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Old 05-09-2008 | 05:27 PM
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u were still in elementary when i had the bodykit. so shut up
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Old 05-09-2008 | 05:34 PM
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I dont see any blue bangs...
Old 05-09-2008 | 06:26 PM
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
u were still in elementary when i had the bodykit. so shut up

Holy shizzz!!! Even being in elementary school, I could've done better than that
Old 05-09-2008 | 06:33 PM
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Holy shizzz!!! Even being in elementary school, I could've done better than that
LOL u think so? with your lunch money?
Old 05-09-2008 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
LOL u think so? with your lunch money?
Yeah, would've been about right if I didn't eat for a week
Old 05-09-2008 | 06:41 PM
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You know what annoys me more on the TSX than the grille? The damn electric steering with NO feel and horrible on center feel.

Good job Acura, you ruined an otherwise great car with those two minor things.
Old 05-11-2008 | 11:08 PM
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Custom Grill concept

How about something close to the mesh grill on the Cadillac STS-V. Of course with a Acura logo in front. Not sure if metal mesh would get in the way of the CMBS radar. Isn't it usually behind the logo in the first place on the 2008 RL? If so, then we don't need plastic grills.

http://www.cadillac.com/cadillacjsp/...d=1&sid=0&id=0

The flush mesh grill is European inspired and aerodynamic.
Old 05-11-2008 | 11:28 PM
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Those mesh grilles look really cheap/cheesy in person...
Old 05-12-2008 | 03:21 AM
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i saw the new tsx on the road on saturday in white.... not bad... the grill didn't ruin the front end... but it made it less... appealing...

i think that the view of people who won't mod the car will like the overall look, but people like us... well... will hate it

loose the grill and you'll have a decent looking car.... i think the tsx still has a lot of potential, most likely the aftermarket parts will replace the grill, so no worries people



look at it this way, after you mod it your tsx/tl/rl will look that much better than all the stock ones
Old 05-12-2008 | 12:33 PM
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i saw a picture of the new 2009 TL in an automobile magazine at the airport in ft. lauderdale on friday. I forget what mag it was but the feature story (which included the 2009 TL) was something like "the hottest 29 cars for 2009 and beyond"

i am sad to report that the TL DOES infact have the that chrome bar like the TXS but its even bigger and worse than the TSX one...
Old 05-12-2008 | 12:40 PM
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^ It was Car and Driver and it wasn't a TL. It was a chopped 09 TSX.
Old 05-12-2008 | 12:42 PM
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^ It was Car and Driver and it wasn't a TL. It was a chopped 09 TSX.

i am positive this was not a car and driver magazine, i would have remembered that as i am a subscriber, this was something else. motorweek or something similar, i wish i could remember it , but it definately wasnt the new car and driver mag
Old 05-12-2008 | 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
u were still in elementary when i had the bodykit. so shut up
Old 05-12-2008 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by BubbaMarkTL
i am positive this was not a car and driver magazine, i would have remembered that as i am a subscriber, this was something else. motorweek or something similar, i wish i could remember it , but it definately wasnt the new car and driver mag
Yes it was. I saw it with my own eyes in my copy and was like WTF, that can't be it.
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it was car and driver..........
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I'm looking at it right now......
Old 05-12-2008 | 05:30 PM
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Mesh Grills not getting respect

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Those mesh grilles look really cheap/cheesy in person...
Jaguar uses a mesh grille on all their models.

see http://www.jaguarusa.com/us/en/xf/ga...hotography.htm
Old 05-13-2008 | 09:50 AM
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Wink

Originally Posted by oonowindoo
Fixed
Yea and I guess the current gen TLs come standard with salt for the "crakas" huh
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oh boy just can't wait until the 09 RL is in the Acura showrooms
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo
Fixed
Yea and I guess the current gen TLs come standard with salt for the "crakas" huh
Old 05-14-2008 | 04:39 PM
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Looks pretty fuckin' sick with the a-spec kit and some rims...
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that could be the quickest modding i've seen on a car that was just released less than 3 weeks ago.
Old 05-14-2008 | 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by JJaber06



Looks pretty fuckin' sick with the a-spec kit and some rims...
damn. that shit looks sick.
Old 05-14-2008 | 06:19 PM
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i can see the cloud from the reflection off the "GRILLS"

Now that is what i call "Bling bling." who needs those fucking diamonds when you can get some TSX Grills
Old 05-14-2008 | 06:31 PM
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off topic:

Do u guys think for the next season of flava flav, he will use a TSX grill instead of the clock?
Old 05-14-2008 | 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by JJaber06



Looks pretty fuckin' sick with the a-spec kit and some rims...
Wow! Where are these from and do you have any more????
Old 05-14-2008 | 10:56 PM
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the car looks very hawt in those pics.
Old 05-15-2008 | 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by oonowindoo


i can see the cloud from the reflection off the "GRILLS"

Now that is what i call "Bling bling." who needs those fucking diamonds when you can get some TSX Grills
last page you said

Originally Posted by oonowindoo
i think they new TSX and TL look bad ass. I love the grills. Fuck you haters.
I think that TSX looks sick but the grill once again totally kills it! I didn't like the Audi grills that much, and now I love them... as for the Acura grill, I HATE it and I'm sure I never will like it. Reminds me of someone with a huge ass nose
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Originally Posted by JJaber06



Looks pretty fuckin' sick with the a-spec kit and some rims...
sick wit it! i'd rock the hell out of that car!
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Originally Posted by JJaber06


Looks pretty fuckin' sick with the a-spec kit and some rims...
can someone photoshop this image with a blacked out grille?

i've always believed that the grille would look much better if it was painted over.

thanks.
Old 05-15-2008 | 01:21 AM
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I could have sworn I saw a link somewhere on AZ with a pic of the new TL... It looked almost the same except with a longer more cowcatcher looking front end.
Old 05-15-2008 | 09:39 AM
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I guess Acuras and their owners are the only entities on the Earth that are capable of turning utter shit into pure gold.
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Originally Posted by JJaber06

Looks pretty fuckin' sick with the a-spec kit and some rims...

looks sick till you see the front
Old 05-15-2008 | 11:52 AM
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what the fuck

Why is everybody bitching about the front... it looks perfectly fine to me... if you dont like that shit then mod it when you get it... IF you have the money, which, for most of you, i doubt
Old 05-15-2008 | 12:08 PM
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Why is everybody bitching about the front... it looks perfectly fine to me... if you dont like that shit then mod it when you get it... IF you have the money, which, for most of you, i doubt
You're a clown.
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looks okay to me. Not my style but its not horrible or blastphemy as you guys are trying to make it out to be. Just calm the fuck down already. If you want inspired driving, drive a bmw . As I recall, the bigger honda's were never really that much fun to drive. Its always been the smaller stuff that got me going.
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Why is everybody bitching about the front... it looks perfectly fine to me... if you dont like that shit then mod it when you get it... IF you have the money, which, for most of you, i doubt

who the F' are you dude?
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+1. That bumper looks really weird, or it could be the lens used. Anyone with a normal angle of that front?

Originally Posted by CLpower
looks sick till you see the front
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Originally Posted by CLpower
who the F' are you dude?



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