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What's up everyone?
Just financed my new 2016 Bellanova White Pearl A-spec Premium a few days ago 7/7/15 with only 21 miles!
A little about me is I'm 21, currently enlisted in the army. Stationed in Ft.Bragg,NC but home is Orlando, FL
I traded in my 2005 Acura TSX 6MT.
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Now I own this beautiful ILX
I've had my eye on the ILX since they came out. My favorite one was the white one that was on Air Bags with 3piece wheels. Then it got rear ended and he moved onto an Infiniti. Never heard from the guy again cause he deleted his Instagram or changed his name
Up next was the supercharged one and that completely changed my mind on the ILX. I completely fell in love with it.
I started doing my research and I was going to buy the 2015 one but rumors on the website were that the 2016 was going to be awd 8spd dct. So I waited till they came out. Was kinda disappointed that it didn't come out AWD like I was expecting but I still had love for the car.
A few months later I told my wife I'd buy the ILX when I racked up the down payment. I saved my ass off for a few months and finally when I went down to Florida for vacation I told her it was time for me to get the new car. I drove all the way down to Sanford, Fl since Orlando Acura didn't have the white one. I was specifically after the white one so I drove to get it since I was scheduled to leave back to North Carolina today 7/11/15
Therefore when I got to the dealership the guy was already ready for my test drive since I had called in advance. Few Hours after the test drive I got both sets of keys and off I went with my new car. Put about 40 miles on the way back. Drove it for the remaining of the week and by the time I left this morning I had almost 300 miles and it was only 3 days of ownership haha
Now that I'm in North Carolina I have put 743 miles on the ILX. It was a long drive but very comfortable I must say. So I'm happy with my purchase and I plan to keep this car for a very long time.
If you would like to keep up with my car or myself. You can follow me on IG @ j.rge
I'll be posting pictures of my car and what I'll be doing to it in the near future.
Most likely will go with infinitewerks wheels.
But other options are SSR, Work, AG, Viaggio or VRE
I can buy the wheels right now but I want to first buy the coilovers and camber kit so I'm able to put it all on in one day and not be waiting for parts.
This is going to be a simple clean and ready to race look. Not doing excessive camber or anything crazy of that sort.
Most likely will go with infinitewerks wheels.
But other options are SSR, Work, AG, Viaggio or VRE
I can buy the wheels right now but I want to first buy the coilovers and camber kit so I'm able to put it all on in one day and not be waiting for parts.
This is going to be a simple clean and ready to race look. Not doing excessive camber or anything crazy of that sort.
Cant wait to see.
I hadnt heard the name Viaggio before. Looking them up I have seen that design. Not sure on VRE. Never heard of them and google didnt help me much.
Like I said. Cant wait man. Just excited to see another ILX on something other than a monoblock set up. I believe yours will be the 3rd... but currently only 1 is on split rims. 2nd car was wrecked and parted out.
I hadnt heard the name Viaggio before. Looking them up I have seen that design. Not sure on VRE. Never heard of them and google didnt help me much.
Like I said. Cant wait man. Just excited to see another ILX on something other than a monoblock set up. I believe yours will be the 3rd... but currently only 1 is on split rims. 2nd car was wrecked and parted out.
Viaggio wheels are nice my buddy is part owner so that's how I knew about it lol
VR Wheels my bad man. Look them up on IG
I haven't seen much ILX modded on the forum. I feel like I've seen them more on IG unless I'm looking in the wrong place. But yeah I can't wait to order my set of coilovers. I'm trying to go with BC racing. So I can upgrade to Swift Springs for the custom spring rates. But I'm waiting patiently for someone to confirm if the 2015 coilovers will be a direct fit...
Yeah I know VR Wheels. Thats who imported my Work splitrims. I live a small drive from them. Ive suggested for quite a few people to contact them for wheels. Great deals and quality in house work. They will be my one-stop when I am ready to rebarrel my wheels. I'll need them to build me some custom step lip conversions and powdercoat the faces.
Yeah I know VR Wheels. Thats who imported my Work splitrims. I live a small drive from them. Ive suggested for quite a few people to contact them for wheels. Great deals and quality in house work. They will be my one-stop when I am ready to rebarrel my wheels. I'll need them to build me some custom step lip conversions and powdercoat the faces.
Must be nice! My buddy back home got wheels off them 18x10 0 offset for 2600 shipped and they were 3 piece wheels. Which is not bad since majority of big 3 piece wheel companies are over 3k plus shipping. Well the ones I'm interested in haha
Yeah my work vsmx areny very aggressive so i got them for super cheap. Only $1000. Rebarrel for about another $1000 including the costs of powder coat and i can be at any spec i want. Gotta love split rims.
Yeah my work vsmx areny very aggressive so i got them for super cheap. Only $1000. Rebarrel for about another $1000 including the costs of powder coat and i can be at any spec i want. Gotta love split rims.
Wow that's as cheap as some used RPF1 with tires lol
Might have to hit them up or check their website out for some deals like that. I want something in the 18x9 18x10 range with a +25, +30 offset. ill think ill get the fitment i need without running alot of camber or that big of a stretch tire.
Wow that's as cheap as some used RPF1 with tires lol
Might have to hit them up or check their website out for some deals like that. I want something in the 18x9 18x10 range with a +25, +30 offset. ill think ill get the fitment i need without running alot of camber or that big of a stretch tire.
Pretty much exactly what I want. Though I may go 19in. Ideally I want 19x9 +20 on all four corners. Then run as close to 0 camber as I can and roll the fender tabs.
Update 7/31/15
Haven't been much on the forums but about two weeks ago my left rear tail light bulb went out. It was a defective tail light from factory according to the technician. So acura replaced it for free
I also bought some 3 piece wheels off a group page. They are CCW 18xwide will post pics once I get them delivered to my house.
On the other note I'm waiting on godspeed to release the monomax coilovers so I can go ahead and order them off Aaron. As well as my camber kit, then tires will be bought and mounted.
Hopefully i'll be set for Tunerevo on Oct 25 here in Charlotte, NC
In reguards to your interest on intakes. Currently nothing is offered because of the new engine layout. But if your willing to get your hands dirty, and use a hack saw to cut plastic tubing; I can help you build a "ice box" style intake snorkel built from parts you can purchase from Amazon. I have such an intake setup on my own '16 ILX if you look in the photo threads.
In reguards to your interest on intakes. Currently nothing is offered because of the new engine layout. But if your willing to get your hands dirty, and use a hack saw to cut plastic tubing; I can help you build a "ice box" style intake snorkel built from parts you can purchase from Amazon. I have such an intake setup on my own '16 ILX if you look in the photo threads.
I checked out your intake and its pretty neat. Not looking to buy an intake as of right now. It's just on the list until I can get to it
Update 7/31/15
Haven't been much on the forums but about two weeks ago my left rear tail light bulb went out. It was a defective tail light from factory according to the technician. So acura replaced it for free
I also bought some 3 piece wheels off a group page. They are CCW 18xwide will post pics once I get them delivered to my house.
On the other note I'm waiting on godspeed to release the monomax coilovers so I can go ahead and order them off Aaron. As well as my camber kit, then tires will be bought and mounted.
Hopefully i'll be set for Tunerevo on Oct 25 here in Charlotte, NC
Stay tune for more updates.
I just installed 18x8.5 Enkei Raijins on my Bellanova White '16 ILX and I love them. Surprisingly, they look fairly decent without a drop.
I have actually been speaking with Aaron from Godspeed and he mentioned to me that:
Would fit like a glove with no adjustments or modifications.
I wonder if anyone has actually tried the coilovers mentioned above on their '16 ilx for confirmation. Once i know for a fact they fit 100%, i will feel so much more comfortable purchasing and installing them.
Wheels are in. They need some deep cleaning before I put them on. <br/>On the other note<br/>Ordering coilovers and camber kit in two weeks <br/>Going with the godspeed mono rs coilovers since i really don't need that much dampening and I don't plan to track my car anytime soon.
Im on a 24 hr duty right now ( military problems ) so I may/may not be able to do a test fit to see how it'll sit. But I will post pics when I do.. Could be tomorrow for sure if I don't get the chance to today.
For the price they ride pretty good. They max out pretty low. Will be updating this thread with newer pics.
I don't post much on this forum but my Instagram @j.rge will keep you updated.
9/14/15
I got my stock tires stretched onto my CCW wheels. Needless to say they stretch pretty good and the tires aren't cheap so thats a good thing.
Adjusted my camber up front cause I was really tired of seeing that poke on the front wheels. So I maxed out my camber plate up top on my godspeed coilovers and then adjusted the bottom hub camber to tuck the tire in more.
Finally all done for now.
Wheels are 18x10 +32 with the 225/40/18 tires off the stock wheels.
So far I have spent $3581 on my car.
That included the wheels, tire mounting, coil overs, camber kit, alignment, and lug nuts.
Yes it definitely does ! Will be ordering it sometime in October or November. Im trying to get a good deal on it.
I just spoke to the service manager at my acura dealership and he is offering the aero kit for $1400 flat including labor and tax. Mainly because it took 4 visits / tries for them to fix my squeaky break problem. Now i just gotta save up $1400, probably gunna get it next month !
I just spoke to the service manager at my acura dealership and he is offering the aero kit for $1400 flat including labor and tax. Mainly because it took 4 visits / tries for them to fix my squeaky break problem. Now i just gotta save up $1400, probably gunna get it next month !
to be honest with you, that doesn't seem like a great price for the front and rear kits...Delray Acura and most Acura discounted stores they sell for $333 each for the front and rear, you really don't need the sides since you have the Aspec sides already, that's $666 and over $700 for installation, not sure if they are doing you any favors, sorry...just pointing out so you get a better deal...
Steve
Just follow the step-by-step instructions, its not all that hard. If you can change your own oil or install an HID kit (nicely tucked away with a cleaned up harness), you can do this.
Just follow the step-by-step instructions, its not all that hard. If you can change your own oil or install an HID kit (nicely tucked away with a cleaned up harness), you can do this.
But is that front and back only or is that with the aspec sides too. Keep in mind there are a weird number of sides abailable. The side skirts on the aspec or different from stop but are not considered the aspec skirts as the ones with the kit pictures online are slightly different.
Also it may include the spoiler if he doesnt have that either.
Which parts of the kid are included for 1400 and we'll let you know if we know better deals.
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