Everyone please post pictures of their car with aftermarket rims.

that would be nice

It's been tried twice already but maybe it will work now

Here is my 8 with the 17" winter wheels and tires.
CR Racing 17's and Nokian WR 225/45/R17 tires.

Another shot:

What I have done with my original 18" rims in the meantime.
Now waiting for warmer weather to put them on again..

I like your 17 inch rims

Wow carzoomer! That rim looks really really nice. May I know what painting method did you use on your rims. They looks almost like anodized!

cheers

Stripped of the old powdercoat, polished, then new transparent epoxy powder coat that has a transparent colour.

See my thread at:
http://www.rx8club.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=16383

Originally posted by mikeb
I like your 17 inch rims
Thanks Mike.

They were inexpensive, and work well for me.
Cost was $130 Canadian per wheel ( about $99 US)

The Nokian tires grip really well on ice.

Originally posted by canzoomer
Stripped of the old powdercoat, polished, then new transparent epoxy powder coat that has a transparent colour.


Cheers mate, now I'll have to check out if we've catch-up with this new epoxy powder coating technic.

Here is my winter wheel/tire combo. The wheel is the Mille Miglia HT3 (17"), carbon grey. The tire is the LM22 Blizzack from Bridgestone. I also got the TPM sensors.:D

I cant find where to host my pics, but to let everyone know i changed my rims the second day to enkei 18" rpo7 rims, they look sweet, someone pm me with a site that hosts thanks

Originally posted by SiCkRx-8
I cant find where to host my pics, but to let everyone know i changed my rims the second day to enkei 18" rpo7 rims, they look sweet, someone pm me with a site that hosts thanks
You can attach a picture file to a posting here.
When you are posting a message look a couple of sections lower than the field you type in for "Attach file:"

How much would it cost to chrome the stock 18's ?

I am sure that you are really looking for stock size or larger performance wheels, but I will follow the trend . . . here is the 8 with the winters, being Toyo Garits on 17" ADR GT-Sports:

Here's my refinished wheels on my 8.

Here are mY Wheels

Wheel Specs:

Make: ADR M-Sports
Size: 19" Stagerd 8.5 in the front & 9.5 in the back
Tire: 245/35/19 in the front & 275/30/19 in the back

It rides great.........

A ignorance question for RX8on19s:
Why did you run /30/ in the back? Is it because 275/ doesn't come with /35/ (which is similar to your front)? Does this means your rear is seating slightly lower than the front.

Cheers

RX8on19s those are definitely the wheels I would choose. That looks freakin' sweet dude!

Originally posted by hasg
How much would it cost to chrome the stock 18's ?
No idea.
I would not do it. Here is why:
Chrome adds heavy metal. Adds about 2 lbs per wheel.
Chrome can not be fixed or refinished if damaged

Originally posted by canzoomer
No idea.
I would not do it. Here is why:
Chrome adds heavy metal. Adds about 2 lbs per wheel.
Chrome can not be fixed or refinished if damaged

#3 It looks UGLY!!!

DAAAAAAAMMNNNN!! (Chris Tucker voice)...RX8on19s those kick ass.!!! good pick!!...I like!!!

Originally posted by XeRo
#3 It looks UGLY!!!
In some cases, perhaps.

I know on a big-ass 4x4 pickup it can look pretty cool on those 20" rims and knobby tires.

On an RX-8 it is a matter of personal taste.

I just do not like chrome on something that is easily scraped up or nicked. Once the chrome is blemished you are basically out of options.

Besides, on an 8 about the only bright chrome items are the badges, so it kind of looks out of place, at least to my eye.

But what do i know?
Aesthetics is in the eye of the beholder.

Not the best image quality. 18x8Front 18x9Rear Stern/Work 3pc

http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid95/pc6de5083ef81e9115e4adeaa737967c1/fa318ea6.jpg

[IMG]http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid95/p85aed08ddc0cc454b26f2c5985fba49c/fa329623.jpg

http://http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid95/p419ed1c44d6d48a92821676b225aaefb/fa32a901.jpg

I really like those.
Nice clean line, solid looking.

What did they cost you?

crap
I can't see 5150's rims

They supposedly cost $2500 a set. I got them for $1700. PM me if you would like more info.

RX8on19S, pls post more pics if possible, from the one picture they look really sweet!

If anyone is interested. I can get them to your door for about 2,100 to 2,200. Just PM me....

More pics

Here is a pic of my 17 inch Mille Miglia Evo5s with Blizzak LM-22 snows (and TPMS Sensors) from Tire Rack for about $1800.

Positron,

Why would you put 17" rims if the car already comes with 18"?

Originally posted by RX8on19s
Positron,

Why would you put 17" rims if the car already comes with 18"?

He got an AT, so, he's probably already up 1 size.

Yup, I've got an AT with the GT package so it came with 18 inch wheels. I put the 17 inch rims on because I could only find 17 inch snows by mid-December. Also, slightly narrower snow tires do a bit better than 18s and I decided I would rather not be switching tires on and off the 18 inch stock rims twice a year. Most of the trades between 17 and 18 inch snows have been discussed extensively in this forum.

Originally posted by RX8on19s
Positron,

Why would you put 17" rims if the car already comes with 18"?

Winter tires. Narrower is better for winter performance (snow/ice); 17s are lighter and cheaper than 18s, for both the wheels and tires.

Better performance, less expensive.

Regards,
Gordon

Snow Tire/Wheel package

www.bestwheel.com

Dunlop M2 Snows 225/40/18
RSL Ricochet 18" wheels - black

4x=$899 - mounted, balanced, and delivered

Originally posted by RX8on19s
More pics These rims are the best looking rims I've seen. I wish you would take some better angles to show them off. I just worry about the performance, weight and noise characteristics. My stock 18 rims and rubber are getting percievably louder after putting approx 9k miles on them thus far.

RX8on19s, how much does each rim weigh. I don't want to sacriface dead weight for looks but like I said those things look awesome.