Yes, I have the Recaro seats from the Mitsu Evo 8. I love the color combination (which matches the car color very well) and the materials used, which feels more upscale than other performance seats. Very comfortable and grippy without the feeling of being shoehorned in. Here's a pic (forgive the dirty winter floormats):
The tires (which I just got new at the time the wheels were refinished) are 215/45-17. I've run 215/40-17 for the past few years, and felt it's time I got something with a little more "meat" to them. It does look a bit bigger than I expected for some reason, and somehow looks thicker than the tires on the new Civic Si which uses the same size. But I don't mind. In fact, I find it gives the car a better stance and presence when compared to the old 40-series tires. They also fill out the wheel well nicely, and doesn't rub.
Last edited by preludeh22a99; 02-09-2008 at 02:41 AM.
Oh, and one more thing, yes, those are E55 bi-xenon projectors. (When I bought them I was told they're 7-series projectors, but on the HID forums people refer to them as the E55's). I also have twin optic tubing below the projectors as parking lights (led-lit) with a hidden row of amber LEDs behind the tubings that work as turn signals.
Firstly, Thanks for the positive comments everyone!
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Originally Posted by extinct
so did you pay some place to refinish your wheels or was it a diy thing?
It's not something that can be DIY'd, it requires a specialized machine to do such work on wheels. I went to a professional wheel refinishing shop to have it done. The cost of which I'm pretty sure I could get a new set of low-end rims for the same price.
Here's a pic to better show the machining work. Pic taken right at the shop just before the tires were mounted...
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Originally Posted by Rodmunch
What I want to know is what did it take to get those seats to fit. Custom brackets? I need more info!
Yes, custom brackets. Took the installer an entire day to fabricate the brackets, cut, test, and paint them. He took extra care to make sure the mounting was solid and centered, while maintaining the sliding feature. Sorry I couldn't tell u much more since I wasn't the one that did it. But it's one of the best things I've done for this car, imo. The only significant drawback of these seats is since they're not made for a coupe, there's no quick-tilt feature. So putting anybody in the back seats is a pain in the arse... But take a good curve with them it paints a smile on me face
So basically a milling machine made passes and shaved the wheels down a bit? They look awesome.
The process is heavily akin to an old record player. They mount each wheel on a spinning device with the face up and using a mechanical "arm" tipped with a small sharp diamond, starts at the center of the wheel as the wheel spins and slowly moves towards the outer lip.
(I'm a big fan of those RSX rims, btw. )
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Originally Posted by prelude2005
You think you can get away with dropping a little bit more?
The process is heavily akin to an old record player. They mount each wheel on a spinning device with the face up and using a mechanical "arm" tipped with a small sharp diamond, starts at the center of the wheel as the wheel spins and slowly moves towards the outer lip.
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Car looks great.
Crappy roads here!
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