ufmike316

i always loved the design on the 09-11 awd 18: wheel. i liked it more than the new design on the 12. so i bought a set of 2010 18" sh-awd wheels and put them on my 2012. i think it looks a lot sportier.













and the 2012 stock wheels:

AcuraTL

Like the wheels, not sure about those red covers.

suros10

In my opinion, those red covers should be black instead.

ufmike316

agreed. i had the red ones on my graphite luster TSX. just put them on because they fit. eventually ill get them black.

Ruserious

iTrader: (2)

Looks good but those red caliper covers must go!

Edward'TLS

Those red plastic caliper covers really ruin the nice looking car.

ufmike316

they are not plastic. plastic would melt. they are machined out of metal and engraved with the acura logo.

Edward'TLS

Damn, metal that looks like plastic is even worse.

pimpin-tl

Those covers are still ricey. but it's your car.

potmilkz

ruined a perfectly good looking car with those covers.. should take them off and sell it. waste of $200+ on something that doesnt look good..

just being honest=)

08AcuraTL3

love the wheels, not the calipers. body kit, maybe a slight drop, and it would look perfect.

Strippers4Me

what did you do with your stock wheels? I'm looking for a set for winter

Steven Bell

iTrader: (2)

Mike, good looking ride!

B.G.

Red covers give it a nice touch man.. Matches your tail lights nicely.. Love the wheels, keep it up!

jspagna1

I agree love those wheels. I have them on my 2010 TL SH-AWD w/Tech. Don't like the 2012 wheels at all. As for the caliper covers, I do think black or silver would look better. You can probably paint them yourself.

08AcuraTL3

more pics

ufmike316

changed the red caliper covers to black... looks much better now:

Treblig

That looks much better.

Hapa DC5

That looks a lot better than red. I wouldn't do caliper covers personally. I assume there are BBK for the 4G's by now? Save a little and invest in that

i64X

Looks great. The 12 wheels are awful.

jspagna1

I like the black covers better than the red one's. Good move.

VQPower37

looks good ... i thought the red calipers looked alright ... but in black they look sweet ... IMO they look much better than the uncovered caliper

Steven Bell

iTrader: (2)

The blacks look good, but I liked the red ones better. I guess I'm the only one!

Edward'TLS

Oh yeh, blacks look much better. They compliment the car really well.

CJBernUA8

where did you buy them? i want to buy them

suros10

Way to go, those black covers look much better.

Mr Marco

Black is better than the red, much better than my rust.

potmilkz

shit.. after looking at those pics.. i totally forgot how high the car was...

yooin14

lol I want drop!!

henryr934

Now you just need the OEM body kit

spoko

I think RED ones were nicer ...black looks so inconspicuous that you hardly even notice them. I do agree though that with the car being black, calipers kind of blend in. That being said, I would NOT put white calipers on the white color car...for any other color (other than black), RED ones would compliment it much better.

potmilkz

personally if i had it.. i wouldnt want people to see my fake calipers

VanyDotK

iTrader: (6)

Same, I never understood the plastic caliper cover thing, you can tell they're clearly plastic covers and not a BBK. It makes the car look cheap IMO.

http://www.howto-make.org/sANSAMoney...9;t-do-it.html

Either get a BBK or leave it stock, don't fake it. But at least the 09-11 rims do look better!

Vidol642

Those are not plastic.

Drei

iTrader: (2)

Looks amazing!
Car looks so clean too!

omgitsspooky

I agree, those rims are so much better than the 12+ AWD 18's. They're on par with the Advanced 19's, an inch less, but less weight, softer ride.

What would be the best way to get a set of those 18's? For Sale threads?

fryrice

I notice the 2011 tl front caliper has the Acura logo on it. However the 2012+ don't. Did they change the brakes or something or maybe I am seeing things...

I just got a 2012 tl awd advance love the 19in wheel I might get the 18 from 09-11 wheels like u for winter.

lltfly

where did you buy this set of wheel? ebay? I see most of oem wheels on ebay are reconditioned.

omgitsspooky

2012+ AWD 18's are growing on me but would rather have the 09-11's. Too bad the previous owner put a lot of curb rashes on my wheels.

What would be the best way to buy a set of OEM rims? Black market?

jasonstuckey

2012 AWD Advance with 19's. Have no issues in the snow.