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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 01:51 PM
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Nbp06aspec Progress Thread-Update 1/28/15

So I bought my TL a little more than a year ago with 60k and I joined azine shortly after.

The day I got her (this isn't my car, but this is what she looked like, but mine had a sun roof visor).



A few months after I got her I added the aspec kit, type-s rear side markers, lip spoiler, window visors, and I got her detailed.



Shortly after I added the M/T aspec suspension on my 5AT



Next I added 18x8 aspec wheels



Next I went through a phase of tails the dealer never got the bezel of my type-s tails to match up so I gave up and picked up a set of 07-08 base tails and I tinted the white diffuser black





Within the past few months I added a few mods and I must say the ATLP exhaust is my favorite. I got a good deal from on member on here that bought some tails from ACK05 that I could pass up. I also picked up an aem v2 intake for a really good deal.















I am really happy with the TL and I only plan to do a few more mods.

Future Mods:

Remove sunroof visor and pickup a roof spoiler
H&R springs
Nbp painted grill

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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 02:04 PM
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Car looks great man, I love NBP!

+1 on removing the sunroof visor too.
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 02:10 PM
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sick car man great job. the h&r springs will look sick
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 10:56 PM
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car looks great man. drop it another inch or so , do your headlights, and paint that grill. you'll be money
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Old Jul 26, 2012 | 11:43 PM
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Your TL looks good man.

What time are you leaving for import alliance today?
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Old Jul 27, 2012 | 08:40 AM
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car looks great man. drop it another inch or so , do your headlights, and paint that grill. you'll be money
I have been going back and forth about the headlights. I am thinking about blacking them out and added some carbon fiber to them.

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Car looks great man, I love NBP!

+1 on removing the sunroof visor too.
Yea, I am going to leave it on until i get the roof spoiler, but it has to come off.

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Your TL looks good man.


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sick car man great job. the h&r springs will look sick
I'm thing about the Sport Springs. I don't want to slam it.
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Old Jul 27, 2012 | 08:04 PM
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Very nice, but don't stop-keep modding.
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 08:20 PM
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I recently ordered a roof spoiler from bmwoemshop and I got the wrong color, has this happened to anyone? I was hoping to have a update, but it will have to wait until i get the correct color.
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 08:23 PM
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where did you get the visors from? im really intrested in getting nice window visors like that and they aint crappy stick on are they?
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Old Aug 14, 2012 | 10:20 PM
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Originally Posted by nbp06aspec
I recently ordered a roof spoiler from bmwoemshop and I got the wrong color, has this happened to anyone? I was hoping to have a update, but it will have to wait until i get the correct color.
According to the latest tracking information I will find out Monday....
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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 02:06 AM
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looks good
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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 02:52 AM
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Originally Posted by nbp06aspec
I recently ordered a roof spoiler from bmwoemshop and I got the wrong color, has this happened to anyone? I was hoping to have a update, but it will have to wait until i get the correct color.
How did that happen? Was it their fault?

I got mine about a week ago and it was fine. It looks like it belongs on the car.
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Old Aug 15, 2012 | 12:26 PM
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Excellent progress sir! Your car looks great! Good choice with the ATLP

Any plans to get the orange diffuser out of the headlights?
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 08:09 PM
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so none of you guys are going to answer my question bout where to get the visors?
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Old Aug 17, 2012 | 08:12 PM
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Like that color a lot. Looks good so far, keep it up.
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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by cipher9878
where did you get the visors from? im really intrested in getting nice window visors like that and they aint crappy stick on are they?
I got the visors awhile ago from oemacuraparts.com. They are OEM door visors.

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According to the latest tracking information I will find out Monday....


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looks good
Thanks.

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How did that happen? Was it their fault?

I got mine about a week ago and it was fine. It looks like it belongs on the car.
Yea, it was there fault. I have no clue how it happened but they sent me the correct color and I installed it last week. I also took off the moonroof visor as well. I hope to have some new pics soon. The TL looks much cleaner.

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Excellent progress sir! Your car looks great! Good choice with the ATLP

Any plans to get the orange diffuser out of the headlights?
Thanks Tyler. I am working on the headlights as we speak. Thanks for posting the videos as well, I must say hearing your TL helped me pull the trigger.

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Like that color a lot. Looks good so far, keep it up.
Thanks. I love NBP, its just a pain to keep clean, I feel like black shows everything.
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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 04:43 PM
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Update 8/23/12

I removed the moonroof visor and added a roof spoiler. On to the pics.





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Old Aug 23, 2012 | 07:38 PM
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Good call-on both.
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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 08:48 AM
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I drove though a parking garage today and my exhaust set off a few car alarms. .....new mod coming soon, I hope to have new pics up soon.
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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 09:16 AM
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^nice...i've done that before too
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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 09:25 AM
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Looking good so far. Very clean look!
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Old Aug 31, 2012 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by nbp06aspec
I drove though a parking garage today and my exhaust set off a few car alarms.


LOL-well done!
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Old Sep 1, 2012 | 05:44 PM
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Mods please update the title to NBP06aspec Update 9/1/12

Today I installed blacked out headlights and wrapped the middle bar of my grille in carbon fiber. Let me know what you think. I will post more pictures once I clean the car up.

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Old Sep 1, 2012 | 05:45 PM
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The car flows MUCH better with the headlights done
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Old Sep 7, 2012 | 04:50 PM
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Mods can you please update the title to NBP06aspec Update 9/1/12

More pics as promised.



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Old Oct 6, 2012 | 03:56 PM
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Quick update. Took the TL camping with some friends and wanted to share a few pics. By the way I saw my dream car parked right next to my TL on my way home, when we stopped grab something to eat, so I snapped a few pics.





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Old Oct 6, 2012 | 04:02 PM
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The GT-R makes the TL look tiny in that last picture.
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Old Oct 6, 2012 | 04:19 PM
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Updated your thread's title for you.
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Old Oct 6, 2012 | 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Steven Bell
Updated your thread's title for you.
Thanks Mr. Bell
Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
The GT-R makes the TL look tiny in that last picture.
Yea the TL does look smaller, but I think its just the angle of the picture.

One last pic



Man that GT-R. One day, one day....
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Old Oct 6, 2012 | 04:41 PM
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Naw....I think the TL holds itself well next to Godzilla.
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Old Oct 7, 2012 | 12:28 PM
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lights out,,, got any brighter pics
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Old Oct 29, 2012 | 07:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 6SPD_TWINZ
lights out,,, got any brighter pics
I couldn't find any brighter pics. Not sure why they came out so dark.


I added a jpipe over the weekend and the exhaust has a perfect sound . More power and an exhaust that is a little louder . I'll post up a clip later this week.

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Old Oct 29, 2012 | 07:48 PM
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sweet, cant wait to see
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Old Nov 6, 2012 | 06:11 PM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Seuk7...ature=youtu.be

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Old Jan 28, 2013 | 09:15 AM
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Update 1/28/13 Due to some idiot cracking my side mirror, I picked up a set of 07/08 side mirrors. I'll post up better pics once I get a chance to clean the car up.



I'm also thinking of doing HFPCs does anyone have any experience of the sound with j-pipe and atlp exhaust w/ resonator? My question is has any one experienced any rasp with this kind of setup? Also, does the exhaust become significantly louder?
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Nice upgrade.
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Nice taste on modding.
I like
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Old Mar 14, 2013 | 07:40 PM
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Thanks guys, just a quick update.I installed some hfpc and man these make a huge difference in terms of power. I think I am nearing the end of mods, last mod will be springs or coilovers. I'll post up a video of my complete exhaust setup tomorrow. In the meantime i'll leave this video I found.



M5!!!!
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Next Mod! Pics will be posted soon. Brembo Swap on my Base A/T TL.

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