Hey guys, my name is Steven and I am the new owner of a beautiful 2008 NBP Acura TL Type-S! It used to be Quanaman's old car, you can view his thread here: https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=816424&page=15

I will not be doing too much to the car, but when I do I will try and post it here for you guys to admire

Here is a picture of my car at its new home
TL-S by ptrotary4life, on Flickr

 

Welcome! You bought it from a good guy, and it looks like you've brought it to quite the car-friendly new home!

 

Thanks, Q is an awesome guy. I really enjoyed meeting and talking to him. And thanks for the compliment, we love cars here at home, and the TL is going to compliment my driveway very nicely if you ask me

 

Welcome! Hope you enjoy the car. What plans do you have for it?

 

That FD though....

 

Nice, looks like his car went to a good new owner.

 

Welcome Steven-excellent purchase!

 

Welcome to the club and good pickup! The Type-S already looks great!

Got anymore plans?

 

I'd enjoy it just like that...
Q is a great guy, glad he sold it to another cool dude.

 

Thanks for the warm welcome everyone
I don't have any major plans for the car, Q had it setup pretty perfectly as is. I need to have the wheels refinished, and maybe do the headlights and fogs. Down the line some exhaust mods because its too quite for my liking lol
But basically I'm just going to enjoy the car! Now that I have a reliable DD I can finally get some work done to my RX-7!

 

the RX7 is where it's at

 

M3 and RX7

Congrats on the TL

 

^this!


More M3 pics?

 

Looks great man! Congrats and enjoy

 

Congrats on the purchase man.. Q is an awesome guy.. Read his thread from start to finish.. impressed I say..

 

welcome!, and nice...glad the car went to a good new owner!

more pics of the FD?

 

I agree, more pics of FD!

Welcome!

 

So apparently everyone wants to see the OTHER cars...
So here you guys go!! (excuse the crappy pictures, I am by no means a good photographer)

Anyways, enjoy!


The FD has been my daily for the last 2 years, without a doubt the funnest car I have ever driven!

RX7 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr

RX7 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr

RX7 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr

The M3 on the other hand is my father's weekend toy. He finally decided to buy his dream car (with a little help) a few months ago

This is how it came, stock:

M3 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr

M3 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr

M3 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr


And then the first thing I convinced him to do was the exhaust... Sounds amazing and the picture came out nice too

M3 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr

 

I would probably take the Beamer over the TL.

 

Had a good weekend, got some small things out of the way that were bugging me

First, the rear spoiler had some tape hanging out and one of the sides was not secure. I cleaned it up and retaped it down with double sided tape

IMG_20140809_113909 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr

IMG_20140809_113929 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr


Next I removed the GMU sticker from the rear window, looks so much better now haha

IMG_20140809_113834 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr

IMG_20140809_121705 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr


One of these weekends I will be repainting the drivers side A pillar. I dont know what happend to it but it seems like some sort of acid was dropped there

IMG_20140809_121726 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr


Here is an idea of what I do on Saturdays for my company:

IMG_20140809_113540 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr

IMG_20140809_113533 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr

IMG_20140809_124223 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr

I also had a chance to start stripping the RX-7 down

Not much, spent about an hour getting some major things out of the way

Before:
IMG_20140810_180035 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr


After:
IMG_20140811_172920 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr


Also removed the steering wheel, getting it refinished along with the shift knob
(its a lot worse than it looks in the picture lol)

IMG_20140810_174743 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr


These are all just baby steps on a very long project that I have planned for the car

 

Good job on the rear spoiler AND removing the college sticker.

 

we.demand.updates !!!!

 

^^^ Uh oh......

 

Haha, you guys, take it easy

No updates as I have not done much to the car... Just been driving and enjoying it

I did however take the yellow tint off of the fog lights (not my style)


IMG_20140821_150456 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr

IMG_20140821_151937 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr


I also broke two of the four bolts that hold down the engine air box cover, and warped the other two... Apparently the quality of these bolts SUCK!!

IMG_20140821_153754 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr


One of these days I'll be doing the cabin filter (scared to see what condition its in)

I will also be taking the car to be aligned and have the wheels balanced. I have a NASTY pull to the right when I am driving (shifting) and at around 65-70 the steering wheel vibrates like crazy... Hope the alignment is just off and its not a problem with the wheels...

 

Nothing wrong with "just driving and enjoying"......

 

Those bolts, you have to use a screwdriver, they have the hex head but after a few MD winters...

I don't like the yellow overlay either, so great job on that!

I'd be surprised if Quan didn't do the cabin filter, ask him. Vibration won't be alignment, get the wheels re-balanced, doubt there's an issue with them. Pull will be alignment obviously.

 

Steven, thats what cars are made for aren't they? To enjoy!

Yea, those bolts are very weak, I just replaced all 4 with new shiny ones

And I will definitely ask him before I do anything, I know he was very thorough with the car. No point in going through the trouble if I can just ask him lol

I got my alignment done btw, the pull is gone and no more vibration!! Got the tires rotated while I was at it. My friend who works at firestone and did the job for me said he couldn't adjust camber because of the ride height. Anymore adjustment and it would start rubbing... Oh well, as long as it pulls straight I'm happy

I am also thinking about throwing some new wheels on the car... As much as I love the Aspecs, there is just way too much curb rash on them I dont know if its worth the money to have them refinished/painted... Any suggestions?

 

If I'm not mistaken, they are the 18 x 8.5"? Those are highly sought after...sell em!





And I'd guess that your vibration is gone because he rotated the problem wheel to the back...normally an alignment doesn't fix that. Ask me how I know

 

your hands look soft.

 

 

ever consider putting the license plate back in the center of the bumper? Otherwise looks great, always been a big fan of that car.

 

I have, I prefer it in the middle... But I didnt want to waste the money haha
I guess I need to buy a mount for it, correct? I'll check around and see if anyone wants to trade for the one I have.
I have been putting a lot of money into the rx7 lately, that's the reason why I haven't done anything with the TL (for now)



And why yes... My hands are soft, thank you for noticing

 

Get the plate holder that allows you to flip it down and under the bumper, that way if you get pulled over or know you're going somewhere where you'll have a problem, you can pop it up on the fly.

 

You go that right!

 

+1 on balancing....check the tires for a bubble or a cup

I had a bubble in the tire and it used to vibrate like crazy from 70-80mph...thats the only speed range it would vibrate around...no wheel vibrations around any other speed....

when I replaced my tires and got the new set balanced, it was all perfect !!!


just an FYI, if steering only vibrates under braking, rotors are warped

 

FREE one in black market...
Jump on it!

https://acurazine.com/forums/car-parts-sale-361/4g-oem-side-skirts-mud-guards-muffler-tips-3g-front-license-plate-bracket-916769/

 

You are the man! Thank you

 

Thought I would leave these here, I think they came out pretty nice considering they where quickly snapped with my cell phone

IMG_20140915_032749 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr

IMG_20140915_032926 by ptrotary4life, on Flickr

 

 

Moar! Looks good