Donte99TL

The rims are 19x8. The offset for the front is 40 and the rears are 45

Tires are Toyo Proxie 4, 245/35/19

I have the A-spec suspension kit installed.

I have had five people in the car with no rubbing. Hope this helps.

99TLKID

I think I am in love with those wheels

Intox1221

Good one...

Donte99TL

Ya I like them too

johnstl

Very nice my fellow San Diegan!

johnstl

Looks like you like in Rancho Penisquezzer?

Donte99TL

Nope I am in the hood. I live in Vista with all the gangsta's. Where do you live at?

Danny04TL

hey donte.. nice car...=) i was wondering what size is your wheels?? 19's by??? 8.. 8.5?? i have a 5at also.. i was wondering what is the widest we can go?

johnstl

Santee....I work in Kearny Mesa! I get to sit in SR52 traffic in the am & pm. I am in sales so I do get it out on the freeways during the day & open her up now & then! What else have you done to you TL?

Donte99TL

Ya I used to drive from Vista to Mira Mesa everyday and it was a Beotch. But now I work in Carlsbad and my drive is only 10 minutes. But I fill your pain though.

The only other thing that I have done to my car is the A-spec.

Donte99TL

I hope my PM helped you. So have you decided on a wheel yet?

bluedragon

Donte99TL


I have a Nighthawk black TL w/A-Spec kit, I'm going to have to bite you man w/those rims if you still have them. I wanted to go with 19x8.5, but those Axis don't come in that size, so I started searching again for some 19x8. black rims, I didn't think that lip would be that deep w/19x8 but after seeing yours I realize I was wrong, I love it.

car_lost

the front is a +40 and the rear is a +45? that would mean the front has a bigger lip than the rear.

Donte99TL

No because the rear rim has the maxis lip and the front doesn't. If you go with the maxis lip it will have a bigger lip. The maxis lip wont fit up front though.

car_lost

i understand that... but u said the front has a +40 offset and the rear has a +45 offset. the lower the number, the bigger the lip. so im guessing you got the two confused.

clay8898

Love the rims. But, how about chiping of the black paint? Iwas thinking of a pearl or white with a polished or chrome lip...but then thought what if the paint chiped? I don't have the nice sunny whether all year either. I live in Wash. St. where it rains and snows. It was a hard decision,because I like the look of the painted wheel w\ the polished lip

Donte99TL

Well we just had a pretty bad storm here in San Diego. Put a lot of dirt on the road (mud slides) and the paint hasn’t chipped one time yet, seems to be holding up real good.

Also there is a lot of construction going on by work and there are always rocks on the road. Rims still look good.

If you get your rims painted just make sure they use is good stuff. The guy that did my rims said the paint he used was real good. The rims don’t even have a clear coat on them and they came out looking glossy. That’s how good the paint is.

Lokius

When I get back to San Diego, we need to get all the guys with 3rd gens together, cars looking great Donte!

car_lost

powder coat them.... its much stronger than regular paint.

Donte99TL

car_lost with this rim you won’t be able to find any place to do it. I take that back I did find one place but they wanted $275 per rim to do it, more than the cost of the rim itself.

The problem they said is taping of the lip and not getting any power coating on it. I guess it to difficult to get it perfect.

clay8898 Just go with the paint. I had the same worries as you when I first got it done. But now I have none because the paint is withstanding the abuse of the elements.

Lokius there is a thread going on about a San Diego meet. I Will look for it and put link to it in here.

cM3go

most places will paint wheels that have lips, they will not powder coat them

clay8898

I ended up going with an all chrome rim. But,after seeing yours i wonder if I made the right choice. I don't think my wife would be to happy if I went and bought another pair of rims. I was also wondering if their was a TL gathering in the tacoma/ seattle area. If so hit me up.

Donte99TL

Just get them painted. I am thinking about redoing my rims. Getting the whole rim chrome dipped then get the spokes repainted again. The finish on the lip of the rim isn’t shinny enough for me as is.

clay8898

What do they do scuff the chrome then paint it?

Donte99TL

Ya they would just sand it to ruffin it up then paint it. That's what he did with mine.

clay8898

I wish I could see what they would look like. I haven't seen anybody around here w/ a WDP painted rim w/a chrome lip. I personally think it would look good...but my wife ...not so sure. I'll call some places and see what it will cost.

Donte99TL

Well when I told my girl what I was going to do with the rim she thought it would look ugly. Even they guy that was going to paint the rim for me ask if I was sure that I wanted the rim black. He was very skeptical on the out come of it.

But once done he said he couldn’t believe how much better it looked. He was even thinking about doing the same for his rims.

So your plan is to paint the rim white with a chrome lip correct? If so I inserted a rim that has this color combo so you can get an idea of what the rim would look like.

Lucky37

Disgusting...

Donte99TL

Ya the rim design is ugly but I think the color combo is cool....

clay8898

That looks real good. Thats a Bentley rim right? Do you think a WDP color would cost more than a straight white? I don't think white will look right anyways. Thanks for posting the pic.

Lokius

I dont think WDP painted wheels will look very good clay. Contrast looks the best on a white car, I dont know what your style is necessarily. But I am getting some forged wheels with a deep lip, and instead of silver or black, I am getting a brushed anodized look, that almost appears gunmetal. Whatever is your fancy pursue it, just make sure you dont get ripped off..

JtunedTL

Looks good...

clay8898

I saw the thread w/ the wheels your getting. they look hot. I'll probably just stick w/ what I have already. Unless I see some wheels out there that Ijust have to have.

Donte99TL

Lokius, those rims are tight.......

clay8898, those rims are made by Axis (www.axiswheels.com) the same company that make mine. I am sure you could order the same paint that's on your car for your rims if you do decide to paint them. I have also seen black rims on WDP and they look really good.

But in the end I would worry to much about it because your rims are pimp anyways...To bad you didn't live closer. We could trade rims every month to keep our ride lookiing fresh to us... Peps be like "DAMN yall homie be rollin deep with two sets of rims

Lokius

Thanks for the compliments Donte and clay, I will keep you updated on the wheels.

clay8898

I've only been to Cali once San fran. I've always wanted to go to San Diego. I even joked to my wife about retiring down there. I bet their are some bad ass rides down there. Keep me posted Lokius. Thanks for all your help Donte. Peace.

Donte99TL

Keep me updtaed? Damn just drive your pimp ass ride over to my house and we can take some pics of our rides...What part of S.D are you in? I am more north of S.D. I'm in Vista area.

Lokius

Hehe, Well I am in the very green and rainy state of Oregon going to college, and the car is down south in San Diego. We live in Encinitas and Rancho Santa Fe, so Vista is not very far at all. I have a coupel buddies that live up that way, and I am up there quite often. For sure we will get all the guys together. There really needs to be a meet for us San Diego boys, about time we get all the nice Acuras together. Just to put an idea out there, my family owns a couple bars/Sports grill/billiard clubs/dance clubs/live music spots called Jolt N' Joes, theres one in Escondido, La Mesa, and we are opening one in the Gaslamp. By the time I come down for spring break, The Gas Lamp will be completed, we could do a meet at that location, then drive and take photos by the harbor. Get some great shots.

Donte99TL

Sounds good to me, we also tried to plan an S.D. meet for last weekend put the rain ended up getting in the way so we canceled it.

Nasty188

the car is perfect bro!!! , I have a black 04 tl myself and iv'e been shopping around for rims similar to yours but i want "20 inch" rims though ,how much did yours cost ?