Black Mazdaspeed w Triple Chrome Rays Arthur Exchange Wheels
 

Just slapped the new shoes on. I am very happy with the offset/size/width. Mad props to Rays Engineering for coming through after TEN months of waiting for these damn things.
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/in...NTQx&w=60&h=72

http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/in...NTQx&w=60&h=72

I'll put up some extra pics later at different angles for those who are interested.

Those wheels look great!!! Nice looking ride benduen :worship:

I'm not big into chrome but those look nice! Congrats! Arthur Exchange are made by Rays right?

Damm, i love them Kid!!!! good job, for real..................

That looks hella clean. What size are they?

Ooh yeah. Hella clean. Congrats...

Time

Yeah they are a Rays wheel... it is a "japan only" line of wheels due to obvious reasons..(their logo conflicts with a certain high end clothing company's logo)..Rays sold a similar wheel under one of their luxury wheel lines but even that wheel line has stopped production also due to obvious logo conflicts with a certain auto manufacturer.
Which is the reason why I wanted this particular set of wheels...It guarantees rarity....forever. Or at least till I sell the car ...lol :)

-they are 19x8.5 in front and 19x9.5 in rear

thanks for the input fellas!

two more:
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/in...NTQx&w=60&h=72

http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/in...NTQx&w=60&h=72

the new wheels really made a big impact...this is how the car used to look with the old wheels
http://orlandocitybeat.metromix.com/...natent-eh-top5

How much do they weigh?

very nice, congrats.

Offsets?

not too bad for triple chrome.....a little less than 34lbs....my car also has titanium wheel studs and project kics titanium nuts (not pictured) to even out the weight a bit.

Welcome to the Rays club! The Axis Hiro still looks sweet, and with the A/X at 34lbs, is a featherweight in comparison!

very nice

the chrome on black looks great

WOW!!! I just had to comment again at how nice your car looks with those chrome wheels. I would love to have those on my '05 Shinka.....I think they would look just as good with the Black Cherry paint. Great pics BTW.

May I ask what you paid for them?

Nice!

Let's see it at Seven Stock 9

- +25 in the back and +30 up front

-the Axis Hiros do look sweet and if you are local in Orlando, I am selling them along with the tires and tpms sensors installed (brand new, they were $2100...they still have 95% tread left-practically new( i only work less than a mile from home) and I'm selling for $1400 firm local buyer only--they can be viewed at RZ motoring on semoran blvd) and they are indeed lighter than my new wheels.

-The wheels, tires, and lugs were a tad over $4k...I have a feeling they would look great on black cherry paint also....but just to forewarn you: you will need to roll the hell out of the inner fenders to get this aggressive look unless you want to go with a more conservative offset--you can also save some money and have almost the same look by going with Volk Racing SF Winnings (I used to have SF Winnings for my g35 and loved them)...maybe ask them if they could 'RMC' coat them for the chrome effect. It is one less "root spoke" then my A/X's but similar design and you can get a nice deep lip also. The only reason why I didn't go Volk is because my last 4 sets of wheels before the Axis were Volks..I wanted a new flavor...good luck on the wheel choice !

-thanks for the compliments!

thats is a nice looking 8, not a fan of the chrome either but they do look good.

Very nice.............. I like it....

Wow that is clean and has a nice full luster!

Is the 34 lbs with the tires?!

Like the others said, I am not a chrome fan either but it does look really good.

Just had to say... I really like the ride! Good selection! :ylsuper:

i have the same style rim with the axis badge, i think they called it super-mesh. these rim goes well with winning blue too. wheels look good on you car benduen. did you use a spacer for the rear wheel? I had to put a 3 mm spacer for mine, it fits without spacer. The space between the caliper and wheel was too close for comfort. but i didn't want to take the chace.

looks good man

:SHOCKED: it's so sexy!!! :bowdown: :score:

No spacer..we chose an offset where brake caliper clearance would not be an issue. Luckily, the wheel doesn't stick out and just sits flush.

one more
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/we...ZkMzF5NTQx.jpg

Very nice! But I have to say the HREs the previous owner of that car had looked perfect with the car.

^lol... i had to look through a couple posts to understand that

nice ride! very clean

Fine job. Looks awsome ,love those wheels.

Indeed, those black hre's the previous owner rolled had a nice look to them-- (too conservative of an offset though and black wheels are not my cup of green tea)...my friend's HRE's on his porsche wouldn't hold air for long because they weren't "ROUND" enough and it was an ordeal to explain to hre customer service. Needless to say, he is a Rays wheel man now. I've had 5 sets of Rays Wheels and 2 sets of Dazz wheels--never had issues and they hold air which is an obvious plus.

As a matter of fact if HRE's floats your boat (formerly known as Hayashi Racing Wheels when they were a lot cheaper and before all their "racing heritage" marketing), you can propbably find a good amount of used wheels selling for pretty decent discounts nowadays...in case you didn't hear:

shotty HRE workmanship

Now after reading that, take it for what it's worth...it could all be rumors ..after all you can type anything on the net nowadays (i'm half man and half fish)...but what I've seen with my own eyes is enough for me to never buy HRE or whatever new name they decide to change their wheel line to if they ever feel the negative rep is enough to warrant so.

To be honest, if some pissed off / embarassed owners are selling for 50%-70% off their original prices due to the bad press and horrible customer service, it would be worth the risk...after all, most of us would never take them to their limits which is where most of them 'claim' to have failed-- if you plan to just daily drive them, all you would really have to worry about would be the chrome lip flaking off (an entirely other story), bad customer service, and jeers from internet jockeys making fun of how crappy HRE's are. Cheers

BTW, if you know the previous owner, tell him to RETURN MY CALLS..he still owes me parts and reciepts..

Car looks great. Not into the chromies, but the overall look is still hot.

looks good man, nice job on some rare wheels. Now time to get rid of theose pesky strakes...

I agree.

That is one sexy ass car. mmmmmm.

LOL deedubb, you should start an anti-strakes owners club! :)

Nice, they look like a mix of BBS/DPE

Wow, those wheels are hot! I love mesh wheels... I just hate cleaning them. :mdrmed:

super nice car

Nice!

Looks Great. I think your the first person on our forum to pick up the A/X line of rays wheels.

-hS

Looks sharp. I'd hit it :)