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Old Mar 28, 2010 | 03:48 PM
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SweetJazz: Couple of update photos

I am pretty excited about some of the upgrades I recently made to my TL-S. I will post more pics once I do my spring detail in a month or two. For now, the car looks awesome. I chose black lug nuts and Devotion III center caps for the RonJons. I never liked the look of the A-Spec drop in the rear. Regardless of the M/T or A/T springs, the rear is only lowered by about 0.5". The Tein H-Tech springs have lowered the rear of my car absolutely perfectly.

Thanks Rondy for the excellent customer service and shipping!!!

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              Old Mar 28, 2010 | 04:01 PM
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              I like before...I love after. Looks very good!
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              Old Mar 28, 2010 | 04:22 PM
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              Nice new wheels. Any shots from other angles? I cant really tell but did the H-Tech make a difference in height?
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              Old Mar 28, 2010 | 04:31 PM
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              Originally Posted by Dougboy
              Nice new wheels. Any shots from other angles? I cant really tell but did the H-Tech make a difference in height?
              I did not get any this time. I'll get some later when I polish out the paint. The additional drop in the rear is definitely noticeable. At least 0.5 - 0.75" more drop in the rear.
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              Old Mar 28, 2010 | 04:50 PM
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              How do the h-techs ride?
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              Old Mar 28, 2010 | 04:52 PM
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              I just like gazing at your swirl-free paint! Oh and nice wheels too!
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              Old Mar 28, 2010 | 04:55 PM
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              Originally Posted by AM TL
              How do the h-techs ride?
              The H-Techs are comparable to the A-Spec in terms of firmness.
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              Old Mar 28, 2010 | 04:57 PM
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              Originally Posted by Ramrodthrusterpuppy
              I just like gazing at your swirl-free paint! Oh and nice wheels too!
              Thanks Ramrod...
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              Old Mar 28, 2010 | 05:24 PM
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              Looks awesome with the new wheels. I've always thought you had the cleanest swirl free NBP. Others post up pics of theirs and they look clean swirl free. I. Doubt they are. Yours I'm 98% sure is flawless. Almost looks like it glows!

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              Old Mar 28, 2010 | 06:36 PM
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              Originally Posted by SweetJazz
              The H-Techs are comparable to the A-Spec in terms of firmness.
              Yes, and in road feel if that's any different from firmness.
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              Old Mar 28, 2010 | 08:03 PM
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              sooo clean, i loved your car when it was on a-specs but i must say with the new suspension and ronjons it looks badass!
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              Old Mar 28, 2010 | 08:19 PM
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              Originally Posted by jptl04
              Looks awesome with the new wheels. I've always thought you had the cleanest swirl free NBP. Others post up pics of theirs and they look clean swirl free. I. Doubt they are. Yours I'm 98% sure is flawless. Almost looks like it glows!
              Thanks jptl04,

              It is almost a part time job trying to maintain the paint at a high level all the time. It's my fatal flaw.............

              Originally Posted by bigBLACKTL
              sooo clean, i loved your car when it was on a-specs but i must say with the new suspension and ronjons it looks badass!
              Thanks bigBLACKTL!
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              Old Mar 28, 2010 | 08:23 PM
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              wow that car looks real good
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              Old Mar 28, 2010 | 09:22 PM
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              Good choice. Those are my fav ronjons.
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              Old Mar 28, 2010 | 09:30 PM
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              looks really really nice. love the lugs too.
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              Old Mar 28, 2010 | 09:39 PM
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              nice ride man,good job.
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              Old Mar 29, 2010 | 01:12 AM
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              Originally Posted by d-townhakuzo
              i like before...i love after. Looks very good!

              +1
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              Old Mar 29, 2010 | 01:14 AM
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              Nice!
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              Old Mar 29, 2010 | 02:08 AM
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              I love teh TL-S man
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              Old Mar 29, 2010 | 07:18 AM
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              Hot, wheels look HUGE and the paint looks flawless!
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              Old Mar 29, 2010 | 07:37 AM
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              I like the RJ's, look huge and fresh.
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              Old Mar 29, 2010 | 08:57 AM
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              I love both sets! Your car is sick man
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              Old Mar 29, 2010 | 11:26 AM
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              nice! how do you like the h-tech springs? im looking to purchase these but it looks like the drop is pretty aggressive - not like the 1.0 - 1.2in they advertise. i wanted to use these springs on stock struts. my understanding is the the stock aspec shocks are the same as the oem shocks on all TLs just the springs are different.
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              Old Mar 29, 2010 | 12:35 PM
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              fresh to death! blinding! clean whip my man! both wheels are sick but 19in sexy!
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              Old Mar 29, 2010 | 12:49 PM
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              Originally Posted by Project X
              nice! how do you like the h-tech springs? im looking to purchase these but it looks like the drop is pretty aggressive - not like the 1.0 - 1.2in they advertise. i wanted to use these springs on stock struts. my understanding is the the stock aspec shocks are the same as the oem shocks on all TLs just the springs are different.
              +1 I would also like to know.
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              Old Mar 29, 2010 | 10:45 PM
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              Originally Posted by Project X
              nice! how do you like the h-tech springs? im looking to purchase these but it looks like the drop is pretty aggressive - not like the 1.0 - 1.2in they advertise. i wanted to use these springs on stock struts. my understanding is the the stock aspec shocks are the same as the oem shocks on all TLs just the springs are different.
              Originally Posted by AM TL
              +1 I would also like to know.
              The H-Techs are perfect for my taste. The drop is actually not very aggressive. The wheels help make it appear that way. The A-Spec shocks are not the same as stock. They definitely feel stiffer than stock.
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              Old Mar 29, 2010 | 11:53 PM
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              i liked the chrome aspecs better only because 19's raise the car up =/
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              Old Mar 29, 2010 | 11:59 PM
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              I like aspecs more but nonetheless do you!
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              Old Apr 6, 2010 | 01:11 PM
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              Daytime Pics Update

              Some people have requested some additional pics to better illustrate the Tein springs during the daytime. Here you go.






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              Old Apr 6, 2010 | 05:07 PM
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              Looks great...I can't wait to detail my mine once all this pollen clears! What do you use?
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              Old Apr 6, 2010 | 11:11 PM
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              Originally Posted by JJaber06
              Looks great...I can't wait to detail my mine once all this pollen clears! What do you use?
              Thanks. I will wait until May for my next detail. Check out my spring 2009 detail thread in the wash and wax forum for specifics.
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              Old Apr 9, 2010 | 10:22 PM
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              car looks GREAT! drop and rims (great choice btw) are dope! and the detail on the paint =
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              Old Apr 10, 2010 | 05:43 PM
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              love the new shoes on your tl-s
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              Old Apr 10, 2010 | 06:28 PM
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              Nice keep it up..
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              Old Apr 11, 2010 | 11:26 PM
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              Originally Posted by djbonsu
              car looks GREAT! drop and rims (great choice btw) are dope! and the detail on the paint =
              Originally Posted by queenskid718
              love the new shoes on your tl-s
              Originally Posted by gatoferoz25
              Nice keep it up..
              Thanks Guys.
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              Old Apr 13, 2010 | 05:02 PM
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              Super shiny! Great looking TL
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              Old Apr 13, 2010 | 09:23 PM
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              Originally Posted by Jays_04TL
              Super shiny! Great looking TL
              Thanks Jay.
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              Old Apr 13, 2010 | 09:30 PM
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              holy shyt!!!

              dat looks hella clean & WET!!
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              Old Apr 14, 2010 | 03:58 AM
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              My favorite ron jon wheels so far!
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