V6 Power - My Honda Accord. EDIT - New Pics on page 37!

Akshay1234 · 7th February 2010, 00:45

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Originally Posted by ImmortalZ

The ones on the OHC are imported from Japan. But the ones that come on the Civic and Accord are Made In India. And are still exceptionally light.

And I forgot - bloody awesome wheels.

hahaha thanks. but i dont think the rims ive got are made in india.

ImmortalZ · 7th February 2010, 08:33

You can find out from the writing inside the wheel.

Akshay1234 · 7th February 2010, 11:41

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Originally Posted by ImmortalZ

You can find out from the writing inside the wheel.

ok. i shall have a look.

faithless_1984 · 7th February 2010, 13:45

Nice rims Akshay.!
The car is looking great ,all you need now are black projector headlamps.

gomzi · 7th February 2010, 14:35

Nice rims Akshay!
The entire car looks super after detailing and the rims finish the look quite nicely.

krazyking · 7th February 2010, 15:32

Woah, only 28k?! I'd never expect Enkei rims to be so cheap, and that too in India! Are they orignals?

I don't mean to take over your thread or go OT, but would your guy these rims or something like these? And would they fit a BMW 5 series? They're Enkei as well:

suhaas307 · 7th February 2010, 17:21

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Originally Posted by krazyking

Woah, only 28k?! I'd never expect Enkei rims to be so cheap, and that too in India! Are they orignals?

I don't mean to take over your thread or go OT, but would your guy these rims or something like these? And would they fit a BMW 5 series? They're Enkei as well:

Now these are pretty nice! I'd still take the ones Akshay has on his Accord but other than those, I quite like the 1st and the 2nd one. Looks like this opens the options list for me and my Civic as well!

Of course, they would fit a BMW 5 Series, but if I could afford a 5 series, I'd choose OZ or even BBS wheels over Enkei! But that's just my opinion!

V-16 · 7th February 2010, 18:21

Great Wheels Akshay. What did you do with the original set? Now get down and do some Padhai

FlyingSpur · 7th February 2010, 18:25

Nice rims, although I see a white Accord with very similar rims in Santacruz everyday.

valapad · 7th February 2010, 18:52

Akshay,Great wheels brother,
will u please add a closeup pic of side mirror,
i want to replace my accord's mirrors,im saudi arabia now.
Thanks...

Akshay1234 · 7th February 2010, 19:54

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Originally Posted by faithless_1984

Nice rims Akshay.!
The car is looking great ,all you need now are black projector headlamps.

thanks bro. yes ive been thinking about the projectors, but it just dosent seem worth 18k and then on top of that to spend 8+8k for hids in the low beam and the fogs. also the projectors are taiwan based so the quality could be suspect. another thing is that i have not gone for the all black theme on the car, im keeping some contrast with things like the silver wheels and i think the present chrome lights add to that. so if anything i may just go in for the chrome projectors.

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Originally Posted by gomzi

Nice rims Akshay!
The entire car looks super after detailing and the rims finish the look quite nicely.

thank you very much. glad you like them.

Quote:

Originally Posted by krazyking

Woah, only 28k?! I'd never expect Enkei rims to be so cheap, and that too in India! Are they orignals?

I don't mean to take over your thread or go OT, but would your guy these rims or something like these? And would they fit a BMW 5 series? They're Enkei as well:

actually 30k buddy. the rims you have posted are the 2010 catalogue. the ones i have are from the previous years stock. anyway lots of companies will be getting their new stock in the next month or so. so let me know when your in mumbai and we can go rim hunting together.

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Originally Posted by suhaas307

Now these are pretty nice! I'd still take the ones Akshay has on his Accord but other than those, I quite like the 1st and the 2nd one. Looks like this opens the options list for me and my Civic as well!

Of course, they would fit a BMW 5 Series, but if I could afford a 5 series, I'd choose OZ or even BBS wheels over Enkei! But that's just my opinion!

if the 2nd design krazyking has posted were available i would have gone for that without a second thought.

you got a good point about the oz or bbs rims.

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Originally Posted by V-16

Great Wheels Akshay. What did you do with the original set? Now get down and do some Padhai

thank you gogi uncle. yes i shall do padhai now. the original set was traded with the tyrewalla, pal tyres.

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Originally Posted by flyingspur

Nice rims, although I see a white Accord with very similar rims in Santacruz everyday.

thanks, hopefully theyre not the same.

Quote:

Originally Posted by valapad

Akshay,Great wheels brother,
will u please add a closeup pic of side mirror,
i want to replace my accord's mirrors,im saudi arabia now.
Thanks...

the side mirror as in the glass or the cover with the indicator?

anekho · 7th February 2010, 20:11

Great rim and tire choice akshay!
your beast looks fantastic!

Akshay1234 · 7th February 2010, 21:20

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Originally Posted by anekho

Great rim and tire choice akshay!
your beast looks fantastic!

thank you..

didnt get time to have a photoshoot of the car today. sorry guys. will do it sometime this week time permitting.

tyre impressions -
today i went on a slightly longer drive than normal and i did notice that the road undulations are felt a little more than earlier, but not something that will bother anyone. one smooth roads it is just unbelievable. the car just glides. also the ride improves alot at higher speeds, but i guess that is a suspension characteristic. also the car sticks to the ground at speeds of 100kmph and over. today on the sealink i just accelerated in the middle to 120kmph and switched lanes rather fast, no complaints. earlier the car used to wobble a bit. of course after that i slowed down to 50kmph and put it on cruise control.

all in all i would recommend these tyres to anyone who has a slightly higher budget for tyres.

AyAn! · 7th February 2010, 21:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by valapad

Akshay,Great wheels brother,
will u please add a closeup pic of side mirror,
i want to replace my accord's mirrors,im saudi arabia now.
Thanks...

Those ORVMs with built in LED indicators came as standard on the last gen post-facelift Accord,as well as the pre-facelift V6 model.

akshaymahajan · 7th February 2010, 21:49

Great wheels. But black would have been meaner.
And Enkei is an Indian company traded as Enkei Castalloy on the Bombay Stock Exchange.
So why would they get their alloys made from Japan? Havent they heard about China?

7th February 2010, 08:33	#197
ImmortalZ Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 2,179 Thanked: 488 Times View My Garage	You can find out from the writing inside the wheel.
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faithless_1984 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,575 Thanked: 324 Times View My Garage	Nice rims Akshay.! The car is looking great ,all you need now are black projector headlamps.
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gomzi BHPian Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 798 Thanked: 236 Times	Nice rims Akshay! The entire car looks super after detailing and the rims finish the look quite nicely.
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krazyking BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Mumbai/Hong Kong Posts: 329 Thanked: 5 Times View My Garage	Woah, only 28k?! I'd never expect Enkei rims to be so cheap, and that too in India! Are they orignals? I don't mean to take over your thread or go OT, but would your guy these rims or something like these? And would they fit a BMW 5 series? They're Enkei as well: Attached Thumbnails
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V-16 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2005 Location: mumbai Posts: 4,594 Thanked: 950 Times View My Garage	Great Wheels Akshay. What did you do with the original set? Now get down and do some Padhai
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FlyingSpur Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 3,934 Thanked: 1,422 Times View My Garage	Nice rims, although I see a white Accord with very similar rims in Santacruz everyday.
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7th February 2010, 18:52	#205
valapad BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: KL-08 Posts: 97 Thanked: 59 Times View My Garage	Akshay,Great wheels brother, will u please add a closeup pic of side mirror, i want to replace my accord's mirrors,im saudi arabia now. Thanks...
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7th February 2010, 20:11	#207
anekho Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: . Posts: 1,995 Thanked: 684 Times	Great rim and tire choice akshay! your beast looks fantastic!
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7th February 2010, 21:49	#210
akshaymahajan BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Delhi Posts: 597 Thanked: 448 Times	Great wheels. But black would have been meaner. And Enkei is an Indian company traded as Enkei Castalloy on the Bombay Stock Exchange. So why would they get their alloys made from Japan? Havent they heard about China?
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