multiple shots from the same angle to ensure they turned out okay. Of course as soon as I got home and uploaded them, I saw they were burry . The pics at SAS (glass building), I used a tripod. TL + glass building ftw

Yea A-Spec is on my "to-do" list as well as coilover suspension and other goodies. Hopefully I'll have A-Spec by the end of the year

Dude I was pissed when the sign wasn't all lit up haha. I didn't realize it when I pulled, but once I got down to take the picture, I was like "what the hell?". Hopefully I'll get the same shot sometime next week. I'll call and complain and see if it gets fixed haha.

tl_rox

Dude, pictures look great - some were blurry, but other than that i give you !

**for some reason i like that gas station picture - looking up at the TL & RJ wheels**

alexSU

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Nice pictures dude! The blacked out taillights look hot An A-spec lip kit soon???

CLtotheTL32

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That's when I was using the point and shoot and I don't have the steadiest hands haha. When I got home and uploaded them, and saw that they were burry after I was out for a few hours taking pictures, trust me, I wasn't happy haha.

And thanks. I was just having fun and trying to get creative. I'm surprised you didn't say anything about my 4x4 tires haha. They are 245/35/20, but they are pretty beefy for being 35s. I'll be getting 30's next time.

Thanks man

Yea I would love the A-Spec kit and some coilovers and probably a whole bunch of other goodies, but I'm trying to move out and I can't afford to do both haha. Decisions decisions

Honestly, as badly as I want to do shit to my car because I'm going to keep it until it dies, I really just want to put all of my money towards a blacked out BMW M3 or M5 later in life

tinad2004

i love the blacked out tails, and did u do ur head lights half blacked out or does it just look like that in the pics? m3 or m5? wht about the best m out there, the m6. gorgeous. and another question, for your leds did u use white everywhere meaning the interior also? cause it looks blue and i was thinking about changing my leds and lookin at urs the what looks to be blue looks great inside cause it matches the dash.. good job the car is lookin great =]

myron

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nice car and good pictures. gf is also good looking

Trew

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Nice shots...

The camera angles are great, but you would get a much better exposure from most of those shots with a tripod and a longer shutter speed.

Learn to play with Manual settings - particularly shutter and aperture priority

ladiesman217

get ride of the pinstripe dude, theres a couple of photos in there that i really liked oh yeah for the 300307474th time add a-spec

CLtotheTL32

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Thanks man

Well my headlights aren't blacked out, they are tinted, but just half way around the light where the orange is. Here's a link to the place where I ordered them. I had never tinted shit in my life before, and I did both of mine in about 20 minutes. Soapy water + squeegie and you are set.

http://www.grafixpressions.com/vehicle.shtml

^keep scrolling down until you see a picture of a ABP TL-S with the headlight tint on it...I think it's an AcuraZine member's car. It's $20 or so for both precut pieces.

Well once I'm all grown up and have a house and all of that, I would love a new fast car. I love the new M3, but I'm not sure I would want a car that small because I like bigger cars like the TL, so that's why I'm leaning towards a M5. I like the M6, but I don't really want a 2 door. Plus the M5 is faster than a M3 . It's going to be a while for sure until I can even think about getting one, but it's nice to dream

All of the LEDs I put in my car are all a pure white, but they turned out blue in the pictures. Replacing all of the lights with LEDs is a simple and somewhat inexpensive mod that I love. It's really easy (my girlfriend did half of them). If you have questions man, just let me know. I posted a link earlier in this thread to somebody else who asked about them.

Thanks, thanks, and thanks!

I had a tripod for the SAS pictures and some of the parking garage, but I didn't have one for the other pictures, and sadly you can tell. I don't have the steadiest hands haha.

I would have played with the camera a little more, but I am impatient and I figured I would learn that stuff later down the road. I'm just starting out with the easy shots and then I'll get pro like you . Thanks for the advice though! I will be playing with my camera all weekend now.

Btw your car is gorgeous and I can't stop looking at your picture thread. I'm jealous of the suede headliner
Both of those are on my "to-do list" among other things

My girlfriend's dad took her pinstriping off of her Civic and you can still see the lines somewhat. He compounded it and used pretty much everything on it, and you can still see where they were, so I am a little nervous about taking them off and still seeing the outline . They will get done eventually.

Thanks for the props man...it's hard trying to take good pictures when you have no idea what you are doing haha .

ACCURATEin

Nice pics Tyler!

It was good to meet you at the meet the other month.

I was actually in durham at my parents this past weekend. My TL wasn't looking nearly as clean as yours though. The pollen count was high!!


I'm not sure if your parents cook or not, but damn do i miss the homecooked meals. You will certainly miss those if you move out.

tinad2004

thanks for the info! im a girl btw haha just to clarify that lol but its cool , once again the car lookingg reall good =] good job! great pics too

Steven Bell

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Hey Tyler, you might want to consider the chrome door handle mod. That's the chrome piece that goes in the handles of the 4 doors. It was about $8.00 for that mod. It's a subtle mod (like you've been going for) that is very classy.




2009 Kansas City All Acura Meet-May 17th
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=714994

CLtotheTL32

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Thanks Eric! It was nice meeting you too at the Charlotte Meet.

The pollen was crazy around here, but since it's been getting a little cooler, it hasn't been quite as bad. I washed my car again today since it was so nice out

My parents do cook...somewhat. My mom tries to cook as often as she can, but sometimes we all just have that craving for some good ol' southern style BBQ haha. I think I may just stay at the house for another year and see what else I could do to the car, but everytime I get on this damn site, there is something else I want haha

Haha oops my fault! But thanks, I appreciate it

I wish I had navi like you did though I'm such an impulsive buyer

I have been considering getting those for a while, but I'm just not sure. Nothing else is chrome on my car except for the emblems, so I don't want them to look tacky. I was thinking about getting them and then getting them powdercoated black or maybe gunmetal to compliment my wheels. What do you think?

chill_dog

Great pics!

CLtotheTL32

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Thanks

I just washed the car again today because it was finally somewhat warm here, so I may be taking more pictures tonight or tomorrow. I'll be sure to post them.

mmade22

Nice Tyler. The car is looking good. I am going to be up in the Raleigh/Cary area tomorrow for work. The cary area is a beautiful place to live. Take your time on moving out and mod that car! Once you move out, it will be hard to go back home with all those rules......Who needs rules?

chill_dog

Cool. I'll be washing mine Saturday. It's such a wonderful way to spend a couple of hours on a gorgeous day.

CLtotheTL32

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Thanks man!

Since you are going to be here tomorrow, there is a mini-meet at Cary Towne Center Mall. Some guys from the NC State Car Club and CRSX will be there. I know you are a family man and are here just for business, but it would be awesome if you could drop by.

Yea I am starting to lean towards doing stuff to my car rather than moving out. Just not sure yet

Yea I agree. It was nice to get outside for a little today without that nasty pollen everywhere for a change and get it nice and clean.

Are you able to make the Raleigh/Durham Meet on May 2nd? There is a link in my original post at the top of the page.