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Old 12-03-2012, 10:09 PM
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Awesome. My summer wheels are all ready


Old 12-03-2012, 10:12 PM
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Nice bro.
Old 12-04-2012, 07:52 PM
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Thanks. We got snow coming in this weekend so they are headed down the basement

Glad I bought the snow tires. They getting mounted on the stockers tomorrow
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Can't wait to see them on!
Old 12-05-2012, 03:55 PM
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snow coming this weekend so I had my snows installed.

they are Hankook IceBear. I bought them used for a deuce/

225/50r17 just like my stockers/

i hope to get 2-3 seasons out of them.

Old 12-06-2012, 11:45 AM
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just got a email from adam's rotors that my rotors are on the way...........stay tuned for pics and such once they arrive WOOOOHOOOO
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Old 12-08-2012, 05:56 PM
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WOOT Adams rotors are here. OK one box showed today am guessing the other will be here next week.

I got DIMPLE DIMPLE SLOT pattern. With the black coating.

Here is a peek at one front and one rear.......stay tuned for the instal





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Old 12-08-2012, 07:41 PM
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Old 12-08-2012, 08:03 PM
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Dimple Dimple Slot is a fantastical name for discs haha...you didnt get your initials etched into the brake face? jk jk

OEM size?
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Old 12-08-2012, 08:45 PM
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they sell MANY stock patterns and they do custom work as well
and the names are mouthful but well worth it.

go check out the gallery for pics of some of the patterns

I have had good luck with DIMPLED rotors rather than drilled and I didnt want to personalize them too much so went with something that was somewhat normal
Old 12-08-2012, 09:17 PM
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I always liked adams rotors, ill proly look into them when the OEM's die...hopefully a review with your install as well good sir.
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Old 12-09-2012, 08:05 PM
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looks good!
Old 12-12-2012, 03:53 PM
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i ordered some rotor screws and a few other items; will be here Friday.

I also had the 'rebadge' guy make me some custom wheel center caps WOOOOOT wait till you pukes see these LOLOLOLOL
Old 12-27-2012, 10:56 AM
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my adams rotors and posiQuiet pads......



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i have a few new mods in the works.....and the brakes still need another BED-IN set LOL

RV6 I4 downpipe and Vibrant reso to rid it of the rasp. these are shipped....on the way/

and as soon as we do tax returns this year I will get me some TEIN SS and related hdwre/

i did finally mount my V1 using a Blendmount and the Invisicord from my Jeep.

all rather simple really. I DO WISH it could go up even higher......am thinking I need to try and slide it around a bit more until 100% comfortable/

V1 that I have owned since 1998....has had a few updates but that was initial purchase date LOL

the left most wire is power and the next is ground.

side view: V1 with Blendmount mirror mount and Invisicord wiring direct to the mirror power.



front view

Old 12-28-2012, 12:58 PM
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my adams rotors and posiQuiet pads...
they look killer!
Old 01-19-2013, 04:39 PM
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New to this site. Nice car. I removed the roof rails on mine. Pictures of the car is on teins product site
Old 01-19-2013, 05:04 PM
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those works? and if they are real please dont lean them on the other wheels like that it hurts my feelings as an owner of knocks of those.
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they are WORKS but they tires are 245 bro so they arent near touching each other .......that pic is about 3K worth of wheels plus so FOR REAL they are all SAFE/

between wheels/tires/tpms/tpms adapters/hubrings/balancing/
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Originally Posted by Bosozoku tsx wagon
New to this site. Nice car. I removed the roof rails on mine. Pictures of the car is on teins product site
it can be done without any leaks and such?????

how about some more details.....


looks awesome.....tell me how.............PLEASE

http://www.tein.com/tech_info/b90-cw2.html

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Old 01-19-2013, 07:29 PM
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nice i have the linea corse version not as much money but there so nice wish i had the real version i went with 245/40 so mine have alot of rubber too just ocd about wheels touching now unless there stockers.
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If it makes you feel better I'll check on them and out some kind of separator

I bought some $40 sealant just for them. That pic was when I brought them home from mounting which was traumatic LOL.
Old 01-19-2013, 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Bosozoku tsx wagon
New to this site. Nice car. I removed the roof rails on mine. Pictures of the car is on teins product site

Originally Posted by robpp
it can be done without any leaks and such?????

how about some more details.....


looks awesome.....tell me how.............PLEASE

http://www.tein.com/tech_info/b90-cw2.html
i looked at the manual. I can see how to remove it. what did you do to clean up the gutter. it shows 3 pieces laying in there on each side. ......but the stuff does look similar to the sedan's rubber.......


lets see some pics of what you did bro
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Originally Posted by robpp
it can be done without any leaks and such?????

how about some more details.....


looks awesome.....tell me how.............PLEASE

http://www.tein.com/tech_info/b90-cw2.html
Originally Posted by odus
nice i have the linea corse version not as much money but there so nice wish i had the real version i went with 245/40 so mine have alot of rubber too just ocd about wheels touching now unless there stockers.

yeah i did 245/35 19 conti dws IIRC. i bought the wheels from racing gear on 'the club'. he WON them and never used them. i even bought the tpms mount from work so I wont get any lights and such.



where can I get some cheap center caps that will work on the WORK?

I have some custom resin ones that will stick to what is there....so I rather not F UP the original work ones? I dont want to pay a lot either cause I will paint them and cover them over
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ebay, search for your MM and "universal center cap"

ton of great blank center caps
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kool i didnt know if they all attached to the wheel in the same way. thx
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what gotta keep the work caps but its your car. I did tmps sensors in mine too hopefully you wont have the same problem im having i need to get the sensors adjusted cause there all over the place even though the tires have the same pressure in them. so now when it gets cold my car bitchs about low pressure just food for thought to check when you put them on.
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oh wait.......i gotta keep a certain wheel cap on but guys put HONDA grilles on Acura and way more interesting things too.

lets remember one thing: I don't HAVE to do anything to satisfy someone else. only myself. i had CUSTOM center caps made to go with my re-badge theme. like them or not/

mine tpms are all in the same place; attached to the long L shaped air valve. In theory I dont see any difference if mounted center of wheel vs. outside lip......but they are the ebay sensors that many others are using with no issue INCLUDING Ceb so we'll see.......and if non-winter keeps up like this we may SEE sooner rather than later

they had 2 days above 60 in the 5 day forecast!

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I don't know how to post pictures of the rain gutters. There are no leaks. It's not perfect cuz I had to put a slight bend in what I used.
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Originally Posted by Bosozoku tsx wagon
I don't know how to post pictures of the rain gutters. There are no leaks. It's not perfect cuz I had to put a slight bend in what I used.
i use photobucket. they give you IMG code for each pic that you then PASTE in here.

but no worries........maybe a bit better explain?

you replaced the 3 pieces with one new thing going the full length???

OR you did what?
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maybe i got unlucky im running those same ebay sensors and the car says all 4 sensors are different psi versus whats in it just my luck
Old 01-20-2013, 10:18 PM
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http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1b9a1d1c.jpg
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Here's another picture of the roof
http://i1288.photobucket.com/albums/...ps2c131228.jpg
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I broke 3 of the caps for the roof rails when I tried to remove it
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Looks good
Thanks for posting the pics.

So you found some of that gutter stuff that was long enough to make one piece?

I wonder if a sedan or maybe another Acura Honda would work.

Are there any holes left to worry about? When u remove the crack?
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yeah i work for a honda dealer and was able to test a few channels out. im using ones off of a 2012 pilot. its longer but jus need to cut then. glued a piece of plastic on the end of the drip rail thats shapped to the channel. then i plasta dipped the end
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if your going to do this be carefull when you remove the caps on the roof rails that cover the bolts. like i said i broke 3 of them and there not cheap to replace if i ever want to reinstall them. i followed how the book said to remove it but they still broke
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Originally Posted by Bosozoku tsx wagon
if your going to do this be carefull when you remove the caps on the roof rails that cover the bolts. like i said i broke 3 of them and there not cheap to replace if i ever want to reinstall them. i followed how the book said to remove it but they still broke
ok Ill be careful.

can you PM the part number for the honda parts you used?
I want to try this for sure.

and I will be careful but am keen to remove it/

Thanks
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74316-sza-a01zb is left side
74306-sza-a01zb is right side
Put towels on the roof. I put some small scratches on the roof when I was doing it. The channels have metal inside of them.


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