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Old 10-16-2011 | 10:05 AM
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WDP Type S Progress Thread..better late than never!!

so i've had my 2008 wdp 6 mt type s for a little over 3 years now and never made a progress thread...so here is my shot at giving the history of my car so far and showing how it's come along.

i wanted a WDP with black interior in a stickshift, but my inside contact said there were only 3 left on the west coast back in May 2008 and the closest was 600 miles away.

so i went on az before buying the car and princelybug was nice enough to let me test drive his 6MT so i could decide if i wanted to fly 600 miles to Northern California to buy 1 of the last 3 WDP with a stickshift (I love and only want to drive MTs). i fell in love with the MT, flew up to San Jose in June 2008 and purchased a brand new WDP/black interior MT that only had 3 miles on it!!! big thanks to az and princelybug before I even had a TL haha!

i will update this thread quite a bit in the next few weeks with all the things I have done, but wanted to track it all on here...enjoy!

first thing done was 20% back tint and 50% front tint (the black interior makes them seem darker and I didn't want to make it easy to get tickets for the front tint)


















and to keep me sane at night...
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Old 10-16-2011 | 10:18 AM
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Nice looking Type S, Socr.

Sad that anyone has to lock their steering wheel like that.....
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Old 10-16-2011 | 10:20 AM
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Nice looking Type S, Socr.

Sad that anyone has to lock their steering wheel like that.....
thanks Steven..I only use that lock sometimes, mainly when I first got it cuz I was so paranoid haha. plus it was ingrained in me by my family...but it's always a talking point when people see it laying in my car haha
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Old 10-16-2011 | 10:32 AM
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Mmmm looking clean =)

Any plans?
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Old 10-16-2011 | 10:37 AM
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Mmmm looking clean =)

Any plans?
thanks! yea i've done some minor things to it (in my signature) and i'll put pics for some of those up there...future plans for now just include catback exhaust and j-pipe
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Old 10-16-2011 | 10:51 AM
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Sockr, for the outside, you might consider an Aspec Kit and a roof spoiler. They both make a big difference.
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Old 10-16-2011 | 11:47 AM
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Nice!

As per this picture:



I have that same discoloration between bumper/quarter. Sometimes it seems like it's not there others there it is. lol

It's comforting to see it on one brand new so I can stop thinking I'm crazy. lol

Wish they could match the paint between plastic/metal surfaces.
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Old 10-16-2011 | 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by ohsixMTee
Nice!

As per this picture:



I have that same discoloration between bumper/quarter. Sometimes it seems like it's not there others there it is. lol

It's comforting to see it on one brand new so I can stop thinking I'm crazy. lol

Wish they could match the paint between plastic/metal surfaces.
TL's are not the only car with the discoloration. Pretty funny to me. lol
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Old 10-16-2011 | 01:15 PM
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My WDP is mismatched too....lame but barely noticeable.
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Old 10-16-2011 | 03:20 PM
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haha yea the discoloration is dumb but to be honest i don't even notice it any more. anyone know how the a-spec kit matches up, is that a 3rd color of white haha
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Old 10-16-2011 | 06:38 PM
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Old 10-19-2011 | 02:59 PM
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I thought mine was involved in an accident (mismatched bumper WDP)! Probably was LOL! I hate it though, it stands out to me like a whore in church. I want to take it to a body shop to have it matched better.
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Old 10-19-2011 | 03:11 PM
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wdp with black interior combo is the best imo ! i sure love mine =D
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Old 10-19-2011 | 04:35 PM
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wow, 6 speed, im jealous!
btw great car choice
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Old 10-19-2011 | 07:05 PM
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Excellent choice my friend! The car looks great and I look forward to seeing what you have in store for it
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Old 10-19-2011 | 08:14 PM
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LED lights, illuminated door sills, and navi hack start up image

thanks for all the good words so far! i felt i couldn't go wrong with wdp/ebony/6 speed and i didn't!!

so here was the next set of mods after i tinted...went and changed all the interior lighting to LEDs, installed a set of illuminated door sills (got really scared for a second when all power went out temporarily in my brand new car haha), and added a start up image.

passengers love all 3 and always give me compliments...well worth the money! when they see a personalized start up image they are always like whaaaat


navi hack start up image


red door sills and red LED door light


interior LED lighting


dome comparison...LED vs stock


license plate LEDs


reverse LED lights


camera visibility of reverse LEDs
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Old 10-19-2011 | 09:21 PM
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Very nice WDP TL Type S, makes me want to go searching for a Type S now!
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Old 10-28-2011 | 01:58 PM
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after a few weeks of pleading with my fiancee, she finally gave me the ok to upgrade my exhaust!! just put a Heeltoe order in for the XLR8 Res. Catback and the XLR8 J-pipe...can't wait!
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Old 10-28-2011 | 04:04 PM
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more pics!! more pics!!!
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Old 11-27-2011 | 12:46 AM
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some pics after painting activities...

wanted to post some pics after i did some painting. i painted all the engine bay covers with a gloss black and a clear coat (all high temp). I also filled in the gray painted area on the main engine cover with black. added an acura sticker from ebay to the strut bar...i love the look every time i open the hood!



kept looking at my ugly rear calipers and decided they needed to be painted to match the front black brembos (please ignore all the rust, i need to clean that up still!)

before painting:





after painting (dupli color brush on caliper paint kit..didn't want to mess with disassembling the calipers):



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Old 11-27-2011 | 07:59 AM
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very nice!
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Old 11-27-2011 | 08:39 AM
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Looking good, can't wait to see more.
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Old 11-27-2011 | 12:52 PM
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Those rear calipers came out really good. I might have to do that since mine look so worn out. After winter mod!
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Old 11-27-2011 | 05:09 PM
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^^^ +1

Everything looks great so far
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Old 11-27-2011 | 05:47 PM
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Sockr, I like all the updates!
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Old 11-28-2011 | 08:33 AM
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thanks everyone! there will definitely be more pics to come since I haven't posted about the Progress RSB, my DRL LED conversion, or my spacer setup (fronts are installed and installing rears this upcoming weekend).

i also have an xlr8 j pipe and res quad exhaust on order but it just hasn't come in yet..i'm SUPER excited for those. stay tuned!


Originally Posted by v|nsan|ty
Those rear calipers came out really good. I might have to do that since mine look so worn out. After winter mod!
thanks! i was just bored one weekend so i decided to give it a try. i've never taken apart brakes before so I just got the brush on kit. it's not perfect but definitely better looking than the old metal look. you should give it a shot after winter for sure
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Old 11-28-2011 | 08:55 AM
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Old 12-18-2011 | 01:07 PM
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more updates!!

so here are some more updates on my type s....this update includes painting my license plate frame, shaved door handle mod, aluminum dead pedal, and comptech short shifter with skunk2 billet knob...enjoy and thanks for looking

got a fix it ticket for no front plates in downtown SD and almost got busted for my tint at the same time, so i decided to put on plates but at least paint the frame white so it doesn't stick out so bad:






shaved door handle mod...replaced front driver end cap with one that covers up the key hole. i also placed a hide away box on my car that contains an eyeglass screwdriver and a back up key fob battery, so if my remote ever dies i can replace the battery and get into my car (ie not locked out) or use the screwdriver to pop off the end cap





aluminum dead pedal from supercomputers:



installed the comptech short shifter and the skunk2 billet knob. the shift knob was much heavier (awesome) and darker in color than i had imagined...it goes great with the ebony/red interior theme

this made me very nervous haha


the actual ss


some linkages and bolts were impossible to remove so i had to do this all in my car


new and old shift knobs


installed!


i repositioned it after this to look better


i absolutely love it, aesthetics and functionality..worth every penny!
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Old 12-18-2011 | 05:12 PM
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nicee.. I have that skunk 2 knob also
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Old 12-18-2011 | 05:33 PM
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looks great man, cant wait to see more updates
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Old 12-29-2011 | 08:43 AM
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nicee.. I have that skunk 2 knob also
thanks! yea i love that skunk2 knob...except it can be cold/hot sometimes haha

Originally Posted by vinhdzn
looks great man, cant wait to see more updates
thanks!



after 2 months from when i put in the order, i finally got the Fedex tracking number for my XLR8 resonated quad exhaust and the XLR8 J pipe (the one that doesn't delete the 3rd cat)....hope they arrive before the weekend!! so excited
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Old 12-29-2011 | 09:02 AM
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Car looks good man, keep up the work!
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Old 12-29-2011 | 09:02 AM
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Looks great man, which back up camera do u have?
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Old 12-29-2011 | 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Flipster23
Car looks good man, keep up the work!
thanks! still some more updates to come...

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Looks great man, which back up camera do u have?
thanks! i just have the stock camera that came up with the type s.
unless you mean reverse lights for the back up camera? in that case they are the 18 LED reverse lights (new version is 19 LED) from v-leds.com
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Old 12-29-2011 | 10:35 AM
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Great thread. I always wondered about doing the key hole thing. Keep up the good work
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Old 12-29-2011 | 06:52 PM
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Whoa really, now am i going nutz or wat, i know for sure Type-S doesnt come with a back up camera... S owners chime in !
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Old 12-29-2011 | 07:08 PM
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Old 12-29-2011 | 07:13 PM
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Great thread. I always wondered about doing the key hole thing. Keep up the good work
thanks for looking! yea i was worried about getting rid of the keyhole but then did this backup battery thing and i feel better about it now haha

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Whoa really, now am i going nutz or wat, i know for sure Type-S doesnt come with a back up camera... S owners chime in !
all 2008 type s cars come stock with a camera. check out this link from edmunds, which quotes "If the TL has a particular forte, it's value. A package that bundles a voice-activated navigation system (with real-time traffic information) and a rearview camera is the lone option on the base car (standard on the Type-S":

http://www.edmunds.com/acura/tl/2008/
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