That looks hot mate. Well done and that ride height looks great now. What was your lowering vs stock for front and back in the end?Quote:
Originally Posted by ed_423
Cheers
Jonesy
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That looks hot mate. Well done and that ride height looks great now. What was your lowering vs stock for front and back in the end?Quote:
Originally Posted by ed_423
Cheers
Jonesy
i think its like 1.5" ish front and rear is like 1.1
got a detail in preparation for autocon this saturday!
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after autcon, im gonna downsize my rear from 255 to 245 and go little lower as well :)
Looks amazing!
Ed, cannot . . . get over . . . how hot . . . your ride looks :eek: :eek::thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Cheers
Jonesy
hehe thanks! i really want to go lower, but it does not clear my driveway :(
OMG first curb on my rims, just a few days before autocon too :(
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a feet or 2 away, not too noticeable..so probably won't fix till later on..
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You have shown me angles i didn't know existed
^ that's what she said.
Nice car ed... just notice, the Acura radio antenna is not built onto the glass like the Australian Euro.
Nice work bud! Honestly in some photos I would of mistaken your car for a BMW 5 series!
coming out of my driveway lol
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Sirius XM Satellite Radio.Quote:
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some shots from autocon from a few friends
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a mini photoshoot with my friend's tc
we are noobs at photography haha so we took a bunch to mess around with
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u invited the white car to just show how much better looking the euro is? goodwork.
^ that's my plan!
took my girl's nikon d3100 and went back to the same place to do practice some solo shots
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Wth is that white car o.o
Looks good from the front but side profile and back is ehhhhhhhhhh.
That dark graphite gray on a CU2 makes it look gorgeous. Heh, cos I got one too :) I love those big gunmetal rims.
A polarizer on the camera lens would cut down on reflections and make the car look even more shiny. They're great for cars with dark metallic paint. Is that white car a Saturn?
the white car is a scion TC. you guys dont have scion over there? it's a pretty much a toyota for the younger crowd haha
thanks for the honest opinion!! the rear is going another 1/2" lower with more camber, and front might go another 1/4" lower as well, or just get a type s lip :)Quote:
Originally Posted by I CU2
What part of Cali are you from?
Nice scenery...
La :)
really impressed with ur progress man. i really like the photos with all those angles tho.
Very nice photos ed. That rig of yours looks better and better. On the off chance when it rains in socal, do you have a hard time keeping it clean?
Cheers
Jonesy
haha thank guys, im still VERY new to photography so i have no idea what im doing
and if it rains, then i usually wash it when it stops (and check the forecast to make sure it doesnt rain the next weeK), and if it does rain the next week, i'll wait till it stops haha
I was talking about the white car! Yours is perfect x.Quote:
Originally Posted by ed_423
How about putting a Honda Accord next to a TSX? Interesting to see how much smaller the TSX.
Honda still has some sporting DNA left by keeping the TSX going after it stopped making the Type-R cars, S2000 and NSX... A CRZ with a downsized 1.8 engine from the CTR with big electric motors on the rear wheels would be amazing :)
haha i will try to find someone with an accord!
new addition!
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side fitment is great. doesn't stick out or seem overly bulky at all
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what's that silver plate for? bottom bolts?
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over all, for a ebay rep lip, i say this one is pretty damn good. got it for $113 flat. item is not bent in half or overy warped, seems like only very minimal heating will be required to shape it in. sides fit great, doesn't stick out or anything. the only part that's more bulky than oem will be the front, which i can live with lol.
now gotta get it painted!
here's the plan for the rest of the summer:
fix stance - lower rear more and dial in more camber. front height will stay the same with the lip on
paint and install lip
give my euro grille some love.
sell my ATLP grille.
a little photoshoot i did with a friend. i will have another one coming with new lip, new tires for the rear, and more camber and low so stay tuned! maybe a videoshoot would be happening as well ;)
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Omg. Jizzed my pants on the last two pics. Well done sir
Those pics makes me ____. Good job! I want the grille too!
hehe thanks! im switching to the euro 3 bar grille that you guys have very soon! it's just been sitting in my room haha
btw nxn75u, more picture of your car?? :O
Car needs a wash really bad with the weather we having now. hahaha... wouldnt want to hijack you thread too.
You painting the 3 row grille matt black or gloss black?
What a beautiful car.
Blackout grille would be nice
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grille is already painted gloss black, but not sure what i want to do yet. keep it gloss black, keep it flat black, or color match it.
also, not sure if i want to put A emblem on there instead of H, or just cut out middle bar.
jdp type s lip rep
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current ride height and new rear tire size
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need more mods in the ass department
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front fitment is the only issue:
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camberrrr
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next to the neighbor's 8th gen accord
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Your neighbor prob ask him self why he bought an accord each time he sees your car
The Accord is bigger than I thought :o
I WANT THAT LIP O M F G.
lol you would want the OEM lip. here's my review for the rep lip for those who are interested.
pro: cheap, more aggressive than oem lip.
con: its polyurthane so its hard to paint and tough to install. your shop must be really good, luckily mine was. they sand it down, fill the sides and edges with rubber fillings to make it smooth, then sand and paint, the more sanding, install it, final paint and polish with chip protection selant. also applied some sort of flex coating on there since it is a poly material, so even if it flex the paint should hold up.
fitment: sides are okay, the only problem was the front. we have brackets holding down the bottom pulling it inward while double sided tape does the job up top. not sure if that'd hold or not
if you just look at it you probably think the fitment is okay, but if you look closely around the front you can see that there's a TINY TINY .5mm gap or something in a small part or 2, which you really have to look for it (as seen in the pictures i took)
seems like people with the rep type s lip has the same problem.
if you have some money to spend, get the oem one, or the jdp cf one.
but for a brokeass college kid, this will do for now
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Originally Posted by I CU2
The acoord has.proper leg room at the back
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Because of that then heheheQuote:
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Lol omg it all makes sense. Im a fckin idiot
The kit looks a little different from the OEM. Its much thicker on the front.
^yup, that is because my lip is replica :( no money for factory lip!
and although the accord is parked closer, it is a tad bit bigger than my euro accord lol
and who needs leg room in the back, SCREW THE PASSENGERS!
The kit actually grows on me, looks more aggresive than the honda kit. Keep the pictures coming!
Good looking ride, now i just happens to have the cu2 in same colour ive searched ebay could not find anywhere that sell forgestar cf10 in aus :(
i love the graphite colour, my old cl7 was the navy graphite colour as well so i decided to upgrade after my gf rid off my car a month ago. I just put a deposit on a black cu2 and about to pick it up on wednesday cant wait. But viewing ur car i want to reconsider the colour choice !!! nice cu2 dude keep up the good work and the updates. ill have mine posted up in a week or 2.
nice ride,how much for the rims?
Just saw a CU2 with TSX's grill in Aus...
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been a while since i last updated!
i got in Super Street Magazine. not a full feature, but i'll take it! they didn't use my updated pic and mod list though...have wayyy more mods than that...and why did they decide to pick out my HID as a mod when i listed intake, atlp grille, custom headlights, and all that sht. Lol
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no new mods other than exhaust. i think im almost done with the car
on the other hand, finally got my own dslr, still learning how to shoot though! some are edited with lightroom as well
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i love your photos. it always makes the euro look fckin nicer.
thanks mate!
had a mini acura meet with a few guys
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got myself the rear aero bumper :)
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gave her a nice wash the next day
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my mini tsx
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Looking at my unwashed gray CU2 with its leopard spots of mud and dust, then looking at these pix... damn that's a sweet TSX! :) Or a whole bunch of them, not to leave out that lovely RL. You've got badass mods that are just on the right side of being tasteful and not over the top. Nice exhaust too, how does it sound like?
thanks mate :) exhaust sounds good, not that loud though, but nice and deep
What a great bunch of Acura TSXs,they all look AWESOME
Great cars and great pics.
Love all of your pics!
What model is your Magnaflow if you don't mind me asking?
One of the best threads i have seen in a while.
Your car looks amazing! Love your piece of art!
The pictures of you coming out of your driveway with funny head pictures made me laugh pretty hard.. so true that.
thanks a lot guys :)
magnaflows are 14829
What's your detailing process like? I think I saw some Meg's stuff in there like UQW and leather conditioner. My paint feels pretty rough... will need claying I think.
yeh, i want to know too.
The gray CU2s i see here are so dull in comparison, even in the Honda showrooms. Ed's on the other hand is soo shinny.
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thanks guys!
to be honest, in the 4 years of ownership, i've only had my car "professionally" detailed once by someone. im not too big on paint, and i figure if i get into detailing i'll never look at my paint the same way again :p
the products i use aren't the best, but they've been working for me. meg quick wax quarterly after i wash. i have a turtle wax leather cleaner, it does its job; cleaning all the dirt from the leather, doesn't feel slipperly, people say despite my 4 years of ownership, i still have the new car smell. If you don't mind spending more money, I'd get a conditioner and cleaner combo though. i also have a turtle wax interior trim cleaner, again, does its job ok. and again, turtle wax spray on tire shine.
why do i love turtle wax?
i don't. i just bought it because it was the cheapest thing out there, and it works for me so far haha. im a broke college kid, so gotta save money when i can!
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Edwin?s Grigio Metallic 2009 Acura TSX - Acura Connected
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Readers Spotlight March 2013:: 2009 Acura TSX | AwesomeSauceLifestyle.com
I still miss that tsx with LS600 exhaust tip(oval shape)