thephantom

Nice setup, looks good.

I have had a moon roof visor in the past I didn't like it. It tends to trap moisture under the rubber seal and will leave a marking on your paint finish. If it gets bad enough, it may even create rust spots. The RL already have a "windscreen" when you open to moon roof that does a pretty good job of reducing turbulence and sound.

What kind of suspension did you get?

M T L T L

Not feeling it either. I think just a roof spoiler will set off really nice with the moonroof in tilted position.

ichi d

not feeling it either.

LSMKB1

Thanks for the feedback, everyone. The thing was such a bitch to install, it would be a shame to take it off hahaha. Though I'm leaning more towards to not having it on.

LSMKB1

Yeah you're right about that. That's what happens on my other car. The underside of the visor stays "dirty" and it eventually left a mark on my roof. Granted it could probably be polished out, but still looks bad.

I'm on Tein Comfort Sport suspension.

Matt W

Not feeling the visor. I know it was a bitch to install but if you can still return it, I would. (my opinion)

LSMKB1

This past Friday night my wife and I were returning home, when I had a small mishap. After making a right turn just blocks away from home, I suddenly hear a *thump thump thump* noise coming from the right side. My wife jokes around saying, "another rock?". Seeing as I told her I dubbed my Michelins "rock collectors" hahaha.

After parking the car I took a quick look around with my flashlight but couldn't find anything. Seeing as the car is lowered I couldn't see too much or get my hands in and under the wheel wells. It was also 2:30am so i decided to check it out in the morning.

The next morning I had my wife hop in to roll the car front and back, while I knelt down and looked. This is what I found....



Hahaha damn! Long story short, I took it to my buddy's shop after lunch and had it plugged and patched.

oo7spy

Cool story bro. Time to replace your tires anyway.

LSMKB1

They were bought and installed brand new 5 weeks and 2 days ago, BRO.

oo7spy

Why don't they have any tread?

LSMKB1

Probably just the way the picture was taken? I'll go snap a pic right now, brb.

LSMKB1

Here we go



But damn, I've already scrubbed off 2 32nds in the 5 weeks ahahaha.

oo7spy

I stand corrected. That is a strange tread pattern.

Alpine9999

Everything looks great! Nice Job!

JAMROCK863

congratulation on the car bro. I can see you put a lot into it i just got mine in march and your right the rims are definitely the gateway to you want to do more to it hit mi up maybe we could swap ideas

Mr.Tea

Very nice RL...tastefully done.

TonyCD

Yeah, I second the others -- almost like slicks. Are those summer tires?

LSMKB1

Thanks for the feedback, everyone!

LSMKB1

Yes they're strictly summer tires. They're Michelin Pilot Super Sport tires.

On Michelin's website it says they're rated for 50,000kms provided you can do the proper rotations. But with the staggered set I'm running the website says you can expect half that, so 25,000kms lol.

I have my winter tires on the OEM 17" wheels so once October comes around I'll put those on. Hopefully save the summer tires a bit and make them last until fall of 2014. At the price I got the 19" Pilot Super Sport for, I couldn't really say no either.

M T L T L

Winter tires in October in Honkouver ? I don't put my winter tires until late November in MTL. You guys get barely 2 inches of snow per year. Just don't drive for 2 days and save urself a grand off the winter tires.

LSMKB1

Hahaha I only say October because sometimes the daily temperature is already below 7 degrees. As someone that works in the automobile industry, I stand behind the "rule of thumb" in regards to having winter tires once daily temps are that low. That being said, I never pay retail on any parts, including tires lol. So as posted at the start, I had Michelin XIce XI3s put on the OEM 17s right after I bought the car.

EDIT: Oh and not driving is not an option for me, I commute to and from work with no public transit option. Well there is but that would take way too much effort and time.

Blazing GT

looks good but i would personally take off the visor

LSMKB1

Thanks! Hahaha yes visor is off now.

coopcoop30

^^Agreed. Ditch the visor.

LSMKB1

No love for the visor! Hahahahaha...

LSMKB1

Hey all, here's my latest purchase.



Has anyone successfully installed this in theirs? Unfortunately I'm leaving for vacation and I won't be able to install it until I return.

oo7spy

LSMKB1

Uh oh.... lol

coopcoop30

USA Spec sucks. Well at least for me it did. I hope you have better luck.

oo7spy

The USA spec has been the majority favorite here for a long time due to its integration capabilities. It was only recently that the reliabilty has been brought into question.

https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...wpost&t=888263

LSMKB1

Ah okay good to know! I'll report back once I get it installed.

I actually picked up OEM back-up sensors as well. They were priced at a steal. I didnt get a chance to snap a pic before I left for vacay though lol.

kcjohnnyboy

nice looking, same color as mine when i purchased

Echoe53

clean setup, I'm definitely feeling the RE30's. They look really good on the RL.

LSMKB1

Thanks! I wasn't sure how they would turn out but I'm really happy with the outcome.

Acuramon

Curious to know how the USA Spec worked out for you. I had one installed before and it sounded very tinny. I had to make all kinds of adjustments to the stereo just to get it to sound halfway decent. I always wondered if I had just gotten a bad unit or if there was some mistake made during installation.

baboya96

USA spec works fine for me and I've had it for 3 years now. Integration was very easy.

As for Windsorsa and moonroof visors, I don't have them on my 06 RL but do on 06 MDX. While they don't look that great, they def keep wind noise down. You have to decide whether you want practical or aesthetic. I would never put them on RL personally.

TonyCD

I have USA Spec. Sounds fine to me.

LSMKB1

I'll let you know once I have it installed hahaha. I just haven't gotten around to it.

LSMKB1

Good to know, thanks for the feedback guys!

ep3minivan

2 questions for ya... Can you go lower with those coils or are they maxed out? How much camber were you able to get out when the alignment was done? The car looks amazing. Well done!