robpp

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Maybe put together a new kit.

No worky with stock wheels.

You need at least 8.5 wide wheel.
And it needs to be bbk friendly.

Maybe a set of tls that fit with their oem bbk might work.

I never mounted them.....so am really guessing.

Buyer never posted about them. I did see him selling wheels IDK.

xtcnrice

Thanks for the info!

I have 18x9.5" +45 VMR V710 wheels. Offset isn't very low, but it is pretty wide. The wheels are surprisingly concave given its +45 offset... so I'm having doubts this will work if I do an RL BBK somewhere down the road. As far as the fronts are concerned, the wheels IMO fit perfectly with my current drop. Didn't do a fender roll, but the lip of the wheel pokes out just a tiny bit. I like how they look now... but I assume if they don't play well with the BBKs then I'd probably have to get a different set of wheels since I'm not liking the idea of adding spacers in the front.

Will be very excited to see you try this again. Would look awesome on your wagon.

xtcnrice

Found a picture of an RL with VMR wheels (not exactly the V710s, but I think the concavity/curvature of the spokes are similar) in 19x8.5 +45

robpp

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there you go......you should be OK.

my plan was to use the brakes as an excuse to get some different wheels.......

I have 19x8 Work i got cheap.

i never held a stoptech but I bet if you use the stoptech guide you would be good.
its a pdf you print and cut out and you can test fit

Google should find it quickly.

kostantinos

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I haven't put my bbk on yet
so they wont fit with the stock wheels?

chuonthis

You will need spacers
I bought Rob's BBK and I'm running 15mm spacers my wheels are 55 offset and it just clears.

kostantinos

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Not too familiar with spacers on Honda
Do you just pop it on like on a bmw or ?

robpp

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you want some with studs KK

and hubcebtric.

stock studs are not long enough to take away 15mm of thread.

i mocked it up and the stock wheels didnt fit.

I never tried it with my 19" wheels.

chuonthis

Depends on the brand and how wide you need.
Mine are H&R which came with longer studs. I had to remove my hub and install the longer studs and than the spacers slip on.

chuonthis

Hey Rob didn't mean to hijack your thread but I thought it would help out. I hope everything is good with you.

Here is a picture of the spacer and yes it is hub centric.
http://i1338.photobucket.com/albums/...psc2bf5d3c.jpg

robpp

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No worries.

I prefer the spacer with studs built in or h&r longer studs.

They make them.
http://pages.ebay.com/motors/link/?n...683408&alt=web

kostantinos

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Ok. More complicated than my bmw but not too bad I guess
Savclaude told me the tls waffle wheels clear with no spacers

robpp

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Yeah the TLS comes with big brakes. Pretty sure they are 8.5 wide.

But that don't mean every 8.5 wheel will work.

kostantinos

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I'm buying custom wheels so I'll order them to fit but I wanted to use my
Stock wheels for winter. I guess it's either type s rims or spacers

robpp

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Did you sell the OZ....,.if not they could be winter

My plan was to find a set of cheap wheels in proper size that fit. For winter

xtcnrice

^I was thinking the same thing... At first I thought maybe I could put on large spacers behind the stockies to clear the calipers, but this doesn't sound safe. Maybe get some 3G TL-S waffles for winter.

kostantinos

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did you try your oem wheels or no?

3 of the 4 oz's were bent so i sold them cheap, after all the freakin money i spent refinishing them

chuonthis

Did not try with stock wheels but when I get my car back hopefully in a few days I can try and snap some pics.

robpp

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Rice or Nice : Blue Lugs

iCrap

nice!
where did you get them? I want some. I dont really wanna loose my locking lug though..

robpp

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Muteki sr35 with locks. $72 for the set.

They make long open ones too. SR48

Careful as they make them without locks too.

I had samme ones satin silver for about 1 year no issue.

Note these have taper seat for aftefmarket wheels. NG for oem wheels.
Oem have round seat. Not taper.

kostantinos

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thank you, if it works, I'll go install mine asap

xtcnrice

I'd like to know this as well.

I have the black sr35s. Be careful when torquing the lock nut. The muteki key is shit and is known to warp and even break. If you take your wheels off often and you're worried about this, I suggest buying a spare key. My key is already starting to warp as I'm having difficulty getting leverage to tighten the lock nut without slipping. Also because of the slippage, I actually scratched a little bit of the black paint off the lock nut, and it's starting to rust a little at the exposed area.

They look nice, but I'm probably gonna go with something better next time around (rays duranuts or project kics).

robpp

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i wanted to try this........to change things up a bit/

i got the matching spark plug cover to install yet. that will get rid of another acura badge LOL

robpp

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i installed some morimoto Xb LED FOGS from theretrofitsource.com

these are brand new LED FOG HOUSINGS. they are a complete unit.
polycarb lens. H11 so its PnP.

I wasnt sure about the fit but I had to give them a try once I saw them.
THey are NEAR PERFECT fit. they arent completely flush with the opening as the oem but they are maybe a 1/8 inch off the lens. not much at all.

I ordered soem 40mil laminX to protect them even though they are poly carbonate.....they costly so I wanted to try and protect. I havent recieved it yet.

they call them 5000K and I would say they are close. Like all these high power LEDs the chip itself it yellow so its hard not to see some yellow when you LOOK INTO THE LAMP...no diff on my DRLs. but if you look at the projected light on a wall its WHITE and no yellow to be found.



anyway.....these are actually cheaper than buying a pair of lamps from acura.

2 screws to change them. PNP LED FOGS who knew/

pics

here is the lamp in my bumper.



a bit closer with the 2 screws in red/



in the bumper from the front



closer



lit up



i will follow up with some wall pics showing cutoff and such


NOTE: ONLY PnP for 11+ TSX and everything else that uses 33900-STK-A11 i know there are some rdx and tl that use same lamp/ maybe others

robpp

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here is the cutoff. i put them in with the adjuster about even looks like I could bump it up a bit......a little.

but you want the beam to try and go UNDER the fog so this beam should be perfect.

fogs only



fog with low beams

robpp

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almost forgot.....those are some new lo beams.

D2S: PHILIPS 85122XV C1 XTREME VISION

I had the Phillips 85122+ but they had a bit of yellow I wanted more white.

new bulbs are 5000K.

xtcnrice

lookin good rob

tOny3

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Looks great, did you get the type s version or type t? Im guessing type s but i cant tell

robpp

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Yeah type S from theretrofitsource.

Forgot that/

opboarding

Nice!

tOny3

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I wish they made a 3k version, guess you can put yellow film over but thatd be ugly imo

robpp

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for me i dont like the yellow when the light is off.

it wouldnt surprise me if they eventually made one.....maybe quick search on hidplanet could shed some light on the idea.

xtcnrice

pun intended?

zup2sky

Hey rob. How do you find the visibility with the new fogs? (Halogen vs leds)

Do you find the new fogs to be superior in terms of visibility? Do you find a hint of blue hue with the new fogs? (5000k sounds about right?)

Edward

robpp

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i live in denver which is basically a desert so not much fog.

but I used to live east coast. for me a valid fog lamp goes UNDER the clouds so you can see the lines Hopefully LOL.

if you look at my cutoff pics above the fog only stays very low. has a good low cutoff so no scatter to bother other drivers. IMO these are optimal.

an led bulb in fog gives a nice white look but really doesnt create much light. it does scatter so could bother others.

I now have 5000K LED/DRL, Parking, and fogs. along with 85122 CV also about 5000K.

all match nice.....there is some slight yellow looking INTO the lamps, I attribute that to the YELLOW chip of the LEDs.

robpp

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zup2sky

hidplanet.com is a forum about retrofitting. might find a better fog user answer over there.

also, these were first released last week. so it could take some time to get some real fog feedback.

rockstar143

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Looks great...nice to see the Phillips equivalent to the Osram CBI...they look fantastic!

robpp

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yeah these new phillips 85122 CV are WHITE LIGHT. i had the 85122+ but too much yellow.

this weekend I will aim them properly and take some better pics./

rockstar143

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Yeah...I have CBI in the TL and 85122+ in the S2000 but I can't bring myself to spend the cash to change them since they're bright as hell and there's no other competing color to match.