RonJon 4th Gen Acura TL Body Kit Thread! **pg. 16 updated pics*
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We needed the car off schedule, del is coming trough in so many ways. Thanks to him we are still on schedule. Next shot will be on ryans car with both sides done and installed. Then off to the molds.
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I just don't understand the grill being multicolored, i painted the perimeter flat black and left the beak alone, which i did myself, same goes for the bronze rims, the springs, the headlights and tail trim...got bored and did all the work myself
I didn't like the stock looking rims being silver and didn't want the whole blackout everything look, so i chose a different route and went with bronze as it still gives it a clean and aggressive look without the wheels disappearing
Again, thanks for your honest opinion, hope to see ya at the next Afest!
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Gotcha, i appreciate your opinion, like i have said before, to each his own and no offense taken
I just don't understand the grill being multicolored, i painted the perimeter flat black and left the beak alone, which i did myself, same goes for the bronze rims, the springs, the headlights and tail trim...got bored and did all the work myself
I didn't like the stock looking rims being silver and didn't want the whole blackout everything look, so i chose a different route and went with bronze as it still gives it a clean and aggressive look without the wheels disappearing
Again, thanks for your honest opinion, hope to see ya at the next Afest!
-DeL
I just don't understand the grill being multicolored, i painted the perimeter flat black and left the beak alone, which i did myself, same goes for the bronze rims, the springs, the headlights and tail trim...got bored and did all the work myself
I didn't like the stock looking rims being silver and didn't want the whole blackout everything look, so i chose a different route and went with bronze as it still gives it a clean and aggressive look without the wheels disappearing
Again, thanks for your honest opinion, hope to see ya at the next Afest!
-DeL
Now, lets get back to this sick ass kit!!
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Looking forward to seeing it "toned down" a lil bit more. I'm really excited about this and will purchase one this July for sure! Will the splitter be a different color? Maybe the same grey as around the fogs? That would look really nice 
but only if it's the small bridge piece. Full front lip splitter would look better flat black like the grill mesh and front brake intakes, just my opinion.
but only if it's the small bridge piece. Full front lip splitter would look better flat black like the grill mesh and front brake intakes, just my opinion.
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Looking forward to seeing it "toned down" a lil bit more. I'm really excited about this and will purchase one this July for sure! Will the splitter be a different color? Maybe the same grey as around the fogs? That would look really nice but only if it's the small bridge piece. Full front lip splitter would look better flat black like the grill mesh and front brake intakes, just my opinion.
but only if it's the small bridge piece. Full front lip splitter would look better flat black like the grill mesh and front brake intakes, just my opinion.We made sure all the parts are exactly the same height, we'll confirm that before molds are made.
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Welcome aboard, no idea about fitment until the new bumpers come out, but I know the sides will work. Front and rear may need some slight trimming if there is a change. Good opportunity to mold them.
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You know, I was watching that closely, I doubt anything will be needed, and if there is anything,l we possibly will address it with out molds. First we have to get the car in the booth, but seems minimal, being that the shape and location of the lower vents seem the same.
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too early to tell, what if the 2012 flops, or the RJ kit flops, its all according to the performance of the sales on both ends. But the sides and front will more than likely work as is, we just have to figure out about the rear, so no huge deal.
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Tuesday is the final day for revisions to be completed, then we duplicate the other side according to the approved revisions. After that, we go right into the mold making and tightening up of the tolerances. We had a small hiccup in the schedule due to the same guys working on CL kit production, we just had a group buy.
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Minor Update, sideskirts are cleaned up, and the front / rear are going to be finalized this week. Notice how we toned down the fins, this will apply to the rear as well:
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After a brief pause, we decided to go ahead with the 4th Generation Acura TL lip kit from RonJon Sport Design.
Our goal is to provide the best quality possible for the fairest price and the most attractive design with board member's direct feedback, so you know it won't be a compromise. With dozens of designs and 4 production kits built to date, our experience will be on display as we engineer the best possible installation techniques in the industry. They will be problem free and secure.
Here's more information…
5-piece kit is made up of:
The design has gone through many different concepts, but the concept design we chose was by far the most impressive. Here are the illustrations our in-house design studio (made up of Rondy Marji and John Vicente of http://jmvdesign.ca/) has come up with:
(click images below to enlarge)
Pricing Breakdown:
(limited to first 15 kits)
Consumer Notes:
Additional notes:
Here's the first picture of the bumper in the studio with foam and fiberglass being built onto it:
Our goal is to provide the best quality possible for the fairest price and the most attractive design with board member's direct feedback, so you know it won't be a compromise. With dozens of designs and 4 production kits built to date, our experience will be on display as we engineer the best possible installation techniques in the industry. They will be problem free and secure.
Here's more information…
5-piece kit is made up of:
- Front lip (polyurethane)
- Pair of side skirt replacements (primed ABS plastic)
- 2 piece rear lip (primed ABS plastic)
- Hardware and 3M double sided tape included
- Exterior RonJon vehicle emblem and catalog
The design has gone through many different concepts, but the concept design we chose was by far the most impressive. Here are the illustrations our in-house design studio (made up of Rondy Marji and John Vicente of http://jmvdesign.ca/) has come up with:
(click images below to enlarge)
Pricing Breakdown:
(limited to first 15 kits)
2009+ Acura TL 5 Piece Aerodynamic Kit
(Non-Painted)
MSRP: $980
PREORDER SALE: $790
2009+ Acura TL 5 Piece Aerodynamic Kit
(Painted OEM metallic)
MSRP: $1480
PREORDER SALE: $1290
2009+ Acura TL 5 Piece Aerodynamic Kit
(Painted OEM pearl)
MSRP: $1555
PREORDER SALE: $1365
Schedule:(Non-Painted)
MSRP: $980
PREORDER SALE: $790
2009+ Acura TL 5 Piece Aerodynamic Kit
(Painted OEM metallic)
MSRP: $1480
PREORDER SALE: $1290
2009+ Acura TL 5 Piece Aerodynamic Kit
(Painted OEM pearl)
MSRP: $1555
PREORDER SALE: $1365
- We start on Friday, Jan. 21st.
- Prototyping ends on Feb. 4th
- Production begins on Feb. 18th.
- First articles begin to ship out on Feb. 22.
Consumer Notes:
- Pre-order pricing limited to first 15 kits, $200 deposit required
- The pieces to the kit comes unfolded with hardware included
- General UPS ground shipping rates vary from $80 to $150 depending on location
- No modifications to the kit or vehicle are needed for installation
- Professional installation is suggested
- Front lip is made of durable / slightly flexable high quality polyurethane
- Front tip of front lip designed to decrease chances of scraping against the ground
- Sides and rear parts are made from OEM quality rigid ABS Plastic with OEM mounting points
- Lowers ground clearance by approximately 1.5" all around visually improving the vehicle stance
- Painted option is considered special order and is non-refundable
- Painted option requires 30 day turn around time or less
- Painted option color accuracy cannot be guaranteed without actual vehicle present
- We accept PayPal or credit card over the phone.
Additional notes:
- We will be photographing our progress every step of the way as we post the images on our web page seen here:
http://www.ronjonsportdesign.com/4g_tl_kit.html , on our Facebook fan page seen here: http://www.facebook.com/ronjonsportdesign as well as this thread. - Call us for any other needed information or to order!
Here's the first picture of the bumper in the studio with foam and fiberglass being built onto it:
Hi RJ:
I've been wanted to ask this ever since I got my 2010 TL. Will u be interested to make a totally-different-looking trunk spoiler for the 4G? I personally don't really like the OEM trunk spoiler as it is too flat and too small (in my opinion). I really wish there's some alternative for us to choose.
Hopefully I am not the only odds here that find the oem spoiler unattractive.
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Sorry, no rear deck spoiler, just the rear roof wing.
And we decided to go with two optional front splitters between the fangs, here are two images of the options you get to choose from, they will be separate pieces and can be swapped between the two designs or left out completely. We will be offering mesh as well to go behind the ABS splitter options. Only those who pre-order will get this splitter option included for the same price, those who wait for production and don't preorder will get the kit without the front splitter which will be an option that costs extra.
Option A:
or
Option B:
And we decided to go with two optional front splitters between the fangs, here are two images of the options you get to choose from, they will be separate pieces and can be swapped between the two designs or left out completely. We will be offering mesh as well to go behind the ABS splitter options. Only those who pre-order will get this splitter option included for the same price, those who wait for production and don't preorder will get the kit without the front splitter which will be an option that costs extra.
Option A:
or
Option B:
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Sorry for the delay, but was well worth it, this is the inital kit before making final revisions to the front. Take it all in fellas!! (by the way, you may not notice in these low res pics, but the front and rear was sagging slightly, the flow will be more even when we get the production kit to mount flush).
