I thought we should have a thread to show what we're currently doing on our car, projects in progress and the final outcome of any changes. Could be simple as changing lug nuts or plasti-dipping a grill, just any little modification we wish to share We`re all pretty good with knowing each other on AZINE so I figured it would be a nice idea.

I`ll start off by posting my rim change up, took off the KONIG`s you guys saw two weeks ago at the Sunday Coffee meet, and put on ENKEI RAIJIN.

 

Looking good!! Are you going the Coffee and Meet this Sunday? We are planning on doing a cruise, pre meet is at the parking lot west side of the movie theatre on Rathburn and Confederation

 

Worked on the ass of my car the past couple days.
Also put on my A-Spec rims last week.

- Debadged
- Installed 15mm Ichiba V2 spacers on rear (courtesy of pnoyrice!)
- Installed 07/08 base tails
- Painted exhaust tips black, and muffler too.
- Painted Sharkfin Antenna and mounted
- Re-mounted rear A-Spec lip to sit higher

 

Sunday I'll most likely go to the Ertefa BBQ which starts at 10am

I also want to do my exhaust tips black, and also paint my calipers black, most likely do it next week

 

You beat me to it, I totally forgot about the Ertefa meet this Sunday

 

In case you're wondering, I used Rustoleum's Painter's Touch in Semi-Gloss for the exhaust tips.
For the mufflers, I used Armor Coat BBQ Paint.

A lot of people on here go with BBQ paint for the exhaust tips, but damn I'm soo glad I went with the Semi-Gloss.

 

BBQ paint?! mmmnnn BBQ...

 

BBQ at thanhs house!

 

GP is that an aftermarket shark fin antenna?

 

Yeah, there is no "OEM" shark fin antenna for our TL

I bought mine off SharksBreath on here, but you can find them all over eBay.

 

now my car is under going construction, took off the wrap and gona do some body work.. front bumper is destroyed, fender had a dent, small door dents all around, and gona try to mold the lip a little higher to give my front more clearance

 

^ can't wait to see the finished result, give us a teaser LOL

 

not much of a teaser, well the orange stickers are all the spots i need to fix, the front bumper is gona be completely re-sanded because of all the minor cracks but i would say by next weekend i should be good! and then i'll post a proper pic, and you will all see it at fitted!

 

it actually looks pretty damn good right now .. its a nice color

 

^^co sign, but the wrap was legit too. I saw nuff ppl breaking their necks on Sunday lol.

 

ya man car looks great

 

should have the new look pics up by wed or thursday

 

So pics up by yesterday or today?

 

wed the 15th or Thursday the 16th

 

I prefer the look right now than the one before!

 

a lot of people do, i don't mind the colour its the front bumper i hate, rock chips! and scraping but im gona try to put a lip under my lip lol sorta like a diffuser to try and help out

 

so here`s my update for now on the body work

 

Damn youre really going all out eh, looks great so far especially the front its sleek

 

yeah the body wasn`t the greatest, alot of small dents, but all fixed now! and the front is the same way nothing changed, just fresh now

 

 

That wing

 

I meant to post this at the start of today but I was too focused on completing it haha cleared and blacked out my headlights!

 

Now that's what I'm talking about, looks good! See just start off with the small mods and then next year you can do the expensive mods when you pay off the car

 

Those headlights look great im so jealous T_T

 

Looking good es08tg! How long did that take you? Maybe you can help me do mine? you should have done the intake resonator delete when you had the front bumper off? But overall the headlights looks great!

 

Thanks man! Basically done with the inexpensive mods now haha coils and wheels will be next on the list!
Thanks man, it was like 8 hours haha but I was messing around with other stuff too. And I was actually going to do that delete, but I had absolutely no idea how to get to that bolt on the u-shaped tube that goes up into the engine bay but yup I'd be willing to help out for sure. It's a really easy job, just time consuming

 

Let me know, I helped Blackn'yellow with his intake resonator delete and took that bolt out that hold the rest of the tube

 

@es08tg what would u say was the toughest part of that project? Seperating the housing or attaching it back together?I think i mite do mine today since the weather is shitty this weekend.

 

^when you're done let me see it

 

As long as you bake it long enough taking it apart is easy. My first one only went in for 12 mins cause I was getting nervous of it being in the oven haha but I couldn't separate all of it. Tossed it back in for a bit and it came apart fine. 2nd one was in for 15 mins at 200 degrees and I got it separated within seconds.

The sealing isn't hard at all, but again you need to bake it a good amount to get the best seal. With all the extra oem butyl and the new layer I added, I couldn't get all the tabs to click. I missed like 2 on each light but they're close. It's still perfectly sealed though, it rained crazy the very next day and I have zero internal fog/moisture/leaking. I'm sure ill eventually open them up again to redo do them. Overall pearl, it's a really easy job. Very straight forward, just very time consuming as well. It's worth it though!! I love my new lights haha and switchbacks are in transit!

 

Ok cool,. Not sure if ill black them out or not cuz my fogs r clear aslo...hmmmm.I'm leaning to clear possibly, what's yall think?

 

I'd go clear with a darker car for sure. To have that contrast. And if you don't like it you can always go back and black them out

 

Goin to the flea market the get some switchbacks now, then start the mod

 

^ Good luck!

btw is your avatar the picture that I took of your car?

 

Yea it is the pic u took! I'm feelin it! Respect