rondog

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After a brief pause, we decided to go ahead with the 4th Generation Acura TL lip kit from RonJon Sport Design.

Our goal is to provide the best quality possible for the fairest price and the most attractive design with board member's direct feedback, so you know it won't be a compromise. With dozens of designs and 4 production kits built to date, our experience will be on display as we engineer the best possible installation techniques in the industry. They will be problem free and secure.

Here's more information…


5-piece kit is made up of:

• Front lip (polyurethane)
• Pair of side skirt replacements (primed ABS plastic)
• 2 piece rear lip (primed ABS plastic)
• Hardware and 3M double sided tape included
• Exterior RonJon vehicle emblem and catalog

The design has gone through many different concepts, but the concept design we chose was by far the most impressive. Here are the illustrations our in-house design studio (made up of Rondy Marji and John Vicente of http://jmvdesign.ca/) has come up with:

(click images below to enlarge)











Pricing Breakdown:
(limited to first 15 kits)
Schedule:

• We start on Friday, Jan. 21st.
• Prototyping ends on Feb. 4th
• Production begins on Feb. 18th.
• First articles begin to ship out on Feb. 22.

Consumer Notes:

• Pre-order pricing limited to first 15 kits, $200 deposit required
• The pieces to the kit comes unfolded with hardware included
• General UPS ground shipping rates vary from $80 to $150 depending on location
• No modifications to the kit or vehicle are needed for installation
• Professional installation is suggested
• Front lip is made of durable / slightly flexable high quality polyurethane
• Front tip of front lip designed to decrease chances of scraping against the ground
• Sides and rear parts are made from OEM quality rigid ABS Plastic with OEM mounting points
• Lowers ground clearance by approximately 1.5" all around visually improving the vehicle stance
• Painted option is considered special order and is non-refundable
• Painted option requires 30 day turn around time or less
• Painted option color accuracy cannot be guaranteed without actual vehicle present
• We accept PayPal or credit card over the phone.

Additional notes:

• We will be photographing our progress every step of the way as we post the images on our web page seen here:
  http://www.ronjonsportdesign.com/4g_tl_kit.html , on our Facebook fan page seen here: http://www.facebook.com/ronjonsportdesign as well as this thread.
• Call us for any other needed information or to order!

Here's the first picture of the bumper in the studio with foam and fiberglass being built onto it:

PPLAPW

Can't wait to see the end results.

Great job Ron!

types1fan

Just pre odered mine. Can't wait let the countdown begin. I live like 8 minutes away so I save on shipping.

dsw1ft

Can you paint it CBP?

unlemming

Would you post up some "side-by-side" shots of your kit and the stock TL? And/or the OEM kit? I know I could look for myself but I think it would be helpful for the general reader/buyer to see it all in one place. Thanks!

11AWDTL

+1. Was just thinking about comparing this kit side by side with the OEM kit from Acura. I love the Acura kit, but this one has caught my eye as well.

Nexson

The renderings look fantastic!

ggesq

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very nice!!

fusiongt

I just need the front lip... -_-; kits only huh???

rondog

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Thanks for the compliments guys, I put alot of hard work into this, late nights hitting the creative wall with the previous concepts, but i'm glad I waited until this fantastic design was created with the help of my associate, John Vicente, check out his work, he is amazing!!


Yes, 2 orders so far, you guys are locked in and on your way to having the sickest TL's on the road!

Sure, that would fall under the OEM pearl painted price option.

I am having the donor car shot before and after the kit install for comparisons. Ryan Exline will be using his car as the donor with the RJ wheels, RJ grille and possibly an RJ rear window spoiler if we can pull that off in time. Then on goes the kit and we have a fantastic photographer named Scott Chu who is shooting the finished car. I mean this guy is good, he shot the ATLP pics, but we will be doing it above and beyond anything else, check out the sites of my designer and photographer, this is all raw talent working on this project.

Photographer: Scott Chu
http://scottchu.com/test/

Associate Designer: John M. Vicente
http://jmvdesign.ca/

Art Director, Project Coordinator: Rondy Marji
http://rondesignstudio.com/



Only full kits for now, unless you find someone who needs sides and rear.
After the 15 kits are pre-ordered, we will start to price out the individual pieces.

TWiSDiT

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i think this body kit made me become a fan of the 4g TL.

good job on designing Ron!!

Steven Bell

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^^^ It can make a fan of anyone! Beautiful Rondy-congrats on another outstanding kit.

GunnerX

How much is shipping to Canada?

HawkI

I've loved tracking this projects progress. I'm excited to see some real life shots of this on the car.

Hey Ron, I see in your notes it says "no modifications to the kit or vehicle are needed for installation" so does that mean there's no drilling or cutting like with the OEM kit? What's the install process?

rondog

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What province and postal code, I can give you an estimate.



Right, it's bolt-on, bolt-off, front lip goes over the bumper, sides replace the OEM sides and rear goes over the rear bumper. We even made the kit so it would cover the damage caused by the OEM kit if those who already have the OEM kit want to swap out to something more aggressive. Install is very basic, double sided 3M tape is provided, measurements will also be provided to get the positioning perfect and 2 screws on the inside of the wheel well where the holes can't be seen will be used. When all is said and done, a thin bead of silicone can be used to seal it perfectly to prevent any water and debris from getting in there and loosening up the tack.

GunnerX

I sent you a PM with the location. Thanks!

Treblig

Rather than a bead of silicone, which can be messy, can the rubber moulding that is used to seal the factory kits be used with your kit?

rondog

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Actually, the silicone is not mesy at all, I run a strip of masking tape above and below the seam, then run a squeegee across to remove the excess. People thing I had my kit molded. if I ever need to remove it, I just have my detailed buff out the silicone, very easy. here's a preview:

potmilkz

ill just wait for another couple of months.. i just hope the first batch of kits will come with no fitment issues...

rondog

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There's a $200 discount on the kit if you order before production starts. We've been making kits for over 6 years on 4 different cars, we've got it down by now. Add on lip kits don't have the same potential issues as the bumper replacements, this kit goes on one way, like the CL, can't have issues.

Treblig

Okay, sounds easy enough, but will the OEM moulding work?

rondog

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Not sure, never used it. How does it work on the OEM kit, is there a special groove on the kit or something?

BTW, we got some great progress going, sideskirts were on backorder, but they arrived today, so we're gonna go pick those up from the dealer and get started on that. Check out these pics, with my little notes to the molder on how to adjust...


















And the new revised side view, with cleaner transition between sides and front / rear...

Treblig

Not sure myself. Let me find out and let you know. It might be a nice touch to add it if you can though.

buckvegas

Volks coming off, rj type II legends going on today! Excited to be the prototype test for this kit!!!

rondog

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Me too, your car is going to be the hottest TL in existence so far with all these mods. Taking sponsorship to a whole new level. I can't wait till Scott comes back from Taiwan, from the looks of his website, these pics are going to rival anything Acura has shot.

buckvegas

Scott shot my car for about 3 hours with ATLP. He has some great locations to use as backdrop in the LA area. A good guy and awesome results.

Sandals

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I LOVE this kit. Please get some more pictures up soon. I can't stop staring at the rendered ones! Very nice work and attention to detail.

kaydn

when are we gonna see a real car having this kit?

rondog

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Thanks, we are working very expeditiously on it! Everyday we get a preorder or more, so if you plan on making the order with the discount, please get in before the 15 kits are up!

Pics on Ryan's car will be as soon as we can, maybe by Feb. 4th we should have a prototype mocked up and placed on the car just for confirmation of the flow and design, then off to production.

Schedule:
We start on Friday, Jan. 21st.
Prototyping ends on Feb. 4th
Production begins on Feb. 18th.
First articles begin to ship out on Feb. 22.

Sandals

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Ron,

do you have an estimate on how much it will cost after the first 15 have been sold?

rondog

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It's all up there in the first post:


Pricing Breakdown:
(limited to first 15 kits)

Sandals

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I was referring to what the price would be after you have sold 15 units. From the first post I assumed there is special pricing for the first 15 people so that it would increase for the 16th and later person to purchase the kit.

Sandals

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Never mind I see the MSRP price is listed below it.

rondog

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It's ok, I made it kinda subtle with the grey color so as to not create confusion.

SSGHutch

I want to preorder badly, but I will be in South Korea when the kit is available. I will have to purchase this June most likely.

types1fan

Hey I ordered mine on the first day he said it will be available,the verry next day someone hit my rear bumper. Now I have to wait until atleast spring to get mine installed.

fusiongt

man I already have oem full kit and I just want that front lip now!!! grrrrrrrrrrrrrr

rondog

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You were one of the very enthusiastic guys who pushed for this kit, I remember the emails and posts. Good luck out there and I would love to see the murdered out TL with this kit and the Harrows!


The front lip will be sold separately after the pre-order sale is over, so stay tuned!

TLNV

Pre ordered and cant wait

When all is said and done, I will be selling my OEM kit and installing the following all at once!

Rondy's aero kit.
Rondy's grille.
Color match headlights.
Install Rondy's 20" Type II Liquid Silvers.
Install rear tails, blacked out with smoke.

docboy

Whoah, that's going to be one bad ass TL! Possible COTM candidate?

Are you going to leave the rear silver trim as is or possible color match?