N1h1l1ty

I still love you... maybe.

Browsing earlier in your thread and seeing your custom tails makes me want to get Thanh (GP16) to do mine already lol. I'm trying to decide exactly what route I want to go though, decisions decisions. I actually really enjoy the red with the blue man, I'm surprised you didn't like it! I think its an awesome contrast. I know my BBK will definitely be red

Oh Sickest TL

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i like red calipers but I wasn't a fan of the stock tails. I thought id like the black tail look but it didn't turn out how I thought it would. The custom tails are so sick though I'm pumped to get those put in , i think they're going to look great..

Wait till you see the headlights! lol

UA7X

Go Coyotes! Lol

This probably doesn't happen to you guys cuz you're all in Canada, where everybody loves hockey lol, but three different times at work with three different groups of people I've overheard "oh, you're a big hockey fan? Me too!" Seems like everyone I know loves hockey but doesn't know that everyone else loves it too lol.

Oh Sickest TL

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^^ yea once the playoffs come around ppl tend to come out of the woodwork and say they are hockey fans, but don't watch a single regular season game lol

N1h1l1ty

Well lets face it, playoff hockey is definitely much more interesting than the regular season slog, especially for a suffering team. I mean I enjoyed watching the beginning of the season for the Leafs but after the Carlyle debacle it was pretty much "OK, time to turn this shit off"

Oh Sickest TL

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lol ya for sure... but i haven't miss a regular season habs game in prob the last 10years lol.. DIE HARD fan

Steven Bell

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It will be interesting to see what happens with the Maple Leafs in the off season.
































Go Blackhawks!

Yumcha

Hawks versus the Norf Stars next.


Hawks in 7!

Oh Sickest TL

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HABS!!!!! fuck sakes what a stressful series that was.. price stole that game for us tonight!

So is this the new hockey ramblings thread fellers? LOL

Ill try and get some pics of the car here in the next cpl weeks.. its just in my buddys shop right now.. ALOT of maintenance being done at the moment... Im making up for the previous owners neglect haha

N1h1l1ty

Habs vs Flames cup final. Calling it now.

Man could you imagine that ... shiiiiiit

Yumcha

Nah...there's a hockey discussion thread in the Sports sub-forum. Just a small segue here.

UA7X

Lol yeah it's hard to be a super devoted fan, when your team really sucks. but I did get to go to 3 regular games this season. Sure, my team lost all three games, but at least... Ummm.. Well at least the beer was cold!!

Oh Sickest TL

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would be awesome...last time a all canadian team final happened was 1989... and guess who it was??

Habs vs Flames... lol i was 2

Steven Bell

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From your lips to God's ears!




LOL....you make me laugh.

Oh Sickest TL

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for what its worth steven, In my bracket I have habs vs hawks in the final

Steven Bell

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^^^^ That's more like it, young squire!






Me, from my game last night.

ct_ua6

On man not the hawks... Cant stand them lol, Go Caps!

If only the Whalers were still around...

Steven Bell

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Capitals.....really?



Now, if you're talking Whalers, you can stay!

ct_ua6

lol!

Oh Sickest TL

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oh cool! carey price must be taking notes from you lol

Oh Sickest TL

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Headlights from Bruce came in today... Blacked out, blue ring and strip, Amber removed, carbon fiber sides, ZKWR lens

UA7X

Nice! Those are legit!

I'm so jealous! What does Bruce charge for something like that?

I love the color-matching accents, and of course CF rules!

Oh Sickest TL

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thanks man! yea I'm pumped to get these installed. Wasn't too bad of a price, take a look on his instagram.. was approx 280 plus shipping for them and then you send him your old headlights... I also elected to get the switchback turn signals

UA7X

That's not bad at all, man I was thinking more along the lines of 600-700! Definitely worth it and your car is really going to stand out with them.

What are the switchbacks? I've heard of them but I'm not sure I've ever actually seen them before.

Oh Sickest TL

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well its 280 or so then you give him your headlights too so those hold some value in the deal as well

Switchbacks for the turn signals.. is a LED bulb that when you lights are on it shines a white light, when you hit your turn signal is flashes amber..

Guys do that so when you remove the amber in the headlight your not running a amber bulb which would look pretty silly trying to illuminate through the cleared part..

Hopefully i explained that good enough LOL

Car is STILL in my buddys shop... ran into a few things when working on the front suspension... control arm bushings were shot so got new LCA's with bushings and lower ball joints on top of all the work that was being done.. had to get a few suspension bolts also as he had to cut some out as they were seized all to hell LOL






Acura TL Switchbacks - YouTube

Steven Bell

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Good video!

UA7X

Ahhh yeah ok I have seen those before. Some of the newer cars out there have it from the factory i think. Yep you explained it just fine!

Makes sense why people would want it, and there is the legal purposes too depending on what your local laws are like.

Lol @ that video, is that a company's example of their switchbacks on a TL? Looks a little cheesey to me, but I actually kinda like the green HIDs they have there.

ggesq

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280 is a great deal! I have lights from JnC that were done pretty much like yours but I didn't get the ring or strip. I got:

Color Matched V2 (ABP)
Painted fog light bulb covers
Chrome strip
USR clear diffusers
CF overlays
ZKW-R lenses
Hybrid TL projectors (DOT step style cut off shields paired with 07 TL projector bowls)
Full front lens restoration
New Phillips 85122+ bulbs

Looking forward to seeing yours installed.

Oh Sickest TL

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thanks man

Steven Bell

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When IS the install?

Oh Sickest TL

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car is going into body shop for paint within a week or 2 so install will happen then , but they said they need my car for 10-12 days for the painting... so realistically I won't have EVERYTHING done until the end of may..

I have literally put SOOOO much into this car the past few months.. Im getting really anxious to see and drive the final product..

Next up I'm saving for a coil setup but that wont be for a little bit

Steven Bell

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Wow, I would have withdrawls if I were without my car for that long.



For coils, I actually went less expensive and did the H&R Sports Springs. Modest drop and about $350 instead of ~$1,000 for coilovers.

polobunny

Now the real question is: What will you be driving while the TL is in the shop??

Oh Sickest TL

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^^ LOL nothing.. Im in college right now so I either take the transit or buddy in my class picks me up and brings me home.. I'm currently trying to save for a 2nd vehicle at the moment because the TL is not going to see a flake of snow once she's all done

Oh Sickest TL

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if the car was new id look into just springs. but where its approx 9 years old prob just best to fork over the cash for the whole system

polobunny

Not having to drive sometimes is a luxury, at least when the car is in the shop getting chopped!

Don't spend all your income on your car, make sure to keep some money for gas, it's going to be expensive this summer.

Oh Sickest TL

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yea for sure, I should be alright in terms of gas..but you know what really burns me... here in Saint John NB we actually refine oil here, Irving Oil Refinery.. and u would think we would have some of the lower gas prices in Canada but nope its actually the opposite.. Irving basically has a monopoly on gas..

Not to mention all the potholes that are created by his massive trucks and tankers that tear up the city roads.

FamilyGuy

Dude luv the headlights, they're gonna look killer, in for pics

Oh Sickest TL

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thanks man

Steven Bell

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Good, logical decision.