octoher12

hey everybody. yesterday me and one of my buddys swapped rims. i had my 16" stock rims. and i took his 05 tsx 17" rims. would i need to do a alignment on my car? or will i be fine? i will post pics of the wheels once my car is clean. the rain killed my car

justnspace

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no, you dont need an alignment, unless your alignment was out to begin with.

nats007

Concur... 2G TL Type S OEM wheels are 17s so there should be no need for an alignment unless you were out of whack prior. Interested in seeing a pic

00TL-P3.2

I thought about trying to find some MMC 1G TSX wheels, but I'm leaning more toward dropping the TL in the not too distant future.

tOny3

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I always get an alignment anytime i swap wheels/tires, perks of having a lifetime alignment plan!

Tsx wheels are nice, heres my old set

octoher12

i do not have a type s.
i have a 99 tl which WAS on stock 16's, i feel way higher with 17's.
but i feel too high i would like to drop maybe 2"

3.2TLc

Yeah, the lowered TL's and upsized rims really look sweet on our 2nd Gen boulevard cruisers.

octoher12

thought id post a pic of my car with the tsx rims. yes yes yes shes dirty. i need a drop ASAP RIGHT?

but im new to posting pics on forums so if anyone has any suggestions let me know. im using photobucket but dont know if i should use the html or img or direct.




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Nicks2001tl

Looks good. What size tire did you go with?

tOny3

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Fixed it for you

octoher12

thanks tony!
i really dont know what tires they are but they sur are meaty
people are telling me to go with low profile? i dont think these type of rims would look right. what do you think?

3.2TLc

Rims look good.....and would look even better if ya had a 2" drop.

octoher12

Yea man im thinking about dropping it. Im on the brinks of getting lowering springs. But people are telling me im going to be bouncing around everyday lol i dont know if thats true with lowering springs lol i would get coilovers but they are just tooo much! I would get some slightly used ones tho. Im just waiting for that moment to see what comes up.

tOny3

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If you had cut springs you'd be bouncing around. Get reputable brand sprinds and youre good although your oem shocks will go out quicker so i say save up and just get real coilovers. They range from 600-1k for a nice set

Looks like youre running 45-50 series tires. There should be 3 sets of numbers om the side of the tire, go see what they are. Should look something like 225/45/17

octoher12

Im getting lowering springs for now. Ill have them on for about 2-3 months untill i get some new shocks that support the spring.

I posted this on anther thread but maybe u can help
Im buying tein S-tech springs will they fit on these shocks....

http://www.autoaccessoriesgarage.com...rut-Shock-Kits

MrMoAcuraPar

I have the same wheels on my '99, wrapped in 225/50R17 Hankooks and aside from needing a 2" drop it looks great! A nice touch (I think, anyway) was that I noticed the TSX centercap logo were printed on plastic whereas the oem 16" centercap logo were recessed and then painted black... Some masking tape, a razor blade, primer, color, and patience were all it took to make them absolutely pop! I went with red. This is an older pic but they still look great!

MrMoAcuraPar

TLZINE99

Looking good!

MrMoAcuraPar

Lends itself well to color coordination

octoher12

DOPE! I like the red u added looks sporty/classy.
I would like to do something like that but im not going to
Bite off your style.

MrMoAcuraPar

Blue or White could work, too

octoher12

I would like to attempt this. U should pm me the basic steps to getter done! I would go with blue if i tryed this out.. any mods on your tl?

TopographicTales

Heye everyone, brand new to the forum and just got myself a 2003 TL 3.2 I'm white and am considering all kinds of new wheels.

Anyway, these were among the list I've made up for myself. I can't for the life of me find 2G Type S rims, so I've been looking at different TSX rims.

I must say, they look better than I thought in my head. So these are at the top of my list as of now. Thanks for the pics guys.

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cincinattlguy19

It's good to be open to wheel styles! Luckily the TSX rims are a good alternative for those of all ethnicities!

Welcome to the forum man, just bustin' your chops

MrMoAcuraPar

Look for a PM shortly, although its not at all difficult. As far as mods I've done, the list is short yet effective;


* 17" TSX wheels wrapped in Hankooks (Yea, we all already knew that, just taking my turn at being "Captain Obvious")


* Black Mesh Grille, sporting the "Floating A" proud!! (Hit the DIY section, easier than you'd think)


* LED Lighting upgrades to interior & auxiliary wiring (but NOT to the gauges, its more than a simple bulb swap to do properly, apparently),


* 6000k HID bulbs, stock ballasts & etc, (OEM bulbs are 4300k according to what I've read here, and I should've listened to what I read and got the 5000k bulbs instead, because mine are now certainly blue)


* Angel Eye/Cat Eye(idk their official title, but you see them on everything now) LEDs on top edge of headlights-**see avatar**


* ACURA logo ghost laser projector LED doohickies under the front door panels and under rear bumper


* Intake Resonator removal, K&N filter in stock airbox, driver side foglight area drilled for "cooler" air entry to airbox (the DIY section covers this wonderfully, except the drilled out part, I did that on a whim)


* Stage 1 exhaust a.k.a. Mid-Muffler Delete (Yes, you should do it)


* Chrome Shifter Gate plate, with a chrome shift ball replacing my worn out oem one (looks rather Ferrari-esque IMO), DIY covers how to do it I think (and the cool thing is 99's are the only ones able to do it!)


* Custom VTEC/SOHC decals on lower rear doors


* Custom Type-S Badge (It matched the theme)


* Fair share of vinyl decals throughout (personal fave is a tie between the drivers side outside mirror; "Objects In Mirror Are Losing" and the "+10hp/Patent Pending" on the rear window)


Other than all of that, I just like to keep her running as nice as possible whilst on a budget, 223k on her as of this afternoon!!

MrMoAcuraPar

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3.2TLc

Hey MrMoAcuraPar, do ya have a regular daytime pic of the "Angel Cat Eye" LED brows on your TL ?

octoher12

I need your guys opnion.
Would i look rice if i painted my tsx rims White?

I really dont wanna go with black. Its just a thought.

justnspace

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^the stock TSX rims are already a "light" color to begin with.

you can try with plastidip without actually committing.

P.S. I just picked up some white wheels. its very odd looking. Im not interested in the color so much, just the design and specs were what I wanted

octoher12

Yea i would like to try the plasti dip. Just a guess where do you they sell the white plasti dip? Autozone? Or a paint shop.

justnspace

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i ordered the gray color from dipyourcar.com.
you can try there

MrMoAcuraPar

I'll take one today & post it

Nicks2001tl

White rims=Rice In my opinion. Saw a prelude slammed the other day looked great than saw the white rims and said ugh.


Buy a bottle plasti dip and spray your rims white. Worse thing that could happen is you hate them and peel them off.

MrMoAcuraPar

Here they are in the daytime, high noon(ish), not overly noticeable, but there nonetheless. They're wired into the parking light circuit, and therefore add to the lock/unlock light show quite nicely when coupled with the LED projector that I have under the rear bumper.... Been thinking of running a similar strip under the headlight housing as well, kinda outline the headlights...


Anyone have Any Thoughts on that?
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MrMoAcuraPar

Just for giggles....

MrMoAcuraPar

Everyone will want these, Hit Amazon for them, Guaranteed to make you smile when you're changing lanes.

MrMoAcuraPar

lmfao that (finally) just clicked in my head!!