Hello everyone

I'm a Camry owner now.

I've had my 2008 Camry XLE for almost 2 weeks now. Has just about everything option wise including the DVD Navigation. Only mod done so far is replacing the XLE grill with the SE grill (idiot parts guy at Longo Toyota said it wouldn't fit, what a putz!)

Next item on the list is new tires/wheels. Will post pics after they're installed tomorrow.

Welcome.
Thats great, cant wait to see what kind of style rims you got for your car.

Here we go: I went conservative, 17" rims, 235-50-17 Goodyear ResponsEdges.

SE Grill transplant

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Side

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Close Up

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What do you guys think?

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ORIGINAL: goobee

I'm a Camry owner now.

I've had my 2008 Camry XLE for almost 2 weeks now. Has just about everything option wise including the DVD Navigation. Only mod done so far is replacing the XLE grill with the SE grill (idiot parts guy at Longo Toyota said it wouldn't fit, what a putz!)

Next item on the list is new tires/wheels. Will post pics after they're installed tomorrow.

Did you show the parts guy how well the SE did'nt fit?

welcome and nice ride.. like how the rims/tires flow with the car... now it need some tints. 

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- umm its looking good overall; but im not diggin' the wheels entirely but that's my opinion.
I'm thinking you can go up to 18 w/a 50 profile. -

im lovin the grille. u gonna get some tint for it?

I considered 18" wheels but I prefer ride quality over appearance, hence my decision to go with 17's.

I'm currently having a bit of balancing problems with the tires and wheels. After 3 balances, the ride still isn't smooth. Hub rings helped a little but the vibrations persist. They're letting me swap out the current tire/wheels with another package:

MB Wheels "Boost"



Yokohama YK520 225-50-17

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The Goodyear ResponsEdges are loud, hopefully with these tires being a tad bit narrower, they'll be quieter. The "Boost" wheels are in gun metal grey which should look pretty nice against my metallic grey paint.

I'm definitely going for a tint job, I need to find a good tint place first. On my last car, I used a place called "The Tint Shop" in Rosemead, CA that I will never go back to. Completely unprofessional, they didn't use drop cloths and trampled my brand new car's carpet and mats. Anybody have some recommendations?

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ORIGINAL: goobee

I considered 18" wheels but I prefer ride quality over appearance, hence my decision to go with 17's.

I'm currently having a bit of balancing problems with the tires and wheels. After 3 balances, the ride still isn't smooth. Hub rings helped a little but the vibrations persist. They're letting me swap out the current tire/wheels with another package:

MB Wheels "Boost"



Yokohama YK520 225-50-17

Click Here!

The Goodyear ResponsEdges are loud, hopefully with these tires being a tad bit narrower, they'll be quieter. The "Boost" wheels are in gun metal grey which should look pretty nice against my metallic grey paint.

I'm definitely going for a tint job, I need to find a good tint place first. On my last car, I used a place called "The Tint Shop" in Rosemead, CA that I will never go back to. Completely unprofessional, they didn't use drop cloths and trampled my brand new car's carpet and mats. Anybody have some recommendations?

Those rims look alot better Gun metal does look great on Mag grey, Check my sig.

Thanks akira. Your car gives me a good reference to how the new rims will look.

Did the change a couple days ago. Rides better, I no longer see the steering wheel vibrating. I stayed with the Goodyear ResponsEdge but went down to a narrower tire. The narrower tire seems to not follow the grooves in the road as much. Everything fits into the wheel wells better, the new wheels are 38 offset while the previous were 40.

Added a bumper applique today. Not too difficult to install, some dish detergent + water and a squeegie is all you need. You don't need a spray bottle either, a sponge will work fine to wet the bumper surface. I tried to take a pic but it was barely discernable so I'm not bothering to post it.

Latest mods with mixed results - headlamps and clear bra.

Changed out the "H11" headlamps to "H9". Simple Osram bulbs, none of those fake HID (ie: xenon) bulbs for me. The output is significant, (1350 lumens from the H11 vs. 2100 from the H9) it really lights up the road without blinding on-coming drivers.

I've only had the car for over a month and the front bumper is really getting nicked up from road debris and stones. I ordered a clear bra kit off ebay and tried installing it this past weekend. You need a bit of patience to install the pieces. No matter how hard I tried, I was unable to stretch and mold the plastic around the curved parts smoothly. The instructions call for a heat gun to heat up the plastic to help it stretch. I used the gun a bit but I felt uncomfortable using a device I normally use to strip paint on my bumper. In the end, I left it wrinkled and crinkled and will probably buy a Colgan bra instead.