What did you do to your Type R today?

parts are so ridiculously expensive for this car but every penny worth it

Z06Chris said:

Got these bad boys in

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i almost bought these but i decided not to because of the striping on the lip of the wheel. but good luck hope it looks good

fk8.kl said:

Drove up to Genting Highlands with the FK8 Owners group in Malaysia. 1800m (~6000ft) above sea level.
Photographer: Sochamic Photography

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I guess they like white there....well except for that 1 guy lol. That would be me. Guess im only one who is not impressed with the white.

Harlaquin said:

I guess they like white there....well except for that 1 guy lol. That would be me. Guess im only one who is not impressed with the white.

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He said his country only sells white. He imported his.

jefxfree said:

He said his country only sells white. He imported his.

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Ah... then that one guy really didnt want white lol.

Warehouse guy: So Enkei's and Michelins. OK. What you putting these on?
Me: Type R
Warehouse guy: Oooh, that's going to look nice

Planning to mount them tomorrow.

Lamin-X’s new tail light tint film for FK8 installed for a subtle touch. Easy 10 mins job.

Installed Overland Designs upper console panels.

From yesterday: ordered wheels for local pickup. Got shipping notification, OK. Contact CS about pickup, they look into it but can't find anything, oh no! Shipment delayed by UPS, oh no! Go to warehouse (pickup location), they can't find the wheels, oh no! They eventually find the wheels, OH YEAH!

Go to mount them today at a shop. Tech comes in with new lug nut and old lug nut and says they aren't the same size, oh no! Other tech goes to test old lug nuts, they fit, OH YEAH! Contact seller about lug nuts, puts in order for new lug nuts, OH YEAH! Get notification that they'll be ready for pickup soon, OH YEAH! Look to see that they had ordered 2" long truck lug nuts, oh no! Contact CS and order is fixed within the hour, OH YEAH! Order no longer close to available for pickup, oh no! Still waiting on them, probably tomorrow, oh no!

TL;DR: Got the wheels mounted today using stock lug nuts, black spline lugs coming tomorrow after a rollercoaster of back and forth with the wheel purchase. Kind of like the chrome lug nuts though as they accent well with the center caps.

Wheels are Enkei Raijin 18x8 +42 with Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 3+ 245/40/18. This setup seemed a little more popular about 2 years ago I like it though.

tinyman392 said:

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TL;DR: Got the wheels mounted today using stock lug nuts, black spline lugs coming tomorrow after a rollercoaster of back and forth with the wheel purchase. Kind of like the chrome lug nuts though as they accent well with the center caps.

Wheels are Enkei Raijin 18x8 +42 ...

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Don't use stock lug nuts (ball) on aftermarket wheels (conical). I'd change them out as soon as possible and don't drive the car while it's on stock nuts.

TypeSiR said:

Don't use stock lug nuts (ball) on aftermarket wheels (conical). I'd change them out as soon as possible and don't drive the car while it's on stock nuts.

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New ones should be here in the morning.

tinyman392 said:

New ones should be here in the morning.

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The shop actually put it on for you to drive with different types of lug nut, that is scary

Vteclover said:

The shop actually put it on for you to drive with different types of lug nut, that is scary

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Yeah, the shop put them on. Torqued them to spec twice, drove around the block with it, checked the torque again and told me to come back when the actual lug nuts come ensuring it was safe to drive the vehicle (I asked twice first just asking if it was safe and second jokingly asking them if my wheel will just fly off). I assumed they checked to make sure they would fit, but I guess they didn't.

tinyman392 said:

Yeah, the shop put them on. Torqued them to spec twice, drove around the block with it, checked the torque again and told me to come back when the actual lug nuts come ensuring it was safe to drive the vehicle (I asked twice first just asking if it was safe and second jokingly asking them if my wheel will just fly off). I assumed they checked to make sure they would fit, but I guess they didn't.

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I for sure I don't want to go there again

Capitalized on some good lighting and backdrop for an artsy picture. (Excuse the piss poor editing software)