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Passing 130k this week on my TL. Within a week of buying my TL at 70k, the trans blew up and after some good advice from this site, I went with the 06 Accord trans. Thanks people! ... Next up, I ended up purchasing some Kumho tires. After 3 years and about 30k later, the tires are worn to the threads. This brings me to 2 weeks ago when I decided to invest in some BFGoodrich G Force Comp 2. My friend at Costco told me they couldn't put 1 tire on because of the welds that were on one of the rims. After arguing with the wife about dumping a grand into a car worth a little over twice that, I settled on the Motegi MR118. I could of bought the stock OEM rims and saved a little money but I felt I needed to look a little different then all the other TLs I see on the road and with new rims, I imagine the tires will last even longer. Ill post some pics after I get the rims installed. Has anyone else had opinions on the stock rims and how they have held up for almost 15 years.
Passing 130k this week on my TL. Within a week of buying my TL at 70k, the trans blew up and after some good advice from this site, I went with the 06 Accord trans. Thanks people! ... Next up, I ended up purchasing some Kumho tires. After 3 years and about 30k later, the tires are worn to the threads. This brings me to 2 weeks ago when I decided to invest in some BFGoodrich G Force Comp 2. My friend at Costco told me they couldn't put 1 tire on because of the welds that were on one of the rims. After arguing with the wife about dumping a grand into a car worth a little over twice that, I settled on the Motegi MR118. I could of bought the stock OEM rims and saved a little money but I felt I needed to look a little different then all the other TLs I see on the road and with new rims, I imagine the tires will last even longer. Ill post some pics after I get the rims installed. Has anyone else had opinions on the stock rims and how they have held up for almost 15 years.
Mine is an 03 Type S with stock rims and think they are one of the nicer designs for stock rims, just my opinion of course. From a finish and performance standpoint they have done well. I am 2nd owner and other than bit of curb rash Im very pleased.
I painted my stockers a couple years ago. Gunmetal and silver. They have taken quite a beating here in the northeast with all the potholes so they did have visit to the rim shop to get straightened
out before I painted them.
Looks good Iggy! I got the same white with my TL. I imagine that Kenwood unit brings a whole new element of sound to the TL! I will post pics after I get the wheels on. I thought stocks were pretty good considering I've driven my car on and off road.
Thanks man. Yeah I should have chucked the stock HU a long time ago. LOVE the the Kenwood unit with 5v pre-outs. Coupled with the Fosgate amps, JL components and Infinity sub , it sounds really nice.
One concern that was brought up by the installers was that I need hub spacers. Also for those with aftermarket wheels, do your wheels rub the rear quarter panels?
One concern that was brought up by the installers was that I need hub spacers. Also for those with aftermarket wheels, do your wheels rub the rear quarter panels?
you'll need hub rings, not hub spacers. Enkei wheels are usually 72.6 in center bore diameter so you'll need a 72.6 - 64.1 ring.
As for rubbing, you'll need to roll the rear quarter panels and possibly cut a portion of the inside of your bumper.
As for rubbing, you'll need to roll the rear quarter panels and possibly cut a portion of the inside of your bumper.
This. I was rockin' 18x9 with a +30 offset and the rears rubbed like crazy. It was shredding my rear tires each time I took a corner or hit a small dip on the road. Since then, I've changed my wheels to the 18x8 aspecs (+45 offset). I had the fenders rolled and cut some parts of the bumper. If you want to stick with your current wheel set up, I highly suggest a fender roll.
With the 17s, I don't have that much rubbing. I was able to roll the fender a bit using a wooden little league bat. I was only to roll it slightly so it still rubs a bit on big bumps. My car has so many dents and scratches I cant see me shelling out a lot of money to buy a fender roller. I need to hunt down a new passenger fender and front bumper. I just haven't have had the time to go junk yard hunting.
12-11-2017, 09:12 AM
... Next up, I ended up purchasing some Kumho tires. After 3 years and about 30k later, the tires are worn to the threads. This brings me to 2 weeks ago when I decided to invest in some BFGoodrich G Force Comp 2. My friend at Costco told me they couldn't put 1 tire on because of the welds that were on one of the rims. After arguing with the wife about dumping a grand into a car worth a little over twice that, I settled on the Motegi MR118. I could of bought the stock OEM rims and saved a little money but I felt I needed to look a little different then all the other TLs I see on the road and with new rims, I imagine the tires will last even longer. Ill post some pics after I get the rims installed. Has anyone else had opinions on the stock rims and how they have held up for almost 15 years.
