JDM Mazdaspeed 18 Wheels by ENKEI
 

Post 01

Earlier in the year, Mazda in Japan released a new set Mazdaspeed Wheels made by enkei. I finally ordered a set of four from JapanParts and they came yesterday. Prices were reasonable too. I wanted to share with RX-8 club these photos I took. The wheels are absolutely beautiful. They each came with a valve stem and instruction manual in Japansese :)

Not sure if anyone else has these wheels on this club forum. In any case, enjoy the photos. btw, they weigh 20 lbs each, which I believe is less than stock.

EXILE

Post 02
 

Opening the first box here. There is a shower cap like cover over each wheel. No scratches or blemishes noted.

EXILE

Post 03
 

The mazdaspeed logo on the spoke is unfortunately simply a sticker and not engraved. Good thing Mr. Polak makes extras! :mdrmed:

EXILE

very nice i like these...did they come out to be cheaper then the advan model5's? get them on so we can see some pics with the car...what new tires did you get or are you using the stock rubber?

Post 04
 

Center cap here is gorgeous with it having a piano black finish. The third picture of of the valve stem.

EXILE

Nice, post some pics with them on. You might be the first one with these rims in the US.

Post 05
 

These photos show the inside of the rim. I am assuming that by the asymetrical shape, the space created is for TPMS. Does anyone know for sure? I have never looked at the stock rims off an RX-8.

EXILE

pretty...mind asking how much you paid for them? also what are the sizes?

Post 06
 

Here are some photos of the inside of the rims.

EXILE

Post 07
 

Here are photos of all four rims together. I really love these wheels!

EXILE

Post 08
 

Each wheel has a time-date stamp on the inside. The other photo is of the "instruction manual" :mdrmed:

EXILE

I have no idea how much the ADVAN wheels are. Not sure what tires I will be using yet as I still have to research that part of my project. I will not be using the stock tires.

Also, I do not have an RX-8, so I will not have any photos of the wheels on my car for some time.


EXILE

I am not sure if I am the first or not, but I did do an exhaustive search on RX8Club and could not find any photos or mention of anyone else having these. When I saw these wheels on the Tokyo Auto Salon 2006 Mazdaspeed RX-8, I knew then that I just had to have them. I really enjoy how similar they are to classic Ferrari wheels.

EXILE

These wheels are MONEY! So nice. The Advan Model 5 wheels are one of my favorite wheels of all time. These look the same, but they have the MazdaSpeed logo. Killer wheels. Hurry and get these bad boys mounted so we can get all excited and jealous.

Can you give us a ball park figure on how much these set you back. I would love to have a set if they're not super pricey.

Congrats on the new wheels.

Damn I like those rims alot. Post pictures after you put them on your car man I mean it or we shall find you and hurt you lol

I paid $2192 including shipping to my door from Japan. No taxes were levied. The sizes are as follows: 18.0 x 8.0J + 50

I hope that helps.


EXILE

Thank you for the compliments. I do not yet have an RX-8 as I am still doing research for my project.


EXILE

I do not have an RX-8 yet. I do not anticipate having an RX-8 until fall 2007. I have been doing research on my RX-8 project since July 2006. It took about three months of reading and understanding all aspects of the car as I began to make my wish list for a car that will suit my purposes. I went ahead and bought these wheels because I was not sure how long Mazda JDM will make them for.

EXILE's first rule of shopping is to buy something you like now, because later they may be all gone. A lot less disappointment this way.


EXILE

nightstorm project sketch
 

Here is a sketch made at w-tune of what the car will look like with the new wheels.


EXILE

look great!

Damn you, I've wanted those rims for months :p: Ever since I saw them in Hyper Rev RX-8 volume 110....but just couldn't bring myself to pay $2200 for just rims. I'm so jealous :tear:

those look good!

those are my future rims, those are jaw dropping.

those lookes awesome, i want those rims. if they are tmps compatible, then i will get them. only if they are tmps compatible though

Here's an idea of what the rims look like mounted w/tires. The kit is the mazdaspeed V.2 which was never officially released through mazdaspeed but it can apparently be ordered here - http://www.body-kit.com/maz06rx8cspec.html

http://www.rice.sightless.net/rx8/project1/rx7.jpg

There is also a possible group buy for a front bumper replica, go here if you're interested - https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...5&page=1&pp=15

Oh, I love the rims and their release makes me think mazdaspeed may be planning to release the jdm version of the ver.2 kit eventually. $2k shipped seems a good price for jdm wheels, I wonder how much Mazda will be charging from dealers if they're brought to the US