OSducky

Anyone have any opinions of some gold rims on the lightning yellow car, Im trying to look at some rims for the car and I'm not really sure what I want to do as far as rims and wheels.

I was looking at The Kosei K3 Gold Emery 19" wheels but I don't know, is there a picture of a LY with gold rims anywhere so i can compare??? The stock rims aren't reallly horrible, I just would like to personalize the car a little bit

Nopstnz8

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Don't do it! Gold probably won't look good on yellow. I suggest either black, gunmetal, silver, or maybe even chrome. Black rims on a Lighting yellow would look the best IMO.

dillsrotary

google the "Panspeed Rx8" thats yellow with gold rims, looks great

romycha1

I think it looks alright... but Panspeed has a full body kit also... If your car is all stock, it may look a little funny.

BigCajun

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Hi everyone.
Resurrecting an old thread for 2015 opinions.
I am considering new wheels for summer tires and keeping my stocks for winter.
I would like any opinions on what might look the best, and who may have the best prices/service.
While black wheels would probably be a popular choice, I'm not really impressed with the look, and they probably wouldn't be my first choice.
Admittedly, I haven't seen many pics of different ones, so I am open minded.
18" with TPMS.
Thanks for any input.

Legot

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Purple!!!!

BigCajun

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Well sure, then I can get some green tint & I'll have a freakin Margi Gras float.

J8635621

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Something dark that isn't black

BigCajun

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Do you think bronze is a good choice?
It was CT's bronze 5Zigen's that got me thinking how they would look.

J8635621

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I'm more of a fan of a darker gunmetal color. I haven't seen many pics of LY with different wheels tbh

BigCajun

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Me either.
I actually like the stock wheels, but those 5Zigens have me thinking about something different.
I was already thinking about this when I had those new Potenza AS tires break loose on a hard stop Friday.
I'm thinking about getting some nice performance tires for summer, but I'm not crazy about swapping tires twice a year.

BigCajun

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Is there a particular brand or style that you like?

J8635621

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Enkei are cheap and good. Find a couple designs (any brand) you like and I'm sure the guys in the B@W thread can find you good ones in the right size/specs

9krpmrx8

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Do not do gold, yuck. And black is played out. Enkei's are a great wheel for the price, I have had several sets.



I love multispokes too

Legot

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Exactly!

Purple?

Gunmetal Purple

Purple is the winner!













You thought I was joking!

BigCajun

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Is gold the same as bronze?
I piggybacked this one because I didn't want to start a new thread.
I like those platinum ones at the top.

BigCajun

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Yuck.
I did think you were joking.

9krpmrx8

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This is one of my favorite RX-8's of all time and I don't particularly even like LY. These are BBS LM replicas (lame) but with some real LM's this would be legit as hell.



These are real BBS LM's

9krpmrx8

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Gold just doesn't work.

BigCajun

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Those are nice.
I'm partial to the 5 (10?) spoke look, but I'm starting to warm up to that multispoke look.

9krpmrx8

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The multispoke in a concave specification is sick and if I don't get BBS LM's I plan on getting a multispoke setup.

BigCajun

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I meant the BBS, not the Golds.
So gold is not the same as bronze, right?
What exactly do you mean by multispoke?

Legot

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Is painting the car an option? Other than purple nothing really looks all that good with yellow other than silver or black.

Have you considered just going with a polished (not chrome) look? I'm thinking of the Series I Shinka color.

BigCajun

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No, the color is the main reason I even considered it.
I wouldn't have bought one in another color.

I like the stock wheel, which I would consider 'brushed' or matte.
I just recently started thinking about aftermarket wheels, so I'm still not sure exactly what I'll do.
In my mind & our business, 'polished' is shiny like chrome.
Btw, the last set of wheels I bought were Keystone Klassics for my '69 Javelin in 1977.
Over $400 for the set, which was huge money for wheels back then.

J8635621

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Gold is not bronze. Bronze is more brown. You know gold when you see it. I don't think gold /bronze + yellow could look good.

Multi spoke is >10 spokes. The ones you like are called split 5 spoke.