New Wheels First Set Sold by Tire Rack
05-06-2008 | 06:53 PM
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New Wheels First Set Sold by Tire Rack
Here are my new rims and Kumho Tires.
Feed back welcome.
http://howardthegeek.com/RX8-New%20Rims.html
The red inserts can be removed, or painted for another car. Also they come with a set of Chrome inserts and a set of carbon fiber inserts.
Feed back welcome.
http://howardthegeek.com/RX8-New%20Rims.html
The red inserts can be removed, or painted for another car. Also they come with a set of Chrome inserts and a set of carbon fiber inserts.
Last edited by Howard; 05-06-2008 at 06:57 PM.
05-07-2008 | 12:55 AM
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Howard, I like them. Looks good on the VR.
At the very least, according to the comments above, not everyone on the block will have them.......
For reference, please post wheel size, offset & tire size. Thanx.
At the very least, according to the comments above, not everyone on the block will have them.......
For reference, please post wheel size, offset & tire size. Thanx.
05-07-2008 | 03:03 AM
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I actually like it, and was considering a similar set (from Enkei, I think) with the insert option for my own car. In the end, I'm going to go with a more subtle red on the wheel, like the red pinstripe around the edge, but... well... I definetely like your wheels, for what it's worth
05-07-2008 | 08:12 AM
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05-07-2008 | 09:04 AM
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I actually didn't expect so many negative responses. I use to get a lot of comments on my RX8, live that is, in the past, but recently it seems to go unoticed.
Once I put the rims on the responses have beeen very positive and quite a few people including a couple of RX8 owners said they liked them.
Several people mentioned the rivets. I though rivets were like metal fasteners that were permanently attached. These are actually screws with allen heads.
I considered putting the black inserts in as the red might be too much.
As for being a downgrade from the stock wheels. More then one person said the stock wheels look like mattel toy wheels.
Actually I changed them because after 4 years of driving in a area with horrible roads and curb rash they were looking pretty bad.
I did notice these wheels look a lot like several other wheels that Tire Rack had from other manufacturers except for the removable inserts.
Somebody asked for additional information so here is the link.
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Wheel...All&sort=Brand
Once I put the rims on the responses have beeen very positive and quite a few people including a couple of RX8 owners said they liked them.
Several people mentioned the rivets. I though rivets were like metal fasteners that were permanently attached. These are actually screws with allen heads.
I considered putting the black inserts in as the red might be too much.
As for being a downgrade from the stock wheels. More then one person said the stock wheels look like mattel toy wheels.
Actually I changed them because after 4 years of driving in a area with horrible roads and curb rash they were looking pretty bad.
I did notice these wheels look a lot like several other wheels that Tire Rack had from other manufacturers except for the removable inserts.
Somebody asked for additional information so here is the link.
http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Wheel...All&sort=Brand
05-07-2008 | 09:15 AM
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I did not realize they had inserts I like the looks better without inserts and then with the CF inserts.
no inserts
With carbon fiber inserts
I like the looks better without inserts and then with the CF inserts.no inserts
With carbon fiber inserts
Last edited by pdxhak; 05-07-2008 at 01:09 PM.
