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Old 05-27-2014, 10:28 AM
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Before and after roof spoiler



Old 05-27-2014, 12:26 PM
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Roof spoiler looks great! did you align it with the top of the glass, or with the roof line?
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Originally Posted by lift3d_
Roof spoiler looks great! did you align it with the top of the glass, or with the roof line?
Crap I didn't think about that, I could actually align it with the roof although I think its still nice even when its aligned with the glass. I actually did the install on my own. It was a little hard doing it on my own but it came out pretty good.

I think I'm gonna tint my tail lights red next.


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Old 05-27-2014, 03:03 PM
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Looks great! Nice clean gap. I believe it is meant to be there for water drainage. Impressed you managed to do it yourself too.

Hate to admit it, but my roof spoiler isn't straight me and a buddy didn't communicate what we were lining up to, I went for the glass and he went for the roof. Damn shame.

tinted red tails looks great! be sure to post pics.
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Thanks! You could always take it off and redo it. I was afraid that Im gonna mess it up on my own but I got lucky this time.
I will post pics although Im still not sure if I should go with the roll of tint and cut it myself or buy the pre-cut tint from R-Tints.

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Old 05-28-2014, 08:14 AM
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i believe potz did his own cuts, and may have same extra film to get rid of...try getting in touch with him?
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Roof spoilers make a HUGE difference.
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Old 10-01-2014, 02:57 PM
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Looking good! Is that matte finish on the rear trim?
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Its plasti dip on the trim and red overlays on the tail lights.
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looks very sharp! where did you get your overlays? Been wanting to do this for a while.
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Originally Posted by KrisTL
Its plasti dip on the trim and red overlays on the tail lights.
Gotcha. I used matte vinyl on my rear trim and really like the contrast as opposed to all gloss in the rear. Ever considered removing the "TL" badge? It cleans up the rear even more.

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looks very sharp! where did you get your overlays? Been wanting to do this for a while.
Check out Lamin-x. One tip though is to buy a sheet rather than pre-cut. IMO it's much easier to install and more forgiving. Trimming is easy.
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Originally Posted by JTL12
looks very sharp! where did you get your overlays? Been wanting to do this for a while.
I got them on Ebay, but like bronco said get the vinyl sheets instead of precut overlays. It will be a lot easier to install. It took me a while to install the overlays. I messed one up and I had to get the replacement.
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Originally Posted by ucf_bronco
Gotcha. I used matte vinyl on my rear trim and really like the contrast as opposed to all gloss in the rear. Ever considered removing the "TL" badge? It cleans up the rear even more.



Check out Lamin-x. One tip though is to buy a sheet rather than pre-cut. IMO it's much easier to install and more forgiving. Trimming is easy.
I like the matte finish too. I wasn't sure how the plasti dip was gonna last but its been a couple of months now and it still looks great. I sprayed like 4 coats.
I was gonna remove the TL badge when I was getting rid of acura badge but I decided to leave it. I kinda like it this way but I might get rid of it one day. I also bought the round quad tips for the exhaust but didn't have time to put them on yet.

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Originally Posted by ucf_bronco

Check out Lamin-x. One tip though is to buy a sheet rather than pre-cut. IMO it's much easier to install and more forgiving. Trimming is easy.
looking at them right now, but what size sheet should i go with?
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