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Old 08-11-2009, 10:03 PM
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Then and Now

I've had my car now for just over a year. She's come a long way.... this is her back then.





And this is her now.










The sun was going down .. lighting is not the best. I hope to do a proper photoshoot this weekend with my friend's S2K


Looking foward to some feedback... let me know what you guys think.
Old 08-11-2009, 10:05 PM
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Speedy, well done, my man! The tint,wheels and the Aspec kit do wonders for a TL. All your mods look great!
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Nice! Looks mean in the grass

I like the first now shot the best
Old 08-12-2009, 01:07 AM
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The front end looks sickk with the painted grill.
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perfect! :P
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looks very clean.... your paint is in great shape
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Originally Posted by cjTL
The front end looks sickk with the painted grill.
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Old 08-12-2009, 12:37 PM
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Very well done! The wheels look real sharp on the NBP.
Old 08-12-2009, 12:41 PM
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Very pretty. A-Spec kit really makes the car look more aggressive.
Old 08-12-2009, 12:57 PM
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Speedy, the car looks really really nice. I am loving those rims and Aspec kit, who did the headlights. Looking very sharp bro!
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Originally Posted by SPEEDYP
I've had my car now for just over a year. She's come a long way.... this is her back then.



looking real good! but this pic rt here makes it look like u have a right hand drive TL.....or am i trippin
Old 08-12-2009, 01:02 PM
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^+1 what in the hell??
Old 08-12-2009, 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by cjTL
The front end looks sickk with the painted grill.
Ya the grill really makes a huge difference ... looks less classy more sporty

Originally Posted by juruki
perfect! :P
That's some nice feedback, made my day hehe

Originally Posted by 04 tl
looks very clean.... your paint is in great shape
could be a bit better.. here is what it looked like after 13 hours of detailling this spring (because I did it all by hand)
my hood

the car was very very shiny !!


Originally Posted by dwb993
Very pretty. A-Spec kit really makes the car look more aggressive.
it's night and day... Aspec is the nicest thing you can do to a stock TL IMO

Originally Posted by golfjwr
Speedy, the car looks really really nice. I am loving those rims and Aspec kit, who did the headlights. Looking very sharp bro!
I did the headlights myself... after about 3 months of building courage to do it lol. Was not that hard, took a while to do though. I was afraid to have condensation inside but they are sealed well and no problems at all. I cleared and painted the inside black , added switchbacks and 6k HID. Can't say enough about this forum no way I would have done it without all the info on here !

Originally Posted by djbonsu
looking real good! but this pic rt here makes it look like u have a right hand drive TL.....or am i trippin
AHHAHAHAHA Yesterday when I posted this I took a look at that pic and I was like WTF ???!! my house is on the wrong side lol ! and now i'm driving from the right hand side lol ! i think instead of just flipping the pic I mirrored it .. ?? lol that's my best guess
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looks really clean, congratz
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where did you get those rims?
Old 08-12-2009, 05:34 PM
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That's quite a transition man. Very nicely done

Any other future plans for the car?
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Originally Posted by djbonsu
looking real good! but this pic rt here makes it look like u have a right hand drive TL.....or am i trippin
if you look at the time stamp its flipped too. should read may 13 2009 but its flipped.
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Originally Posted by Orlando TL
where did you get those rims?
Bought those on the black market from member RedAggie03 They turned out great !

Originally Posted by CLtotheTL32
That's quite a transition man. Very nicely done

Any other future plans for the car?
Of course ! It's always a work in progress. Next step I want Type-S tails, CT shortshifter, Set up a nice clean display in the trunk for my sound system , work on the engine bay, mid muffler delete, blue footwell LED's , Remove the checkvalve from the clutch Slave cylinder... that's what I have in mind right now
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i sold thoses rims to him! and i bought them of ssmtlnvm
Old 08-13-2009, 09:39 AM
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HAHAHA nice , so they've been around the block !

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i sold thoses rims to him! and i bought them of ssmtlnvm
Old 08-13-2009, 01:17 PM
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looks awesome man, well done! super clean
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Your TL looks very sharp. Good choice of rims.
BTW what are the specs on your rims? Size & offset
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looks awesome! +1




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