Nice!

Town square?

 

Post about things you did to/with your car and discuss instead of making a new thread each time for little things.

 

welcome! Another Bostonian! looks great!

 

It’s ceramic coating time this week for mine! Just got some Kamikaze ISM 3.0 in yesterday. Time to get to work 🥵

 

It looks sharp.

 

Installed an Exoshield windshield film.
No issues with clarity or HUD distortion

I hate going through windshield replacement so hopefully this was not money down the drain

 

Quite a few MA folks on here - kind of cool to see. We should select a car show at some point in the future and meet up. Glad to see a thread that captures the enthusiast side of things and not just complaints (there’s a lot to complain about to - I completely understand).

Got my MDX back in July of last year just as everything was going bonkers - but still got a damn good deal on it. It has been a labor of love since - all work has been completed by me except for the remote start, heated wheel, tint, and PPF. Everything I’ve done so far:

Accessories/Package Add-ons

• Black Premium Plus Package (Remote Start, Black Roof Rails, HFA Sensor/Attachment)
• Premium Sports A-Spec Package (Heated Steering Wheel, All Emblems Dark Chrome, Black Chrome Lug Nuts, A-Spec Premium floor mat)
• Illumination Plus Package (A-Spec Illuminated Door Sills, Cargo Sill Trim, Welcome Lights)
• Running Boards
• Cargo Net
• All season A-Spec floor mats
• A-Mark Floor Light Projectors
• Lower Lip Trims (didn’t end up installing the rear ones)
• 21” Type S shark gray wheels wrapped in 285s
• 35% Tint
• Xpel PPF

Custom Work

• Replaced grill surround with color matched
• Replaced Matte A-Spec grille with gloss black Tech trim grille
• Custom mount A-Spec badge on the grille
• Wrapped front lower lip in matte black to match black plastic trim
• Added Advance Ambient lighting to door pockets, front dash, and center console
• Custom mounted the welcome lights under the running boards so they would still work

Work to be done
- Ordered a Type S “diffuser“ with the smaller exhaust cutouts so the quad tips will look a little cleaner (it’s on backorder until 2028…haha)

Just got done with my first pass of a ceramic wax last weekend. Will do another pass today or tomorrow if time permits. I will also try and get pictures once some sunshine comes out. Most of these pics below were taken back in March:

 

Quite a few MA folks on here - kind of cool to see. We should select a car show at some point in the future and meet up. Glad to see a thread that captures the enthusiast side of things and not just complaints (there’s a lot to complain about to - I completely understand).

Got my MDX back in July of last year just as everything was going bonkers - but still got a damn good deal on it. It has been a labor of love since - all work has been completed by me except for the remote start, heated wheel, tint, and PPF. Everything I’ve done so far:

Accessories/Package Add-ons

• Black Premium Plus Package (Remote Start, Black Roof Rails, HFA Sensor/Attachment)
• Premium Sports A-Spec Package (Heated Steering Wheel, All Emblems Dark Chrome, Black Chrome Lug Nuts, A-Spec Premium floor mat)
• Illumination Plus Package (A-Spec Illuminated Door Sills, Cargo Sill Trim, Welcome Lights)
• Running Boards
• Cargo Net
• All season A-Spec floor mats
• A-Mark Floor Light Projectors
• Lower Lip Trims (didn’t end up installing the rear ones)
• 21” Type S shark gray wheels wrapped in 285s
• 35% Tint
• Xpel PPF

Custom Work

• Replaced grill surround with color matched
• Replaced Matte A-Spec grille with gloss black Tech trim grille
• Custom mount A-Spec badge on the grille
• Wrapped front lower lip in matte black to match black plastic trim
• Added Advance Ambient lighting to door pockets, front dash, and center console
• Custom mounted the welcome lights under the running boards so they would still work

Work to be done
- Ordered a Type S “diffuser“ with the smaller exhaust cutouts so the quad tips will look a little cleaner (it’s on backorder until 2028…haha)

Just got done with my first pass of a ceramic wax last weekend. Will do another pass today or tomorrow if time permits. I will also try and get pictures once some sunshine comes out. Most of these pics below were taken back in March:

I’d be interested in your ceramic wax thoughts, have you posted anywhere about that? The detailing forum here seems to be dead. I’ve considered taking mine for ceramic coating but am old school do it yourself. I’ve prioritized cleaning out my garage to get mine in out of the sun for the moment.

 

Killer ride and love all you've done with it! I'd definitely be down for a meet up at some point.

I also wholeheartedly agree this thread should be a discussion about how much we like our cars. Invariably we will discuss fixing any issues we have, but the complainers can take it elsewhere...

 

Killer ride and love all you've done with it! I'd definitely be down for a meet up at some point.

I also wholeheartedly agree this thread should be a discussion about how much we like our cars. Invariably we will discuss fixing any issues we have, but the complainers can take it elsewhere...

Hey, thanks man!

Yeah, I come from the car days of the 90s and 00s. Back when car culture was a real thing and enthusiasts and forum boards were all the rage - people could build and tune a car w/o needing laptops. I see this forum more of a common spot for people to get their questions answered with enthusiasts sprinkled in every now and then. But it’s not what i remember back in the heyday of car culture.

Still nice to meet like-minded individuals every now and then. I love what Acura is trying to do - tighten up that panel tolerance and QA and I really think Acura will be a brand that speaks to enthusiasts.

I say pick a car show, or if you know of any coffee meets, I’m down.

 

Props for you folks making your Apex Blue Pearl MDX's shine so brightly!

 

@IanCH @Chazzy J - I swear absolutely beautiful. IMHO Apex Blue Pearl is the best reason to get an MDX. Love it!

 

Thanks man!

 

Washed it and topped it off with Gyeon Wet Coat. Id take some pics but its kinda cloudy out, threatening rain. I will get some tomorrow, she's going to sit til then.

 

Nice work! I kept it pretty simple today and just added some more bass to the stock system.

 

Nice work! I kept it pretty simple today and just added some more bass to the stock system.


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Nice! I've been looking to add some more bump to my MDX. I'd like to add a 12" in there somewhere with a clean install (I don't want a box just sitting in the cargo area). Could you tell us more about your added bass?

 

I drove it in the rain for the first time today.

• Wipers performed well and the rain sensing wiper adjustment seemed to work well. Some cars the rain sensing doesnt work as well.
• I got to use the heated seats for the first time. They heated very quickly and completely, compared to my audis and VWs, felt nice with the massage!

 

so not everything is a good day,

I installed the jb4 and found out I received a bad batch of units from burger motorsports.

Installed a blackvue 590x 2ch front camera and it comes out blurry on playback. The wire going to the rear camera is too short, so I ordered an extension.

 

Sorry you have to wait but I'm sure you'll get it sorted!

I realized that someone managed to damage the leather on the lower cushion of my passenger seat
Tiny little mark but I'll notice it.

 

Picked up mine from the dealer last night! Installed

Welcome lights, Illuminated cargo sill, dark chrome emblems, cross bars.

Today I did window tint and clear bra.

She looks beautiful!

 

Does the Type S come with glossy trim around the wheels and running board area? Or did you just polish it really well?

 

I want to start a new thread

What did I do to YOUR MDX today?

 

After seeing the picture I posted on another thread, I decided it was time to clean the rear where Fido hangs out....

 

the rear where Fido hangs out....

 

Replaced my dr590x-2ch and the front cam is no longer blurry. The rear camera is still a little blurry but I’ll figure that out later. having trouble getting the wire further up the front headliner above the rear view mirror. But overall happy.

Most of the times I have a stroller in the trunk so my groceries kept rolling like bowling balls everywhere in the back. Bought this nice collapsible compartment bag to fix that problem!

 

Crate or gate?

 

Crate. (Variocage Double L. I originally got a Variocage Double XXL but decided it was bigger than I needed. Also, the Variocage Double XXL would only fit in the car if the cargo mat was not there. So I sold the Double XXL, bought a Double L.)

 

Installed spare tire kit and door edge guards today. Black chrome badges planned for tomorrow. XPEL PPF front bumper, headlights, fogs, mirrors and full hood scheduled for next week. Still waiting for backordered splash guards.

 

Finished black chrome emblems tailgate A, MDX and all Type S.

 

Looks nice! One suggestion about the blacking out your state tags...... please use a darker opacity, since whatever you did, we could still see the tag info. Just an FYI for the next time you attempt to black out the tag.

 

Looks sooo much better without the black vinyl background!

 

With hoa rules where I live, we are restricted from washing the car in front of the house. So I do an automatic car wash (paint doesn’t get ruined or swirls) but their car gel tire system is horrible. Not only does it gel shine the edge of the rim, it leaves a really nasty Glumps of tire gel on the lip edge of the rim and tire. so I have to wipe this off every car wash. and if you don’t wipe it, speed will splat it all over the side of the door. At least the car is clean !

Just thought I share and wonder if anybody else automatic car wash has this feature and does a better job at tire shining through the wash

 

Man, that would suck if my HOA had a car wash restriction. I only hand wash and don't have touchless other than the coin operated U-wash-it places around town. I would probably invest in one of those Car Wash Mobile wash mats I see at home auto detail Pros use. I would use it in my closed garage and drain the water out later.

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nice way to wash in the garage. Would it hold enough excess water from the wash in that mat or similar ones during a single wash and rinse?

 

Towing my boat!

 

Nice ! I got the 5000 lbs hitch installed but haven't had a chance to tow my boat yet, What is the procedure for disabling backup/parking sensors when you are towing or backing up the trailer ? Thanks.