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Old 03-28-2010, 03:48 PM
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SweetJazz: Couple of update photos

I am pretty excited about some of the upgrades I recently made to my TL-S. I will post more pics once I do my spring detail in a month or two. For now, the car looks awesome. I chose black lug nuts and Devotion III center caps for the RonJons. I never liked the look of the A-Spec drop in the rear. Regardless of the M/T or A/T springs, the rear is only lowered by about 0.5". The Tein H-Tech springs have lowered the rear of my car absolutely perfectly.

Thanks Rondy for the excellent customer service and shipping!!!

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              I like before...I love after. Looks very good!
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              Nice new wheels. Any shots from other angles? I cant really tell but did the H-Tech make a difference in height?
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              Originally Posted by Dougboy
              Nice new wheels. Any shots from other angles? I cant really tell but did the H-Tech make a difference in height?
              I did not get any this time. I'll get some later when I polish out the paint. The additional drop in the rear is definitely noticeable. At least 0.5 - 0.75" more drop in the rear.
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              How do the h-techs ride?
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              I just like gazing at your swirl-free paint! Oh and nice wheels too!
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              Originally Posted by AM TL
              How do the h-techs ride?
              The H-Techs are comparable to the A-Spec in terms of firmness.
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              Originally Posted by Ramrodthrusterpuppy
              I just like gazing at your swirl-free paint! Oh and nice wheels too!
              Thanks Ramrod...
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              Looks awesome with the new wheels. I've always thought you had the cleanest swirl free NBP. Others post up pics of theirs and they look clean swirl free. I. Doubt they are. Yours I'm 98% sure is flawless. Almost looks like it glows!

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              Originally Posted by SweetJazz
              The H-Techs are comparable to the A-Spec in terms of firmness.
              Yes, and in road feel if that's any different from firmness.
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              sooo clean, i loved your car when it was on a-specs but i must say with the new suspension and ronjons it looks badass!
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              Originally Posted by jptl04
              Looks awesome with the new wheels. I've always thought you had the cleanest swirl free NBP. Others post up pics of theirs and they look clean swirl free. I. Doubt they are. Yours I'm 98% sure is flawless. Almost looks like it glows!
              Thanks jptl04,

              It is almost a part time job trying to maintain the paint at a high level all the time. It's my fatal flaw.............

              Originally Posted by bigBLACKTL
              sooo clean, i loved your car when it was on a-specs but i must say with the new suspension and ronjons it looks badass!
              Thanks bigBLACKTL!
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              wow that car looks real good
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              Good choice. Those are my fav ronjons.
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              looks really really nice. love the lugs too.
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              Originally Posted by d-townhakuzo
              i like before...i love after. Looks very good!

              +1
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              Nice!
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              Hot, wheels look HUGE and the paint looks flawless!
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              nice! how do you like the h-tech springs? im looking to purchase these but it looks like the drop is pretty aggressive - not like the 1.0 - 1.2in they advertise. i wanted to use these springs on stock struts. my understanding is the the stock aspec shocks are the same as the oem shocks on all TLs just the springs are different.
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              fresh to death! blinding! clean whip my man! both wheels are sick but 19in sexy!
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              Originally Posted by Project X
              nice! how do you like the h-tech springs? im looking to purchase these but it looks like the drop is pretty aggressive - not like the 1.0 - 1.2in they advertise. i wanted to use these springs on stock struts. my understanding is the the stock aspec shocks are the same as the oem shocks on all TLs just the springs are different.
              +1 I would also like to know.
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              Originally Posted by Project X
              nice! how do you like the h-tech springs? im looking to purchase these but it looks like the drop is pretty aggressive - not like the 1.0 - 1.2in they advertise. i wanted to use these springs on stock struts. my understanding is the the stock aspec shocks are the same as the oem shocks on all TLs just the springs are different.
              Originally Posted by AM TL
              +1 I would also like to know.
              The H-Techs are perfect for my taste. The drop is actually not very aggressive. The wheels help make it appear that way. The A-Spec shocks are not the same as stock. They definitely feel stiffer than stock.
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              i liked the chrome aspecs better only because 19's raise the car up =/
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              I like aspecs more but nonetheless do you!
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              Daytime Pics Update

              Some people have requested some additional pics to better illustrate the Tein springs during the daytime. Here you go.






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              Looks great...I can't wait to detail my mine once all this pollen clears! What do you use?
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              Originally Posted by JJaber06
              Looks great...I can't wait to detail my mine once all this pollen clears! What do you use?
              Thanks. I will wait until May for my next detail. Check out my spring 2009 detail thread in the wash and wax forum for specifics.
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              car looks GREAT! drop and rims (great choice btw) are dope! and the detail on the paint =
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              love the new shoes on your tl-s
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              Nice keep it up..
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              Originally Posted by djbonsu
              car looks GREAT! drop and rims (great choice btw) are dope! and the detail on the paint =
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              love the new shoes on your tl-s
              Originally Posted by gatoferoz25
              Nice keep it up..
              Thanks Guys.
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              Super shiny! Great looking TL
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              Originally Posted by Jays_04TL
              Super shiny! Great looking TL
              Thanks Jay.
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              holy shyt!!!

              dat looks hella clean & WET!!
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