ttribe

Well, these wheels have been sitting in boxes in my garage for a number of months just waiting to be installed. Today was the day! They are the Ebony Chrome/Platinum Finish (part #08W18-SEP-202E). They are now wrapped in Bridgestone RE760 Sports, 245/40/18 (thanks to those who helped with this decision here - https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-tires-wheels-suspension-97/need-suggestions-summer-tires-764519/).

Please forgive how dirty the car is; it rained here today:

SweetJazz

Looks great!

Now get some alcohol and clean those yellow marks off your tires!

ggesq

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looks great!!

ttribe

Is that what will take those off? Thanks. I'll do it.

Steven Bell

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Those wheels sure look good with that color TL.

glocksta

dam i like those wheels where did you get them?

princelybug

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erick3

love the wheels, hate the tires. i wrote a review on them a while back...if you can...take them back!!! i got 20k out of them...

SSMTL04

very nice!!

Ramrodthrusterpuppy

Looks good! Once you scrub those Bridgestones in, let us know how they handle/ride!

enigmaos

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Nice combo! AM + Ebony Chrome! Not much contrast, but it's simple and clean.

kostya.lyt

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Very nice! Did you buy the wheels new from the dealer?

ttribe

I bought mine from Findlay Acura through eBay back in June for about $1,000. I see that Curry Acura has them right now on eBay as well, but for $1,400 (Link)

ttribe

Yep (Link)

ttribe

Interesting comment about the tires. So far they've been pretty nice - grippy, smooth and quiet. I'll have to keep an eye on the wear. I'm curious, what kind of driving did you do? Namely, a lot of smooth freeway, or a lot of potholed roads, etc.? Just trying to gauge a little of what to expect.

ttribe

Thank you. That's what I was going for.

d-townhakuzo

Looks great! All you need is the rest of the A-Spec kit and you're good to go!

ttribe

Will do. Believe it or not, we've actually had 2 days of rain down here in Phoenix, so I haven't really had a chance to test them out. I'll try to provide an update on their performance later this week.

ttribe

Thanks for the compliment. I've really gone back and forth on the rest of the A-Spec kit. I'm not super thrilled with the look of the rear bumper portion, especially in combination with the wing on the trunk. I've seen some people really pull it off nicely, and other times it just looks too busy to me.

CLtotheTL32

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Those look great man! Congrats on your purchase and finally getting them mounted

You should consider painting your calipers black. Even though your calipers don't look bad, they draw some attention away from the wheels. I did all 4 of mine black and they look much better.

Like you, I wasn't really a huge fan of the rear A-Spec lip, but I installed it on my WDP and I LOVE it. There is no way in hell I will ever go back to the stock bumper. I think adding the sides and rear A-Spec lips to your car will really help the car stand out even more

ttribe

Good idea on the calipers. I will probably look into an easy brake caliper painting kit.

Do you have pictures of your car pre- and post-addition of remaining A-Spec kit pieces?

CLtotheTL32

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This is the kit I got:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...pf_rd_i=507846

It comes with the paint in a jar, rather than spray paint, a brush, masking tape, brake cleaner, and a stir stick. I opted for that one so I paint the calipers without removing them from the car. I took a dremel and got all of the old rust and such. I got black, but you can also get red, blue, or silver.

And as of right now I don't have any before/after pictures of the A-Spec kit. If I remember tomorrow, I'll be sure to take some pictures for you. Keep in mind I don't have the front lip on, so it looks a tad goofy.

ttribe

Very good. Thanks.

CLtotheTL32

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No problem

Ramrodthrusterpuppy

Any impressions that you'd like to share yet? How did they handle the rain? I'm very close to pulling the trigger on a set of these.

ttribe

They've been very good thus far. I played with them in the rain to see how they compared to the Eagle F-1's and I would say they were easily on par, performance-wise. The same goes for dry. Very sticky and the handling's been very good.

I immediately noticed that they were smoother and quieter than the Eagles. Overall, I'd say I am quite happy.

imj0257

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Very nice! A-Specs ftw!

Jesstzn

Wheels look great ... was down in your fair city in Nov for the Nascar race ... hardly saw a TL anywhere ... prolly hiding behind all the Mercedes

sherker55

wheels look great man, they are next on my to do list!

phandango

Congrats... they look good man! I want some too.

R1ck

Hey guys do you think these wheels will looks good on a Nighthawk Black pearl 2006 TL?

SlimTL

Yep

deveinon10

Lookin good now all u need is a drop

ttribe

Me? If so, I already have the A-Spec suspension. That's all it's going down at this point.