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HRE 542R Rebuild - Engraving or No Engraving?
- Thread starter Nero Tenebre
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Beautiful. Cant wait to see in person.
Re: My wheels have returneth to me!
Nice! What tires are you going with? Can't wait to see some pictures with it on the car :smile:
80% of you will be happy to see this :wink:
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IMG_7167 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
IMG_7168 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
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Nice! What tires are you going with? Can't wait to see some pictures with it on the car :smile:
See bottom of post 22 Caroline I am planning to install these Saturday morning- should I trust discount tire to do the install or take it somewhere w a hunter machine (touch less)? I've already paid discount tire for it too so I would have to eat the additional cost as insurance.
I am planning to install these Saturday morning- should I trust discount tire to do the install or take it somewhere w a hunter machine (touch less)? I've already paid discount tire for it too so I would have to eat the additional cost as insurance.
Pics
P7140107 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140111 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140117 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140118 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140119 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140121 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140123 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140128 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140131 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140134 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140135 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140105 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140138 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
My first impressions are that I am surprisingly impressed by these. Fitment was BANG-ON perfect and cleared my BBK safely with the maximum amount of lip possible. This is their standard fitment, which I prefer (not aggressive to the point of hurting performance but more aggressive than OEM). The other thing that I expected to suffer was acceleration, but I am very relieved to say that even the 10.5" rears were not a big penalty. I'm not exactly sure how, but the car still feels quick- not as fast as before with the 9" wide magnesium wheels but FAR better than with my old cast 9.5" wide wheels. I fully expected to be disappointed in that respect. I think I will be able to street drive these without starving for the extra performance, something I was worried about. I hate the idea of compromising on a performance car, but there is little sacrifice here... except for the money that is Worth it though, the stance looks absolutely menacing from the rear with the camber (no alignment change) and the fat tires that appear to stick out past the rear valence. The other thing I really love is how the yellow calipers reflect in the mirrored lip. Overall a very upscale look IMO and a really rare set of wheels to set the car apart so I'm very happy with the results.
P7140107 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140111 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140117 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140118 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140119 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140121 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140123 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140128 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140131 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140134 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140135 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140105 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140138 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
My first impressions are that I am surprisingly impressed by these. Fitment was BANG-ON perfect and cleared my BBK safely with the maximum amount of lip possible. This is their standard fitment, which I prefer (not aggressive to the point of hurting performance but more aggressive than OEM). The other thing that I expected to suffer was acceleration, but I am very relieved to say that even the 10.5" rears were not a big penalty. I'm not exactly sure how, but the car still feels quick- not as fast as before with the 9" wide magnesium wheels but FAR better than with my old cast 9.5" wide wheels. I fully expected to be disappointed in that respect. I think I will be able to street drive these without starving for the extra performance, something I was worried about. I hate the idea of compromising on a performance car, but there is little sacrifice here... except for the money that is
Worth it though, the stance looks absolutely menacing from the rear with the camber (no alignment change) and the fat tires that appear to stick out past the rear valence. The other thing I really love is how the yellow calipers reflect in the mirrored lip. Overall a very upscale look IMO and a really rare set of wheels to set the car apart so I'm very happy with the results.
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Re: Pics
Nice! It sure is a rare set of wheels. I would lower it just a little bit more tho :wink:
P7140107 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140111 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140117 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140118 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140119 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140121 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140123 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140128 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140131 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140134 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140135 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140105 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P7140138 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
My first impressions are that I am surprisingly impressed by these. Fitment was BANG-ON perfect and cleared my BBK safely with the maximum amount of lip possible. This is their standard fitment, which I prefer (not aggressive to the point of hurting performance but more aggressive than OEM). The other thing that I expected to suffer was acceleration, but I am very relieved to say that even the 10.5" rears were not a big penalty. I'm not exactly sure how, but the car still feels quick- not as fast as before with the 9" wide magnesium wheels but FAR better than with my old cast 9.5" wide wheels. I fully expected to be disappointed in that respect. I think I will be able to street drive these without starving for the extra performance, something I was worried about. I hate the idea of compromising on a performance car, but there is little sacrifice here... except for the money that is
Nice! It sure is a rare set of wheels. I would lower it just a little bit more tho :wink:
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Yes Sir more low would improve a lot.
Would love to lower the rear to match the front but Father Honda saw fit to put it at this height for some reason. Probably bc the rears are softer than the front springs so they need more room to travel. Really wish there was a way to do it but there is no way I am giving up this perfected suspension to get a set of adjustable coilovers. I have used both Bilsteins and KWs on the other car and they are both nice but way too soft.
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Wow! COngrats, they came out great ... Enjoy!
I may have to think about updating my 547's now
to that Barrel.
I may have to think about updating my 547's now
to that Barrel.
Thanks Samurai- you mean update your barrel to get a 10.5" rear width? Wait till they need repair first!
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I think I like your technos on your car than your updated wheels.
I need to find a way to drop the back... or it's the taller rear tire profile that I am not loving- but there are no good choices for a matching set of tires. It does look much better in person than photos, but I am also wondering if I should have gone with full polish now. I am going to change the tires to AD08s on the tecnos and use a 17/18 setup plasti-dipped in white as my track set.
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Yep, that's the plan to wait until I need a repair....
Re: HRE 542R Rebuild
Got some better pics after a decent wash and wax for Cars & Coffee. Much happier with the wheels after they and the car have been cleaned up. I think I made the right choices now :smile:
P8030105 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P8030110 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P8030118 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P8030121 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P8030123 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
Got some better pics after a decent wash and wax for Cars & Coffee. Much happier with the wheels after they and the car have been cleaned up. I think I made the right choices now :smile:
P8030105 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P8030110 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P8030118 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P8030121 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
P8030123 by Nero Tenebre, on Flickr
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