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Old 08-13-2009, 01:53 PM
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What size shift knob did you order? 10x1.25 or 10x1.5? I also have an auto TL and I have been looking for a different shift knob, this is the first one I have seen that I would seriously consider buying.
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^ 10x1.25 but it doesnt fit correctly. The auto threads are 2 mm smaller than the manual threads so it just drops on the shaft. check a few posts back, i explained that i had to custom rig a setup to get it install securely.

thanks for the compliments though, the knob is beautiful, it even comes in a little velvet bag!
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Old 08-13-2009, 02:59 PM
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Looks good man! I'm glad you still have it!!!
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Old 08-13-2009, 04:45 PM
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MOAR pics... just a few:









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Old 08-13-2009, 05:33 PM
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Car looks sick...! I am thinking about getting the H&R Sport springs. I believe they lower the car 1.4 F and 1.3 Rear, which would make for an aggressive look.
Please post some more pictures after it has settled as I am interested in wha tthe final look is.
Also, how does it ride? much different than stock?
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Old 08-13-2009, 07:18 PM
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very nice volks

btw.. you can't never keep it stock if you continue to browse in acurazine
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Old 08-13-2009, 08:32 PM
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^i've never been able to keep a single car of mine stock!

My 99 Si.


My 03 EvoVIII




My 06 Si






and now the TL...
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Old 08-13-2009, 08:37 PM
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Dude, now you need some blue lugs for that bad boy!
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Old 08-13-2009, 09:24 PM
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^ it might be overkill...these are the centercaps that i just ordered...should give the wheels a little extra spice:

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Old 08-13-2009, 09:46 PM
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I like your style man...very nice transition from car to car keeping the same color and mostly rims. Do you just get bored of your cars? Or bad luck...crashes, deals too good to pass up....
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Old 08-14-2009, 12:50 AM
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you really like blue dont you? =p
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Old 08-14-2009, 01:12 AM
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Originally Posted by blue rocket
i was just kidding about the volks, i have been waiting to install them forever...but i told myself i wouldnt put them on until the car was lowered!

as for the shiftknob...its from Fortune Auto
I was gonna say. Oh jeez I totally forgot that I had these badass rims just chillin in my basement, I guess I could put them on now.

Dude, love the KBP for sure.

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yeah i told myself i would leave my car stock too... then i joined acurazine and it was all down hill from there...lol
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Old 08-14-2009, 07:22 AM
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I like your style man...very nice transition from car to car keeping the same color and mostly rims. Do you just get bored of your cars? Or bad luck...crashes, deals too good to pass up....
Just get bored easily, or find something else i want more. Honestly, i was up in the air about trading the TL for a 2010 Shelby GT500, then reality kicked in and i wondered what the hell i was thinking! the TL is by far my favorite car i have owned with the exception to my 99 Si.

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you really like blue dont you? =p
hence the screen name! lol, i don't know what it is with me and blue!
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Old 08-14-2009, 08:28 AM
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Your KBP loves freaking awesome!! WOWOOWOWOW!! I love the shift knob too... NICE!!! Damn, I want to mod.. need to resist...
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i resisted for almost a year and a half...then just couldnt take it! lol
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just a few new pics... (only changes i have planned are my new centercaps & blue rays lugs) -- both are ordered).





and playing around with my cheapo fisheye...pics are just for fun.







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Old 08-16-2009, 03:21 PM
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nice! post pics of the new items when you install them. i like the fisheye shots pretty cool.
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^ 10x1.25 but it doesnt fit correctly. The auto threads are 2 mm smaller than the manual threads so it just drops on the shaft. check a few posts back, i explained that i had to custom rig a setup to get it install securely.

thanks for the compliments though, the knob is beautiful, it even comes in a little velvet bag!
So that means the M8x1.25 should fit perfectly??
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Old 08-16-2009, 07:25 PM
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^yeah, where have you seen that fitment though?
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Old 08-16-2009, 07:54 PM
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how do the goodyear tires ride?
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Old 08-16-2009, 08:29 PM
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^ honestly...GREAT! Going from stock to the setup i have now, the car rides like a quiet, smooth piece of glass. It really is nice. Tire roar is less, less road vibration, it's really a nice setup. I couldnt be happier!
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Old 08-16-2009, 08:34 PM
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it looks clean and simple but i think the hardest part of doing mods is knowing when to stop even though its so hard not to
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^yeah, where have you seen that fitment though?
There's an ARC knob I want with that thread pitch
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loving the whole set up you have ... very clean and simple
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new lugs and center caps!

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Tasteful mods...well done! I'm really diggin' those Volks on the KBP.
And while I typically abhor the Home Depot lip...yours turned out really nice!
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Originally Posted by Ramrodthrusterpuppy
Tasteful mods...well done! I'm really diggin' those Volks on the KBP.
And while I typically abhor the Home Depot lip...yours turned out really nice!
thanks! i also painted all of my hubs flat black, the silver was starting to rust and look ugly....now all the hubs are nice, black and pretty!
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new polished burnt Ti shift knob...doesnt take such a good photo while you're driving, heh.

you drive in Park?
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Old 08-21-2009, 07:07 PM
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^ lol, it's been covered.
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oooppps....sorry to bring this up again...hehehe...
nice ride by the way!!
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lugs and center sure do set those wheels off! looks GREAT man!!!
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finished my custom intake...



more pics and info can be found here: https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-performance-parts-modifications-112/project-blues-custom-intake-v2-742034/
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You make the car look silky and smooth. Very nicely done, sir!
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WOAH!!! that's the first cf airbox like that under the hood of a TL from what i can remember. Goob work.
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Im hoping thats not the home depot lip u got there if so u just made your car look like its worth $10 otherwise the rest is hot
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^ um my car worth 10 bucks, nice try.

if i told you it was J's Racing you'd be praising me all day long...
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