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Old 10-24-2011, 10:10 PM
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I figure my car is at an "acceptable"point now so I figured I'd do a thread.

Pics from dealer when it was on sale.




Sold those wheels and got some 18's



Accord fogs + front aspec lip



Lowered on h&r sports, roof spoiler, decklid spoiler, tinted sidemarkers, rear aspec, powerslot rotors




Lowered on ht spec type 1, blacked out roof and grille, aspec sides




Stockies





New Wheels, XXR 527








Smoked Tails and side markers






Window visors, cf blacked out headlights, custom center caps, different style grille, CAI











That is a basic summary of the journey. Black Friday will be two years and I must say it has been fun. Everytime I think I am done I find something else to do. Thanks to everyone on acurazine for the vision while raping my wallet

Upcoming

Custom magnaflow exhaust with stock tips(I like em)
Door sills(maybe)

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Old 10-24-2011, 11:26 PM
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dang 2 new picture threads of AM's so far tonight!

Your car looks so much better from beginning to current. I really need to get my head lights modded. R they JnC?
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JNC inspired but I did em myself
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Dennis For the Mother FUcking WINNNNNNNN!!!!!!!
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Old 10-25-2011, 07:55 AM
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every time I look at your car, I hope that one day my AM looks as nice. mad props man, you've done it up quite nicely.
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Nice progress. Car looks amazing. I really prefer the previous way you had your grill painted though.
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Thanks for the kind words guys
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love your car =)

so clean and sexy
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Old 10-25-2011, 08:56 PM
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Dude-you're golden. Great lookin' ride!
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fawking sexy....

dude I have to admit love your ASM....I wish I had taken ton of pictures so I could make a timeline thread....

great progress....

PS: the new headlights look awesome....
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Old 10-26-2011, 12:06 AM
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shit looks dope
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damn, love your wheels

have any better pics with the blacked out roof?
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Originally Posted by swoosh
fawking sexy....

dude I have to admit love your ASM....I wish I had taken ton of pictures so I could make a timeline thread....

great progress....

PS: the new headlights look awesome....
Thanks man, I think my car is AM and not ASM Hehe just giving you a hard time man. I really dig the headlights and it feels soooo good to know that I did them myself Yea I'm a bit lazy to document each mod but I have a ton of pics so I figured posting a few that shows the major changes would do the job
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damn, love your wheels

have any better pics with the blacked out roof?
, I'll try to snap some pics of the roof. I'ts not really noticeable but it flows well.
Old 10-26-2011, 09:29 AM
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Amazing job and progress so far. Ride is nice and clean
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D, I'm super Jelly of your ride!!!

I dont remember if I took this one??


I know Simon Edited tho
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Dennis, car looks great
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Car looks amazing, keep it up!!
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Originally Posted by justnspace
D, I'm super Jelly of your ride!!!

I dont remember if I took this one??


I know Simon Edited tho
: thumbsup: I know you have lots of plans in the works for yours, just lemme know if you need help. Yea I think you took that pic
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This is exactly the theme i want to make mine into! Sadly mine is in your "picking up from the dealer" stage! lol. The rear on mine was debadged as well.
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what size are your wheels and where'd you get them? they look great!
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Those aspec side skirts must be a real subtle change from the originals. Do they just slightly curve outward?
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Originally Posted by bremboTL
This is exactly the theme i want to make mine into! Sadly mine is in your "picking up from the dealer" stage! lol. The rear on mine was debadged as well.
Just take it one step at a time brother, you'll definitely appreciate it in the end
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what size are your wheels and where'd you get them? they look great!
Wheels are 18" xxr 527. I picked them up from nlmotoring.com
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Originally Posted by TLDude876
Just take it one step at a time brother, you'll definitely appreciate it in the end
Will do! I see you're in galveston, i'm from NW Houston. Got any parts you want to get rid of? lol
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Welcome BremboTL!
we hav an awesome Houston crew!!!

check out the regional sub section for the Houston thread!
we try to set up meets once a month. key word "try"
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Originally Posted by bremboTL
Those aspec side skirts must be a real subtle change from the originals. Do they just slightly curve outward?
Yes they do flare out a bit more than stock
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Originally Posted by justnspace
Welcome BremboTL!
we hav an awesome Houston crew!!!

check out the regional sub section for the Houston thread!
we try to set up meets once a month. key word "try"
Sweet! i'll check out that subforum....maybe there will be some local parts for sale!

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Yes they do flare out a bit more than stock
ok i see it, i just kept looking at both pics and didnt see a huge difference. Probably alot easier to see in person.
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Originally Posted by bremboTL
Will do! I see you're in galveston, i'm from NW Houston. Got any parts you want to get rid of? lol
I have the old wheels, the tails and a set of headlights if you're interested.
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Dennis, you got me on the reflectors/diffusers?!
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Originally Posted by justnspace
Dennis, you got me on the reflectors/diffusers?!
Yezzir
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Looks sweet Dennis.
I was looking for DeathMetal's XXR527 thread and stumbled onto this one. It gave me the wheel pic fix I was looking for. Still waiting on my XXRs----mid-November delivery!
Tell me more about the centercaps.
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Originally Posted by dwb993
Looks sweet Dennis.
I was looking for DeathMetal's XXR527 thread and stumbled onto this one. It gave me the wheel pic fix I was looking for. Still waiting on my XXRs----mid-November delivery!
Tell me more about the centercaps.
Thanks man Damn you still haven't got yours yet? The centercaps are real easy to make and its also CHEAP! I'll email you the details and the pics I have. The new XXR 530's are coming out early next year
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Just looked through the pictures again-fond memories of the 1/2 tints on the headlights.
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The 530s look very nice, but I think I'll love my 527s. I have a pic of your car as my desktop at work. A co-worker came in my cube and said, "Man, are those your wheels?" I had to explain that they are and they aren't! Funny.
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Dude your car is gorgeous! The ass looks so mean with the tails and the wheels.

Time to open up those headlights
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Originally Posted by Steven Bell
Just looked through the pictures again-fond memories of the 1/2 tints on the headlights.
Haha indeed!

Originally Posted by dwb993
The 530s look very nice, but I think I'll love my 527s. I have a pic of your car as my desktop at work. A co-worker came in my cube and said, "Man, are those your wheels?" I had to explain that they are and they aren't! Funny.


Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
Dude your car is gorgeous! The ass looks so mean with the tails and the wheels.

Time to open up those headlights
Thanks man.Headlights are done. They are probably not that clear in the last few pics but they are blacked out with USR diffuser and CF wrapped corners.

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