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Old 07-25-2006, 03:37 PM
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Hey guys ... sorry it took so long to post reply's ... I left to go out of town right after posting those pictures and then I didn't get back till just now.




Xtin - Why ask who I live with and he did everything but the grille.

jmbnova – thanks!

dezzzmond - thanks … sure, we can meet up sometime … the exhaust sounds sweet!

Shayan – thanks … rims should come soon and then I’ll start re-doing the sound system, maybe a carbon fiber hood with the sides painted, etc. etc. etc. This baby isn’t done yet!

Acuracy – thanks … pm me for where I got the HID’s from … it’s not from this site or any group buy. I can’t be done with this after rims … we aren’t even to stage 3 yet!!!

ed99 – thanks man. Pm me for the LED blinker website. Sure, I’ll post pics of it up close when I get the chance later this week (before the weekend probably).

GeraldB – thanks man!
I was thinking of stopping by to see if we could do this hardwire kit but I didnt want to just knock on the door and have someone else answer. I got the answer though
Old 07-25-2006, 05:15 PM
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yea man i definitly hear that....im thinking about also gettin the cf hood and painting the sides at least and im waiting for the s/c to come off backk order. But ur car is looking sweet..keep us updated. After i didnt see u respond i went ahead and got a pair of philips 6000k..but thanks

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Yeah, I'm glad I'm not ordering the S/C anytime soon because I would be livid if I had to wait more than 3 months to get the damn thing! Thanks for the compliments ... I'll def. keep my thread updated! Let me know if you like the 6,000's ... my bad for not getting back to you after your post but I replied ASAP because as soon as I got home I got online to check my thread, LOL.

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I was thinking of stopping by to see if we could do this hardwire kit but I didnt want to just knock on the door and have someone else answer. I got the answer though
Oh, haha. My bad for not helping ya with that, but I didn't think you wanted to still do it with me because I didn't hear from you that 1 weekend we thought we'd meet up and do it ... also, I saw you mention it with someone else and thought you were going to figure it out yourselve's ...
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Pics For Ed99 who wanted up close pics

It was difficult as hell just to get these pics because so much reflects off the headlights in the pictures ... I guess if I put something behind me so then nothing would cause a reflection it woulda worked better .... but hopefully this is good enough.







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Arrow Help !

Hey ya'll ... I'm against the wall about what to do .... please help ASAP. Thx.

I'm getting Zenetti Dueces. They come in 20x8.5 and 20x10 with a 40 offset.

I am pretty much set on 20x8.5 ALL around with a 245/35-20 tire and having to just trim the Aspec kit in the rear a little bit like 'Acuracy' did. BTW: Thanks a lot for the help 'Acuracy' !

BUT, I'm thinking if I get the 20x10 in the back ... then I should go with the 275/30 tires in the rear, correct?

I have a 1" Eibach Spring drop and that's it ... so with that being said ... would the 275/30 tire be safe to go with if I cut and rolled away my fenders?
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Originally Posted by AcurasGhost
Hey ya'll ... I'm against the wall about what to do .... please help ASAP. Thx.

I'm getting Zenetti Dueces. They come in 20x8.5 and 20x10 with a 40 offset.

I am pretty much set on 20x8.5 ALL around with a 245/35-20 tire and having to just trim the Aspec kit in the rear a little bit like 'Acuracy' did. BTW: Thanks a lot for the help 'Acuracy' !

BUT, I'm thinking if I get the 20x10 in the back ... then I should go with the 275/30 tires in the rear, correct?

I have a 1" Eibach Spring drop and that's it ... so with that being said ... would the 275/30 tire be safe to go with if I cut and rolled away my fenders?
You do realize that those 20" rims are gonna rob some of your performance dont you? They will look great...but know it will cut your 1/4 time. But that might not even be a concern to you depending on if you race it or not.
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You do realize that those 20" rims are gonna rob some of your performance dont you? They will look great...but know it will cut your 1/4 time. But that might not even be a concern to you depending on if you race it or not.
Yeah I know ... it's a luxury car with sporty feel in the 1st place ... so it can't really be that quick. I always tell people .. "If I wanted a fast rice rocket .. I coulda have just as easily bought a Evo 8 or STI." ha. I wouldn't mind being part of the dub club, ha.
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Yeah I know ... it's a luxury car with sporty feel in the 1st place ... so it can't really be that quick. I always tell people .. "If I wanted a fast rice rocket .. I coulda have just as easily bought a Evo 8 or STI." ha. I wouldn't mind being part of the dub club, ha.
Still they will look damn good on there...thats for sure!

Ya...I have been looking a lot at Evo's lately. Great autocrossers! I still like being unique though as I am ususally the only TL out there.
Old 07-31-2006, 03:45 PM
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Still they will look damn good on there...thats for sure!

Ya...I have been looking a lot at Evo's lately. Great autocrossers! I still like being unique though as I am ususally the only TL out there.
Thanks, time will tell. They are on back order now. So pissed ... oh well. I emailed Zenetti ... maybe they can pull some strings for me ... but I doubht it.

A supped up TL is def. more unique than a supped up Evo ... but they serve 2 totally different purposes. One is luxury ... another is practically a race car that's street legal, haha. I like my friends Evo with the leather Recaro seats and a blow off valve.
Old 07-31-2006, 10:02 PM
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If you really want the wheels, its worth waiting for. Just a general question: whats the weight difference with Zenetti vs. stock. I was considering these wheels before I got my Ronjon Insypres.
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If you really want the wheels, its worth waiting for. Just a general question: whats the weight difference with Zenetti vs. stock. I was considering these wheels before I got my Ronjon Insypres.
Yeah, I'm thinking about waiting for them ... until then ... I'll look around for other wheels and see what else is out there incase those wheels take months and months to order.

I don't know either weight, but these Konig Rims my rim shop was trying to sell me over instead of the Zenetti ones are 25.3 pounds.

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Here's What I'm Trying To Hold Out For ...



But I want to paint the rivets around the edge ...


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i say wait for the zennittis mann....those are hot
Old 08-01-2006, 03:34 PM
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i'll pull one of my rims off later today and find out the weight for you. They do feel pretty light though.

Sucks you gotta wait. Did you try calling my friend to see if he's got 20's in stock?

what's the weight for a stock rim anyway?
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i say wait for the zennittis mann....those are hot
I'll wait for a while ...

Originally Posted by special-ed
i'll pull one of my rims off later today and find out the weight for you. They do feel pretty light though.

Sucks you gotta wait. Did you try calling my friend to see if he's got 20's in stock?

what's the weight for a stock rim anyway?
I'm getting 20's tho ... but go ahead and tell me the weight of yours to give me some idea ...

I forgot all about him!!! Can I please have his number again? Thanks
Old 08-01-2006, 06:29 PM
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looking good man! I'm still on the fence on whether I should keep the orange reflector or just go with some led's like you've got after blacking out the lights. I like it without that silver strip too!

Can you refer me to the part number and place where you picked up the LED blinkers? thx!

edit: If possible, could you show an upclose pic of the front with the headlights off?
only if you do this ^^^^^^ haha!
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Talking Pics For Special Ed !

Here ya go man ... sorry for the delay again ... I took the wrong pics for you a while back so i didn't remember to do it again ...








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thanks! pm sent. lemme know how it goes.
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thanks! pm sent. lemme know how it goes.
Will do, thanks.



By the way everyone ... I went around the net this morning and found a Scion suv, honda accords, and civics with the Konig rims above ... I def. will not be getting those now, lol! I must have gone through 400 pics or more of cars in car shows around the area ... and never once saw Zenetti Rims and especially the Zenetti Dueces like I'm getting!
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So blown now ... Zenetti said they are discounting the Deuce rims. I found a pair of 20 x 10's, but that's it. So blown. Time so start from scatch now ...

What do ya'll think about these?

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man, that sucks! so by "discounting" are they saying they're not making them anymore?
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man, that sucks! so by "discounting" are they saying they're not making them anymore?
Wow, I was really tired at work. I meant they are discontinuing them ... as in they aren't making them anymore in black ... so now Special Ed ... you have a hard to get (practically impossible) rims !!

Hmmm ... I guess if I was really pressed ... I could buy the chrome rims ... and then paint them black on those spokes?? But that would cost prolly like $500 dollars, haha. I'll think about that if I can't get any other rims I like ... I could have those Zenetti 5's above next day if I really wanted ... but I'm not sure I like them that much ... I had my heart set on those rims so long ... it's going to be hard to look at another rim. HAHAHAH Sounds like I lost my girlfriend or something, haha!
Old 08-03-2006, 02:15 AM
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yeah, the 5's I'm not feeling to much but since your car is black and your getting 20's put on, I think it might look pretty good.

One of the rims I was looking at were these:
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yeah, shop around to see how much it would cost to get the deuces powdercoated black. you never know, might not be that bad of a cost and if it's $500 for all 4 wheels, it might be worth it. At least you'll have the set of rims you really want.
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I dont' really like all the rivets around the edges of the ones you showed ... thats why I was going to paint even the few number of rivets on the Dueces. Do you happen to know what it would take to turn chrome rims into black rims? Like the process or whatever. It could be nice as if I bought them black, right?

I know I would have to take the chances of it peeling off

Also, it would then have a bright chrome lip instead of the polished lip. Unless I got them to paint that too!
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After see'in these on this BMW which is kinda like the size of our cars ... I think I have to get them!!! haha


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Good lord Nick... those are some seriously beautiful rims.... they would look perfect on your ride... With as good as your car actually looks now.. the right rims are crucial... these may be them....
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yeah, I was thinking those actually might work out (zen 5's). If you can, try to find a shop that has a 20 in stock and have them line it up to the wheel well of your car. Should give you a good idea of how they might look. If you had the ron jon front bumper with the zenetti 5's in 20's, I think that would look siiiick.
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Thanks for the input you two (and everyone I sent a lil message to) ... my mind is set on these ... lets just see how long it takes to actually get them in hand!
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Talking Zenetti Rims Finally In Hand!!!

Zenetti Five Rims 20x8.5 with 40 offset all around.
Nitto 555 Tires 225/35-20 all around.
Eibach Pro Kit Drop 1" all around.
TPMS sensors fit in these wheels as well.

I finally chose my wheels and love them! A lot of pics I know, but what can I say, I always wanted Zenetti rims since I was like 18! (In some of the pics they rims look really flat black ... but in person they are nice and shiny like the paint!





















I won 2nd Place In the 'DUB Magazine' car show in Chantilly, VA Aug 14, 2006!



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Damn, Makes Me Want To Gat Some Black Wheels... Great Choice.
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Sick Nice choice man, those are the one's I was eyeing
How much did they run you, if you don't mind me asking?
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had a feeling they would look good on your whip. welcome to the zenetti club!
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That looks great...Congrats on the win. Who's the guy with the Devotions?
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boy i wish i had a 3rd gen...
looks sick bro.
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clay8898 - Thanks!

encrypted03 - Thanks! $2800 installed

special-ed - Thanks Man! I cant' wait till next years shows ... maybe I can see if I can be displayed in the Zenetti Booths.

CL Platano - Thanks. Don't know. A new guy (forgot his name because my memory is so short term, haha ) to the meets that we've never seen before, haha. It's like the same as my car just with different wheels and TEIN SS.

big mike 13 - Thanks!
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WOW

That looks freakkin Great man..wow...im speechless. Congrads on finally getting them, i know u went through alot. I saw these wheels on a 5 series at HIN this past weekend and i knew they were gonna look great on ur car...looks like KIT from knightriderr...Congrads again

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bklynpanman - hahah! Thanks

Acuracy - haha. Thanks to you too! Thanks a lot for helping me with ALL my 1000's of questions. I think we finally got the right rims for my car! I'm very pleased. I ended up using just 225 tires instead of the 245's and I'm so glad I did that because it's cutting it close as hell with even those 225's. I just had to cut the top screw off like you did on the rear aspec kit and there's no rubbing AT ALL now! Thank God. I bet that 5 series looked a little something like this maybe?

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yeah, plop on a ron jon front bumper, front bbk, and maybe just some slotted rotors / painted calipers in the back, you'll be winning shows left and right IMO.


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