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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 01:36 AM
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Sweet wheels. Would love to see some rolling shots of them
yeah, was thinking of doing that tomorrow since I'll have more time. Not sure if I would be better off trying a rolling picture or just taking a short video though... guess I'll figure that out tomorrow.

The only annoying thing is that they dont support TPMS, but I can deal with a light. Now that I'm thinking about that... is there a way to turn that off? I guess I'll search for that real quick.
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 01:37 AM
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keep them like my fog lights lol

i honesstly like ur rims a lot
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 03:08 AM
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maybe it'll looks good with some drop and bodykit
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 04:15 AM
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Originally Posted by 8 Maniac
yeah, was thinking of doing that tomorrow since I'll have more time. Not sure if I would be better off trying a rolling picture or just taking a short video though... guess I'll figure that out tomorrow.

The only annoying thing is that they dont support TPMS, but I can deal with a light. Now that I'm thinking about that... is there a way to turn that off? I guess I'll search for that real quick.
There is a way to mount the TPMS and there was a thread about it somewhere in here. In that thread someone also posted a link to this site where you can purchase clips which are made to mount TPMS to the Volk valve stems.

edit: found the thread! here you go... https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...highlight=tpms
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 04:42 AM
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They look good, but I hope you have some more exterior mods planned.... and +1 on the drop.
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 05:11 AM
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Originally Posted by imput1234
look good man, now drop it like its hot
+1 fo sho'
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 06:13 AM
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yeah, I'm thinking about a drop... could probably manage something around christmas. I'll have to wait and see though. The only issue with a drop is that I already have to take an angle to get into my apartment complex without scraping bottom a bit so I dont think I could drop by much without that being difficult too.
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 07:16 AM
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Not a big fan, but at least its unique.
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 07:50 AM
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grats

Last edited by alfy28; Jul 23, 2009 at 08:10 AM.
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 07:56 AM
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nice wheels but the offset and size is too wimpy. Your going to have to work a little harder to make it work..
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 08:44 AM
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not feeling it at all. sorry bro, to each his own.
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by 8 Maniac
Wider tires also change the diameter. I could have put 255's or 265's in the rear, but that would have made the rear a little taller. Here's a calculator that shows the actual differences between sizes.

http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp

If you enter in 245/40/18 and 265/40/18 you'll see that there's a fair enough difference.
thats what i was thinking. so it was for looks? cuz if i was doing i wouldve gotten the same wheel all around as well. not my car tho. looks good bro.
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 10:40 AM
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paint them black!
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 11:08 AM
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come out to one of the meets so we can see them!
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by tbk
come out to one of the meets so we can see them!
I was at a lot of the earlier meets but then school and stuff got in the way for a bit. I'm in houston for the summer but I'll be back up in a little more than a week, so I'll try to make it out to one once I'm back in town.
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 09:45 PM
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Nice wheels dude. Oh, and clean your freakin' exhaust tips!!
Oh my, i thought that they were powder coated black. Dont even know if Nevrdull could get those bad boys clean Leave em be, looks cool with BB.
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 09:50 PM
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Originally Posted by lepichichi
paint them black!
Ugh, I hate posts like this! lol...
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Old Jul 23, 2009 | 11:39 PM
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Originally Posted by tiltmode43
Ugh, I hate posts like this! lol...
lol, It's not too annoying. But if I had wanted black, I could have easily just asked for black instead lol.

I saw this design and had no interest in it...


I did consider this... but I wanted something a bit more interesting and unique.

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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 12:02 AM
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IMO they would look better silver or chrome, other than the color they are nice!
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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 04:11 AM
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nice wheels
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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 05:50 AM
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nice, needs some kind of drop and body to make it pop. Other than that they really stand out.
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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 07:46 AM
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man those look sweet
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Old Jul 26, 2009 | 09:58 PM
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what did you pay for them?
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 12:28 AM
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love the wheels, the color is a little iffy, but if you get some sort of apperance package on your car, even the stock kit it will look much better (and lower it ). great choice otherwise!
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Old Jul 27, 2009 | 02:22 AM
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Originally Posted by chrizknot
what did you pay for them?
More than I should have. I was originally looking at CE28N time attacks for about $600 per wheel plus lugs and center caps... ended up paying a little more than that for these.

Originally Posted by lesper4
love the wheels, the color is a little iffy, but if you get some sort of apperance package on your car, even the stock kit it will look much better (and lower it ). great choice otherwise!
yeah, I'm not sure how much I can lower unfortunately. As I mentioned earlier, I already have to take the entrance to my apartment at an angle cause it scrapes a little. I think I have a bit of rub on some bumps still which is annoying. It's only hitting the plastic lining stuff though.
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