HFP's are coming soon.... few questions
05-01-2009, 06:46 PM
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oh, please get a set of 16" TLP wheels for winter in the black market or finishlinewheels if you are in Chicago!!! you will fuk up those HFP wheels with the salt and expanding joints/potholes...all season 19's aint shit in snow...trust me on this!!!!!
05-01-2009, 09:05 PM
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i feel you on then stockies but the tires on them are worse than the generals believe me snow>falkens st115's lol but i talked to honda and the HFP finish is winter ready there shouldnt be any salt issues but to play it safe i will clean em up quite often in the winter months
btw i need the rims before i can through up some pics
btw i need the rims before i can through up some pics
05-02-2009, 05:26 AM
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well, they may be "winter ready" or whatever smoke they blew up your ass lol, but the sand and hard salt particles that get thrown around will chip your wheels...especially at higher speeds, the front wheels will throw all that stuff on the roads right onto the rear wheels. salt spray also finds its way in the lug nut areas and all of that. also, the 19" tire sidewall and top of tread is so stiff, that it cannot flex on ice and snow making traction very difficult. that is why snow tires are so flexible. I still highly recommend that you think twice about rollin your stocks in the winter. I know it doesn't look as nice, but there will be a time that you wished you swapped them out. I lived in Colorado for many years and learned hard lessons trying to keep my nice wheels on instead of taking 20 minutes to swap for stocks. now that I am in atlanta, I can get away with keeping my wheels on all year, but after seeing the snow you got up in the Chi this year, my 
is to swap. can I get an amen from the northerners? good luck either way man!!
is to swap. can I get an amen from the northerners? good luck either way man!!
05-02-2009, 10:39 AM
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lol i know what your sayin ive had plenty of painted/powercoated wheels that i ran thru the winter here and i clean them so often in the winter ive never had any salt/paint chipping problems even the ones i rattle canned....and im most likely goin to sell the stockies
05-02-2009, 12:05 PM
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painted stockies getting chipped is much easier to stomach than a set of $1300 wheels.. and you cant just hit the HFPs with a rattle can to touch em up..lol
If at all possible man, keep your stockies. I live a lot further south than you and they salt the ever living shit out of roads around here in the winter, the pot holes get huge from the plow blades and chemicals they spray..uggh it makes my stomach turn just thinking about messing up a nice wheel such as the HFP.
and you cant just hit the HFPs with a rattle can to touch em up..lolIf at all possible man, keep your stockies. I live a lot further south than you and they salt the ever living shit out of roads around here in the winter, the pot holes get huge from the plow blades and chemicals they spray..uggh it makes my stomach turn just thinking about messing up a nice wheel such as the HFP.
05-02-2009, 04:39 PM
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exactly...what about no traction on ice/snow and more potholes during the winter freeze/thaw of roads...just gonna take your chances huh? hardcore or hard headed? like I said, its your $1300 and its your choice but I know from personal experience that 19" non snow tires in a harsh winter climate is simply not a good idea whatsoever. just deal with the stockies for 4 months..Nov to Mar. look at it this way, you'll end up getting more tread life out of the 19s since they won't be on the car 
05-02-2009, 09:38 PM
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You guys arnt getting it lol my stockies have tires on them that get absolutly no grip in light snow let alone any ice..so for me to run them in the winter would be stupid unless I get snow tires which I'm not doing I drove my friends cl with 19's and generals in the snow and its night and day over my falkens so I gotta sell em... There is no way ill get any damage if I clean them as often as I'm planning on so im not trippin... Potholes you just got to learn to deal with living out here there nothing I can do about those....
05-02-2009, 10:16 PM
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why don't you get new snow tires for the stockies. you can even get used ones since you're only going to be on them for the winter months. I think it's better to shell out the money for safety/peace of mind and you'll extend the life of the HFP tires by a lot.
I think what CJITTY and twistededge are getting at is the damage that is caused WHILE you're driving you can't control. Cleaning it often will only prevent the deterioration damage. But things like rocks/salt/dirt hitting it while you're driving, you can't control.
I think what CJITTY and twistededge are getting at is the damage that is caused WHILE you're driving you can't control. Cleaning it often will only prevent the deterioration damage. But things like rocks/salt/dirt hitting it while you're driving, you can't control.
05-03-2009, 12:37 AM
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i feel you... yea i know there just lookin out for me lol who knows what im gunna do ill think about that in october but the type s wheels are gettin sold regardless if i need em maybe the 16" tlp wheels will be a option
05-03-2009, 07:04 AM
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ok..handy summed it up pefectly..that is what I was trying to communicate.
the weight is right at 24 lbs for the HFP19 and stock 17 Type S wheels are right around 22-23 lbs I believe..so for a OEM 19" wheel, not really that bad. my old 19 chrome zenetti's weighed 30 lbs!!
the weight is right at 24 lbs for the HFP19 and stock 17 Type S wheels are right around 22-23 lbs I believe..so for a OEM 19" wheel, not really that bad. my old 19 chrome zenetti's weighed 30 lbs!!
05-03-2009, 06:23 PM
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well, depending on the chroming process, it can add as little as 1 lb per wheel...my chrome tls stockies only weighed about 1 lb more than a non chrome tl type s wheel. I certainly didn't notice any performance difference...with my 19 zenetti chromes on, I felt like I had four midgets hanging off my fenders that didn't start their nutri system programs
05-03-2009, 06:46 PM
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05-04-2009, 04:44 PM
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well i got to wait another 5-7 days for the HFPs because finishline just got in contact and told me they are not in stock and there is no ETA on them (why they continue to advertise them on there site with out a out of stock sign or anything i dont know??) but i ordered them again but this time from http://www.keenanhondaparts.com/serv...R-19%22/Detail
05-05-2009, 01:36 PM
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FAIL...
They should of told you that when you ordered them...dummasses...well, at least they are on the way..can't wait for fresh pics..someone with some good choppin skills needs to do a virtual photo shoot with pics from your car and mine
They should of told you that when you ordered them...dummasses...well, at least they are on the way..can't wait for fresh pics..someone with some good choppin skills needs to do a virtual photo shoot with pics from your car and mine
05-05-2009, 04:34 PM
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05-08-2009, 04:30 AM
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can't wait for pics....20lbs?? wow, I recall I looked at a honda spec sheet and they were 24 lbs..i weighed the on an unofficial scale with same result...may want to weigh them yourself just to see..if it is 20 lbs, well then 
05-08-2009, 09:58 AM
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Lol I feel you man..iono I asked them what each rim weighed out to without the packaging n all that and the guy weighed em and told me 20 lbs even... Ill weigh em when they get here
05-08-2009, 08:16 PM
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Nope no 18's in that style they have 18" hfp's but there a lil different... I don't think the ride will be all that bad maybe a 30 series tire yea
05-08-2009, 09:16 PM
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umm, these wheels with general tires ride just as good as 18's if you ask me...not nearly as bad as my old 19" zenetti's..i am very picky about ride comfort and I don't even swap these out on road trips anymore because it rides so damn nice..and these are not made in 18"..there are HFP 18's though..search ebay for plenty o deals.
05-10-2009, 08:40 PM
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05-11-2009, 06:44 PM
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there on an they look 
beautiful im 100% satisfied ... i got 1 pic on my blackberry but its so shitty quality i dont even want to put it up lol i wanna wait til this weekend when i can clean it and have my buddy take pics with a "real" camera not some 2.3 megapixel shit lol my lens is still broken
beautiful im 100% satisfied ... i got 1 pic on my blackberry but its so shitty quality i dont even want to put it up lol i wanna wait til this weekend when i can clean it and have my buddy take pics with a "real" camera not some 2.3 megapixel shit lol my lens is still broken
CJITTY was NOT kidding, ABP and those looks awesome!!