# Evo X with Black RPF1s **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [October 29, 2009, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487 "2009-10-29T12:02:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![EVOXGSR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e480ec/32.png) [@EVOXGSR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EVOXGSR)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487/1 "2009-10-29T12:02:55Z")
As promised…Enkei RPF1 18x9.5 +15 Thanks to Paul at Dezod for the deal of the century. Thanks to Paul at Swerve for the mounting(and spring install a couple of months back). ![http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/balataspin/IMG_0308.jpg](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/balataspin/IMG_0308.jpg) ![http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/balataspin/IMG_0312.jpg](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/balataspin/IMG_0312.jpg) ![http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/balataspin/IMG_0315.jpg](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/balataspin/IMG_0315.jpg) ![http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/balataspin/IMG_0314.jpg](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/balataspin/IMG_0314.jpg) ![http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/balataspin/IMG_0306.jpg](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/balataspin/IMG_0306.jpg) ![http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/balataspin/IMG_0320.jpg](http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y111/balataspin/IMG_0320.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 12:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487/2 "2009-10-29T12:04:13Z")
Lose the gay lip struts. ---
**Author:** ![JayS](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jays/32/15375_2.png) [@JayS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JayS)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487/3 "2009-10-29T12:05:39Z")
:tdown: Still hoping the black rim fad passes soon. ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 12:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487/4 "2009-10-29T12:10:28Z")
I am not anti black rim (I have dark gun metal rims) but on your car they seem to wash out the wheels altogether… ---
**Author:** ![EVOXGSR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e480ec/32.png) [@EVOXGSR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EVOXGSR)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 12:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487/5 "2009-10-29T12:11:23Z")
> [@OfficerK](#): > > I am not anti black rim (I have dark gun metal rims) but on your car they seem to wash out the wheels altogether… Thats kind of the point. ---
**Author:** ![IanK](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/iank/32/5016_2.png) [@IanK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/IanK)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487/6 "2009-10-29T12:12:12Z")
Lip struts :tdown: However I think slammed over those wont look too bad. ---
**Author:** ![607motorsports](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/607motorsports/32/5232_2.png) [@607motorsports](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/607motorsports)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487/7 "2009-10-29T12:14:08Z")
I like the style rims but something just doesn’t look right to me… maybe the car needs to be lower or maybe the wheels are just too small for the size of the car… Not saying it’s bad or anything just something doesn’t look quite right to me… ---
**Author:** ![EVOXGSR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e480ec/32.png) [@EVOXGSR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EVOXGSR)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487/8 "2009-10-29T12:14:28Z")
I have been debating on the lip struts, they have saved me when I’ve scraped a few times. ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487/9 "2009-10-29T12:19:03Z")
Looks great, but yeah those lips struts are huge! Maybe if you painted the struts black they wouldn’t stand out so much. ---
**Author:** ![EVOXGSR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e480ec/32.png) [@EVOXGSR](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/EVOXGSR)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 12:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487/10 "2009-10-29T12:21:03Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#): > > Looks great, but yeah those lips struts are huge! Maybe if you painted the struts black they wouldn’t stand out so much. That is a great idea. I’ll do that on my next day off. ---
**Author:** ![Brooklyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ec9cab/32.png) [@Brooklyn](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Brooklyn)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 12:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487/11 "2009-10-29T12:22:50Z")
What are lip struts for? ---
**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487/12 "2009-10-29T12:27:53Z")
> [@EVOXGSR](#): > > That is a great idea. I’ll do that on my next day off. Use PLASTI DIP - [http://www.plastidip.com/home\_solutions/Plasti\_Dip](http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Plasti_Dip) You can buy it in a spray can and it will look / last better than just paint. I think you’d need to watch though how much you paint if the struts actually compress and move. ---
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 12:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487/13 "2009-10-29T12:28:40Z")
PLASTIDIP. works great. i just painted mine…only LIME GREEN. i have some black plastidip i painted my kidney grills with if you want stop by if you dont suck. ---
**Author:** ![King](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/king/32/7329_2.png) [@King](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/King)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487/14 "2009-10-29T12:30:17Z")
> [@Onyx Z32](#): > > Use PLASTI DIP - [http://www.plastidip.com/home\_solutions/Plasti\_Dip](http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Plasti_Dip) > > You can buy it in a spray can and it will look / last better than just paint. I think you’d need to watch though how much you paint if the struts actually compress and move. they dont. most are fake and dont adjust. if they DO, they arent compressing like hatch struts, theyre screw ones to manually adjust your angle for AERO ---
**Author:** ![dezod](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/dezod/32/7467_2.png) [@dezod](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dezod)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 12:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487/15 "2009-10-29T12:36:58Z")
Offset works VERY well on the car and it looks great! ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 12:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487/16 "2009-10-29T12:57:33Z")
Those new evo’s are pigs! I like the color combo, but definitely lose those vampire teeth up front :lol: ---
**Author:** ![Saxon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@Saxon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Saxon)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 2:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487/17 "2009-10-29T14:25:34Z")
> [@607motorsports](#): > > I like the style rims but something just doesn’t look right to me… maybe the car needs to be lower or maybe the wheels are just too small for the size of the car… Not saying it’s bad or anything just something doesn’t look quite right to me… exactly what i was thinking, they are pimp ass wheels but either they need to be bigger or car needs to be lower, or even lower and bigger lol ---
**Author:** ![maverick27](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/maverick27/32/4946_2.png) [@maverick27](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maverick27)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 3:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487/18 "2009-10-29T15:21:00Z")
NYS License plate rules ftl. ---
**Author:** ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487/19 "2009-10-29T15:23:34Z")
Needs a drop and the stupid struts that do absolutely nothing on a street car deleted. ---
**Author:** ![upstateclipse](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/upstateclipse/32/7348_2.png) [@upstateclipse](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/upstateclipse)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2009, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487/20 "2009-10-29T15:29:52Z")
Looks good but I am on the “needs a drop” bandwagon. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/evo-x-with-black-rpf1s/75487.md?page=2)