Topic: Mango's 2012 Acura TL SH-AWD Elite

[normancw]

Put on the winter rims and tires today so here's the TL in Wintermode.

I think it turned out alright - the 18s don't look too terrible compared to the stock 19s. Personally, I think this goes to prove the case why you spend a few more bucks and get cheap alloys.

It's a no brainer for me to pay $200-400 more to have nice wheels all year round (vs ugly steelies for 5 months of the year).  Those rims look great on the TL 

[Fobroader]

Looks good buddy!! Ok, yes, the alloys look better than steel.

[Snowman]

Put on the winter rims and tires today so here's the TL in Wintermode.

I think it turned out alright - the 18s don't look too terrible compared to the stock 19s. Personally, I think this goes to prove the case why you spend a few more bucks and get cheap alloys.

It's a no brainer for me to pay $200-400 more to have nice wheels all year round (vs ugly steelies for 5 months of the year).  Those rims look great on the TL 

Agree 100%. If you can caigh up the bucks for a nice car why bolt a set of ugly steelies on for 5 months. Well done Vman. 

[tortoise]

Looks great......... For a TL.

[Patrick_D1]

Put on the winter rims and tires today so here's the TL in Wintermode.

I think it turned out alright - the 18s don't look too terrible compared to the stock 19s. Personally, I think this goes to prove the case why you spend a few more bucks and get cheap alloys.

It's a no brainer for me to pay $200-400 more to have nice wheels all year round (vs ugly steelies for 5 months of the year).  Those rims look great on the TL 

Agree 100%. If you can caigh up the bucks for a nice car why bolt a set of ugly steelies on for 5 months. Well done Vman. 

I'm jumping on this bandwagon to agree as well. Funny enough, my winter set of wheels/tires is 1" larger diameter and look nicer than the wheels that come on my winter cars from the factory 

[sailor723]

Put on the winter rims and tires today so here's the TL in Wintermode.

I think it turned out alright - the 18s don't look too terrible compared to the stock 19s. Personally, I think this goes to prove the case why you spend a few more bucks and get cheap alloys.

It's a no brainer for me to pay $200-400 more to have nice wheels all year round (vs ugly steelies for 5 months of the year).  Those rims look great on the TL 

Agree 100%. If you can caigh up the bucks for a nice car why bolt a set of ugly steelies on for 5 months. Well done Vman. 

I'm jumping on this bandwagon to agree as well. Funny enough, my winter set of wheels/tires is 1" larger diameter and look nicer than the wheels that come on my winter cars from the factory 

Add me to the pro alloy camp. With cheap alloys around $100  from tirerack putting black steelies on for 4-5 months of the year makes no sense to me.

[Guy]

Put on the winter rims and tires today so here's the TL in Wintermode.

I think it turned out alright - the 18s don't look too terrible compared to the stock 19s. Personally, I think this goes to prove the case why you spend a few more bucks and get cheap alloys.

It's a no brainer for me to pay $200-400 more to have nice wheels all year round (vs ugly steelies for 5 months of the year).  Those rims look great on the TL 

Agree 100%. If you can caigh up the bucks for a nice car why bolt a set of ugly steelies on for 5 months. Well done Vman. 

I'm jumping on this bandwagon to agree as well. Funny enough, my winter set of wheels/tires is 1" larger diameter and look nicer than the wheels that come on my winter cars from the factory 

Add me to the pro alloy camp. With cheap alloys around $100  from tirerack putting black steelies on for 4-5 months of the year makes no sense to me.

Me too, got winter alloys on the Volvo and the Infiniti.

[Sir Osis of Liver]

Practicality over vanity for me! 

[Black Hatch]

I have winter alloys on the CX-5...
But I'm wondering if this was a good choice now.
The 17" winters weigh less than 19" and tires are equal width of 225mm.

[rrocket]

I have winter alloys on the CX-5...
But I'm wondering if this was a good choice now.
The 17" winters weigh less than 19" and tires are equal width of 225mm.

What's the problem?

I'm guessing he's going by the assumption that winter tires work better when they are narrower?

Either way...I don't think his Mazda will have an issue.

[Black Hatch]

I have winter alloys on the CX-5...
But I'm wondering if this was a good choice now.
The 17" winters weigh less than 19" and tires are equal width of 225mm.

What's the problem?

I'm guessing he's going by the assumption that winter tires work better when they are narrower?

Either way...I don't think his Mazda will have an issue.

Yeah narrower and heavier.
But not a big deal.

[rrocket]

^^I think you'll be golden.

[Sir Osis of Liver]

SearHardBurger should pick this up.

[Jaeger]

SearHardBurger should pick this up.

Definitely worth considering.

[Sir Osis of Liver]

The Photobucket pics are missing. Any way to repost with Flickr or imgur?

[Sir Osis of Liver]

No panic. Just a suggestion.

[Great_Big_Abyss]

What are you going to be picking up as a replacement?

[SearhardBurger]

No panic. Just a suggestion.

A Karan Johar meme.  Sir O, do you have any secret Bollywood ambitions?

No worries Vman.  The link you sent me didn't quite work.  1-2 pics did, but the others just showed the generic photobucket image.

[Railton]

What are you going to be picking up as a replacement?

ZL1
Railton

[ArticSteve]

Anything but the green.