TiggaMan909

^^^ thats sparkle silver man... Just up close and cleaned up. This is what i meant when i said sparkle silver was a shade or 2 darker then the stock 17's. Not gun metal dark, but still darker then the stockers..

I almost thought they sent me the wrong set when i first opened up the box, but to be honest, im feeling this finish A LOT better then the finish on the stock 17's..

TiggaMan909

Dino, i just noticed the blacked out headlights man! WOW! what a difference!! That alone changed the look of the front end! Looks so much meaner now! Did you do that yourself or did you link up with JNC? Either way, very nicely done!

Wish i had the balls to do it! I did it on my 2G, but always had issues with condensation!

pawelTL6MT

I hope you are right, as those are the ones I want...and when I stopped by the dealership...they showed me these which are more like the stockies: (in terms of color)

TiggaMan909

As far as im aware man, there are only 2 available finishes, chrome/sparkle silver. I think your minds just playing tricks on you, either that or the camera/lighting! ;-)

pawelTL6MT

Hey,I did not take a picture of the chrome, as we all know what that looks like.I took these two pictures at the same time...wish I took them next to each other, and there is definitely a difference. Open them in two different browsers....Hope I get the "sparkling" one and not the plain silverhttp://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx96/paweljaro/tl/rims2.jpghttp://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx96/paweljaro/tl/rims.jpgLet me know what you think

pawelTL6MT

sorry....let's try again:http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/x...o/tl/rims2.jpg

pawelTL6MT

sorry...let's try this again...http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/x...ro/tl/rims.jpg

Dino81

Thanks Tigga! I did them myself following a thread in the 3g garage. It took a while, but I am happy with the results.

TiggaMan909

What up fellas, sorry for the delay, but i finally had a chance to take a few pics post-drop. I could've gone a lot lower with these koni's, and i did for a week but it was just too much for my taste. For me, subtlety goes a long way.. Anyways, hope you guys like..

Dino81

W00! I like!

sosojef

not feelin these wheels

AbsolutACURA

I just got mine on and I have to say I freekin love them. Pics to fallow.

pcacura

did these come in 18 and 19

onenonlyquan

iTrader: (2)

those rims look sick.

TiggaMan909

19's only... there is an 18" a-spec wheel thats specifically made for the TL. but that'll cost you a lot more. Usually, bigger wheels = more $$$, but the reason why these are so cheap is because they've been discontinued and dealers are practically giving them away!

pawelTL6MT

Question... I have a 6MT, so had to get the wheel spacers, ordered the Ichiba V2, but it looks like I received V1 (part # AC-50615)
So the spacers came with bolts, but not the nuts...how does that work? Don't I need the nuts to screw the spacer to the hub? and use the new bults from the spacer to the rim?

Thanks in advance,
paweł

TiggaMan909

^^^ i dont have too much experience with spacers, but im looking into getting a set for my car in a few weeks or so. If i were you, I'd start a separate thread because i dont think it'll get much exposure in here... Keep me posted though... I'm curious myself.

pawelTL6MT

Just talked to Josh @ Excelerate....

He informed me that for the V1's, I knock out the original studs and replace them with the studs I received with the spacers. So, sounds pretty simple....hope that's all...

New rims come in tuesday... Hope to have some pics up by end of next week!!!!

TiggaMan909

Good to know! how wide are your spacers?? I was thinking about running 10MM front and back... I like how it looks now, but after i dropped the car the wheels look sunken into the wheel well. I think spacers will help it sit more flush...

pawelTL6MT

I got the 15mm as that is what i heard we needed... will let you know.
Been waiting for so long already!!!!

Malicuz

I got these rims about 2 weeks ago, but have been deciding on which tires to put on. At first, I was going to go with the Pirelli P Zero (235/35/19), but instead chose the Fierce Instinct ZR. My man that I got the tires from knows his ish and said these were a good value. He also advised me to stay away from the Hankook Ventus V12, which I liked the most.

Rims Wednesday or Thursday and the black roof at some point during the week.

chris288

I have the 15mm V2 spacers I bought before I returned the RDX rims, they haven't even been opened from the shippig box, basically NIB. Will sell them for 120.00 shipped in the USA if anybody is interested.

alexSU

iTrader: (3)

tiggaman, you said the car was lower for about a week with those a-specs until you raised it up again...got any pics when it was lower?

TiggaMan909

Sorry man, I don't.... i was actually set at the 3rd perch all around, which i thought was supposed to be even all around. But for some reason my front sat considerably lower then the back. To the point where i was tucking. I know others have the koni's set on the 3rd perch and they are not tucking from what i can see in their pics.... I have A/T so im not sure if that makes a difference??

Anyways, I rode around like this for about 4-5 days and i just couldn't take it anymore, the ride quality was horrible. Not to mention i was scraping everywhere! I went back and had the shop set the springs on the 4th perch and that made a world of a difference! Ride quality drastically improved and the drop was even all around!

So my config now is 3rd perch in the back, 4th in the front...

alexSU

iTrader: (3)

No problem. I'm hoping to have the wheels on in 2 weeks and I really want coilovers already. Springs are just not enough

Malicuz

I should be getting these put on this week. I've been patiently waiting and finally got a good deal on some tires. I'm going with the Fierce Instincts ZR 235/35/19. I've heard things about the thin sidewall with bubbling and what not, but I guess I have to drive more cognizant of potholes and bumps.

pawelTL6MT

update....

got my rims in finally today
getting spacers and wheels put in on thursday

looks like I am going with Yokohama S.Drive 245/35/19

comments/concerns on the tires?

will post pics once on

TiggaMan909

So which one did you end up getting??? The sparkle silver or slightly darker sparkle silver?? ;-) only messing with you maaaan! make sure you post pics! and good choice on tires!

pawelTL6MT

Next time I am at the dealer, I will take a picture of both of them together, as they do have ones that are not "sparkle" haha...

But yeah, I got the darker ones... they look awesome!
Can't wait to get them on...

Hoping that putting the spacers on won't be that big of an issue for the shop. They did an initial look and since they have to change the bolts , they'll have to take the hub apart...
$50 a tire... not bad...

now... hope I can get the s.drive for $180+/- each (hoping for the - )

pawelTL6MT

finally!!!
just not sure about the center caps...









let me know what you guys think

Dino81

Umm..your supposed to take the pink shit OFF, thats just the backing for the adhesive on the "A". lmao

pawelTL6MT

the guys at the tire store did it...
thanks... i need to pull these pictures
haha

Dino81

well atleast now you'll like the centercaps more! lol sux B/C you will have to take off each wheel and pop it out from the backside.

Dino81

BTW car looks great! Nice tires too!....sooooo whens the drop coming?

Gen7Milan

iTrader: (1)

The bitch might be that they probably secured the emblem with the metal washers so taking them off will be next to impossible. The tire store deserves a Picard facepalm.

CCTL

Hey Paweljaro, car is looking good. Can I ask what spacers you used? I got the rims too and it definately looks like I need spacers. I got a WDP and will post pics shortly...

pawelTL6MT

So....almost lost a few nails in the process of taking those caps off...tire store schleprocks!!!!

but now they are complete.
I will take pics later today and repost.

in regards to the spacers, Josh hooked me up with the Ichiba Version I, had "Monroe muff" do it, as they only charged me a hondo.

Would like to drop, but for some reason, the j-pipe already has scrapes :-(

pawelTL6MT

oh yeah... and it looks like the passanger side tire is an out further than the driver side...weird...

planning on going to boston for the weekend (bosox/yanks on saturday)
hope i can get there without loosing a cap ;-)

pawelTL6MT

nevermind on that, i think i was halfway asleep this morning when i saw that.

pawelTL6MT

forgot to ask though

what are you guys going with on the PSI?
They put mine on 48 all the way around...not too much?

just in case...they are Yokohama s.drive 245/35-19

thanks