Nope, no lip kit here. I am still in the air about getting one too. The car already drags because it is so low, I would hate to offer more paint to the ground for scraping...

 

lol. lip that and you're gonna look so good josh.

so saturday is fast approaching, we still doing the thing in buffalo?

 

oh and i found the click assembly for my suspension. just waiting for bullshitty TCF to clear my check so i can order it, should be ridin like a stock lexus soon

 

I thought he did that last weekend? I'm going boarding on sat no matter what!

 

oh damn, what about dan's suspension? did he get that fixed yet?

 

^^^yea i for sure will do my best to come out next time everyone gets together. i need to get my cl-s handbrake ordered and i was going to get brakes too. what does everyone run for brakes? i was thinking stoptech oem slotted and Hawk ceramics HP all around

 

stockies feels all mushy and gross. i think the first thing imma do before i even touch rotors and pads are just stainless steel lines

 

Do it all at the same time. When you put new rotors and pads on, change out the brake fluid for something good and also put on the stainless lines as well. You are supposed to change the fluid at some point anyway.

 

that's about 3 month's worth of Kmart's wages for me lol

 

wow haven't checked in in a while. i am planning on skiiing on saturday with josh. I would be down to do your bearings ken if that doesn't work or you want to do it on sunday. Josh, get the headers - we need to see if my logitech PC wheel and pedals interfaces with your PS3, it does not work with my xbox.

as for brakes, Hawk is good. I am planning on doing a full EBC gold/slotted rotors and red stuff pads + SS brakelines when I get the dough.

suspension has not been fixed. Need more parts (dammit!) but the fucker sticks like glue anyway

 

What's up dude? You've been holding out on me? What kind of crap is that? Bring that wheel on over, I have GT4 and Formula 1 until GT5 comes out...

And yes, I want the headers pretty badly. Besides, we have to see how the headers stack up to the pulley now that we both have an intake bolted on. The only problem is that I have a hard time keeping the wheels under me as it is, I can't imagine what it will be like with another 20 HP.

 

lol, you can if dan brings that damn wheel over, you can pretend you own that M5

i installed my hub assemblies yesterday, learned how and did the job in 15 mins, amazing what you can do with the right tools.

imma be over at my buddy's sanding down my headlights and stuff. and god im up for any drives now, the car is so smooth it's awesome

 

I picked up a Logitech wheel last night from some dude in St Paul. It really makes it interesting to drive with the force feedback, too bad the pedals don't work with the PS3. But, on the good side, the paddles area analog so they can be used as the gas/brake.

 

http://www.motorauthority.com/news/t...-lexus-ls600h/

 

If I am going to drool over a Lexus, it's going to be this one...

http://www.lexus.com/isf/

 

meh I don't even really like the IS F. But that LS headlight is sickkkkkk.

 

i saw that car at the chicago auto show....it's even nicer in person !!


...my update

i'm in the process of putting my XS headers on. i'll be done once i start that back up in the morning. just a few bolts left.

next up are my K-sports+alignment+rear Camber kit

then

Rims+tires+tint


lookin forward to meeting you guys when things thaw. and fsttyms1 might come as well. he's the one with the TL running a CL-S manual conversion.

 

yeah kris is a legend among us men.
im looking forward to a meet to. oughta be nice. maybe we should start setting up a midwest meet now?

oh and i saw dan drivin on 94 yesterday, dude was flying. the CL looks sharp as usual

 

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...58#post2740458

that grill is the next purchase after the strut bearings and camber kit that is. damn money.


Angels are you going with sbc ball joint style or ingalls style?

 

hey does anyone wanna buy a navigation thing like George's? there was a 80 dollar sale on one of them, so i put it in layaway until next monday, thing is there's a 10 dollar cancelation. and just today a 300 dollar navi went into clearance for 180, so i wanna get that. anyone wanna take over my maestro 3100 that's still in layaway?

 

i'm going w/ ingalls b/c of the TOE+Camber

the total time it took for the Header Install was 6 hours.. shitty and the first time i ran the exhaust for a test run while it was on the lift i forgot to connect the O2 senor. my heart dropped when i saw a CEL and smoke comming out of my hood!!! then i realized it was just a simple quick fix. LOL. oops. phew...now that, that is over...next up are K-sports w/ ingalls rear!.

 

Nice - post some pics after that drop!

Ken, call Josh he is looking to get a navi for the wifey he might take that $80 deal.

 

it's 169.99 lol. it was 249.99, 80 bucks off so i jumped on it. but another went on clearance for 120 off so i want that one. i guess ill just buy it straight out on monday, ill call josh then see if he wants it for the price i paid. else i'll return it for the other one

 

you'll have to tell me what brand and model it is...

 

For 249.99 I am willing to rip my factory navi for anyone interested - j/k.
How is everyone here?

 

I'm boycotting the world until it warms up (and dries up). This whole being sloppy for weeks on end is getting me down. I've got unlimited car washes, so I'm trying to make due - but I can't even get my baby in the garage before hitting multiple puddles that can't be avoided (or I get behind some slow ass truck that's all jacked up with no mud flappers)

Other than that - doing good. Everyone's been so quiet lately.

Hey - how did your latest chinese/mead party go? I would have loved to go, but I was packing for jamaica man. Didn't really put much thought into it, but I was in Ocho Rios (jamaica) on Bob Marleys birthday. Lots of stuff was closed though because they consider it a national holiday.

Oh well - I'm at work and bored already.

RABBLE RABBLE

 

lol, spring comes a knockin and everyone comes back out. i havent heard from you in ages Hasham
yeah my car is dirty as hell too, wash it, hits a puddle, gives up

if ur still lookin josh
Nextar S3 and XNAV3550
i bought the 3550 today and drove around with it, it's fucking awesome. found me a Shell gas station so i can get some real gas.

 

i'm a carwash supervisor.lol. free detail jobs

ppl get their cars washed at the F'n strangest times ever... for ex.

its -29*F wind chill! or
it's snowing hardcore! or
it's raining/pouring! or....etc

 

I have been around keeping an eye but quite. Put some serious miles on my TL too over winter so no complains of hidding under the snow. Cant wait to clay it!

 

Hey guys - anyone up for helping me with a mod this spring? I hate (I can't bold and capitolize HATE enough to make you understand) that my foglights are built into my headlight housing.

I'm thinking about adding HID yellows to the front bumper. I know there are some good DIY's out there, so hopefully that shouldn't be an issue. But I'm human - you know, the social creatures. When I'm by myself, I'm the laziest bastard alive (I've been remodeling my kitchen for 4 years, and my downstairs bathroom has been going on 2)

So if anyone is interested, maybe we can all get together for a bbq at my place and see if we can't knock this thing out in an afternoon. If anyone has any experience taking off bumpers (or maybe just being creative in general so I can bounce some ideas off them).

Let me know, and hopefully we can plan something for late march / early april?

 

fog lights built into your headlight housing?? assuming you're talking about a TL, the fog lights are totally separate from the headlights. but maybe i'm understanding you.

i just put 3000k (yellow) HID fogs in my TL, wasn't too difficult & I'm no master at DIY's. If you get a "plug & play" kit, that makes the install pretty easy. I got mine at xenondepot.com.

 

Yea - I've got an '04 TL, so the fogs are "seperate" from the headlights as in I can turn them on and off at will -> but the fogs are essentially located where a normal cars high beams would be (to the inside of the headlights, in the same housing).


That was probably way more explanation than you needed since you have a TL too, but just in case anyone else wasn't sure.

 

I was just looking at this post again, and thought I would clarify a bit more and you should know exactly whats going on...lol

On the newer TL's, you were cursed with daytime running lights, but you got the fogs in the lower bumper.

On the older 3G TL's - we have no DRL's, but our fogs are in the location of your DRL (in the insides of the headlight housing).

So I'm not sure if I can just do a plug'n'play swap and turn them into HID's or if I will need to do 1 of 2 things (I posted this in the forum too)

1) Sounds like most people are buying accord fogs, cutting the lower grill, and doing a retro fit.

2) I have been wondering if it would be easier to just get an '07 bumper and the actual 07 foglights, and just move the wiring from the old fogs to the new (essentially just disabling the factory fogs for my "new factory fogs")

I haven't checked into prices yet though, so if it's only like $100 for the accord fogs, but it would be $900 for a new bumper and acura fogs --> I will lean towards being a cheap ass and doing a custom job.

So..... Whose in with me? lol

 

gotchya. i always thought those were DRL's & was wondering how the hell they were able to have their headlights on w/the DRL's on. makes a hell of a lot more sense to know that those are fogs.

 

pick your poison, buy some beef, schedule a date and we'll all be there lol

 

I have an 04 TL I know what you mean. I changed my bulb to match my HID's and it looks great. If you want to change the front bumper because of FOGS trade it in for an 07 - 08 and save yourself the headace.

 

I agree with Ken. Nice to see everybody checking in, it seems to be getting warmer so maybe we can get something going in the next few weekends!

 

I agree but not next weekend. I will be snowmobiling in Wisconsin. I think we should have something in the coming weekends. I still have my UR pulley to install and I have the thermo spacers. It will be a fun Spring project to do.

 

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APRIL 26th 2008 @ 10am... EVENT TIME as of now...

I just found out that there will be a HONDA/ACURA MEET set up on HONDA-TECH. It'll be held in WAUSAU in MARATHON PARK(BBQ). i just told them that i am almost certainly going. i thought i'd let you guys know too. it would be a good middle ground for ppl in my AREA(Fox Cities) and ppl in YOUR AREA(twin cities).

http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2220324 .....that is the thread

i have family(g-rents) in wausau too so it'll be a double wammy for me.

what do u guys say? should we show them how classy our CLs/TLs/RLs/Legends are.lol

 

Why not get the 07 bumper and fogs assembly and then enable both sets of lights to run when you turn on your fogs? Then you could go rallying at night and not need to put those lights on the roof.

It might also look kind of pimp to have them all running.

And where the hell is Wausau?