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12-29-2012, 04:13 PM

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i like the new grill on the 2012. they finally got the hint lol.

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12-31-2012, 05:40 PM

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Damn that's hot.

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12-31-2012, 06:30 PM

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A few quick New Year's Eve photos...

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Originally Posted by i64X

Damn that's hot.

Thanks, i64X!

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Originally Posted by bjgriffin2009

i like the new grill on the 2012. they finally got the hint lol.

I agree! No offense to the previous version but I definitely like the redesigned grill.

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12-31-2012, 07:09 PM

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Car looks awesome in the new pics,keep up the great work!!

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12-31-2012, 08:07 PM

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That looks fantastic man! Nicely done. I remember looking at those wheels a while back..

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01-01-2013, 12:01 PM

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Car looks awesome!

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01-01-2013, 12:56 PM

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Sick ride! The black trim makes a huge difference! Nice work.

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01-01-2013, 03:19 PM

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Beautiful updated shots, Buddy.

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01-01-2013, 10:26 PM

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Very good looking car and pics! Thumbs up.

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01-01-2013, 10:36 PM

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Now this looks greaT!!! I saw your avatar in another thread and I just had to find the pictures. VERY nice, I love it!!

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01-02-2013, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by KarKraze

Car looks awesome in the new pics,keep up the great work!!

Thanks, KarKraze. I'm thinking the roof spoiler is next!

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Originally Posted by B.G.

That looks fantastic man! Nicely done. I remember looking at those wheels a while back..

Thanks, B.G. I saw the same wheels in silver on another member's car and knew I had to get them (just in graphite instead).

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Car looks awesome!

Thanks, purextc.

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Originally Posted by 04actright

Sick ride! The black trim makes a huge difference! Nice work.

Thanks, 04actright. You wouldn't think the black trim would change the look so much but it does. I'm definitely happy with how it turned out.

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Originally Posted by Steven Bell

Beautiful updated shots, Buddy.

Thanks, Steven.

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Originally Posted by ActRightSB

Very good looking car and pics! Thumbs up.

Thanks, ActRightSB.

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Now this looks greaT!!! I saw your avatar in another thread and I just had to find the pictures. VERY nice, I love it!!

Thanks, Nexson. Congrats again on your new ride!

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01-07-2013, 09:05 PM

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i love how ur ride looks. too bad we have snow up here and its hard keeping a black car clean. gonna move to Florida, lol

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01-08-2013, 12:16 PM

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I'm generally not a fan of black on black, but your car looks dope!

Whereabouts in FL are you?

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01-08-2013, 07:24 PM

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Love the grill. Wonder what white on white would look like

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01-08-2013, 09:02 PM

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I'll say it again - amazing job. My fav 4G!

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01-09-2013, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by 09tl3.7

i love how ur ride looks. too bad we have snow up here and its hard keeping a black car clean. gonna move to Florida, lol

Thanks, 09tl3.7. I usually get a few days of out of a wash and then it looks dirty all over again. It's the curse of black cars! But at least it doesn't typically snow here in Florida.

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I'm generally not a fan of black on black, but your car looks dope!

Whereabouts in FL are you?

Thanks, ucf_bronco. I'm in the Jacksonville area. You?

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Love the grill. Wonder what white on white would look like

Thanks, Piotr Sosniak. I'm sure it would look pretty good. I think I've seen one or two here on AZ painted white. Here's one on another thread.
https://acurazine.com/forums/4g-tl-photograph-gallery-296/post-pics-your-color-matched-painted-grill-873730/

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I'll say it again - amazing job. My fav 4G!

Thanks, CanadacuraTL!

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01-10-2013, 08:41 AM

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Thanks, ucf_bronco. I'm in the Jacksonville area. You?

Orlando area, but on rare occasions I'm in Jax as I have a close friend that lives there. If the Broncos are in town then I'm definitely there. I haven't missed a Den at Jax game in over a decade.

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01-10-2013, 08:53 AM

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Your TL looks awesome! Nicely done 4G

Really loving those wheels too

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01-15-2013, 07:51 PM

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Orlando area, but on rare occasions I'm in Jax as I have a close friend that lives there. If the Broncos are in town then I'm definitely there. I haven't missed a Den at Jax game in over a decade.

Cool. That's dedication!

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Your TL looks awesome! Nicely done 4G

Really loving those wheels too

Thanks, Undying Dreams!

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01-15-2013, 08:17 PM

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Nice car Buddy! Love the blacked out chrome trim. Did you paint it or vinyl? I'm in Jacksonville so maybe I'll see you around town one day!

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01-15-2013, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Matts_Acura

Nice car Buddy! Love the blacked out chrome trim. Did you paint it or vinyl? I'm in Jacksonville so maybe I'll see you around town one day!

Thanks, Matt. It's vinyl like the front and rear trim pieces too.

I'm not sure when the next meet in Jacksonville is happening but hopefully you can make it. I always seem to be out of town when they have them unfortunately.

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01-15-2013, 09:54 PM

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Really like the black on black & nice rims man!

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01-16-2013, 07:03 PM

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Really like the black on black & nice rims man!

Thanks, EkSoni!

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01-16-2013, 08:31 PM

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Hey Buddy,

I'm in Florida for business. Were you on 95 South tonight following an older Benz at a high rate of speed? If so, I was in a silver Chrysler 300 slowing y'all down!

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01-18-2013, 09:52 PM

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Hey Buddy,

I'm in Florida for business. Were you on 95 South tonight following an older Benz at a high rate of speed? If so, I was in a silver Chrysler 300 slowing y'all down!

Hey, DManz. I was on 95 South but I don't recall following any Benz. I'm usually in my own world when cruising on the highway though.

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01-29-2013, 07:34 PM

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Love the blacked out theme. Very clean and classy ride.

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01-30-2013, 11:15 AM

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Shot you a PM about front brake clearance - is this the graphite or matte black finish on the wheels?

Also you didn't happen to throw them on a scale before mounting did you?

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01-31-2013, 10:21 AM

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Car looks amazing!!

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01-31-2013, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by FYAH TL

Love the blacked out theme. Very clean and classy ride.

Thanks, FYAH TL. I'm looking forward to checking out your ride in person at the next meet!

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Shot you a PM about front brake clearance - is this the graphite or matte black finish on the wheels?

Also you didn't happen to throw them on a scale before mounting did you?

Hey, AccessPhoto. I got your PM but haven't had a chance to measure the clearance yet. ACE calls the wheel finish Titanium. Unfortunately I didn't weigh them before putting them on. Sorry.

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Car looks amazing!!

Thanks, JT4.

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02-04-2013, 04:12 AM

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car looks good.. i was actually looking at ace wheels as well either these or mesh 7... Good Job

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02-05-2013, 05:20 AM

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Nice,nice and ahhh nice lol.

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02-14-2013, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by bigl27x

car looks good.. i was actually looking at ace wheels as well either these or mesh 7... Good Job

Thanks, bigl27x. The Mesh 7 wheels would look good too!

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Nice,nice and ahhh nice lol.

Thanks ALFAQ x3.

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08-15-2014, 01:25 AM

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vinyl

Did you get the vinyl of the chrome professionally done? If so, now much did it cost you?

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10-20-2015, 09:36 AM

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Acura tl

I have a black Acura TL also was wonder if you can help me with the same type of upgrade as you have

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09-21-2016, 10:40 PM

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Rims

Hi, Are those rims the Gloss Black with Machined Face or Matte Black?

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Originally Posted by BuddyTL

Hey, everyone. Just thought I'd create a thread to show the changes of my TL over time. I know it was helpful for me to see other TL's when trying to figure out what to do with mine.

Some of these pics are taken with a cell phone so they aren't the best quality. I'll take some others soon with my DLSR.

In the meantime though, here you go. It's a 2012 Acura TL Tech with the OEM underspoiler kit, Tein H-Tech springs and 20" ACE Convex wheels wrapped in Michelin Pilot Super Sports.

New (to me)