JnC

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Sick work, Ryan

Plans on the body kit?

buckvegas

Thanks bro, saw your new painted ATLP exhaust looks amazing as well.

Yeah the body kit is coming, just want to see if Ronjon produces a front lip kit, before I get the OEM one.

godizus

Damn that looks hot...the GT30s compliment your car well

cornelius

Those are nice rims and looks perfect on your car!
Im sorry to hear about the rubbing though. Usually lowering the car
solves the rubbing problem because the wheels roll inwards and tighter suspension.
The H&Rs might solve the rubbing problem because usually their
springs are super tight, but I dont know if you would want to spend more money
before the coilovers.

buckvegas

Thanks, yeah I am going to have the rear fenders rolled by a guy this weekend. Also going to get the camber kit from Eibach to help solve some of the alignment issues. Since my car was used by Eibach for testing they are giving me a good deal on the camber kit and free instal. I debating on it, but figure its worth it.

godizus

rolling the fenders will probably solve your issues, but good going on the camber kit

cornelius

Im not too sure about the rolling thing. I had my Accord fenders rolled and the fenders started to rust. Also, the camber kit will probably make the rubbing worse. It helps the tires from wearing out, but because the wheels are straight, rubbing will be worse.

buckvegas

Did you heat the paint before your rolled your fenders? Not heating the paint will cause the paint to crack, thus causing rust down the road. Rubbing is really a very very minor issue at this point, its annoying but happens maybe once a day over certain bumps in the road. I have set the toe which will help with the tirewear.

RJ1

Do u got the smoked taillights, if so whered u get em' !!? i wanna get me some

cornelius

The guys at the shop used the heat gun and did the rolling, but I still got
cracking and rust. I guess your rubbing isnt too bad though. Mine was a major issue and it made a loud k~~ck noise on every dip. Anyways, those rims are nice, so everything else doesnt matter too much

RJ1

You got the smoked Taillights right, how much were they ? and send me link where to buy please ?

RJ1

Wher'd you get the smoked taillights and how much ? send me link where to buy please?

erick3

omgosh...those are amazing! i don't think i've ever seen a tricked out 4G TL like yours...
GREAT work man!

are you headlights cleared???!

buckvegas

dude seriously? WTF is your deal? I answered your question in your thread on the main page, in addition a Mod has asked you to stop double posting questions in multiple threads.

buckvegas

Hey thanks, yeah I sent them out to JnC a while back, cleared and blacked out.

CleanCL

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I might have missed it, but what tire size did you go with?

buckvegas

245 35 20

ttk5

your car looks absolutely sick! mad props dude

jiggaman

def the sweetest looking 4g TL i have seen so far.

buckvegas

Thanks, as soon as I get the ronjon grille it will be near completion.

venom550pm

hey buck,

how long did it take to get the head lights out of the car? JnC is only about 1 1/2 hours from me and i'm looking to get the lights done. Also how much of a pain in the ass was it? Thanks for your help.

P.S. Still saving for the GT30 Phantoms!

buckvegas

First off, JnC does sick work. The headlights he did for me completly tranform the front end look of my TL, pluse he does an awesome job resealing, I have had no issues with fogging. I actually found the front bumper removal to be quite easy. There is a DIY Video in the 3G forum that helps explain the process, although the 4G is slightly different it still has some of the same clips. I watched the video a few times, next I downloaded the instructions for installing the 4G front lip kit, which includes instructions on how to remove the front bumper. I went extremely slow, and it took me 1.5 hours, I could do it all over again in 45 min. Once you get the bumper off, its very easy to get the headlights out.

Also, if your planning on changing any of the front lights, when the bumpers off its very easy to do. I would def have JnC work on your lights, since he is only 1.5 hours away you could prob get this project done in a weekend. If your looking for lighting performance upgrades I would also look into putting the clear TSX replica lens in ($50 ebay), and upgrading the stock projector beam. We ended up blacking out my headlights, but I would love to see someone color match a set.

buckvegas

Venom-

What color is your TL? Someone needs to get those Phantoms!!! Have you talked the wife into it yet?

Darkside TSX

sooooooo sickkk...sickest 4G ive seen so far !

venom550pm

My TL is black with black interior, SH-awd. so color matching wouldn't really matter. I definately want my head lights done. just got to find 2-3 days when i don't need the car is really tough. My wife is in chicago this week for work so if i didn't just pick up my TL last week i could have planned it for this week but it didn't work out the way.

As far as the rims go, it will have to wait a little bit. At least a couple of months.

As far as your headlights go, did he remove the yellow blinker reflector? sit here a clear one over it? what about inspections? if you have them in CA. Inspections here are bad! every year. I think i'd have to keep in the reflector.

buckvegas

On the headlights, I did have the amber diffuser removed. There isnt a clear one to put over it, like the 3G type S headlights. I believe, but I am not 100% positive that for inspections you have to have an amber turn signal, which we have on the front bumper. I replaced the light behind the reflector with an amber led light. Best thing on that would be to ask JnC since he is in the area, I am sure he is very familier with local laws regarding inspections. I have seen some people with 3G TL's keep that amber piece in, but have JnC black it out, so it's still amber but has a tint to it.

jiggaman

i live in MA and have JDM headlights for my TSX with clear diffuser and hyperwhite bulbs for parking lights. i've had it that way for a while now without any inspection issues. (cross fingers)

not sure if that is what you were wondering about...

VoLLy

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very nice, wheels compliments the car well.

JnC

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Dont quote me on this but DOT requirements are amber turn signals at least in the front and amber/red in the back. Most manufacturers put an amber diffuser in the headlights to make sure they commit to that law. ECE and Japanese transportation laws are totally different as most of them only require the turn signal to shine amber rather than look amber as well. You see this trend coming state side as well, especially in the new BMWs where they have clear headlights with corners made entirely of clear LEDs which shine amber when lit for parking/turn signal.

I have had cleared headlights in almost all of my cars and have yet to be hassled by cops about it, the only reason why is because my turn signal and parking bulbs are always amber rather than white/blue. That white/blue crap is what will get you in trouble. I will ask a trooper buddy of mine for the official law to be sure and will update this thread.

JnC

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Just met with one of my MA state trooper friends and showed him one of my lights, 3G TL Blacked out cleared, and asked, " would you pull someone over for these lights if a) they had amber turn signal/parking bulbs or b) had white/clear turn signal/parking bulb?". His answer was simple, for a) no and for b) yes. He also stated as to how it will also depend on the cop and what sort of day he has been having, if he/she is nice then they can let you off the hook with a warning even for going 15+ miles over the speed limit but if they are not and if they are having bad day then he/she can give you a $50 ticket for just having an air freshener hung from your rear view mirror as it is against the law reason being that it obstructs vision.

So to everyone who intends on having cleared/modified headlights stick with bulbs that light up amber for turn and parking lights.

bmode

Man, I have cops as friends, but they really are assholes, when they want to be!

venom550pm

thanks for the info JnC, now i just need to find some time where i don't need my car so i can send you my lights..

venom550pm

What is the advantage of changing to the TSX replica lens? and stock projector beam? you mean the HID bulb? is an uprgraded one brighter?

Thanks for the info.

777mycoolangelo

Hey Buck did those caps come with the wheels or had to buy separate?

buckvegas

No caps came with the wheels, I had to purchase separately, if I remember correctly they were around $125 for the set of 4.

buckvegas

Finally got my rear fenders rolled today, no paint cracking, and no more rubbing.

venom550pm

hey buck, quick question about the rubbing. was it rubbing because of the springs or because of the offset on the wheels? i believe the diferrence is 26mm which is a little more than an inch. Just wondering because when i get a set, i don't want rubbing either. Thanks.

buckvegas

Offset is 29mm, and it was rubbing because of the springs, had I left the factory springs on, I dont think it would be rubbing. The guy who rolled my fenders barely had to manipulate the inner lip to get clearance.

mugen_kid

Now thats how the 4G should look, great job!!

AcuraGoddess

Car looks great with those rims!! great taste!!