Finally got the wheels, tires and brakes on.

The Wheels are Kyowa Evolve 628's, 17 X 7, with custom orange stripes.
The tires are Goodyear Eagle GT's, 215/45/17.
The brakes are EBC slotted and dimpled rotors, with EBC Green Stuff pads.

Was able to get the stripes applied by a local painter specializing in pinstripes for $20 per wheel.

More grip, better braking, way better look.

TRD rear sway bar and Tien S Techs next..

Lookin' good. I'm a big fan of wheel pinstripes. Really sets them off.

Hey Mike looks good...Nice touch with the pinstriping...

Nice, love the rims.

mine got altered on the way home from work:

http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/x...812_163529.jpg

That sucks...

Holy F@*$! What happened?

guy in a truck didn't get stopped in time. i was at a dead stop when he hit.

ouch, how fast what he going? Besides you getting a new hatch and bumper is everything else ok?

the speed limit on the road is 45, but no one does that. i would probably say around 30 or so, he locked up his brakes. lucky me, my brakes held when he hit so i didn't hit the car in front of me.

the tail lights are messed up too. the damd kit has some gouges in the rear lip, so i'm not sure where that's gonna go.

That really sucks....

haha, well i guess its to the dealership for a new damd kit lol

Sorry bro. :boxed: That bites bigtime. It's all fixable, but that doesn't help your spirits now. Good luck with the repairs.

I hate it when people drive by the braille method. Hope everything works out OK for you and your ride.

thanks folks. i'm supposed to hear from the adjuster on monday, then it's off to get estimates.

That sucks. I know from dealership a new rear bumper unpainted in mid $200s and rear door is like mid $300.

hey Jester....look on the bright side. if you got a buddy down at the body shop, then you got a chance to get some new mods done and let insurance foot the bill. haha.

maybe a new paint job? im hoping someone keys my car so i can get the two-tone paint i want done. haha.

anyways, good luck on the repairs. I CANT wait for my S-Tech's to get here. im hoping they get delivered and i can have them installed in the next week or two.

Here's my RS 3.0 just about a month of ownership; the rims from my previous car happen to fit the xD! (SSR 17x7.5+35, BFG 235/45).

It will go back to steelies for the daily commute.

Nice. I love it when previous stuff carries over. Saves some coin. :)

just installed my new Tein S-Techs this weekend. really quick install and it looks sick!! eliminated all of the wheel gap. i will have some better pictures up in a day or two.


BTW....how do i post larger pictures here in the thread? rather than using the smaller attachments? for some reason i can't figure it out. ha.
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