My New 2012 Acura TL Elite (ASM/Ebony)

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Old 03-25-2012, 11:55 AM
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My New 2012 Acura TL Elite (ASM/Ebony)

Hey all,

I thought I would show off my new car :-)
I just traded in my 2005 TL w/ Navi for this beauty (i got an AWESOME deal for my 05 from my dealer).

As far as mods goes, I have 20% tint on rear windows, OEM Side Moulding, and have ordered the OEM aero kit, but it won't be in until april/may.

I also really want Supercomputer's Aluminum Pedals for the 4G TL... I have a brand new set for the 3G unused, and the gas pedal and brake pedal are identical to the 4G, but the dead pedal is different. Anyone know where I can get a set for the 4G? or perhaps just the Dead pedal?




With 20% rear tint.



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Super comfortable steering wheel!



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Old 03-25-2012, 12:07 PM
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shes a beauty... i tell ya, i just traded my 4G for an Audi A6... i miss the Steering wheel, steering feel.... and i preferred the Acura Navi interface over the Audi.. a little more user friendly
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i was just telling a friend of mine how good the '12 silver tl's look. i dont know if its because they are brand new but the silver seems to stand much more than before
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That color is really hot, congrats.
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Congrats,+ 1 on the steering wheel.
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Old 03-25-2012, 05:56 PM
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Nice car. Congrats! You from Calgary?
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Yup, I'm from Calgary.

Also, I picked the silver color because the grill doesn't seem to stick out as much in silver haha.
Old 03-25-2012, 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by KlownDie

Also, I picked the silver color because the grill doesn't seem to stick out as much in silver haha.
Good call.
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Old 03-25-2012, 09:40 PM
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Congrats Klown....be sure to join our Silver TL Social Group from my signature below.
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nice!
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Congrats on the new purchase! Great colour choice!
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New Images. Now with the Full Aero Kit installed.










Most don't like the back, but i think it looks pretty nice. I have painted taillights ordered from Ackl05, and hopefully they will be in next week.
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Nice pics! I too like the full aero kit - looks killer with your dark tint! Congrats!
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^^^^ i second everything LawnPro said,car looks sweet.
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Silver Moon is a really nice color! Sometimes I regret not getting this color because my BWP is so hard to keep clean.
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Congrats! Very Nice!
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Another silver glad I get to see the back kit I think it look good on the sliver now I can get it

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Haha thanks!

After I install the AckTL05's tailights, i may consider painting the grill insert black. I have no clue how that would look on a silver car... Anyone good with photoshop? lol
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very clean congrtas on the upgrades.

Have you considered a drop?
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Yup, after the painted taillights are installed, my next mod will be the springs. I'm think h&r? But need to do a bit more research on them.
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Painted Tailights installed



Bezel painted black, lighted smoked reds, and whites left alone.
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Looks great, do you have another photo taken from far away.
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Nice!!!
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Now all you need are some chrome turn signal bulbs to get rid of the "egg yolk" look.
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thats a beauty no doubt..congrats..!!
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Klown, nice updates!
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The tails are looking real nice! Do you have more pics of them? Thx.
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Loving the tails!
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Thanks all! I think the tails look pretty nice as well. Big thanks to Bruce (AckTL05)!

Here are a couple of pictures from farther away. The grey sky and bad lightning makes the car look so dirty haha.








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Sweet ride!! I really like the tails. I want to get the tails and headlights done on my car. Who did yours?
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Beautiful color, enjoy the ride.
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Very nice
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Congrats, looking good. Now you just need a rear window spoiler.
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The tails are painted by AckTL05. You can find his contact information here:
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...1#post13684050
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what is the percent of your front window tint?
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I left the front windows alone, no tint (it's illegal to put any sort of tint on the front windows here in Alberta, Canada). My rear windows are 20%.
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Painted tail lights look sick! Nice touch
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I drove up to Banff for the weekend, so here's some shots of my TL in the mountains (excuse the bugs on the bumper haha)

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Good point on the silver making the forward grill blend in and look even less prominent. Sort of like that black (only color available) rear hatch extension on the ZDX & Honda Crosstour. Looks fine when if the ZDX/Crosstour itself is black. IMO not so much on other colors...sticks out like a sore thumb.


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