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Old Sep 14, 2014 | 06:22 PM
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Old Sep 15, 2014 | 10:54 AM
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Your middle console looks nice! Mine still has the factory one on there and it's got a bunch of elbow indentation marks from the previous owner lol.
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Old Sep 15, 2014 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Atlas_Gen
Your middle console looks nice! Mine still has the factory one on there and it's got a bunch of elbow indentation marks from the previous owner lol.
I had it redone and added extra padding to it. Decided to do it in black so it would match the seat inserts.
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Old Sep 15, 2014 | 07:29 PM
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I had it redone and added extra padding to it. Decided to do it in black so it would match the seat inserts.
Good color combo.
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Old Sep 15, 2014 | 07:46 PM
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I like it!
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Old Sep 15, 2014 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Atlas_Gen
Good color combo.
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I like it!
Thanks, I wasn't sure how it would turn out at first but since there was already a mix of grey and black it came out great.
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Old Sep 15, 2014 | 11:24 PM
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The black looks good! Have you considered matching headrests?
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Old Sep 17, 2014 | 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by MatttttttP
The black looks good! Have you considered matching headrests?
Originally I was going to do it in black but decided to keep it like the type s seats and only do the perforated sections in black.
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Old Sep 28, 2014 | 12:12 PM
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how expensive was doing the interior the seats?
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Old Sep 28, 2014 | 02:42 PM
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Car looks great man, I love the 2 tone seats they look awesome keep it up!
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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 03:59 PM
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Nice progress

Have anymore pictures of the rear?

I'm interested in a roof spoiler but don't know how it will look without the window visors.
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Old Sep 29, 2014 | 07:21 PM
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Originally Posted by datdrkidd92
how expensive was doing the interior the seats?
Pm'd

Originally Posted by BadKinGG
Car looks great man, I love the 2 tone seats they look awesome keep it up!
Thanks

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Nice progress

Have anymore pictures of the rear?

I'm interested in a roof spoiler but don't know how it will look without the window visors.
Thanks, it's the only pictures I have right now. If it's not raining here tomorrow I'll try and get some more. It looks great without the window visors, I'm still trying to decide if I want window visors or not.

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Old Oct 5, 2014 | 10:37 PM
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It's been raining here a lot lately but got the car washed, clayed, polished, and waxed. Got some pictures of the roof spoiler also.














Cleaned up my 2000 tl also

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Old Oct 6, 2014 | 08:12 PM
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Both look good.
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Old Oct 6, 2014 | 08:17 PM
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Finished up my second gen tl today







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Old Oct 7, 2014 | 08:38 PM
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She sparkles.
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Old Oct 14, 2014 | 04:39 PM
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Cars looks great!!
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Old Oct 16, 2014 | 06:25 AM
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Love the wheels on the 2g. Your cars shine!
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Old Oct 16, 2014 | 09:21 AM
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She sparkles.
Originally Posted by Undying Dreams
Cars looks great!!
Thanks

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Love the wheels on the 2g. Your cars shine!
Thanks they are tsx aspec wheels.
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Old Oct 16, 2014 | 09:25 AM
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Got the rear seats done I'll try to get some better pictures later.













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Old Oct 16, 2014 | 04:17 PM
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nice looking rear seat, I like the color combo. BTW aren't you the who wrote all of the DIY to convert 2nd gen TL from AT to MT?
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Old Oct 16, 2014 | 07:23 PM
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The 2-tone black and grey seats look great!!
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Old Oct 16, 2014 | 07:54 PM
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Old Oct 20, 2014 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by truonghthe
nice looking rear seat, I like the color combo. BTW aren't you the who wrote all of the DIY to convert 2nd gen TL from AT to MT?
Thanks and no that was another member fsttyms1 we have the same color car except he has 3.7L 6 speed. Had I swapped my second gen to a manual I would not have gotten a third gen.

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The 2-tone black and grey seats look great!!
Thanks came out better than I thought.
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Old Oct 22, 2014 | 12:31 PM
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The car looks MINT!!! very nice pick up and 6 Speed ftw
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Old Oct 30, 2014 | 05:02 PM
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Love the 2 tone look of the interior. Think it would look fantastic with a camel interior. Where'd you take it to get it done?
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Old Nov 1, 2014 | 05:26 PM
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Thumbs up 2nd Gen vs: 3rd Gen TL models

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Had I swapped my second gen to a manual I would not have gotten a third gen.
Yeah, gotta say that the 3rd Gen models.......especially in "S" trim with the factory 6 speed stick are indeed very enticing. But, personally the 2nd Gens have a timeless appearance especially when modded as yours is. It's a difficult thing to compare the car's different features, as they each are unique with their own stong points. Now I know why ya can't part with the old gal !!!
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Old Nov 4, 2014 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by TheBlueBomber
Love the 2 tone look of the interior. Think it would look fantastic with a camel interior. Where'd you take it to get it done?
Thanks I had a local interior shop do it. Any shop near you should be able to do it just price it from a couple different shops.


Originally Posted by 3.2TLc
Yeah, gotta say that the 3rd Gen models.......especially in "S" trim with the factory 6 speed stick are indeed very enticing. But, personally the 2nd Gens have a timeless appearance especially when modded as yours is. It's a difficult thing to compare the car's different features, as they each are unique with their own stong points. Now I know why ya can't part with the old gal !!!
It's hard to compare them I like them both. Part of the reason I kept my 2nd gen tl is because it's not worth very much so I daily drive it to keep the miles off my third gen tl.
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Old Nov 4, 2014 | 05:36 PM
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Give a pulled back shot of the interior!
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Old Nov 4, 2014 | 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Steven Bell
Give a pulled back shot of the interior!
I'll try to get some more pictures this weekend when I paint the calipers.
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Old Nov 4, 2014 | 08:48 PM
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They are both sooo clean
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Old Nov 4, 2014 | 10:20 PM
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Old Nov 9, 2014 | 10:29 PM
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Got the brakes done today and cleaned the inside of the wheels while they were off. Didn't get any shots of the interior I'll get some Tuesday when I clean it up.
























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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 02:45 PM
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nice, BTW how you do it so perfect? I can't beleive my eyes that caliper was never removed during the paint proccess.
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 09:14 PM
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Outstanding work.
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Old Nov 12, 2014 | 10:32 AM
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Did you use just basic caliper paint? Any primer? and where did you order the stickers?

I need to repaint mine...I'm not sure I'd like the brembo or the Acura stickers. Does everything seem to be holding up ok?

Great work!
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Old Nov 12, 2014 | 08:13 PM
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No primer for mine. Just used caliper paint, but it was sanded down well. I went with Brembo stickers from Ebay.
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Old Nov 12, 2014 | 10:27 PM
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Originally Posted by truonghthe
nice, BTW how you do it so perfect? I can't beleive my eyes that caliper was never removed during the paint proccess.
Thanks I taped everything off that I didn't want painted and kept going back to make sure I didn't miss anything.


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Outstanding work.
Thanks Steven

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Did you use just basic caliper paint? Any primer? and where did you order the stickers?


I need to repaint mine...I'm not sure I'd like the brembo or the Acura stickers. Does everything seem to be holding up ok?

Great work!
I just used vht silver caliper paint no primer and I ordered the stickers off eBay they are 4"x1". Everything is holding up fine so far but I don't drive the car everyday. I'm glad I did it the original paint was peeling bad and it bothered me everytime I looked at it. These are the stickers I used.

http://ebay.to/1jjsot7
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Old Nov 13, 2014 | 09:29 PM
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^^^ That's what I used too.
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Old Nov 25, 2014 | 04:49 PM
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I envy you... Awesome setup for both your 3G and your 2G, Sir.
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