Cool Neon...what rims do you have? Any pix?

 

[QUOTE=Genesis]Genesis, maybe while you doing the shopping can "snap" some pics and show us? How abt that?

 

hmmmm, well that's a thought, see what I can do. Can't say for sure when I'll get back to post 'em tho.

 

Hi
This refers to buying rims.
My choices were quite easy. If u have a budget, work within the budget. The higher the budget, the more choices u have. Similar to choosing either improving performance of the car against look, shopping for rims is similar. There are good looking rims, performance rims and good looking performance rims.
Then looking forward, are u changing the brake calipers? If that is in the pipeline, then u need to choose the offset carefully.
So like any project, need to plan carefully from day 1 when u ordered the car. If not going for performance, then go for looks and the choices is much easier for the pocket.

 

Hi EBS bro,

Good advice. May change the calipers later, so want a rim with a reasonable offset to accompany. Interesting research I've done over da net on offsets....rear wheel drives perform best with a minimum offset, closer to zero or even negative, while front drives should have a positive offset. Guess the 8 as a rear wheeler is designed differently given the stocks are +50 offset and have such great handling.

 

Went window shopping at Stamford Loyang this afternoon. Interesting aka reasonable price/cheap rims for the RX8 include SSR (downstairs extreme left) 18 x7.5 priced at $210 per rim!!
Upstairs in air con comfort, slightly old rims from 5 Zigen 2 piece (forged?) COPSE 18 x 7.5 offset +42 going for $330 per rims !!!!!
Then from Rays G Game 18 X 7.5 offset +42 at $460 per rims.
All good choice for budget minded esp the Zigen (really chio 2 piece with studs hehehe).
Otherwise ntg much . Maybe better choices at Jurong (Luk Yong drive). Heard most Volks are there

 

Eh, sure. Have attached 2 from 2 meets ago. Both VOLKS though...sori we r volks lovers...:D

Mine's TE-37. The GTs belong to RX8_666. Enjoy...

 

Great pix Neon, nice Volks. Thanks for posting bro. IMO, I like your Volks, but the SF Challenge rims in silver finish even better, but only bcause on the blue they would look better, maybe not with B. Black.

 

Hey NEON, like the way you kitted your car. BTW how much did you pay for the exhaust, side skirts, rims and finally your brakes or brake covers.

 

now thinking whether i should have ordered black.....

 

i guess that the 16" should be naughty.

 

Can anybody comment on the 18 x 8 (+45 offset) Manaray Sport Vertec VR5 EXE-II rims?

 

Thank u.

kit is from mazda total in abt = 2K+ includ. strakes and brake light (Cant remember liao)

RIms = 3.2K+ Exhaust = 800+ (Tips changed to big ones..) Brakes = OEM Sprayed Red

Cheers

 

Yup - that's me X - for now!

Maybe me will get lucky!

Me may get Veilside Andrew Baccarats! That would make me REALLY happy! :D

Oh to dream... X mas coming too! :p

 

Sorry pal - but did u change only your tips? Me trying to get me tips off (exhaust tips - not the other tip!!! )

Any tips for my tips? :D :p

 

Eh, already answered dat in ur help thread...:D

Cheers

 

Neon, nice rims. You really can bear to spend

 

Neon, like your car, never seen an 8 gleam like that in your pix. Did you apply a wax treatment, if so, what?

 

genesis,

The show and shine threads ppl spoke highly of meguire's nxt. Gonna try it out... Neon what did you do?

But dunno how long can keep up with such thingey...must be consistent...

 

I've read about meguire's, can buy locally in Sing? How much?

 

Genesis, can easily find in carrefour or home-fix. But dunno where is the cheapest place. Wax itself is 30+. But i think to get the best effect, you need more than wax. Car wash, mist spray, clay bar, detail spray etc etc...will add up to around 100. Only worth it if you are really going to DIY frequently. If not it's gonna be 100 bucks worth of rubbish....

 

Manwe, I can't agree more. Personally, I don't like to spend more than an hour or two a week cleaning up the car. Anything more than that and I feel like I'm a slave to it. Besides, I think my time can be better spent elsewhere. That's why I wanna get a paint sealant treatment done. Considering either the PPS Teflon by 3mendouz or Glare. Anyone got comments/advice?

 

sgflyer,

That is considered a lot of time already. You only need to rewax once every few weeks. Washing is quite easy and most washes also have some amount of wax inside as booster. I heard Glare is not bad...

My only fear about all these sealants is that they do not clean up the car properly before sealing. There are a lot of contaminants stuck at the clear coat and some could be iron filings etc. If they ended up being sealed inside could spell bad news as they might rust in the sealant and you cannot do anything about it. But of cos if you are a splash and clean and occasionally person, having a sealant is way superior than not having anything.

 

Wait till u guys see Naughty's car in person. BLing Bling!!!

I usually polish me 8 with Autoglym. I have a package with Glare too. The JDM's paint like not very good le...IMO. Dunno if its the same with MM's.

 

Can't wait for the next meet up to check out all your 8s. Would be really cool to go cruising in a group too. It's already October.... shall we?

I think most cars nowadays, including Mazda, have that orange peel effect on the surface. Some more obvious than others but it's there. The only way to get rid of it is to respray.