Who's put aftermarket rims on their 3?

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Yaga

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• Apr 5, 2004

• #1

Just curious.. anyone have pics? I'm trying to get a good idea of what'll look good on a 3!

 

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Jpasta

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2004 Mazda 3

• Apr 5, 2004

• #2

Yaga said:

Just curious.. anyone have pics? I'm trying to get a good idea of what'll look good on a 3!

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I ordered some, should be here tomorrow or wednesday

hope to have them with tires by next week on the car

but go to tiretrends.ca

they are the nicest people to deal with

 

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bluntman

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2004 Mazda3 Sport GT

• Apr 5, 2004

• #3

I bought a set of ROH Fury rims after I saw them on the "Project Protege" car that I saw on this site.

I decided not to "Plus Size" because of the road conditions up here, but I did want something wider (they're 17x7 instead of 17x6.5) giving me a lot less overhang over the front wheels.

 

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tonkabui

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2002.5 protege5

• Apr 5, 2004

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any plans to lower your car? i think there are several brands available now. just don't go cutting the stock ones.


those roh rims look really good by the way. kudos.

 

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jersey_emt

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04 MSM #1089

• Apr 5, 2004

• #5

bluntman those rims complement the 3 really well. Drop that car 1.5-2" and it will look INCREDIBLE.

 

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Jpasta

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2004 Mazda 3

• Apr 5, 2004

• #6

Bluntman you said you put 17*7 on ur 3

What size tire did you put on?

Thanks

ps, it looks great, ill post my pics when there put on

 

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SilverproES

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2001 ES/GT

• Apr 5, 2004

• #7

Bluntman nice wheels! Did you buy them locally or online?

 

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Mazda3hatchback

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2004 Mazda3 Hatchback

• Apr 5, 2004

• #8

Wheels

I got some aftermarket chrome wheels because the ones they had on the car werent really cool looking.

 

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bluntman

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2004 Mazda3 Sport GT

• Apr 6, 2004

• #9

Thanks guys! I bought the rims locally, I've had ROH before on both of my previous vehicles so my experience with them has been great. The finish I chose on these rims is what ROH calls their "Chrome Shadow" finish which I think hides the brake dust a bit better than their regular silver finish.

The tire size is actually the same as stock, 205/50r17, but I got rid of the crappy Goodyear RS-As and picked up a set of Yokohama ES100s since many on this board have been very happy with them in the past.

I won't be lowering my car any time soon, I like how it looks. If I decided to "Plus Size" the rims and tires then I would have definitely had to lower it.

 

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canada3

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2004 MAZDA3 GT - GFX

• Apr 6, 2004

• #10

hey blunt where u get those from?

 

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dugrant153

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Slow

• Apr 6, 2004

• #11

Anyone got Volk rims on their Mazda 3?
I LOVE Volk rims!

 

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jersey_emt

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04 MSM #1089

• Apr 6, 2004

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dugrant153 said:

Anyone got Volk rims on their Mazda 3?
I LOVE Volk rims!

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Who doesn't? Volks are teh pimpness

 

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bluntman

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2004 Mazda3 Sport GT

• Apr 6, 2004

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canada3 said:

hey blunt where u get those from?

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Extreme Wheel & Tire up in Richmond Hill.

 

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bluntman

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2004 Mazda3 Sport GT

• Apr 6, 2004

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jersey_emt said:

Who doesn't? Volks are teh pimpness

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Agreed, but damn expensive!

 

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bluntman

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2004 Mazda3 Sport GT

• Apr 6, 2004

• #15

Oh, I forgot to mention. My dad bought himself a red GT HB and had a set of 17x7 Enkei OR52 in anthracite installed with a set of Yokohama ES100 too.

Enkei 2004 Performance Wheels

Not bad, sort of that "Racer Boy" look (IMHO).

 

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genericuser

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96 Miata M-Edition, 2015 Mazda 3 Hatch

• Apr 6, 2004

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bluntman said:

Oh, I forgot to mention. My dad bought himself a red GT HB and had a set of 17x7 Enkei OR52 in anthracite installed with a set of Yokohama ES100 too.

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I probably would have gone with the silver finish on those enkei wheels

 

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hotboy682

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• Apr 6, 2004

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I know i know people gonna be mad but i love the bling bling on cars. Considerin puttin it on my 3 when i get it. Its RICE i know but its funny how little humans really have evolved We are still drawn by shynny objects. The ladies be like oooooooo shyny drewl...... (boobs)

 

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ZippityZoomZoom

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• Apr 7, 2004

• #18

I am looking only for forged aluminum only, like Centerline, best to drop that weight.

So does any of this effect the Tire Pressure Monitoring System?

 

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genericuser

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96 Miata M-Edition, 2015 Mazda 3 Hatch

• Apr 7, 2004

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that's a good question. I would imagine it would because aftermarket wheels may have a different tire pressure than the stock wheels. the system is basically a little radio transmitter in the valve cap that reports back to the on board CPU.. you may have to talk to your dealer about disabling the TPMS if you get new rims..

this is just my theory anyway, it could be wrong.

 

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jebus

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• Apr 7, 2004

• #20

how come when people get rims they take no pics of the side view
3/4 views are cool and all but show off the WHOLE rim