Hello acuraziners, I've been looking at this forum for about about 2 months now and never had the time to introduce myself. So I though I would take some time. My name is Steven I'm from Wisconsin I'm 17 and I currently drive a 2004 Acura TL base. I bought the car in October for $10,500 it has 106,000 miles on it and doesn't have a navi <- ik life's tough right. Since I bought it I have blacked out the grill with vinyl, blacked out the taillights and recently put on 30% tint. Ill try to take some more pictures once the weather gets more nice. Dam snow......

This was before i got the windows tinted

 

welcome and congrats!

 

Welcome and congrats!

 

Looks good and clean. I would blackout the rims and have darker tint but you might no be able to due to local laws.

Who blacked out the side marker lights? Do you Zaino it? Clay bar?

 

Congrats and welcome to AZ

 

Yeah the rims are going to be next. As for the side markers they're not painted they're covered in vinyl.

 

 

Steven!

The front of the car looks aggressive with the black grill but the dealer plates are killing it. Have you taken them off since the picture was taken?

 

I think doing everything blk is kind of overboard. having some contrast is better but its def not my car...lol. Welcome to the 3rd gen fam. I bet the kids at your school are drueling

 

drop the dealer plates ... will make the front end look a lot cleaner, do you have any plans for a kit and wheels?

 

Looks good. Just remember to keep it classy. You sound like you've got your head on straight but it's often the younger generation that does stuff like this:

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/murdered-out-04-acura-tl-%2420-000-a-799658/

Oh, and don't get in a wreck! When I was 17 I had a 1977 Camaro Z28, 350, 4 speed, near perfect condition. Brand new cherry red paint job. Rear ended someone 2 weeks after I bought it while I was messing with the radio. Broke my friggin heart . I think there's some statistic that said that 75% of teenagers will get in a car accident between their 16th and 18th birthday.

 

Yes they now have a comfortable new home in my trunk just in case the police have a bad day if you know what I'm sayinnn

Im looking at black wheels with a chrome lip but that wont be untill sometime around summer unless i find a good deal on craigslist. As for a kit that wont be till after the rims so we'll see. Its no joke when people say they go broke after joining this site. So much to do so little money.

 

Fixed.


Welcome to the forum!

 

What thats a nice car........ The neon lights are my favorite lol

Thanks for the advice thats all I hear from my parents. I swear its like they want me to get into a wreck. But i try to be careful but not to careful when driving. I'm kind of paranoid when it comes to my car I'm sure you guys were the same when you got your first car.

 

Blacked out grill looks good!

Now it needs A-Spec to look aggressive as fawk.

 

From one Steven to another-welcome. When you start modding, consider an Aspec Kit. It really makes the look of a Base TL!

 

just curious where did you get the vinyl to do the grill and is it just a black vinyl?

 

Haha i actually stole a couple feet from one of my shop classes and yea its just normal vinyl that comes in a roll nothing really special.

 

welcome to the zine...get ready to empty that wallet...lol

 

how much vinyl is needed to do the whole grill?