Takata Green & Whitewater Pearl: Round 2
 

18x10.5 +18 Takata Green Volk CE28 (factory color)
265/35/18 Hankook RS-3
Unknown camber, will update once I've got a proper measure.
No rubbing.

Well, this is it. Dream set of wheels attained. My wheel whoring days are over, thank god! Enjoy, hate, do what you'd like with them - just thought I'd share with the community. Check out the flickr in my signature for pictures of all 11 sets of my current/previous wheels!

*I could have done a lot better in composing a few of these shots and it bugs me, but I was in a rush*

https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014...0dd71b80_b.jpg
https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013...001e3f36_b.jpg
https://farm2.static.flickr.com/1301...efcc3cd4_b.jpg
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https://farm2.static.flickr.com/1279...4e87cbb4_b.jpg
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https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066...c699778a_b.jpg
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https://farm2.static.flickr.com/1276...e9a5bd10_b.jpg
https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4052...e919b6f1_b.jpg
https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4040...49c61dfd_b.jpg

*These were shot on a whim while leaving the supermarket :D:*

i dont know why, but i like..

no me gusta

Just saw you upload these to flickr lol.


Damn man i love the fitment man.

Ballin dude; haven't seen TG 28's in a long time :icon_tup:

Just pick a color,,,,,, I do like the green though.

looks great!

the 265 RS3s look like they run wide!

me likey :D looks pretty jdm but minus a 94 hatchback civid haha

thats pretty interesting look by taking out the corner lights. I took the bulbs out of mine and spray painted them black. saved me 90 dollar aftermarket ones. but i like you look :D:

I just checked out your flickr. if that s2k is yours its sick... but WTF is up with those rear wheels???? :eek:

i like

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grats on finally settling down on a set. Your fenders look pretty beat up from all the pulling and flaring, you plan on getting them fixed?

Indeed, filling out and smoothing is all part of the plan :) I was hoping to have that and the fujita kit done by sevenstock but my financial plans took a turn for the worse so cars are going in the back pocket, for the time being.

I think they look good :)

Very nice! always liked your style...I'm currently looking for orange TE37's but I'm going to powder coat my RPF1's first

niceeeeeee.........

i'm with dozer...i don't know why but i like it!! lulz

yeah any idea how much wider your fenders are/will be? looks good man

Eh, not my taste.

Slowguy - Good eye, the rs3's do run very wide! These are nearly squared out which says a lot for 265 on a 10.5

Haha it's okay to like something a little different, you guys realize that, right? :P

The fenders aren't going to be any wider, it's simply filling in any creases/waviness then repainting to give it that *perfect* look and feel (along with filling in the corner section). Honestly, though, it doesn't bother me too much, there are only a few spots that are on the rougher side and I'm able to live with that - for now.

tilt, I do not care what you say about this being your last set of wheels on the 8 because there is no way I will believe you! You are the epitome of wheel whores on 8club :D:

^ +2. He had what 5 sets of wheels within a year?

looks great!

Hey, I paid for (so technically owned) these At the begining of March! That's three months; just because I've only driven on them for two days now means nothing :P

nice I like!

clean!

i dont like the color is ugly but if u do its what matter

Are there no speed bumps in SoCal?

The fitment/wheels looks great!

the front tyres actually look too wide for me. and terror low (like Sifu above!)

Nice!!

looking good, crazy setup

Unfortunately, there are :( This was part of the reason I forced myself to sell my expensive exhaust, every now and then you can get stuck in a situation that gives you no option other than grit your teeth and scrape. Speedbumps aren't an issue really, usually you can find another way around (slight hassle). The real problem is driving in unfamiliar areas where you don't know the contours of the road/highway...


The car is a bit too low to really perform ideally, I'll admit that. I still have 800 miles left on my rebuilt motor at which time I'll see how the current setup actually performs in spirited runs. I'm hoping I'm satisfied but if I am not, I'll try raising it up a bit and realign accordingly. My experience with cars is a constant battle between form and function, the former typically getting the better of me. Still, I'm going to try to dial the car in to be a blast to drive in the canyons while maintaining a look I like.

edit: Thanks for any compliments guys. I choose these wheels because of my own preference, rather than what the forum dictates as 'right' and 'wrong' but it's always cool to see some others share your interests.

i frickin love the color!

Vicious setup as always tilt. :smoker:

Some asipring fitment junkies should take some notes...

Looks good! Add a front lip and you're done!

Yeah, some nice aero will really pull things together but I've been putting that off more and more by spending money elsewhere, haha.

I Love this car and all it's wheels!

The stance is fn prime. Very nice setup, although i'd a just painted the corners white, the hole distracts from the tight fitment imo.

The hole is there because of the fitment. I've tinkered with the idea of dremelling out some clear corners so it is just the outer most lens and placing that there but in the end, I would rather just fill it in with whatever future bumper I'll be getting.

If some clear corners come up cheap I'd pick them up just to try it out though, it's something I've contemplated from day 1 of taking the corners out.

If you are getting a new front bumper i'd say f it too. Buddyclub looks fab in white. Anyways, looks dope bud, I'm going low when I get my jic's repacked.

I hope JIC isn't doing the work themselves, for your sake...

Yeah, I used to want the buddy club but I've got a pretty good hook on the FEED front and sides so we'll see what happens.

I'm not really anxious to spend money as the sooner I get it, the sooner it'll get scraped up -_-

I posted a comment on a month old post about my car and look what popped up today...

http://www.stancenation.com/2010/06/08/flush-rx8/

i saw you at SevenStock...super nice bro
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/q...a/IMG_0539.jpg

matt! i love the set up! i like your original takata green set up but this is gorgeous....since no one asked...where is your other exhuast tip!? or am i just seeing things?

Thanks for the compliment man, I hated my parking spot at sevenstock but I guess that's what happens when you don't go with the socal caravan -_-

Nikk, that's actually a custom single exit exhaust I've got but it's too loud so isn't on the car. This thread is actually pretty old, back when I first had the car with these wheels.

Since then I've taken some better pics that I guess I can update this thread with, since it's been bumped. Loads more at my flickr, of course...

https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4115...228b4e1c_b.jpg
https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033...4dfcc54b_b.jpg
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oO i see...it kinda looked a stock tip on there. was it just chopped to form a signle exit?

spotted your car also and love the rims!! too bad we didnt get to meet to take some after shots...

These wheels look good on your car... something about them, just look good.

0 wheel gap... Me like.

:worship: The fitment is awesome and I love the color, very nice to see people with a different style.

ok so I wasn't the only one that was thinking that....lol

Looks great tilt. I had plans to do a set up like many of yours but plans have changed....