PyroDave

alright so here we go, i feel its time i finally put some pictures up of my baby. 2010 Vortex Blue TSX base 5AT. as much as i have tried to take care of her, she seems to have lived a miserable life. a front end collision with the front right side needing repair which was my fault(first accident of my license ='( ), i got tboned several months later with about 13K worth of damage(guy blew a yield) which demolished the entire right side(both fenders, both doors, and yea...) and i lost her for nearly a month. then everything was good, till i went away to college in sept. she was never smoked in, and barely ever was anything eaten, and even then, nothing messy. car was given to my sister, and the smoking ensued, along with a brush against a concrete pillar in my garage. you'll see from the pictures, i chose a tighter spot, but no one parked next to me. my sister seemingly can't pull out as well as i can. and most recently, during the epic snow in october, the lower engine cover was ripped up and is now not fully attached. i feel bad for her, but i will repair her again, and love her just the same.

now, the pictures, there aren't that many, i haven't just taken photo's of her, these have just been random moments. good pictures will arrive maybe after thanksgiving and definately around new years, when i will be getting the car back from my sister(she's going to paris) and i will be detailing her.

when she was bone stock


next to a friends R8, i parked like a douche so he had extra room. you can see my tints


before HID fogs


installing HID fogs, my friend standing there like an idiot


HID fogs(blueish, cam makes them green)


and at night with my boys e46


no drop cause she's a lease, but shiny cause she just got washed


cold ass at the start of octobers storm


plastidipped grill(i plan to redo it in dec and leave the (A) chrome)





damage from my sister(back right door and fender)

PyroDave

misc pics, including moms 2011 MDX tech and my dads 2008 TSX 5AT tech

Acura_Dude

VERY NICE CAR! Sorry about the damage. Does seem like a rough life for a new car. But thats ok, you're getting her repaired. And Vortex blue is one hell of a color too. Very shiney when clean!

And i didn't realize so many people in big cities park their cars in parking garages.

ACURA FAMILY FTW! Nice cars!

PyroDave

i live in a building, we have a garage with reserved spots. but thank you im actually attempting the repairs myself first. i prefer to DIY as much as possible, im 18 and love the experience. any tips are always appreciated

mrstak

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Dude I didn't know your car went through so much...geez wtf? saddens me bro. and the first pic of the damage from your sister on the concrete I was like...eh...then i saw the next one and i went holy shit i would take your sister's license away man...WTF...i don't know how you don't rage like hell and beat her with a club...

we still need to meet up with KG so i can show you how to change your hid's without taking off the bumper/headlight...:P

Oh and definitely show the chrome A emblem on your grille...the contrast is nice.

ed_423

man sorry for your car dude

and i agree, plasti dip grille, but leave emblem alone

AMUA6

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Car looks good! But I'm digging the MDX

tobwac

For a car that young thats a shit load of bad luck

denwhat

why would u let your sister smoke in your car????

1st, its a bad habit (coming from a former smoker) and 2nd its impossible to fully get rid of the smoke smell from your interior.

ttk5

omg that is a rough life indeed....but glad to see you love her enough to patch her up and restore her back to her original beauty

PyroDave

stak, yea i agree, but its a car, she's an idiot. we've all done our share. and i can't really stop her from smoking, i've tried, but she's 20. i can't do much. the reason i allowed her to smoke was because she has it for the entire semester, and it's a lease. this car will be gone by next christmas probably. though currently, i think i wanna replace it with a 2013 6MT tech vortex blue. thats what im really hoping for.

the grille was my first time ever working with plastidip, and i managed to get it pretty even and pretty good. i'll be redo'ing it when im home for winter break, and leaving the emblem out this time(i wasn't sure originally, and then i didn't have time to redo it) i also plan to plasti the rear letters(not the A probably)

PyroDave

anyone have suggestions on where i can find info how to fix the stratches well? i can get my hands on a hand buffer/polisher, and i have a can of touch up paint from acura. i may attempt it over thanksgiving break while plastidipping my friends E46 wheels black

mrstak

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https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...5#post13364565

Pyro, ask that guy for tips. He did an amazing job on the corolla and the scratches look sort of similar to what you have except yours looks a bit deeper. Not sure how you can do it without taking off the panels like the guy did it in that thread. HTH. If you really do try tackling this, pics! hahah good luck man

PyroDave

thanks for the reference. i talked to him and he said that honestly, even he wouldn't attempt to repair the damage that i have. he thinks that it should be given to a professional who has many years of experience. i could try compounding, touching up, and wetsanding, but it would really look touched up and not good. that it has to be taken down to the metal and primed. so i will most likely not tackle the project

PyroDave

so, i gave up on attempting to fix the pain on the right door and quarter panel because i was told i would simply make it look like shit, so im going to leave it to be professionally done in dec/jan probably. but i did fix the underbody of the car. the lower engine cover assemble, and the drivers side fenderliner. here are some pictures. all i gotta say is, gorilla tape is amazing. i'll show the strength of it in one of the pictures where my buddy put it on his forearm and i ripped it off hahaha






fixed

ed_423

Dude that's exactly how my driver side fender linear looks like! Except my fog light flap is still connected :p

I'm probably gonna get a new fender linear tho. Found a place selling for 40 bucks

PyroDave

yea i don't have the foglight cover on the driver side anymore, it was dragging as i drove and going against the tire, so i pulled over, whipped out a multitool, and cut it off. but i don't have a cai down there, so its just about 2 feet of space because my resonator is gone. i think it frees up more airflow from under the car into there

MoaarLow

Nice Car Bro, That color is Insane. We have to meet up when youre in the Area

PyroDave

heres how the grill looks off the car with just the blade plastidipped. i'll probably redo the entire grill and just leave the emblem chrome this time

ed_423

i see you doing the wheels too eh

PyroDave

i want to, but closer to the spring maybe if i have time. thats my buddy's E46 328i. they had full size spares, and the rim is bent, so we just did it as practice. turned out amazingly. we were gonna do his, but its a bitch putting it on jackstands. we tried to jack it out with the jack that came with the BMW, and the car actually fell. the jack broke. thank god we are smarter than to be under there without a stand underneath. it literally just started to slide forward in slow mo, and as the jack went diagonal, i pulled it out so that his side skirt wouldn't break off. shit was scary.

ed_423

^ that sounds scary as hell....i should invest in a jack stand...

PyroDave

you should invest in 2. possibly 4. and a good jack. go for the long one with a circular pad on it. don't get the hydraulic bottle jacks. they don't fit, and even when they do, they bend the back points. ask me how i know. you don't need to keep them in the car, the shitty one that comes stock is sufficient to change a tire. but know that it won't hold for over 5-10 min, and even if it would, never trust being under the car. even if you could fit under the car when it stands not jacked up, it falling off the jack will cause the suspension to bounce, and the car to be lower than normal for a second or two, and it will crush you. moral of the story. buy jack stands

PyroDave

so i came home on the 15th at about 10 at night, we pull into the garage, and i go straight to my car. low and behold. MORE FUCKING DAMAGE. right fender. my sister says she has no idea, and is adamant about her not doing it and having no idea what happened. i don't believe her, but she could have been side swiped while parked on the streets of NYC i guess. people are dicks. heres some pics.

PyroDave

on the plus side, heres some pics of my baby next to a gorgeous car, i finally found an SLS Gullwing!! gorgeous car.

VortexBlueTSX

He probably parked next to you to take pictures next to a VBP!

ed_423

wow legit! sorry to hear about the damages though

PyroDave

just a few pics. unexpected photoshoot. was with a girl, we took some pics, then i realized i have no nice pics of my car, she agreed that i should take some =D but it is just iphone4 quality. sorry guys

saucy

I dont mean to pic, and it is probably the lighting or weird reflections, but.....is your hood dented? If so what happened. If not, Ill go back to sleep now. Other than that, everything looks good man. Always keepin it clean, I like that.

defconskylude

i thought it was the clouds at first but ya it does look dented. maybe your sister forgot to tell you about your hood being dented?

mrstak

iTrader: (1)

poor pyro...all this shit that happened to his car...at least the angles that you took with your iphone look good...hhaha hide that right side bro...

PyroDave

hahaha that side is *HIDDEN*

and god knows what happened to the hood. the front right was in a collision before, and the guy did a really shitty repair. the hood isn't even with the fender on either side, the headlight is still weirdly cracked. and after seeing the new damage on the front right, guess what i found? RUST. and the paint wasn't molded to the body, just to itself, so its flaking off by the damage. i can literally fit a few pieces of paper and slide them under the paint about an inch or two. i showed the pictures to stak =/

and the roof somehow has rust on it? i've never been in a roof end collision... i dunno how the fuck that happened. i'll take a pic later

ed_423

mann are you gonna get all those fix? it'll cost a pretty penny

PyroDave

im a fairly broke college kid, idk =/ i mean i'll have to before i give it back for the lease. i feel like the roof rust should be covered? i dont even know how that got there...

mrstak

iTrader: (1)

roof rust? wow wthell? i blame your sister. lol

whatever happened when you spoke to the shop? did they say anything?

PyroDave

havent had the chance yet, its on brooklyn, and i need my dad to come with me, and hes been busy =/

saucy

Wow man, not sure how I missed everything that happened to your car. Sorry i brought that up.....def with all that said, your car is looking good bud. Good luck with all the repairs.

PyroDave

FIRST OF ALL. I GOT WEATHERTECHS!!! front, back, and trunk. all for $100 brand new in box yesterday =D so happy and so cheap, im in love. they look awesome. but no pics

one of my HID fog ballasts burned out about 2 months ago(havent been home to send it out and stuff), but i finally got the replacement yesterday after about a 2-3 week turn around from DDM(me sending it in, to them returning from china). HID 6000K fogs reinstalled, no bumper on at the acura meet yesterday

mrstak

iTrader: (1)

how the fuck did u get a complete WT set for 100...mofo!

and why does the left (in the pic) light look bluer/greener than the right one?

MoaarLow

I envy you and your weather techs!! I do need them. this parchment interior is the effing WORST! I need maximum coverage !
& BROOOO ! I was supposed to be there to do the Fogs wlcha "/