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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 02:43 PM
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Pictures Of My Car With New Stern Rims...

Some people were interested in seeing what these rims would look like. My car is Titanium Grey. 19" (X8.5" front & 9.5" back) Hope this works, & I hope you like them :



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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 02:44 PM
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Tight Like A Tiger
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 02:44 PM
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What spoiler is that? Looks a bit different than stock...
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 03:03 PM
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What spoiler is that? Looks a bit different than stock...
Stock from Mazda. I got the appearance package, rear spoiler & rotary accent package.
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 03:09 PM
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offsets? side pictures? i want to see how far the wheel comes out to the fenders.
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 03:12 PM
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That is one good looking 8.

Im not a fan of chrome rims, but wow those look tight!

I demand more pics.:D

Cost?

If purchased online please post the site.
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 03:20 PM
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Excellent!! I wonder how'd they'd look powercoated glossy black, with a polished rim lip?

hmmmm....yum!
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Fanman
Stock from Mazda. I got the appearance package, rear spoiler & rotary accent package.
Cool - looks good. For some reason I didn't think it was stock, but then again I'm kinda dumb.
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 03:38 PM
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nice wheels !
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 03:47 PM
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pretty clean man...where's the turbo kit pix?
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Im_DANomite
offsets? side pictures? i want to see how far the wheel comes out to the fenders.
Pretty flush with the car. My front rims have a 6.5 mm spacer (from my previous rims) as it rubs the caliper a little bit (you should probably get a 2 mm spacer or go with 35 mm offset. Mine were 38 mm for the 8.5" front & 35 mmoffset for 9.5" rears. 19" wheels.



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Hope these help. I'm not a photographer.
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 04:03 PM
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Man I gotta see your ride sometime, P-I-M-P. Cruise around and pick up some ladies.
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 04:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Cam
That is one good looking 8.

Im not a fan of chrome rims, but wow those look tight!

I demand more pics.:D

Cost?

If purchased online please post the site.
I got them here.

http://www.need4speedmotors.com/

Thanks RX8Power for letting me know about them. Ask for Edgar. I also saw them on EBay, but be very careful as the offsets are way off. A 20 mm offset will not look good on this car (push it out about another 1 inch), even though the Ebay seller says it will fit on an RX8.
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 07:39 PM
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thats nice
love the deep dish
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 10:46 PM
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Fanman, sweet ride. I have the 18X8.5 up front with the 38mm offset. That won't rub with the calipers will it?
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 11:08 PM
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thats nice.
is it lowered? (sorry didnt read the whole thread :o )
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Old Feb 25, 2005 | 11:19 PM
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Looks nice! i like it..
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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 12:23 AM
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Very nice Fanman!! Very nice indeed. Is your car lowered?

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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 02:27 AM
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I've got those on my 8 also .. and I did'nt rape the bank getting them either. If only I can get around to taking in my car for the front brake pad change out per recall.....f#*KIN dust really suxs..
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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 03:14 AM
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Originally Posted by stownz
Fanman, sweet ride. I have the 18X8.5 up front with the 38mm offset. That won't rub with the calipers will it?
Yes, it will (just barely). In talking with Edgar over at Need4Speed (I went back to get lugs as the stock lugs will not work) he told me that he forgot but that I needed a spacer for the fronts. Sure enough when I went to put these on, I was thinking my back rims were a bit wide. I totally forgot that I had put spacers on for my OEM wheels to make it look better, and did not remove them when I put on the Sterns. I had the tire place take them off, but when they did the front tires and rotated it around it scratched about 1mm or 2mm of the caliper. So we put the spacers back on for the front, and took the back ones off. I have the 38 mm offset on the fronts.
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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 03:16 AM
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Yes, my car is lowered about a 1/2." I have the Racing Beat springs. In talking with Need4speed they had said that if I had lowered the car I should only get the 235 & 265 tires to prevent rubbing, but I think since the RB springs doesn't lower the car much (compared to Tein or MS) I could have gone with 245 & 275 and still not gotten any rubbing.
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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 04:24 AM
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Nice. I got my chromies on the way!
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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 04:23 PM
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so do these stern wheels come in other colors///finishes?

btw lookin good
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Old Feb 26, 2005 | 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by truemagellen
so do these stern wheels come in other colors///finishes?

btw lookin good
Not the ones I have, but they have different styles in their line that come in different finishes.

And thanks.
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