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*My Project RL*

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#1 ·
i am absolutly obsessed with my car (1997 Acura 3.5RL) and with trying to make it the most unique rl out there. So i came up with this idea. >_< My plan is to turn my rl into the first Legend Type-R!

I will start with exterior by changing the acura emblems to the red honda and i have a special plan for the legend emblem. I want to get the 07 legend lettering and put it over top of the type r emblem mimicking all the rest.

my goal with this project is to make the car look as much stock as possible as if they never discontinued the legend name and kept it a honda!

Tell me what you think. I will post picks of the car soon.
 
#48 ·
that wasn't an attack, that was 100% grade A useful information. Matter of fact it's common knowledge.

All B+O said was, in a nutshell, if you're going to do it, do it right.

By the way, your car has NO performance aftermarket, except for exhaust and intake and other OEM parts.

But as a rule, Type-R and 3.5RL are like water and oil. You'd have better luck with a 'Teg.
 
#49 ·
yea everyone does have a point, I bought my RL to cruise in and to stay away from the tuner crowd whenever I want to! A type R badge is not goin to look good on the RL! Im keepin mine stock, maybe tint, and maybe some 12's, and if dont do the 12's then I might put some 20in Flats on it!!! NO TYPE R..
 
#54 ·
I'm with this guy. I don't really care about driving fast much anymore. I would have got a sports car if I wanted to race/go fast. Good luck with your proj.
 
#58 ·
Well maybe you shouldn't ask for other people's opinions.

Flat out, no disrespect, you can't make the RL anything close to being Type anything. Not R, not S, not M, not AMG or any of that fast shit you see on the road. It's a BAD idea to make your car something it's not, because you get laughed at. By everyone. Now if you can afford to do an NSX swap and pull it off, you can slap all the fucking badges on your car that you want.

But the fact of the matter is you have a C35A rated at 210hp/224lb.ft. of torque....oh yeah and an almost 4000lb car that C35A has to lug around. There is nothing about that that says Type-R. Intake, Exhaust, '02-'04 ECU, Suspension, Wheels, Audio, Tint, Paint and your done. finito. fin. through. kaput. finished.

Even after all of that...the C35A is just a tad bit more powerful than stock...and still not Type-R or any of that shit. It's just a Luxo-Cruiser with some mods.

Only badges that are going to impress people are the badges that came on the car when it rolled out the factory.
 
#53 ·
im sorry that you feel offended. but i GURANTEE no one on this forum was meaning to offend u in any way. its a very touchy subject when it comes down to giving a luxury sedan a "rice" badge...just do what YOU want. no1 can tell you what to do to ur won car. we are just here to post our opinions...
 
#55 ·
definitely. I bought my RL to cruise so that I didn't have to kill my left foot in traffic. Granted I did put my whip on a road course and made some slow drivers in fast cars look silly, its not what the car was meant for. I have also modded my car in a sporty way, but not in a way to drive fast in.