Latest Wheel Setup: Avant Garde M359
11-10-2014, 08:03 PM
#41
Thanks for all the support everyone! It's been nearly a year now on this setup and everything is holding up well. Great quality by AG here.
The 18x9.5 +22 clears my Brembos, and I'm sorry for anyone who purchased a different a setup and didn't have Brembo clearance.
Avant Garde is a great company and I'm confident they will work with all of you on any questions or concerns you may have.
The 18x9.5 +22 clears my Brembos, and I'm sorry for anyone who purchased a different a setup and didn't have Brembo clearance.
Avant Garde is a great company and I'm confident they will work with all of you on any questions or concerns you may have.
11-10-2014, 09:09 PM
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Veryyy Nice
05-10-2015, 04:28 PM
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Lovin' the wheels.
05-10-2015, 05:36 PM
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summary: you can get these wheels redrilled to the acura pattern. but dont' get the 8.5+35 if you have brembos. i also had a lot of trouble getting a tire/wheel place to install redrilled wheels, none of the main big stores would touch them. the wheels looked great but they weren't worth using spacers or having most tire places refuse to mount them
the OPs setup clears brembos i'm pretty sure.
the OPs setup clears brembos i'm pretty sure.
Just bring in sleeved wheels to a tire shop and dont mentioned you had work done on them. No reason to.
You "I want these tires please."
Tire shop "alright sounds good we'll mount tires and balance them."
No further conversation is needed.
There is no need for the shop to know those wheels previously went on another vehicle. Especially when I 100% guarantee that shop has no issue mounting wheels that arent even certified, why the hell would re-sleeved wheels matter? If they are certified prior and re-sleeved correctly they are safer than a lot of wheels used by tuners.
I think you just made a mistake mentioning something to the shop that they frankly had no idea about and you scared them. lol
OP. Car looks great. I have to ask though, WHY THE HELL DID YOU TAKE THE EQUIPS OFF!?
I'd love to own a set of equips but Id pass on AG all day every day. Especially a monoblock set.
Busy checking out your canibeat feature. Super sick. Needs some more VIP touches before Id call it a VIP build. But damn it's super clean. Love it!!
05-10-2015, 05:59 PM
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05-10-2015, 06:13 PM
#48
I have seen resleeved wheels by VRwheels and you cant tell they were ever worked on except for the fact that you can now fit Euro bolt pattern wheels onto a Japanese car. Or vis versa.
My only thought is the company that resleeved your wheels didnt do a proper job refinishing the new sleeved bolt pattern; which led to the shop noticing then questioning the work.
If you had the shop themselves install the WHEELS then they may be worried the wheel wont last and you'll blame them.
Had you just had the shop mount tires and balance they wouldnt have even cared about the work done to them. You then go home and throw the wheels on yourself. Case closed.
That is my best guess anyway as to why the shop said no. I just asked my buddy whom works for Americas Tires. He said they'd have no issues mounting tires on a wheel that was resleeved. When I initially asked him he just looked at me confused. Which was the same look I gave me computer screen while reading your post.
The shops you took it took much just be lame or they didnt want to be liable incase your resleeved wheels fails.
05-10-2015, 06:51 PM
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How would they even know the wheels were resleeved?
I have seen resleeved wheels by VRwheels and you cant tell they were ever worked on except for the fact that you can now fit Euro bolt pattern wheels onto a Japanese car. Or vis versa.
My only thought is the company that resleeved your wheels didnt do a proper job refinishing the new sleeved bolt pattern; which led to the shop noticing then questioning the work.
If you had the shop themselves install the WHEELS then they may be worried the wheel wont last and you'll blame them.
Had you just had the shop mount tires and balance they wouldnt have even cared about the work done to them. You then go home and throw the wheels on yourself. Case closed.
That is my best guess anyway as to why the shop said no. I just asked my buddy whom works for Americas Tires. He said they'd have no issues mounting tires on a wheel that was resleeved. When I initially asked him he just looked at me confused. Which was the same look I gave me computer screen while reading your post.
The shops you took it took much just be lame or they didnt want to be liable incase your resleeved wheels fails.
I have seen resleeved wheels by VRwheels and you cant tell they were ever worked on except for the fact that you can now fit Euro bolt pattern wheels onto a Japanese car. Or vis versa.
My only thought is the company that resleeved your wheels didnt do a proper job refinishing the new sleeved bolt pattern; which led to the shop noticing then questioning the work.
If you had the shop themselves install the WHEELS then they may be worried the wheel wont last and you'll blame them.
Had you just had the shop mount tires and balance they wouldnt have even cared about the work done to them. You then go home and throw the wheels on yourself. Case closed.
That is my best guess anyway as to why the shop said no. I just asked my buddy whom works for Americas Tires. He said they'd have no issues mounting tires on a wheel that was resleeved. When I initially asked him he just looked at me confused. Which was the same look I gave me computer screen while reading your post.
The shops you took it took much just be lame or they didnt want to be liable incase your resleeved wheels fails.
you're correct about them mounting the tires but not mounting the wheels. the shops that all denied me said they couldnt' actually mount the wheels, they didn't care so much about the tires to the wheels, just couldn't finish it all up. i didn't want to go that route because i always go to places that give free tire rotations and balancing, and they said they would never be able to mount them, it was just a huge hassle.
when i finally found a shop that would do it, it didn't matter anyways because they didn't clear my brembos haha, i should have checked them right away.
still love the wheels but it was a good learning experience all around
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09-11-2021, 07:29 PM
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Bittersweet update. Car is officially for sale. Happy bidding everyone, looking forward to what the next owner will do. Please share the word or bid!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/165062944533
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09-25-2021, 02:05 PM
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bittersweet update. Car is officially for sale. Happy bidding everyone, looking forward to what the next owner will do. Please share the word or bid!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/165062944533
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09-30-2021, 03:25 PM
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