The canadian MSRP is 55.6k $. Then you add accessories and taxes. Taxes vary from province to province. In Qc, the taxes are almost 15 % on the total amount, plus 100 $ tax for A/C and 3 $ tax for each tire. Forgot to add PDI of 2595 $.
So, at least in Qc, the lowest price one can buy an ITS is...
Rust proofing is mandatory in Canada if you drive your car in the winter and want to keep it for a long time.
Did it on all of my cars, including the ITS.
Put the winters on yesterday. Wheels sit at the same spot as OE. Handling is quite affected with 18x8 (+40) wheels and 235 tires. Will have to be careful driving with those...
- Put some hidden Air Tags in the car;
- Hidden killswitch;
- OBD blocker;
- Steering wheel lock bar (i.e. The Club);
- IGLA anti-theft.
You can add:
- TAG or Lowjack;
- Antitheft marking (Sherlock);
- Battery diconnect;
- And so on...
More you add, less likely your car will get stolen.
From what I know, at least in Canada, you're very lucky if your dealer installs the OE remote starter. They most of the time go with the cheapest thing available on the market...but still charges you premium price. Unless you really make sure they install the OE thing.
For anyone going the Acura RL spare tire route, you'll also have to buy 5 new lugs for the spare.
The Acura RL did not use ball seat lug nuts, but rather flat seat lugs with a washer. See pictures. OE ITS lug nuts won't hold the wheel correctly in place for driving!
I'll update my older posts...