Any negative effects to the ride, handling, acceleration? Those rims must weigh a ton.

Nice rims, but I've always figured in my head that anything above 19 inches on a sports car was a no-no.

 

Good thing the TL isn't a sports car

 

Your car is a beast!

 

looks good mang

 

dog.. those fit perfect. the hood is sick. i feel like you car is screamin "paint my roof black!" really tho car is lookin rugged! nice find.!.

 

I always thought the Type-S was a Sports sedan...

 

eh. slight performance decrease, as with any time you put on larger wheels.... but i need to be driving slow anyways, now that im rolling on 20's in NY

 

wow. i like the whole white/black theme you got going. you just gotta paint your roof and trunk black, then your set. the new wheels looks good man

 

looks good Allon.
The look of the car has changed completely.

 

lets switch trunk lids

 

lookingg freshh

 

Sports sedan would be an E63 AMG or M5.

The Type-S is a sporty sedan however, but its far from a real sports sedan. Same goes for the IS350 and G35

 

well either way, they do affect the ride and performance a little bit... nothing drastic, but noticeable...

my tires havent broken in officially yet either, (only about 300 miles) but i noticed a great improvement in grippy-ness and the car does feel more planted to the ground

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_sedan

Second one down.

 

very nice!

 

now you need an updated avatar with the new shoes haha

rolling shot IMO

 

+1 on the roof

 

as for removing the plate, apparantly some douschebag in the city backed into my front plate.. sure, it looks fine now.. but if i remove the plate holders, theres an indentation on the bumper :angry: ... sucks[/QUOTE]

same *ish* happened to me.....about a month ago....and last week some d*kheads stole my stock type-s rims....all four....was so heated....sorry sorry...let me calm down.....but yo your tl-s is looking sick....wheels fit right into your theme.

 

You linked me to Wikipedia....sorry, this "debate" is over. Sports sedan, IMO, is not a 14 second, FWD car. Like I said before, the TL is a sporty sedan, but its far from a true sports sedan.

 

http://www.edmunds.com/acura/tl/review.html Read the first line.

http://www.cars.com/go/crp/buyingGui...erer=&year=New Read the title.

These aren't the only two sites that call it a "sports sedan", but I figured other websites wouldn't be up to par for you.

 

http://www.motortrend.com/photo_gall...ery/index.html

Motor-trend also calls those sports sedans as well...

http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/disp...ode=MZ6&bhcp=1

Mazda calls this a sports sedan

http://www.edmunds.com/toyota/corolla/review.html

According to edmunds, you can get a Corolla S, which gives it the sports sedan look.

http://newcarbuyingguide.com/index.p...994/event=view

Apparently, the Civic Si is a sports car as well.

Point is, "sports" sedan/coupe is thrown around to freely. You originally called the TL-S a sports car, then changed your mind to sports sedan. Its more of a marketing ploy than anything right now, and it seems to have worked quite a number on you. Go drive a E90 M3, Audi RS4, or C63 AMG and come back and tell me the TL-S, G35, or Lexus IS are still "sports" sedans. Anyways, i'm not going to ruin Black's thread arguing with someone who just got their license.

 

wow that looks really nice!

 

anybody have negative comments lol? i wont take it personal, i can handle critique....

the only thing i dont like too much (aside from being black) is the front wheels' face is really pushed out... even though it has a 2.75" lip, you cant really see it too well.... the rear wheel is soo bad ass with its 4" lip, and the face is pressed back... so its like a HUGE noticeable difference between the front and back, even though the wheel is only 1" wider, it looks like 2" wider

 

oh, and also.. its hard to tell from the pics, but the face is a very very glossy/pearl black... these wheels would probably look insane on an NBP, because of the blue sparkle/pearl accents in the paint of both the wheel and the NBP

 

Only thing I have to say is the lip looks really really dull, may need some serious polishing Also, the black looks nice but it's kind of hard to differentiate the spokes, looks like its all black in pictures, probably different in person, haha just some thing I was looking at and though I could tell you since we're boys haha, looks great though!

 

the lips are a little dull (polished, not chrome) and they've been sitting in boxes for almost 2 years, so they could probably use a good brightening/polishing

before i took these pics, i threw some wheel wax on the face... what do you guys suggest for polishing the lip? regular ol' mothers polish? or anything good out there that wont destroy/corrode the finish

 

I'm not a fan of 20" rims but those are looking REALLY good. The colors go great with your car, I wouldn't have them coated.

 

i don't like them on your car..

.. they'd look better if you gave them to me

lol just messing obviously, but there isn't much negativity to give you, they look pretty damn good with your WDP

 

.....It'd be better if it was NBP haha jk

looks amazingggg

 

Treat it just like the paint on your car. Including wax!!! Be sure to use a liquid wax that does not include 'nuba because it does not have as high of a temperature tolerance

 

Mothers billet aluminum polish

 

I was going to leave this alone but the last part about getting my license really annoyed me since you're only TWO YEARS older than me, so I'll counter almost each of your points, since a few of them are making the same argument.

1. Hell yes the C63, RS4, and IS-F are sports sedans, but just because they're a second faster to 60 than the TL-S doesn't make it that the TL-S isn't a sports sedan as well.

2. According to Wikipedia (which I normally trust on topics that aren't controversial, such as "sports sedans"), "A sports sedan is a descriptive term applied to a sedan or saloon automobile that is designed to look and feel "sporty". Civic Si and Mazda 6 look sporty with spoilers and body kits, they're sports sedans.

3. A car can be a sedan and vice versa, last time I checked. I was just using a better word.

4. Last part, I got my Class C license almost 15 months ago, I wouldn't call that JUST getting my license. Also got my M1 license last month.

If you've got anything else to say, be it personal or related to the topic, please say it.

And I'm out...

EDIT: I drove my uncle's C63 last week. Calling that a sports sedan is like calling a 747 a paper airplane.

 

Regarding age comments, you grow up a lot in 2 years .. you'll too realize that.

Back on topic, very nice wheels by the way. I am too wondering how they will look on an NBP.... .

 

them wheels and thems lips is off the chain black...

 

Looks good. 20s in NY, good luck man. I think it will look better when you give them a new face, painting or powdercoating gunmetal or whatever route you take to complement your hood. I like the look though.

 

if you could polish/buff the lips then spray clear coat, that would give it a really shiny finish!
but thats not really an easy task without taking the wheel apart.

 

Is it me or your front lips looks a lot more shiny over your rear lips?? Maybe the pics are playing tricks on my eyes.

 

oh boy, just read the comment about you looking for something negative... how about... nothing

it took you over 6 months to buy a set of wheels... sheeesh... you did right man, these are perfect... leave it at that, as for the lip not being shiny... shiny lip ftl... I think it looks bad ass as is... can't wait to see it in person at the YO meet

 

I was never really a fan of gloss black rims on something other than an SUV. Satin or matte black looks much better IMO. But that's just me.

EDIT: Jw, these are the rims you got, right?: http://www.wheelsdirectonline.com/lexion/203.htm

 

yup those are them... that website pisses me off though... they dont carry those wheels.... if you do a massive internet search, the only thing you will find brand new is 19" Chrome 203's with BMW offsets