Help me find affordable rims/wheels for my MS6

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chuyler1

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2013 CX-9

• Apr 5, 2007

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Budget is about $600-800 tops for a set of summer rims for my MS6 (Velocity Red). The stock tires will go on the rims and my stock wheels will be used next winter with snows. I'm looking for 18x8 with an offset of 50mm. An offset of 40-45 might work too but I'm not sure. I'll also consider 18x7.5.

I like silver and/or polished wheels. I have been thinking about installing RX-8 rims but it seems like everyone is doing that and for pretty close to the same price I should be able to come up with a little more "aftermarket" look.

Rota wheels are out. I don't like any of the styles for my car.
ASA AR1 from tirerack are nice but are the high end of my budget.
Kazera KZ-S from tirerack are nice too.
From wheelmax, I like the Exel BK-7, Radius, Ennio, E-22 but I have heard mixed reviews about wheelmax's Exel brand and their customer service...but I see lots of people running these wheels (prolly because the price is great).

What other brands and/or websites should I check out?

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chuyler1

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2013 CX-9

• Apr 6, 2007

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anyone?

 

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camrycev6

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MS3 - sport

• Apr 6, 2007

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Here are several options that range from $149 - $179 a wheel. (All wheels that fit your MS6 are all listed here, but I saw at least 5 different wheels in your price range.)

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/resu...aspeed6&autoYear=2007&autoModClar=&sort=Brand

 

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jdub260

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2007 MAZDASPEED6 Sport

• Apr 6, 2007

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http://www.enkei.com/performance.html

http://www.machiii.net/wheels.html

http://www.wheelmax.com/wheel_list.asp

http://www.customwheelscomplete.com/wheels.html

(google) is your friend.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=18+inch+wheels

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=18x7.5+wheels

 

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Raynman

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2004 Mazda 6S 5-door

• Apr 6, 2007

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Personally, I like my Kazera KZ-V's and it's a popular affordable lightweight wheel among Mazda 6 owners. Though, I'm not too keen on the KZ-S styling but that's just me.

You might want to check Edgeracing.com as well. Last time I checked they had 18x7.5 +45 wheels at around the $150/wheel price range.

 

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chuyler1

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2013 CX-9

• Apr 6, 2007

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Thanks camry, I've seen all those at Tirerack. Basically the ASA and Kazera brands are the only ones that are affordable. The styles are nice but they don't jump out at me.

JDub, Google may be your friend...but it can also be your enemy. There are litterally hundreds of wheel sites out there and most don't give me the details about offset and bolt patterns. They just throw the stock photos on their site and hope someone calls to buy something. I don't want to be presented with wheels I fall in love with only to find out they only come in 30mm offset. Oh, and if you read my entire post you would see that I've already visited wheelmax.

I also looked at Machiii.net because that's where I bought my rotas. Rotas are nice for 15-17" but at 18" their simplicity in design shows through. I want a little more "wow" affect with the wheels. I don't think machiii has anything else on their site that is a) affordable and b) comes in 18x7.5 or 18x8 with +40-50 offset and 5x114.5 bolt pattern.

Raynman, do you have a link to photos of your ride? I'd like to see the KZ-V's on a 6. I'm checking out edgeracing.com now. Looks like they have some good options for 7.5" rims, not to many 8" rims.

 

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Raynman

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ZoomVT

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• Apr 6, 2007

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I like the wheels a lot raynman. nice choice!

 

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chuyler1

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2013 CX-9

• Apr 6, 2007

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They are a nice match for your car/color. I went through the entire rims thread at **********(dot)com and saw your post there a few minutes ago. I've got some more ideas of what styles I want to look for. I definitely want 18x7.5 or 18x8 and an offset that will give it an agressive look after I lower the car (but without rubbing). I saw some nice 17"s in the thread but that would mean I'd have to buy new tires. I will make a post with some of the wheels I came up with soon.


WTF, I can't even write m a z d a 6 c l u b anymore. (stooges)

 

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chuyler1

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2013 CX-9

• Apr 6, 2007

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Ok, from TireRack I like the following:

Kazera KZ-S $135/each

ASA AR1 (Silver) $179/each

From WheelMax:

NEX-O M20 18x7.5+45 $583

Exel TZ-10 18x7.5+45 $541

Exel BK-7 18x7.5+45 $541 (silver or white)

SportMax 925 18x7.5+42 $583

Exel Ennio 18x8+45 $583 (Hyper Light or Silver)

NEX-O TS-1 18x7.5+45 $583

Exel E-22 18x7.5+45 $625 (Hyper Light)

From Edge Racing

Sportmax 786 18x7.5+42 $129/each
(I think I like this better than Sportmax 925)

Enkei CDR9 18x7+40 $158/each

Enkei RS6 18x7+38 $158/each

5zigen Gravis 1 18x7.5+43 $206/each

5zigen Sport Engine sc3000 18x7.5+43 $231/each

Ok, so I really have no idea what I want. I like silver and polished designs. I don't want anything with black/gunmetal in the center. I also don't want it to look too OEM one side but not looking out-of-place on the other. I listed some 18x7 wheels from 5zigen but I don't think I want 7" wheels so those are just there because I liked the design.

Now to narrow things down. Any input would be great.

 

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Kansei

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• Apr 6, 2007

• #11

get some rotas: http://www.autornd.com/catalog/

you should know that already, didn't you have rotas before your RX-8 wheels on the P5?

Rota torque would look sick in gunmetal on your car.

 

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jdub260

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2007 MAZDASPEED6 Sport

• Apr 6, 2007

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I like (for what it's worth):

Kazera KZ-S $135/each

Exel BK-7 18x7.5+45 $541 (silver or white)

Enkei CDR9 18x7+40 $158/each

Enkei RS6 18x7+38 $158/each

 

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chuyler1

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2013 CX-9

• Apr 6, 2007

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The Rota Torque is prolly the only rota wheel I would consider for the car (I actually found a nice photo of someone elses). However I'm not sure I like their silver or hyper silver. Which reminds me, what is "hyper silver" and "hyper black"? Is it a special process? Is it frosted?

Thanks for your picks jdub. Figures you pick the 7" wheels.

 

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chuyler1

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2013 CX-9

• Apr 6, 2007

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Exel TZ-10 18x7.5+45 $541 (silver)

Exel BK-7 18x7.5+45 $541 (silver or hyper light)

Exel Ennio 18x8+45 $583 (Silver or Hyper Light)

NEX-O TS-1 18x7.5+45 $583

Exel E-22 18x7.5+45 $625 (Hyper Light)

From Edge Racing

Sportmax 786 18x7.5+42 $129/each
(I think I like this better than Sportmax 925)

Enkei RS6 18x7+38 $158/each

5zigen Gravis 1 18x7.5+43 $206/each

I'm really leaning toward the Exel BK-7s but I want to find some photos of some of my other pics on cars (manufacturer photos can often be deceiving).

 

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Kansei

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• Apr 6, 2007

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I've seen someone post pics of a velocity red ms6 with the rota torque in a dark color, don't remember where I saw it or on what forum though.

 

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Kansei

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• Apr 6, 2007

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linky link: http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123660828&highlight=work+emotion

they are the real deal work emotions but you get the idea:

 

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ZoomVT

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2008 | BMW e90 |

• Apr 6, 2007

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I really like these ones for some reason:

Exel E-22 18x7.5+45 $625 (Hyper Light)

ASA AR1 (Silver) $179/each

 

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jred321

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GLA45

• Apr 6, 2007

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you like busy wheels. my vote of the ones you listed is the ennio in hyper silver. i believe all rota wheels are painted, the "hyper" ones are just a different color basically. http://www.subydude.com/osc/product_info.php/cPath/231/products_id/274?osCsid=60e27e87c6c422d3b18c1f81b4959b0d shows all of the different color torques. my hyper black looks lighter than their pic though

in that price range on a red car i say boosts in hyper black cause that's what i bought (except mine are 17s)

 

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Kansei

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• Apr 6, 2007

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I think gun metallic would look nice on red.. it has a bit of a brown-ish look to it from the pics, I think that may be the difference between it and the hyperblack. hyperblack always looks glossier too. I know when my wheels (exel gunmetal) are dirty they do have a bit of a bronzy color hiding in them, and it looks horrible since my car is silver so I have to wash them a lot

 

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chuyler1

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2013 CX-9

• Apr 6, 2007

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No gunmetal/black. I'm just not a big fan of it. Thanks for the link Chris, I had seen that before and its one of the reasons I don't want a dark rim. It just blends in too much. Granted it looks fine when dirty but I want something that will stand out.

After some more image searching I'm beginning to see why the 5zigen Gravis is more expensive. It is gorgeous!

On a Mazda5...
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2969750#post2969750

Or on a 350Z...

Of course Edge Racing is out of stock for the 18x7.5+48. Do you think 18x7.5+43 would work? I do plan to lower the car. I guess it depends whether I want to put 225s on the wheels later. I mean $206/wheel is on my high end but I can probably swing it.