appatula

Okay,
First off, I need to thank Cannonball here on these forums for A) Spotting that horrid W124 so we can make fun of it and B) For selling me these Mono's at an incredible price, superb packing, and fast shipment, Thank you!

I arrived at the local Firestone (Branford, CT) with all four rims in the car. I walk in and immediately the Bridgestone Potenza on display caught my attention, the new RE-760 looked awesome. I talked to the manager for a while about euros and got them ordered. Came back in two days, got them mounted, and in a nutshell....I'm absolutely thrilled!
It's like driving a completely different car, this top heavy sedan turned into a sporty stiff machine that still drives like a cloud! I Love how it looks. Also just to clear things up now, I sanded and polished all of the rim lips to a nice shine. What do you guys think?

Saijin_Naib

Naice, sexy time

canonball

they look @ home. Enjoy!

YNVDIZW124

Looks nice, glad to see another 86 on the road. btw, buy 3m rubbing compound to make the paint on the rims shine. It also takes care of any hard to remove break dust. Good job on the lips!

canonball

you should post your tire sizes, so if someone wants the same look

appatula

I love my 86! Thanks for the tip with paint, that was the only thing I didn't attempt as I knew you guys would lead me in the right direction . Would any rubbing compound suffice, I believe I have some turtle or mothers rubbing compound in the garage somewhere. Thanks, the lips came out much better than I anticipated, I spent about 45 min per wheel but it was well worth the extra shine.

YNVDIZW124

They are 235/45/17. I like to use 3m or meguiars scratch x those are the best. It does miracles on chrome when you have water spots or really dull paint.
Did you use nite shades for the tails?

The Godfather

lol @ the penny lips shot. Usually you use a $100 bill for that

appatula

I was Linkin' for the right effect......get it?


Or use a Razr phone like Albert!

Yup 235/45/17 in back and 215/45/17 in front.

You will most likely laugh when I tell you what I used for the tails. When I was little I had a nitro RC car (Traxxas T-Maxx) and you could buy clear lexan bodies to paint. The stuff on my tails is called "Black Window Tint" and comes in a mini 3oz rattle can for $4 and change here I used about 4-5 coats of satin clear on top of the testors to seal it off and give it a semi OEM look, not to shiny, and not to flat. It holds up pretty well considered I have heard of nightshades being washed away from rain, but fact or fiction for $4-5 and a can of clear you can do both your tails. Did this to my 99' C280 as well.

"Note to self: pick up scratch x tomorrow"

ZorroAMG

I use that window tint on my RC cars...I do disagree though, the tail finish is TOO flat and nothing like OEM. Do a glossy clear and you will be way happier. I rolled for 6months with just spray tint looking flat like yours, then glossed them and have had them like that for 5.5years and they look GREAT.

Nice rims, car is looking good! Even with the baller 1cent lips!!

childofjuly

Nice setup man! lips on the wheels looks great! now all she need is a drop!!! oh yeah..what happened to your rear bumper cover?! ... off topic here but wow! I'm surprised to see other members here that is into RC! I'm a Kyosho man myself.. mp 7.5, mp777 sp2, inferno gt..

rivcal4life

Lookin good man!

Can we get another *** shot please? I wanna see the overall look with your tails.

appatula

Thanks Z! I spent some time looking at the pictures and I think your right, it needs some clear, however it looks pretty "satin-ish" in person.

Thanks man, looking at it makes me want to order some H&Rs or Vogtlands! Bumper cover? maybe your referring to the front bumper I repaired/painted, the rear bumper does need some attention though. It bothers the hell out of my girlfriend so that will get fixed soon so I don't have to listen to her nag me I always loved the shaft drive Kyosho's, funny how all the HPI guys would be replacing drive belts!

No problem, jut as long as you guys wont rip on me too bad about the ugly hangers....I was in a rush! The weekend will serve as a clean up day, and I need to pick up a few exhaust clamps. BTW I picked up an OEM resonator off ebay and swapped back to the Magnaflow, the Flowmaster was louder despite being chambered. Now its not too loud, not to polite....just how I like it!

ZedStyle

i think you pushed the width of the rears a little, they look like they stick out a past the fender... just keep that in mind when you drop, you'll probably have to roll your fenders etc.
the rims suit your car, it looks good!

denim

They look great, nice upgrade.

YNVDIZW124

Try the 3m rubbing compound on the tails and it will make them shiny. I used that window tint stuff once but it doesn't look nice when you turn on the lights at night. I got another set of tails but i just got those clear coated black.

berti_00

looks great...

Bigpete123

Yeah, you're right.

Rolling the fenders will help, but they are sticking out enough right now that you will have to rely on negative camber in order to get them to tuck into the wheel well. So make sure to rotate your tires often!

YNVDIZW124

She has 17s on stock springs so it won't be a problem with the camber issues until she drops it more...

appatula

Yeah, I think if I'm going to pitch in for lowering springs (H&R's or Vogtlands guys???) I'll get some camber correction arms for the rear too, KMAC any good?

I have to admit, I love the way they jet out just a little it looks so mean from behind. I'll have to see what a fender roller would cost to rent.

appatula

Its HE!....... lol I need to change my avatar......


Also, as YNVDIZW124 said, I have no problems with camber yet and 0% speedometer error from stock using 45 profile/17"diameter

Saijin_Naib

NoooOOooOOoo don't change it

RHW

There ARE other ways you can convey maleness with photos of thy GF

STLe320

They look awesome!
How does your exhaust sound? Is that magnaflow??

appatula

Hahaha, it'll stay no worries...maybe I should swap a new one in :p

LMAO, yes there are however I think that would be a tad off topic

Thanks bro! Sure is a magnaflow, and with the stock center muffler/resonator it sounds perfect.