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Old Jun 28, 2014 | 10:08 AM
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Illex's Whip

Hey everybody! Bought my 2013 2.4 6MT last May, used (13,000 miles) and love it. Been a lurker of the site and appreciate all of the ideas, info, and pictures. Here's my ride!

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Tein Street Basis Coilovers
Ronjon 19" Legend Wheels
OEM Body Kit and Spoiler
40% Tint All Around Except Windshield
Vinyl Wrapped Window Trim
Plastidipped Grille
Removed ILX Badge (For Rear-End Symmetry)
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Old Jun 28, 2014 | 11:40 AM
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Love those wheels!
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Old Jun 28, 2014 | 11:53 AM
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OP...Congrats on your ILX!! Looks amazingly clean and GORGEOUS! Now unlike the previous poster, I prefer the OEM wheel, or even the accessory wheels than these but that being said, I am also somewhat conservative.

Regardless, its a great looking ILX and a car that will bring you lots of driving pleasure!
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Old Jun 28, 2014 | 12:34 PM
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Got those pics in full resolution? They look right at home on the ILX, not too crazy yet more aggressive than OEM.
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Old Jun 28, 2014 | 12:59 PM
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Some rear spacers would do wonders.
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Old Jun 28, 2014 | 01:18 PM
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usdmJon - Appreciate the suggestion but think I'm done with mods.
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Old Jun 28, 2014 | 02:12 PM
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rondog...I hope I didn't offend you with my comment. For me, I have always enjoyed a full spoke rather than a hollow one, hence why I prefer the OEM wheels on the ILX, and those of my TL (2012 AWD TECH...best wheels Acura ever made in my opinion). You do make amazing products and enhance our Acura's given that the company is not interested in giving us an exciting design/accessories anymore.

Timmy18 made a photoshop with the TL's wheels on the ILX and it looked amazing (IMHO)
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Old Jun 28, 2014 | 02:57 PM
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Did you do the vinyl wrapping yourself?
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Old Jun 28, 2014 | 04:31 PM
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usdmJon - Appreciate the suggestion but think I'm done with mods.
That's what they all say.
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Old Jun 29, 2014 | 12:18 AM
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hey illex, nice ride.. now i know what you mean bout dat vinyl wrap!! shits pretty clean..
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Old Jun 29, 2014 | 01:38 AM
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Looks awesome, I love the wheels!
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Old Jun 29, 2014 | 06:31 AM
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Did you do the vinyl wrapping yourself?
No. The shop that installed coilovers did. Dude said it was tedious.
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Old Jun 29, 2014 | 06:33 AM
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hey illex, nice ride.. now i know what you mean bout dat vinyl wrap!! shits pretty clean..
Thanks Chuckthis! We have pretty good taste in vehicles (both rockin the black ilx's)
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Old Jun 29, 2014 | 09:45 AM
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Looks great OP.
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Old Jun 29, 2014 | 10:18 AM
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Very nice, enjoy.
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Old Jun 29, 2014 | 12:57 PM
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I absolutely love it. Very, very nicely done up. You have great taste.

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Old Jun 29, 2014 | 06:42 PM
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Very nice ride buddy
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Old Jun 29, 2014 | 07:27 PM
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Looks really good. Great wheels.
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Old Jun 30, 2014 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by 4cruizn
I absolutely love it. Very, very nicely done up. You have great taste.

Thanks 4cruizn! I've owned two Acuras before this one and between a positive past history and seeing pics of your ilx online, I decided to get this one. Really pleased with it. It's rare, reliable, and a blast to drive. Can't believe they're not more popular.
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Old Jun 30, 2014 | 09:50 AM
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They are getting there. I see one at least once a week now.

I have only see one nodded ilx but that was socal reps ilx visiting the range. Can't wait to see more.
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Old Jul 1, 2014 | 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by usdmJON
They are getting there. I see one at least once a week now.

I have only see one nodded ilx but that was socal reps ilx visiting the range. Can't wait to see more.
Cool that they're gaining some ground somewhere. I live in the Pittsburgh area and have literally seen about 3 in the last year. When I bought mine, there were no manual transmissions in the area. Special order or travel to buy were the options. Ended up driving to Indiana to get a good deal on a used one.

All of that said, it's kind of cool having a car that isn't a dime a dozen on the road. Throw in a few mods, and you have a truly rare vehicle.
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Old Jul 1, 2014 | 02:58 PM
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Looks sharp, mine is the fathom blue. Thinking about the gloss black wrap for the roof. Any suggestions?
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Old Jul 2, 2014 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by DACARDUDEINTX
Looks sharp, mine is the fathom blue. Thinking about the gloss black wrap for the roof. Any suggestions?
Not a huge fan of wrapping the roof, but It does look good on some cars. I am a huge fan of fathom blue. Can picture it dropped with some silver split spoke fives to match the grill and trim.
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Old Jul 23, 2014 | 01:50 PM
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Got those pics in full resolution? They look right at home on the ILX, not too crazy yet more aggressive than OEM.
Delivered you many high res pics in return for center caps. Still no center caps! Your customer service was outstanding when I ordered my wheels, but sucks now. Hopefully you stay true to your word.
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Old Jul 23, 2014 | 08:30 PM
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Looks good!

Done with mods?? You will get the itch again don't worry, especially if you are active on these forums.
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Old Jul 23, 2014 | 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Illex
Delivered you many high res pics in return for center caps. Still no center caps! Your customer service was outstanding when I ordered my wheels, but sucks now. Hopefully you stay true to your word.
Sorry about that, the caps are in my car which is stuck at the dealer, Im in a loaner now. I was looking for them before I replied and realized where they were recently. Should be picking up the car soon when they finish fixing damage on the door.
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Old Jul 24, 2014 | 02:36 AM
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Car looks great - vinyl wrap and the grill match (in pics) and look OEM -ish. The wheels stand out a lot more against the overall black of the car. The full OEM bodykit looks great, its sporty but not overdone at all on this car. Great daily driver drop too. Do you know how low you went? I would also agree with Jon and suggest rear wheel spacers, nothing crazy, just to enough to flush the wheels. AND I would suggest the rear roof spoiler Jon and I (and a few others) have, as well as the door visors when they come out soon. My opinion, car would look amazing like that. Although the door visors are gonna come with chrome trim, but you could just vinyl wrap the trim or the whole thing before install. You are only a few small steps from jaw dropper man, do it!
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Old Jul 25, 2014 | 12:25 PM
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nice car!!
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Old Jul 25, 2014 | 12:49 PM
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Originally Posted by aomechmarine
Car looks great - vinyl wrap and the grill match (in pics) and look OEM -ish. The wheels stand out a lot more against the overall black of the car. The full OEM bodykit looks great, its sporty but not overdone at all on this car. Great daily driver drop too. Do you know how low you went? I would also agree with Jon and suggest rear wheel spacers, nothing crazy, just to enough to flush the wheels. AND I would suggest the rear roof spoiler Jon and I (and a few others) have, as well as the door visors when they come out soon. My opinion, car would look amazing like that. Although the door visors are gonna come with chrome trim, but you could just vinyl wrap the trim or the whole thing before install. You are only a few small steps from jaw dropper man, do it!
Thanks for all of the feedback. Drop is a little over an inch (Pennsylvania roads can be a bitch and trying to keep some comfort in the ride). You bastards are getting to me with the suggestion of rear spacers. The flush look is solid but I don't know much about spacers and have heard that they can damage bearings. Any insight?
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Old Jul 25, 2014 | 04:31 PM
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Saying they will damage them is a term I wouldn't use.
They will apply more stress to the bearing which can cause above average wear making them need replacement sooner.
But the same would be said then about running wheels with an offset any lower than 45 which is our oem offset.
Taking a 25offset low disk and adding 15mm spacers will ultimately be the same as the same wheels with a 40 offset high disk set up.

Meaning in my opinion, just seems logical, a 40offset wheel with 10mm spacers would apply the same stress a 30offset set wheel would.

Honestly if you like your car how it sits then don't buy spacers. Yes they will increase wear on bearings so if you're fine as is then no reason to cause extra wear, even if it is super slight.
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by rondog
Sorry about that, the caps are in my car which is stuck at the dealer, Im in a loaner now. I was looking for them before I replied and realized where they were recently. Should be picking up the car soon when they finish fixing damage on the door.
Center caps delivered and they look great! Thanks Rondog! I'll post pics once I have them on.
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Old Jul 31, 2014 | 08:11 AM
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Originally Posted by usdmJON
Saying they will damage them is a term I wouldn't use.
They will apply more stress to the bearing which can cause above average wear making them need replacement sooner.
But the same would be said then about running wheels with an offset any lower than 45 which is our oem offset.
Taking a 25offset low disk and adding 15mm spacers will ultimately be the same as the same wheels with a 40 offset high disk set up.

Meaning in my opinion, just seems logical, a 40offset wheel with 10mm spacers would apply the same stress a 30offset set wheel would.

Honestly if you like your car how it sits then don't buy spacers. Yes they will increase wear on bearings so if you're fine as is then no reason to cause extra wear, even if it is super slight.
Thanks for the info. I dig my car overall, but there's always room for improvement. If the wear and tear on bearings is super slight, there may be some spacers in the future.
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Old Aug 12, 2014 | 10:37 PM
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Nice car!!! I would like to see more pictures of the plastic dipped grilled.
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Old Aug 13, 2014 | 09:11 AM
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Are you based in NY / CT by chance?
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