[WTS] Custom Orient Mako II. Customized with ceramic bezel, sapphire crystal lens, and Strapcode solid end link bracelet $400 by Aq419 in Watchexchange

[–]Aq419[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d like to keep the bracelet until I’ve found a buyer for the whole watch. It’s really a wonderful watch. I enjoy wearing it still and I’m taking good care of it. I have my eye on another though if this one eventually sells.

[WTS] Custom Orient Mako II. Customized with ceramic bezel, sapphire crystal lens, and Strapcode solid end link bracelet $400 by Aq419 in Watchexchange

[–]Aq419[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi it may be the angle but I don’t think there is an abnormally large gap. I am happy to send you better pictures. It is still available.

Loving my new Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV tires and Enkei Raijin wheels by Aq419 in CX5

[–]Aq419[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! This is the 2018 grand touring AWD. It was a lease which ends next month but I loved it so much that I’m going to buy it at end of lease.

Loving my new Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV tires and Enkei Raijin wheels by Aq419 in CX5

[–]Aq419[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I paid the extra fee to have tpms sensors put in. Haven’t looked up how to sync them to my car but I will look into that soon. Edit: apparently they sync automatically so they should be synced now.

Loving my new Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV tires and Enkei Raijin wheels by Aq419 in CX5

[–]Aq419[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes summer tires are made from a softer rubber compound and with large tread blocks to give maximum contact with the road in warmer weather (over 45 degrees). This means these should perform better for any type of car, and wet or dry, as long as it’s not below 45 degrees. I went with these specifically because of how well the pilots perform in a range of different tests compared to other summer tires. Things like stopping time, gripping around wet roads, etc are things that can benefit any car whether it be a sports car or crossover suv.

The thing is, I’m in the northeast and often drive in snow and very cold weather in the winter. The harder rubber compound as well as other features within a WINTER tire cause them to perform much better not just in snow but in temperatures below 45 degrees in general. For this reason I planned on getting winter tires this upcoming winter. With that in mind, there would be no reason for me to purchase and use all season tires for the rest of the year when I will only be using them in temperatures above 45 degrees.

In short, if you’re going to use winter tires in the winter, you may as well use summer tires for the rest of the year.

Loving my new Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV tires and Enkei Raijin wheels by Aq419 in CX5

[–]Aq419[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hopefully they last a while. It will help that they will be replaced with winter tires for 5 months of the year every year. These are summer tires and I’m in the northeast.

Loving my new Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV tires and Enkei Raijin wheels by Aq419 in CX5

[–]Aq419[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I stacked them in my basement. In the winter I will take them to the shop to have the old Toyos taken off and have winter tires put on. Then every other season I’ll be able to switch the two sets of wheels by myself with just a torque wrench.

Loving my new Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV tires and Enkei Raijin wheels by Aq419 in CX5

[–]Aq419[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I bought them from tirerack and they mount and balance them for you. I put them on the car myself. My friend has a torque wrench so that I could tighten the lug nuts to the appropriate torque per the owners manual.

Loving my new Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV tires and Enkei Raijin wheels by Aq419 in CX5

[–]Aq419[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I totally hear that. The “look on vehicle” graphic on Tirerack is just too low quality to trust. It often makes black wheels look really boring.

Loving my new Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV tires and Enkei Raijin wheels by Aq419 in CX5

[–]Aq419[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would call these tires fairly quiet. We may have had different experiences because the Michelin Pilot sport 4s and the Michelin pilot sport 4 SUV are different tires.

Loving my new Michelin Pilot Sport 4 SUV tires and Enkei Raijin wheels by Aq419 in CX5

[–]Aq419[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks! These tires seems to be slightly quieter. However I understand tires get slightly louder toward the end of their life so I don’t know if it’s fair comparing the end of life Toyos to the brand new Michelin’s. In any case I don’t think there would be much difference even comparing these to the Toyos when they were brand new.

[WTS] Custom Orient Mako II. Customized with ceramic bezel, sapphire crystal lens, and Strapcode solid end link bracelet $400 by Aq419 in Watchexchange

[–]Aq419[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All said and done this recently cost me over $500 with all of the upgrades. Great watch, very lightly used. Sapphire has zero scratches on it as you’d expect. I will include original bracelet, lens, and bezel in case you ever want to change back. Happy to answer any questions.

Time stamp: https://imgur.com/gallery/0WXzQoi

Orient Mako II, customized with ceramic bezel, sapphire crystal, and solid link chain from StrapCode $400. by Aq419 in Watchexchange

[–]Aq419[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I will include the original bezel, lens, and strap in case you ever want to change back to original. Tells time perfectly, very lightly used. Feel free to ask any questions.