Steven Bell

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Guys, here are some little things that I asked for for the holidays. I went for aesthetics, not performance. Plus, I feel as though they are small extras that make the car look better. Sorry about some of the pictures and the car being dirty. It's difficult to keep clean in the winter. I thought I did a good job, but once I took the pictures, I realized I missed a couple of places!

First, I got foglight bulbs (thanks to Bearcat). These are 7000k, 55watt bulbs. Thanks to Buda for installing for me.




Next, I got ACURA logo'd valve stem caps. It's a small addition, but good looking.



Following with the "logo'd" theme, I also got ACURA logo'd license plate screw caps. I thought they would look cheesy, but they actually don't look too bad.




Next, thanks to another Acurazine member, I was able to find the ACURA logo for the side mirrors.




Plus, I just received today the Carbon Fiber ACURA logo for the nose of the car. These came from VeneerzStore.com




Finally, around Thanksgiving, I also got my interior lighted (thanks to Rockyfeller). I got red LED lights for the underneath front and back of the Type S. The LED's shine RED in the footwells of both the front and the back of the car. Sorry I don't have a better picture, but here's a shot of the front seats.

lembowski

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looks good Steven!

AnthraciteAspec

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Nice man, I like it all, only one I wouldn't do personally is the acura mirror stickers but if you like em thats all that matters. Car looks great though, I really like the fogs and the red interior leds are hot!

Distorted Reality

Looks good Steven!

auto_freak

looks real nice steven!

inyong1988

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Too much acura addictions for my taste, but as long as you like it, that's all that matters. I love the red interior lights though

ac-n-up

car looks nice man. it's little things like that that count...

mmade22

Finally some pictures of your ride. I like the new additions. Small things that make a huge difference. Nice.

Timeless

The red LED's look siiiiiiick!

Bearcat94

Nice.

I like the front CF insert and the interior lighting best.

The plate bracket screws/bolts are subtle, so they fit in nicely. And you know I like the look of the valve caps.

SiCrew

nice touches

TheWanderer316

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Car looks good, interior looks sick with the red leds.

greco9885

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i love that CF lettering. im on the edge of ordering it now, but idk how it would look on the KBP? any thoughts?

AnthraciteAspec

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It will look sick, I was gonna get carbon fiber but then I was like umm I don't have carbon fiber anywhere else on my exterior so I got black. Either way would prob still look good though. Plus I am painting my A emblem black so it will match.

AZN.M3NACE

lloooks very clean...

LoveMyTL-S

How about the Type-S logo on the drivers side front fender or any others you installed? Can you provide better pics of those? Car is looking really good

Steven Bell

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Greco, I agree with AnthriciteAspec...I think it would look great on your car too. With it being that unique KBP, it could be the start of your Carbon Fiber additions.

Sure...but this has caused a lot of flak and negative conversation around the site. I liked it because I'm excited to have a Type S. So instead of de-badging (which is more popular), I went the other route. You never see Type S TL's in Kansas City. So I'm kind of proud! But here is the extra badging for you.




By the way, here's a little something extra I did inside the trunk. Since you get the "TL" and the "Type S" badging together when you purchase it, I had extra "TL" badging lying around. So I put some sticky side velcro on the back and put it on the liner of the trunk.

LoveMyTL-S

Looks great! You need the TypeS in the trunk too.......

Steven Bell

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I might do that-might as well....thanks.

95oRANGEcRUSH

Mods look good.

The fender badges aren't for me, but props to you for doing something different. I think I would have opted for them to be below the side marker as opposed to having them above. Just my

Steven Bell

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Hey, thanks for your input RangecRush. I put them above because believe it or not, Ferrari was the inspiration for this badge mod. That's why I put them above the side marker. They would look good on your KBP !!

Steven Bell

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Bearcat told me that metal valve stem caps would interfere with the TPMS. These are definitely not metal caps, so I think I'm OK. They seem like a nice logo'd addition though for $10.00

steve9207

Absolutely love this one - for the past year and a half I've debated about taking off the front plate and dealing with the pain of getting pulled over for it... This will make it worth it The CF looks great on your color, I'm thinking of doing the opposite, Silver on my CGP.

paz840

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i hate front plate laws

RC51Ryder

Very nice sir. I might not have done the Type S on the front fenders but they don't look bad at all. I like it a lot.

Steven Bell

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Thanks RC...I didn't want to do them either, originally. But when I found them in Carbon Fiber, I went for it.

vinnier6

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that car is filthy

Steven Bell

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Thanks Steve...I like the carbon fiber too. Originally I was thinking about going with the Silver Carbon Fiber, but this looks good too. If you get it, please post pictrues-love to see what it looks like on your color TL.

Steven Bell

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Good idea....DONE !!!!

mmade22

Nice touch

Elegant TYPE S

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I'm not a fan of extra badging but you sir have definitely done them with nice class. I might have to steal your idea on that TL badging in the trunk...LoL.

Blue Batmobile

Looks great Steve!

Bat™

Steven Bell

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Buddy, coming from you, I definitely consider that a compliment. For the trunk, I just used the tacky side of velcro on the badging and it just stuck right to the trunk.

And thanks to BlueBat too! I'm still lovin' my 6/10 half tints on the headlights.

steve9207

Just ordered it in the Real Silver Carbon Fiber color. I'll probably wait till it's a tad bit warmer out (maybe March or so, likely when I'm next due for my quarterly clay/polish/seal).

Question on the overlays, how difficult were they to put over the side markers? Do you have any bubbles or anything? I've wanted the side markers for a while now - I tried to do the fog lights once and I couldn't get them on there without a crease or bubble of some sort and took them off & gave up

steve9207

^^^
On my question, I was referring to the side signal markers, if you did those, not the half-headlight overlays.

Steven Bell

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Steve, they aren't difficult at all. I did my headlights so they would match the 20% tinted windows. But it's the same for your side markers too.

All you do is get the makers wet with soap and water. Then wet the tint too and put the tint on top of the marker. Then start cleaning off excess water with a straight edge. I also used a hairdryer on my headlights because you have to insure they match the curve of the headlight (or the marker-in your case) without any bubbles or creasing. I just kept using my straight edge (credit card or driver's license) as I applied hot air from the hair dryer. If it gets messed up, you can just put more soap and water on it and re-do whatever is wrong. That way, there are no bubbles or creases. It really is very simple and actually fun to do. Consider doing your lights AND your side markers. Check them out at www.bluebatmobile.net

Blazing GT

looks good mr.bell. Need to resize though

steve9207

Thanks SB - I think the trouble I found with the fog lights is I tried to do them with the plastic piece on around them and I found it difficult to place them well without the plastic piece getting in the way. I think I'll pick up the side markers for sure, maybe the headlights. I need to stop looking at your thread now, before I buy a 3rd item...

Steven Bell

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steve, I know what you mean. I've never done the fogs, but here is a picture of the 1/2 tint 6/10 headlight tints from BlueBatmobile.net. Maybe this will help with your tints.

EL BAN

I like your attention to detail.. car looks great!