RL_Coastin's 2006 Acura RL: PART 2

Old 05-17-2016, 01:28 AM
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RL_Coastin's 2006 Acura RL: PART 2

Swapped my 22 inch chromies for some 20x10s.
Had a cat back exhaust installed, 2.5 inch piping, magnaflows, and chrome tips.
Also got rid of some chrome trim.











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Looks good.
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Nice! All it needs now is a lip kit to match the aggressive wheel setup.
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I like those wheels so much more.
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& +1 for Aspec
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Looks good, what's the offset on those wheels?
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love the wheels, hate the offsets
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People in here are confusing the term offset when I'm sure they mean width. Did you have to roll your front fenders? I like this design and size much better.
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^lol considering he didnt even mention offsets, i agree.
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I can't imagine he could turn without rolling the front fenders. Even 9" wide will scrape at full turn.
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Originally Posted by oo7spy
I can't imagine he could turn without rolling the front fenders. Even 9" wide will scrape at full turn.
I've had 9" in the front for 3 years and never scraped at full turn. I only rolled the rear to fit 10.5" but I'm looking to downsize.
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Old 05-17-2016, 04:15 PM
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Nice were spacers needed for the front?
Old 05-17-2016, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by justnspace
^lol considering he didnt even mention offsets, i agree.
you dont need to know the offset to see how his wheels stick out.
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Originally Posted by MSW 6SP
I've had 9" in the front for 3 years and never scraped at full turn. I only rolled the rear to fit 10.5" but I'm looking to downsize.
Good to know. IIRC, Brian had 9" with his Jerez, and they would rub a little. Obviously offset will matter.
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Thanks everyone! The offsets are +20 front and +20 rear with a 5mm spacer. So basically +15 for the rear. No spacers were needed, I have them on the rear by choice. And yes my fenders are rolled and pulled....ruined...

I'd love to get a Mugen kit, hopefully I can get my hands on one when I am ready to buy. I've seen a few pop up at random

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Dropped her lower and showed her off at IFO. Both of my front fenders are now trashed Looking for some less aggressive 19s now.
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Originally Posted by RL_Coastin


Dropped her lower and showed her off at IFO. Both of my front fenders are now trashed Looking for some less aggressive 19s now.
Nice car! If you don't mind me asking, what wheels are those?
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Originally Posted by onebroke240sx
Nice car! If you don't mind me asking, what wheels are those?
They are Vertini Wheels, imo they have some nice wheels.
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I dig this alot. You mention your fenders are wrecked, Whats going on with them? They dont look like bacon at all
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Originally Posted by Oh Sickest TL
I dig this alot. You mention your fenders are wrecked, Whats going on with them? They dont look like bacon at all
Thank you! And these pics were before I ruined them. Tires hit both fenders on a bad turn and wrecked them. Car is now raised and doesn't rub what so ever. Never going that low and wide unless I run bags haha.
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PPUUUSSSSAAAAAYYYYYYY!!!




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that stuff can still happen on bags though if your driving it around fairly low. Obv less common on air though
Old 11-21-2016, 11:32 PM
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LMAO!! I was herrafrush. The second pic is embarrasing, but maybe it will help you understand how devestated I am haha.
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nothing to be embarrassed about. You wanted to join the herra frush movement lol!

Id be destroyed too. Nothing much you can do either than raise it up a cunt hair and get that shit reworked and repainted cuz that shit is going to rust up in no time.

I assume the rear fenders are ok? 10 inch wheel in the front is pretty extreme lol
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You live and you learn haha. Luckily I live in Arizona so rust isn't a huge issue. I'm going to wait till I find an RL at a local junkyard and just color match the fenders, might take a while to find one. And yes rear fenders are in much better shape
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well if you get any sort of rain on that it will rust up
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but does az even get a drop of rain ?? lol
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What is this rain you speak of? Haha, I plan on covering the paint chip with some gloss black 3m vinyl, it somewhat blends with the OBP. It will be good enough till I find some fenders.
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Must be nice living in a place where rust isn't a problem
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Couldn't pass up a deal on another set of wheels...

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and…..specs?
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Of course haha, they are to be determined. I bought a set of 6 wheels with 3 different specs, I was looking for 19's but really dig these 20's, plus they were local and 3 piece. I can either go 8.5 in the front with 10 or 10.5 in the rear. Or 9.5/10.5 and very slight chance of going 10 front 10.5 rear. Not sure about offsets yet.
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Wheels for days..


I'd say 9.5/10.5


Just incase you forgot...

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Never going that low and wide unless I run bags haha.

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Lmao, well I still haven't found replacement fenders....so in the mean time I have nothing to loose haha. But yea, that is what I am leaning towards 9.5/10.5, hopefully I can make that work with the current barrel/lip options I have. Just bought them last night, haven't had a chance to mess with them.
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Unless you can get your hands on some M1 fender flares..



If I somehow manage to find a set I'll go 19x10 +14 in the front for the spring..
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Doesn't the mugen lip kit or whatever end up having fender flares? Which would cover your damage anyway?
Just an idea.

Love your posts...very positive and zero butthurt. Very cool RL, man.
Keep up the good work!
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I would go 8.5".

J, the lip kits only cover the bottoms of the bumpers and replace the side skirts. The M1 flares teh CL mentioned would cover his damage.

OP, there is a rule of thumb that with wheels with a lip, add 1". The lip creates an illusion that the wheel appears smaller than wheels with a spoke all the way to the edge.
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Ahh...gotcha, thanks SpyvsSpy.
I agree...spoked wheels go a long way, visually.

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