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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 08:03 AM
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first I did suspension, then lip kit, then rims. After I did suspension, I thought stock wheels with spacers looked really good, so I Wasn't in the hurry to get the wheels at all.

And yesterday I saw my old 3G. Still looks the same except stock height
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 09:19 AM
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I smoked a pothole last year so my rims were installed first. But then, I got my suspension, lip kit, and exhaust done within a week after I mounted my rims.
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 05:52 PM
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haha i now have 3 sets of wheels for mt tl #facepalm
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the quicker the better haha
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 06:06 PM
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For the install stuff, I'd go suspension, lip kit, and then wheels/spacers if needed. Then again you already have wheels so why not suspension, wheels, and lip kit.

Which wheels you going to rock during the summer Justin?
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 11:46 PM
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FUCK ME, I'll take the Axis's for a grand, I cant buy them till I return from mexico on the 8th of april!
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Old Mar 21, 2012 | 11:52 PM
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Thanks for the replies! Yes I do already have wheels so I think I will go suspension/camber kits with the wheels and lip kit after. I still need to find someone to paint and install my lip kit lol..don't trust myself enough to do a good enough job..
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 07:43 AM
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Anyone interested in Greddy exhaust? I need to sell it and use the money for tools Comes with all the gaskets and new bolts ready to put on
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 09:26 AM
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Anyone interested in Greddy exhaust? I need to sell it and use the money for tools Comes with all the gaskets and new bolts ready to put on
I thought I saw that exhaust on kijiji, sucks that you have to get rid of it. Ricky was looking for an exhaust so let him know you're selling.
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 11:17 PM
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Painted my stocks black =), bad time to put them back on with all the damn snow that's back...
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 01:47 AM
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Anyone interested in Greddy exhaust? I need to sell it and use the money for tools Comes with all the gaskets and new bolts ready to put on
Lol look at this as an opportunity to get a custom magnaflow exhaust for the future instead.

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Painted my stocks black =), bad time to put them back on with all the damn snow that's back...
Yeah man.. it took me over 2 hours to get home from work today. Traffic was brutal. I swapped back to winter tires tonight after the shit show. Sadly I'll probably be swapping back to summer tires yet again in a week or two since it's supposed to get really warm. I might hold off this time around a bit longer since I got owned.
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 02:07 AM
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Yeah I kept mine on considering we get snow all the way till May long usually lol.
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 02:09 AM
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^all season tires FTW!! dont have to worry about swapping them!! haha
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 09:12 AM
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Last night's drive is way smoother than today. My neighbourhood is just covered with black ice.

And oh, I saw a lowered blue 04-06 3G rocking some steelies on my way to school today.
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 01:12 PM
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^all season tires FTW!! dont have to worry about swapping them!! haha
My "summers" are all seasons...but I wouldn't have trusted them on this morning's roads. Hope they worked okay for you. On the drive in, I could help but reflect on how much I didn't envy the guys that have already slipped out of their winter boots.
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 02:35 PM
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I don't mind driving in snow to be honest haha..
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 03:56 PM
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just curious, what are some of you guys paying for your insurance?
Mine was about $3420/year with a clean record when i got the car in October, now its $2516/year. Apparently its cause TD got a new insurance policy system than makes it cheaper, and the fact that Im turning 21 in a few weeks dropped it about a hundred dollars too
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 03:57 PM
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also, snow wasnt too bad this morning! anyone on northside get stuck just after 153 ave on 82st? took up all lanes, couldnt reverse out or anything. had to drive over the curb to get too school on time
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 05:09 PM
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Wish I could pay your rates! Mine have always bin high, Bmw 550/month, old TL 367/month, new TL 401/month. I've bin getting raped by insurance since I was 17 so I don't even feel it anymore. That's with a clean record and just turned 21 too, Ain't that a b....
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by riicky
^all season tires FTW!! dont have to worry about swapping them!! haha
Haha I do have "all season" tires on my summer wheels. They sure don't perform like a "good" set of all seasons would though

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I don't mind driving in snow to be honest haha..
You must be one of those crazies lol.

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just curious, what are some of you guys paying for your insurance?
Mine was about $3420/year with a clean record when i got the car in October, now its $2516/year. Apparently its cause TD got a new insurance policy system than makes it cheaper, and the fact that Im turning 21 in a few weeks dropped it about a hundred dollars too
I got quoted around $4000/year when I first got my car but when I switched companies I got around the $2500/year mark (clean record as well). It's more so the fact that we're under 25 opposed to having a clean record. That's not to say having a clean record is meaningless, but once you turn 25 the cost of insurance significantly decreases.

There was an article released a few years back stating the tl type-s was one of the most expensive vehicles to insure in Canada. I'm sure this is for the average vehicle, not including any super cars or anything past the $100k MSRP.

Do you ever visit your buddy that lives next door to me? Is he planning on doing any modding?
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 05:46 PM
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my insurance was suppose to be 5600$/year 3 years ago with 2 accidents under my belt. So I "sold" my TL to my dad and because the 3rd driver. Then it 3600$/year.
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 05:49 PM
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^Myron I've been meaning to ask, what did you use as the reflective material when installing your CCFL? Did you just use some aluminum foil or reflective tape? I plan to do mine sometime in the next month or so.
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 06:47 PM
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haha I pay about $5600/yr on a one way contract since I had a couple collisions 2-3 years ago with my old car which had a lot of axle and joint problems which are the main causes of my accidents.
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by v|nsan|ty
Haha I do have "all season" tires on my summer wheels. They sure don't perform like a "good" set of all seasons would though



You must be one of those crazies lol.



I got quoted around $4000/year when I first got my car but when I switched companies I got around the $2500/year mark (clean record as well). It's more so the fact that we're under 25 opposed to having a clean record. That's not to say having a clean record is meaningless, but once you turn 25 the cost of insurance significantly decreases.

There was an article released a few years back stating the tl type-s was one of the most expensive vehicles to insure in Canada. I'm sure this is for the average vehicle, not including any super cars or anything past the $100k MSRP.

Do you ever visit your buddy that lives next door to me? Is he planning on doing any modding?
I'm still with TD, I'm just saying that there new system works more about record AND age rather than just age. I would of still been overpaying if my buddy never told me his rate.
$3420, called in for new rate and got $2700 at first, $2600 for UofA student, $2580 for alarm installed, and $2516 for turning 21 lol. I even got it down to $2250 if i get my R6 insured with them too

I vist him every now and than, not too often though, he usually has a poker night once a month.
He just added ACURA letters on his rear brake light like 2 days ago so it lights up acura when you break lol. I think he's gonna copy me and plastidip his grill. I know he wants an exhaust and intake to start.
he's also got an aspec kit in his basement right now, I told him i was talking to you on the forums, he said to ask if you wanted to come help install the aspec when its nice out lol


Originally Posted by iMitchell
Wish I could pay your rates! Mine have always bin high, Bmw 550/month, old TL 367/month, new TL 401/month. I've bin getting raped by insurance since I was 17 so I don't even feel it anymore. That's with a clean record and just turned 21 too, Ain't that a b....
try getting a quote from TD, even online its shows pretty cheap

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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 04:01 AM
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Originally Posted by myron
my insurance was suppose to be 5600$/year 3 years ago with 2 accidents under my belt. So I "sold" my TL to my dad and because the 3rd driver. Then it 3600$/year.
Not sure how you've got it set up, and I'm not saying you're doing anything wrong, but here's a bit of free legal advice...always play straight with your insurer. They're on to most of the scams/systems, and know how to investigate. If the car is held by one person, but the main driver is someone else, they've been known to ask around and figure out who drives the car day to day (they only do this after a claim). I've seen them deny claims to students, after asking around at school and learning that while the car is registered to mom or dad, it's junior that drives it everyday.
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 04:07 PM
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I pay 180/month with td, full coverage including glass, 250 deductible. Not bad, if youve gone to post secondary, they give huge discounts.
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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I have no insurance! Trololol
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by v|nsan|ty
^Myron I've been meaning to ask, what did you use as the reflective material when installing your CCFL? Did you just use some aluminum foil or reflective tape? I plan to do mine sometime in the next month or so.
zip tied aluminum foil
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 11:07 PM
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Whoa everyone;s insurance is so much cheaper than mine. This is my first car but i went with CDI insurance, had my name under my parents to somehow decrease the amount but im still payin like $4500 a year. Dont think a speeding ticket affects it much, ya never know i suppose.
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Old Mar 24, 2012 | 11:11 PM
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I pay 372$/month. I've been told that TSXs are more expensive than regular TLs because TSXs are called 'sport sedan'. At least that's what my broker told me when I was asking for quotes.
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Old Mar 25, 2012 | 12:48 AM
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@you8myrice - Lol tell him to just join the forum and talk to me from here.

@PO_TSX19 - I was with CDI before and they aren't the best rates for young drivers. I hated whenever I had to call them. Easily 30-45 minute wait times regardless of the time or day. I'm with Allstate now and although they don't offer a discount for being at the U of A I still get a decent rate.
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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 02:11 PM
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I saw Jim(my twin) at NAIT HP center last saturday.
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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by edmua6
I saw Jim(my twin) at NAIT HP center last saturday.
I saw Jim in Jasper over the weekend. And the day before that, saw him driving on his summer wheels with all that snow on the ground haha
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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 03:58 PM
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Yea. He has a mesh type summer rims too so we would be identical when I mount my summer rims back. Only difference is he has a regular base rear a-spec lip.
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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 04:29 PM
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^ That's why you need a black roof, custom headlights, and custom tailights lol.

I wonder how he did driving in all that snow. Last Thursday, I was barely getting any traction on my way home in my "all-season" tires. I switched back since I have to do so much driving but it looks like by the end of the week it's going to be double digits. The question is now, when do I switch back to summers yet again and pray there isn't another random snowfall.
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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 09:44 PM
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After slapping my summers back on, I only had to to endure it for one day. By sat this past weekend all the snow as already melting. This week is going to be beautiful, this thursday is supposed be like +11!
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Old Mar 26, 2012 | 11:39 PM
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@you8myrice - Lol tell him to just join the forum and talk to me from here.

so maybe wenesday around 4-5 we're gonna put on his aspec, come join if you want.
he has an account, he just lurks and never posts haha
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 12:17 PM
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Soo I called TD to get a quote and they told me 212$/month. So TD is getting a new customer this week and my old company is gonna have a raging customer calling
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 12:25 PM
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My names Juan and i own a tl 2007... Im glad to find ppl from canada in this acurazine as i always go to the ones from the states but its not the same... I have a hugr concern i just put these aftermarket wheels on my tl and i drove it for a Couple kms n all of a sudden the tpms came on i flipped the arrows to see my tire info and it says "error".... I didnt have this problem with my factory wheels... Anyone know what to do? Like how to reset the computer or what to do?
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 12:43 PM
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Welcome

Acura's tpms system does an auto relearn so you don't have to do anything as long as you have the right sensors in your wheels. Where did you get your sensors?
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Old Mar 27, 2012 | 12:52 PM
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@edmua6.
I bought the tires a few months ago off kijiji they are pretty new as they were only on for last summer so i dont even know if it has any sensors but i would imagin so
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