Sharksbreath's Type-S Progress Thread (Updated 6/3/13)
08-07-2012, 10:12 PM
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Aaron, I had the same LED problem. Anil and I had to open the driver's side headlight twice, just to get it fixed....sorry about that, brother.
08-11-2012, 10:50 PM
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swoosh...hello we meet again. i got my interior done by a local guy in maryland. nobody makes a seat cover for our car but acura. so this guy took off my stock covers and remade it peice by peice. did both front seats back seats middle rear armrest, front armrest and all 4 door panels, also stitched the S in the headrest. 4 months later is the final product. check out my garage. idk how to add pics off my car to my name when i make posts. help with that?
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08-12-2012, 12:16 AM
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swoosh...hello we meet again. i got my interior done by a local guy in maryland. nobody makes a seat cover for our car but acura. so this guy took off my stock covers and remade it peice by peice. did both front seats back seats middle rear armrest, front armrest and all 4 door panels, also stitched the S in the headrest. 4 months later is the final product. check out my garage. idk how to add pics off my car to my name when i make posts. help with that?
damn that guy did a banging job....honestly....the seats look SICK as fawk !!!
for images, I would follow what Jeremy said....use either photobucket/flickr/photoshop...
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08-12-2012, 10:01 AM
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yes he did.. i actually bought a full junk set of seats and panels from ebay for 800 shipped. then took them right to him to have redone so i didnt have to put car down for 4 months and i can always sell it if i get rid of my TL. BUT I DONT EVER PLAN TO GET RIDE OF HER
08-12-2012, 08:04 PM
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^^^ its is very well worth the money and the effort....it does look awesome....almost makes me put my seats back in LOL
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08-12-2012, 09:48 PM
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yes he did.. i actually bought a full junk set of seats and panels from ebay for 800 shipped. then took them right to him to have redone so i didnt have to put car down for 4 months and i can always sell it if i get rid of my TL. BUT I DONT EVER PLAN TO GET RIDE OF HER
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08-12-2012, 10:14 PM
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2000. that was for materials, both front seats, back seat, all headrests with type-s embroidered in front 2, all 4 door panels, armrest, back armrest.
that was one expensive and time consuming core charge for taking my battery back. next time ill save the 12 bucks and keep it.
that was one expensive and time consuming core charge for taking my battery back. next time ill save the 12 bucks and keep it.
08-13-2012, 03:54 PM
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2000. that was for materials, both front seats, back seat, all headrests with type-s embroidered in front 2, all 4 door panels, armrest, back armrest.
that was one expensive and time consuming core charge for taking my battery back. next time ill save the 12 bucks and keep it.
that was one expensive and time consuming core charge for taking my battery back. next time ill save the 12 bucks and keep it.
What color is your type-s ?
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08-13-2012, 04:00 PM
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^ASM
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08-13-2012, 04:16 PM
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And look at it this way...you could TECHNICALLY start up a "core exchange" program with your original set so someone ELSE wouldn't have to be "down" for 4 months either! 
Sell your oem interior to someone for $800 (or less) and deliver it to your guy and then have him do what he does and ship to the member directly.
I mean, you have to TRUST a person doing work on that sort of thing and paying you $800 knowing it won't show up for 2 months...but it's a good idea at least.
Sell your oem interior to someone for $800 (or less) and deliver it to your guy and then have him do what he does and ship to the member directly. I mean, you have to TRUST a person doing work on that sort of thing and paying you $800 knowing it won't show up for 2 months...but it's a good idea at least.
08-13-2012, 07:52 PM
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And look at it this way...you could TECHNICALLY start up a "core exchange" program with your original set so someone ELSE wouldn't have to be "down" for 4 months either! Sell your oem interior to someone for $800 (or less) and deliver it to your guy and then have him do what he does and ship to the member directly.
I mean, you have to TRUST a person doing work on that sort of thing and paying you $800 knowing it won't show up for 2 months...but it's a good idea at least.
Sell your oem interior to someone for $800 (or less) and deliver it to your guy and then have him do what he does and ship to the member directly. I mean, you have to TRUST a person doing work on that sort of thing and paying you $800 knowing it won't show up for 2 months...but it's a good idea at least.
08-14-2012, 07:27 AM
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shipping would be...but that way your interior that's sitting there collecting dust could be bought from you! then your custom interior would have cost you $1200...
AND, it would allow someone else to not have down time too!
then your custom interior would have cost you $1200...AND, it would allow someone else to not have down time too!
08-14-2012, 07:36 AM
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^what i think jeremy is saying, john, and jeremy correct me if i'm wrong...is that you should give me your custom white/black leather interior for my car and put your old battery acid covered interior back in your car.
am i close?
am i close?
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08-14-2012, 08:30 AM
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I think i misinformed somehow....used interior 800+ seat job 2000. So its a total of 2800. I dont wanna sell my other one cuz if i ever trade car i can put stock in and sell my two tone! But another idea is to let him use my stock interior and seat covers to make seat covers for someone else. Since no company makes a seat cover for the tl-s, he had to take my seat covera and sew each new peice to create a seat cover. Id always be willing to let him rent my stock seats to make covers to ship out. That way hes just shipping covers and not seats! Its an idea....and a good one. Or maybe ill have him use my seats to make a template since no other companys do. I think im on to something.
08-14-2012, 08:30 AM
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^sounds like we've come to a decision, john. when do you want to meet up? 
08-14-2012, 08:33 AM
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Hahaha. Correction my friend. My battery acid seat is the black white one u saw. He cut out the damages foam and replaced it. I did it this way so i had 2 functioning interiors! Im smarter then i look lol
08-15-2012, 09:16 AM
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Real rear Brembo conversion would easily cost $1,000+ (parts, fabrication, etc.) and is basically a cosmetic mod since the increase in performance over the OEM rear calipers would be marginal (if anything). Brembo covers = $20 on ebay. Easy math.
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08-15-2012, 09:19 AM
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08-15-2012, 09:22 AM
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08-15-2012, 09:42 AM
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infact you might loose some braking capability as you cant trick our ABS system....
08-27-2012, 09:32 AM
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yes he did.. i actually bought a full junk set of seats and panels from ebay for 800 shipped. then took them right to him to have redone so i didnt have to put car down for 4 months and i can always sell it if i get rid of my TL. BUT I DONT EVER PLAN TO GET RIDE OF HER
08-27-2012, 10:38 AM
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*patiently waits for updated pics from weekend mods*
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08-27-2012, 11:24 AM
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08-27-2012, 06:57 PM
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alright so friday afternoon i got started on the wheels...here it is from start to finish.
jack up car and take off wheels
clean the living hell out of your wheels
use rubbing alcohol afterwards for a clean canvas
grab your gear. i used 4 cans of plasti dip and 3 cans of purple
painters tape on valve stems
i did the inside barrels first and did 3 coats of plasti dip
time for the fronts...i did 5 coats of plasti dip here
i let the plasti dip cure for 12 hours and then did purple
oh i also painted my lug nuts to match my calipers
i really need a proper photoshoot because my iPhone doesn't do it justice. they look almost blue in the pics, but i assure you they are very purple. i'm very happy with the outcome!
what do you guys think?
jack up car and take off wheels
clean the living hell out of your wheels
use rubbing alcohol afterwards for a clean canvas
grab your gear. i used 4 cans of plasti dip and 3 cans of purple
painters tape on valve stems
i did the inside barrels first and did 3 coats of plasti dip
time for the fronts...i did 5 coats of plasti dip here
i let the plasti dip cure for 12 hours and then did purple
oh i also painted my lug nuts to match my calipers
i really need a proper photoshoot because my iPhone doesn't do it justice. they look almost blue in the pics, but i assure you they are very purple. i'm very happy with the outcome!
what do you guys think?
08-27-2012, 07:12 PM
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I love it
08-27-2012, 09:15 PM
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So much win. So the paint on the lugs didn't chip off as soon as you put a socket on them?