Hey gents,

I recently just came back from a deployment in Afghanistan. With that being said, I had plenty of time to decide if I should upgrade my 2006 Cadillac DTS. I know (Grandpa car), even so I still love the thing. After carefully considering going with the 2010 Cts, I stumbled on to some Acura TL pictures online and I must say I was very impressed. Long story short I picked up a 2009 CBP TL Base, with only 29k miles for $20k(I know I should of gotten the Tech), but I couldn't be any happier with my decision. Hopefully I can obtain a vast amount of information from you guys about this beautiful machine. Looking forward to some mods. I purchased an OEM Underbody kit, Rear deck spoiler and roof spoiler. Also could use some tint. Thank you guys for having me.

 

Welcome to Azine and congrats on your purchase.

Sounds like you are off to a good start with your mods,look through the Photograph Gallery at some of the build threads and you will find some nice looking rides and numerous ideas.

 

awesome!

welcome to the fam bam - as KarKraze said, you are to a good start already!

Had my car for almost 3 months and I have only done the tint and change bulbs,lol... so yes, you are doing good.

PS > thanks for your service.

 

Congrats, nice color, great car.
Enjoy the ride and be safe

 

Looks clean. Welcome to the forum.

 

Besides the great car purchase... I would like to congratulate you on your awesome username.

 

OP....Congrats on your TL and welcome to Acurazine!! I am not an American but let me just say that regardless of which you are from, one has to appreciate the sacrifice and commitment one makes for his/her Country...and for that my friend, you get a THANK YOU from this Canadian

 

Welcome and thanks for your service!

 

Thank you guys, appreciate the love. Definitely looking for new wheels now.

 

Welcome Phantom-congrats on your new ride. Thank you for your service to this country.

 

Welcome great looking TL, you will love it. I served back 04 in helmand province!

 

Nice looking ride. Looking forward to see how your ride will be modded in the future.

 

Congrats. Yeah, tech is a great package, just NEVER ride in a TL with it and you'll never regret/envy it. Welcome back state-side!


What wheels are you looking at, any idea?

 

Thank you, ill try not to pay attention to a Tech ,lol. Im leaning towards some Vossen CV5, Ron Jons, Work wheels and im open for some more suggestions.

 

How was the experience for you back then? Im sure I dont have to tell you, but it was like the wild west in Kandahar, Shindand and Bagram. Overall makes you appreciate the simple things we have access to back home.

 

Thanks for your service, welcome to the forum and congrats on your purchase!

 

Welcome and congrats! A small mod that IMO makes a big difference is if you clean the rust off the rotors/calipers with a wire brush and respray them silver or black. As far as those wheels go they cover a large variety of styles, weights and fitments. What are your primary objectives with a wheel change? Performance, aesthetics, price?

 

Thanks for the input, definitely gonna have to spray the rotors down, how would silver look?, ill do some experiemnting in a week or so with different colors and post results. As far as wheels, I was browsing thru the photo galleries and I Love Matt's setup. I dont wanna steal his style, but definitely looking for a similar look. My budget for wheels would be 2k, so anywhere around that ballpark would be awesome. Leaning towards 19" with a slight concave look to em, 19x8.5 19x9.5. With this setup would I need to roll fenders or any prep work before installation?

 

Congrats! Welcome back and thanks for your service!
Glad you were able to pick up a nice ride!

 

Thank you exl, much appreciated.

 

Congrats!

 

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It's definitely worth the time.

2K is a fair budget, leaves you a lot of options. Matt's setup does look good. Personally I'm against Vossen's since they're too popular for their own good and although I'm obviously exaggerating they're as common in my area as stockies; they're the XIX of "luxury" wheels.

That said there's a very high end (5K MSRP) set of Volks GT-30 (20's) brand new for under 2k that are really nice and light weight. The only reason I'm not getting them is because the rear has an aggressive offset and won't allow me to run a fat enough tire for the performance sake.

Through my research I've learned that almost all cast wheels weight about the same and unless they're the exception it's difficult to find their weight because manufactures don't advertise it. If I were you I'd get what you like regardless of who else has it

 

Double post sorry.

It'll be difficult to get a concave wheel with a 9.5" width or less that isn't forged which puts concavity out of your budget and when you said 2k does that mean with or out without tires/tpms? Rolling fenders if you plan on lowering and getting a decent width wheel or offset is certain.

 

Very clean rotor appearance with the silver, definitely will go that route rather than black, Thx for the pics. I am looking at a 2k budget for the wheels alone. Vossen might be out of my reach, as you said there are plenty of options to choose from, so definitely open minded about other wheels.I live in Rhode Island and these roads are full of potholes, so 20"s might not be the smartest move to make lol. I will make an attempt for a drop as well, browsing through these forums gave me an insight of how much better it looks dropped. That car above was it dropped? Because it makes those stock 19"s looks better than I remember. I might consider those, how much do those wheels usually run for?

 

Welcome to the Azine fam, congrats on the ride & lastly thanks for your service!

 

You're welcome. Yes, my TL is lowered on TEIN SS. With a 2k budget they definitely are not out of reach. Check this sale thread out, the OP is practically giving them away: https://acurazine.com/forums/car-parts-sale-361/vossen-cv2-20x9-20x10-5-4g-tl-5x120-903304/. As far as road conditions go, I wouldn't run 20's in the winter because the roads are also terrible in NY until late spring.