What did you do to your FL5 today?

[damage]

Getting tires mounted and balanced from home while I work.

Gave me the best price for a set of Continental ExtremeContact Sport 02 275/35ZR18. Probably saved me a few hundred dollars compared to going through Tire Rack or taking them to get installed at a local shop. Hit him up if you are in SoCal if you're around OC, LA, and the Inland Empire.

https://www.instagram.com/kb.tiresnwheels/

Well shit. I bought the same exact tires from Tirerack. How much did you pay for a set of 4? How much does he charge for mounting and balancing?

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[Chilly613]

Well shit. I bought the same exact tires from Tirerack. How much did you pay for a set of 4? How much does he charge for mounting and balancing?

I got all 4 for $1150 and its free mounting, balance and install when bought through him, but I only had him mount and balance. I installed them myself since I had to remove my spacers I was running with the stock wheels.

Some places were charging $1400+ with install.

 

[damage]

I got all 4 for $1150 and its free mounting, balance and install when bought through him, but I only had him mount and balance. I installed them myself since I had to remove my spacers I was running with the stock wheels.

Some places were charging $1400+ with install.

Hmm I paid $1083 at tirerack. Local tire shop I believe charges $150 to mount and balance so about $1233 total. I wonder how much this guy would charge for just the mounting/balancing then.

 

[Chilly613]

Hmm I paid $1083 at tirerack. Local tire shop I believe charges $150 to mount and balance so about $1233 total. I wonder how much this guy would charge for just the mounting/balancing then.

That's still pretty good. I can only assume pricing is reasonable for just mounting and balancing, plus you have the convenience of scheduling him to be able to come wherever you are.

 

[atlek4]

Wiper delete. I wanted something clean and sleek OEM.

 

[DVH]

Winter finally coming to an end in Saskatoon, SK, so finally able to install some parts that have been sitting.
Past weekend installed the folowing:
HKS Hi Power exhaust
RV6 frontpipe
27 WON catted downpipe
Overall, super happy with outcome and install was straight forward, best of all, no broken turbo studs. Down pipe didnt take long to throw P0139 CEL (200 kms). I just ended up tuning the code out. I'll be going Pherable once intercooler is installed.
Next week install includes:
HKS intercooler with piping and Acuity shifter linkage bushings.

 

[TheFactor]

Winter finally coming to an end in Saskatoon, SK, so finally able to install some parts that have been sitting.
Past weekend installed the folowing:
HKS Hi Power exhaust
RV6 frontpipe
27 WON catted downpipe
Overall, super happy with outcome and install was straight forward, best of all, no broken turbo studs. Down pipe didnt take long to throw P0139 CEL (200 kms). I just ended up tuning the code out. I'll be going Pherable once intercooler is installed.
Next week install includes:
HKS intercooler with piping and Acuity shifter linkage bushings.

Nice choices !
How do you like your
HKS exhaust?

 

[DVH]

Nice choices !
How do you like your
HKS exhaust?

I had legamax on my fk8 and loved it. So it was a brainer for me, love the two tip look and trying to keep most parts JDM.
Only complaint is that it tapers down at the front pipe joint. If I really care later, during winter storage, I'll take the mid pipe out and bring to exhaust shop to weld in the right size to mate up with the RV6 front pipe.
As for sound, this in my opinion is so subjective, but i do love how it sounds and there is some drone. Tolerable though.

 

[TheFactor]

I had legamax on my fk8 and loved it. So it was a brainer for me, love the two tip look and trying to keep most parts JDM.
Only complaint is that it tapers down at the front pipe joint. If I really care later, during winter storage, I'll take the mid pipe out and bring to exhaust shop to weld in the right size to mate up with the RV6 front pipe.
As for sound, this in my opinion is so subjective, but i do love how it sounds and there is some drone. Tolerable though.

That’s a sexy exhaust and can see why you love it so much.

 

[TheFactor]

Had to come out to the garage for one last look for the night

 

[Chilly613]

Ran some pre Mother’s Day errands. Even under the crappy lights of the parking garage and needing a wash, she still looks good.

 

[marcusm86]

shoutout to @SBX Performance for the hookup on the MDR intercooler.. doin some other stuff while im here like the horn and trying something for the lower grille

 

[marcusm86]

Need to cut the bolts down on the plate holder, but thats nbd.

 

[marcusm86]

Need to cut the bolts down on the plate holder, but thats nbd.

this didnt work. the combination of the thickness of the material and the glue (probably also the amount) i used made it so the grille didnt clip in properly. i decided to just "return it to stock" with the licence plate mount still on there.

edit: shoulda bought the premade thing ig. lol

 

[Xmetal]

I went with Taketwo's option. It's pretty solid. In hindsight, I probably should've gotten a picture holding it up next to the OEM wing for comparison, but I was honestly afraid of dropping it lol. They are based in Austrailia, and I am not sure if they just resell Create Carbon's stuff, but the center console came in it's own packaging and the door panel trim came in Create Carbon's packaging. Either way, Taketwo had cheaper prices and shipping was pretty quick

Thanks for the review and link to the carbon console! These are on sale (27% off) right now...so naturally, I can't resist and had to ordered one Looks like they (TakeTwo) are just drop-shipping this directly out from the factory in China even though they're based in Australia. We shall see how quickly it will get here.

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