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Check this TL out, ITS A MUST.

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JN.FYCOctober 27, 2007
#101359

Check this TL out, ITS A MUST.

Some Acura owners might have seen this, some havent.
I dont even know what to say.

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Some Acura owners might have seen this, some havent.
I dont even know what to say.

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widebody_QOctober 27, 2007
#101361
Its clean and the conversion was executed well. I like as long as he doesnt tell people its a benz or a Lexus lol. The car is too square for that front end though. A+ for effort and for the craftsmenship
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Its clean and the conversion was executed well. I like as long as he doesnt tell people its a benz or a Lexus lol.  The car is too square for that front end though.  A+ for effort and for the craftsmenship
phrosttz0October 27, 2007
#101362
yup ive seen b4, its sick... suprised Chirag hasnt hit up VSC
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yup ive seen b4, its sick... suprised Chirag hasnt hit up VSC
petenerOctober 27, 2007
#101379
acu-lex-benz
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acu-lex-benz
JN.FYCOctober 27, 2007
#101387
It's like checking out a certain female, the rear is nice :giggity: and the front is a butter face. :slap:
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It's like checking out a certain female, the rear is nice :giggity: and the front is a butter face.  :slap:
0psiOctober 27, 2007
#101410
Trash the front end and we have a winner.
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Trash the front end and we have a winner.
mdenogaOctober 27, 2007
#101417
Props on doing the conversion but not feeling it as much. Nice choice of wheels though.
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Props on doing the conversion but not feeling it as much. Nice choice of wheels though.
augdoggOctober 27, 2007
#101420
Clean work, but I would have just bought a GS..
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Clean work, but I would have just bought a GS..
BrandicusOctober 27, 2007
#101421
I see alot of nice lines on this car, but I think the grill is killing it. I think if he switched it with something that doesnt scream "MERCEDES!!!" we would have a nice... interesting looking tl :P
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I see alot of nice lines on this car, but I think the grill is killing it.  I think if he switched it with something that doesnt scream "MERCEDES!!!" we would have a nice... interesting looking tl :P
aristo93October 27, 2007
#101422
Its like putting an S 14 front end on a Civic, looks good but why not just by the GS300?
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Its like putting an S 14 front end on a Civic, looks good but why not just by the GS300?
augdoggOctober 27, 2007
#101427
aristo93;101422 wrote:Its like putting an S 14 front end on a Civic, looks good but why not just by the GS300?


IMO the first gen GS would have been a more asthetically pleasing conversion.
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[QUOTE=aristo93;101422]Its like putting an S 14 front end on a Civic, looks good but why not just by the GS300?[/QUOTE]

IMO the first gen GS would have been a more asthetically pleasing conversion.
vip tint+glassOctober 27, 2007
#101432
its nice and it looks clean to me. i would have preferred more traditional, but it is executed nicely.
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its nice and it looks clean to me.  i would have preferred more traditional, but it is executed nicely.
AME_VIPOctober 27, 2007
#101451
wow very interesting. I agree the front end doesn't flow. Nice stance and wheels though.
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wow very interesting.  I agree the front end doesn't flow.   Nice stance and wheels though.
phrosttz0October 27, 2007
#101456
front grill isnt mercedes grill, is the blaze grille for the TL.. Lex headlights/ top half of GS bumper molded to bottom half of the TL bumper..
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front grill isnt mercedes grill, is the blaze grille for the TL.. Lex headlights/ top half of GS bumper molded to bottom half of the TL bumper..
BrandicusOctober 27, 2007
#101458
phrosttz0;101456 wrote:front grill isnt mercedes grill, is the blaze grille for the TL.. Lex headlights/ top half of GS bumper molded to bottom half of the TL bumper..


It might not be a authentic MB grill but to me it seems to emulate the style to a T.

nevertheless Its definetly different! :biggthumpup:
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[quote=phrosttz0;101456]front grill isnt mercedes grill, is the blaze grille for the TL.. Lex headlights/ top half of GS bumper molded to bottom half of the TL bumper..[/quote]

It might not be a authentic MB grill but to me it seems to emulate the style to a T.

nevertheless Its definetly different! :biggthumpup:
firelizardOctober 28, 2007
#101512
Sick! Wonderfully executed headlamp replacement.

Only thing I don't like is the size of the wheels
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Sick! Wonderfully executed headlamp replacement.

Only thing I don't like is the size of the wheels
AME_VIPOctober 28, 2007
#101515
I wonder if the Weds on the above TL are 20s? They look pretty big.

I like this TL. Stance and fitment. They are selling their wheels.
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I wonder if the Weds on the above TL are 20s?  They look pretty big.

I like this TL.  Stance and fitment.  They are selling their wheels.
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phrosttz0October 28, 2007
#101531
Nope, 19's, he wont say the specs either..for whatever reason
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Nope, 19's, he wont say the specs either..for whatever reason
AME_VIPOctober 28, 2007
#101547
oh noes secret offsets again! lame
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oh noes secret offsets again! lame
inspireOctober 29, 2007
#101763
AME_VIP;101547 wrote:oh noes secret offsets again! lame


watch out the white tl guy might start crying again :smiley-rofl:

that guy is on acurazine as well, the work is really clean and well done from what i can tell thru pics. usually i hate conversions but this one has me at a 50-50 reaction. the grille is made/meant for 99-01 tl's, it replicates a benzo one of course but its not like it was custom built specifically for this car.

kranze's are what i think i dont care for.... they look a bit too big, almost..

:biggthumpup: overall
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[QUOTE=AME_VIP;101547]oh noes secret offsets again! lame[/QUOTE]

watch out the white tl guy might start crying again :smiley-rofl: 

that guy is on acurazine as well, the work is really clean and well done from what i can tell thru pics.  usually i hate conversions but this one has me at a 50-50 reaction.  the grille is made/meant for 99-01 tl's, it replicates a benzo one of course but its not like it was custom built specifically for this car.  

kranze's are what i think i dont care for.... they look a bit too big, almost..

:biggthumpup: overall
NBPUA5October 29, 2007
#101774
I respect the work and dedication put into this car, but I dont get the point of a conversion to another type of car.
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I respect the work and dedication put into this car, but I dont get the point of a conversion to another type of car.
TLontheDLOctober 29, 2007
#101792
That person is a member here also. He has come a long way and has put a lot of money and time into that car.
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That person is a member here also.  He has come a long way and has put a lot of money and time into that car.
AME_VIPOctober 29, 2007
#101807
I can definitely see a lot of time and money went into this TL with GS headlights. It just doesn't flow that well IMO. Interior looks pretty sick.
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I can definitely see a lot of time and money went into this TL with GS headlights.  It just doesn't flow that well IMO.  Interior looks pretty sick.
inspireOctober 29, 2007
#101898
yeah reminds me of the e46 m3 red seats :thumbsup:
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yeah reminds me of the e46 m3 red seats :thumbsup:
OGOctober 31, 2007
#102474
i like the coversion. i think he could go a step further (since it looks like a mb grill anyway) and do the mb hood that lines up with the gs lights.

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i just can't figure out why he sectioned the bumper. there are a lot better kits for the gs than the tl.
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i like the coversion. i think he could go a step further (since it looks like a mb grill anyway) and do the mb hood that lines up with the gs lights.
 
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i just can't figure out why he sectioned the bumper. there are a lot better kits for the gs than the tl.
charley240sxNovember 21, 2007
#108424
lame. but the white one looks so much nicer than the first one. although the first one was done nicely, but not for me.
Charley
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lame. but the white one looks so much nicer than the first one. although the first one was done nicely, but not for me.
Charley
Right Hand DriveNovember 23, 2007
#108688
Another prime example of how more isnt better. He gets an A for clean looking body work though (pics can be decieving so who knows?)
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Another prime example of how more isnt better.  He gets an A for clean looking body work though (pics can be decieving so who knows?)
JDMJimNovember 24, 2007
#109013
nice Lexura. Or is it a Hondus? Acurus? Oh yeah, the Aristire.
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nice Lexura. Or is it a Hondus? Acurus? Oh yeah, the Aristire.
iLL TKNovember 24, 2007
#109038
i like the white one. conversion was just a huge waste of money. could have sold the car and bought a lexus or infiniti and built it and would have gotten alot more love.

but brave for doing it.

i want whatever he's smoking thouhg =D
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i like the white one.  conversion was just a huge waste of money. could have sold the car and bought  a lexus or infiniti and built it and would have gotten alot more love.

but brave for doing it.  

i want whatever he's smoking thouhg =D
JDMJimNovember 25, 2007
#109241
well, that's the HIN part of it. fancy bodywork rather than get the real deal. you guys oughta see the GS300 rollin around the shows here. bagged, mediocre rims and some wacky bodykit. simulates the AbFLug kit for the Supra but worse. and this gauge panel over the stock ones. you can hardly see out the windshield with all the stuff on the dash. and that's a consistent show winner. ...
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well, that's the HIN part of it. fancy bodywork rather than get the real deal. you guys oughta see the GS300 rollin around the shows here. bagged, mediocre rims and some wacky bodykit. simulates the AbFLug kit for the Supra but worse. and this gauge panel over the stock ones. you can hardly see out the windshield with all the stuff on the dash. and that's a consistent show winner. ...
NeteruNovember 26, 2007
#109355
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sick.
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sick.
C4 PresidentNovember 26, 2007
#109377
well, to spend that much on the front, to look like a gs? and its an acura? dont see the purpose. IMHO the body lines of the car are square, to add a round front look, just doesn't coordinate.
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well, to spend that much on the front, to look like a gs? and its an acura? dont see the purpose. IMHO the body lines of the car are square, to add a round front look, just doesn't coordinate.
Colt45December 1, 2007
#111263
ehh its not for everyone...


might as well have put a godfathers customs s10 phantom grill on the front as far as im concerned. He prolly spent more on buying that car, the sheetmetal and lexus parts, and paint and bodywork, than he could have bought a 99 gs300 for. Not to mention the 20x7.5 +75mm offset looking wheels kill it as well. Paint it money green metallic, gold plate the wheels, and put boston celtic guys on the doors.. Then it will look more like what the owner is shooting for.

Sooo, not to be a weinerbreath, but im going to have to say that i dont like the Acksus tl3200
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ehh its not for everyone...
 
 
might as well have put a godfathers customs s10 phantom grill on the front as far as im concerned. He prolly spent more on buying that car, the sheetmetal and lexus parts, and paint and bodywork, than he could have bought a 99 gs300 for. Not to mention the 20x7.5 +75mm offset looking wheels kill it as well.  Paint it money green metallic, gold plate the wheels, and put boston celtic guys on the doors.. Then it will look more like what the owner is shooting for.
 
Sooo, not to be a weinerbreath, but im going to have to say that i dont like the Acksus tl3200
zion_97December 1, 2007
#111266
eeehhh dont like it...never really cared for acuras other than the older legends ....Work on it looks to be pretty good though, but not my cup of tea...The second acura has much better wheel choice and fitment..
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eeehhh dont like it...never really cared for acuras other than the older legends ....Work on it looks to be pretty good though, but not my cup of tea...The second acura has much better wheel choice and fitment..
vzuptnguyenDecember 3, 2007
#112081
its a nice car. hes put so much work into it.

btw tho its not a MB grill, its an after market set made by blaze.
and those headlights, he retrofitted the 02-05 Q45 projectors on them
and under the hood its got a comptech usa supercharger.
hes sponsored by a couple of companies.


sick ride tho, but yea the front is too round for the body
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its a nice car. hes put so much work into it.

btw tho its not a MB grill, its an after market set made by blaze.
and those headlights, he retrofitted the 02-05 Q45 projectors on them
and under the hood its got a comptech usa supercharger.
hes sponsored by a couple of companies.


sick ride tho, but yea the front is too round for the body
RazziDecember 10, 2007
#114416
thumbsup for trekking new terrain. i do agree that the rear is too sharp for the front, but still it's a nice individual touch that draws attention. and isnt that what we all aspire for?
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thumbsup for trekking new terrain. i do agree that the rear is too sharp for the front, but still it's a nice individual touch that draws attention. and isnt that what we all aspire for?
VIPeteDecember 10, 2007
#114422
Just need a new kit and call it a day.
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Just need a new kit and call it a day.
efini_kidJanuary 17, 2008
#118231
the first one would be clean with the factory headlights
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the first one would be clean with the factory headlights
DamicciJanuary 17, 2008
#118290
Yeah NAF on that. It is very good work but the concept doesn't work.
the White TL is hot though.
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Yeah NAF on that. It is very good work but the concept doesn't work.
the White TL is hot though.
jtmoney1244February 6, 2008
#125280
i appreciate the comments for the ones who did. thanks
(white tl owner)

i can appreciate the time and money that guy put in his car. i dont think thats a road i would have traveled but the interior out of a new TL custom done in red and the trunk is pretty impressive. and its supercharged.
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i appreciate the comments for the ones who did. thanks
(white tl owner)

i can appreciate the time and money that guy put in his car. i dont think thats a road i would have traveled but the interior out of a new TL custom done in red and the trunk is pretty impressive. and its supercharged.
OutaurleagueMarch 5, 2008
#135541
widebody_Q;101361 wrote:Its clean and the conversion was executed well. I like as long as he doesnt tell people its a benz or a Lexus lol. The car is too square for that front end though. A+ for effort and for the craftsmenship


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[QUOTE=widebody_Q;101361]Its clean and the conversion was executed well. I like as long as he doesnt tell people its a benz or a Lexus lol.  The car is too square for that front end though.  A+ for effort and for the craftsmenship[/QUOTE]

+2
Colt45March 5, 2008
#135548
vzuptnguyen;112081 wrote:
and under the hood its got a comptech usa supercharger.


so its got like 15whp over a stock type s.

Comptech superchargers are mondo inefficient and a waste of money. Roots style blowers are for 57 chevys and dinosaurs of the past, centrifugal superchargers are much more effective.

More or less all dudes done by adding that blower (besides becoming a perfect host for multiple problems) is created a detonation creating aparatus on top of his engine that crams hot air inefficiently down into the combustion chambers.

I worked on/built a yellow 01 integra type r that was on the cover of sports compact car a few years ago for the ultimate street car shootout. The owner spent something like 25,000 on his engine when he had a comptech blower. The car never made over 350whp. With membrane intercoolers, water injection, blower impeller upgrade, big boost pullies, j&s safeguard timing knock sensor.... Junked the supercharger, kept the same long block and made 490whp on pump/550+ c16 with a custom turbo kit /to4r turbo.

Im all for modding cars out. I just think its riceboy to buy something just because its an item you can say you have.

Surprising such a conservative car would attract so much attention. Id assume the owner just rear ended someone and used insurance money to mini truck the front like that though.
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[quote=vzuptnguyen;112081]
and under the hood its got a comptech usa supercharger.[/quote]

so its got like 15whp over a stock type s.

Comptech superchargers are mondo inefficient and a waste of money. Roots style blowers are for 57 chevys and dinosaurs of the past, centrifugal superchargers are much more effective. 

More or less all dudes done by adding that blower (besides becoming a perfect host for multiple problems) is created a detonation creating aparatus on top of his engine that crams hot air inefficiently down into the combustion chambers. 

I worked on/built a yellow 01 integra type r that was on the cover of sports compact car a few years ago for the ultimate street car shootout. The owner spent something like 25,000 on his engine when he had a comptech blower. The car never made over 350whp. With membrane intercoolers, water injection, blower impeller upgrade, big boost pullies, j&s safeguard timing knock sensor.... Junked the supercharger, kept the same long block and made 490whp on pump/550+ c16 with a custom turbo kit /to4r turbo.

Im all for modding cars out. I just think its riceboy to buy something just because its an item you can say you have. 

Surprising such a conservative car would attract so much attention. Id assume the owner just rear ended someone and used insurance money to mini truck the front like that  though.
shoezMarch 5, 2008
#135580
this thread is old.
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this thread is old.
intezzaMarch 22, 2008
#140807
Yeah I dont even know what to say but nice wheels.
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Yeah I dont even know what to say but nice wheels.
V.I.P_EPIKMarch 24, 2008
#141188
like the tl but the white one to me takes home the trophy than the 1st one.. If i was to to the conversion i would rather bout a gs in my opinion....Nice conversion though
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like the tl but the white one to me takes home the trophy than the 1st one.. If i was to to the conversion i would rather bout a gs in my opinion....Nice conversion though
//935GS400March 24, 2008
#141216
its different..props on doing it clean thou. but i like the stock front better.
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its different..props on doing it clean thou. but i like the stock front better.