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- 2017 Shelby GT350
Sir. SpeedALot
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- Mazda 6s Lapis Blue / Mazda3 5-door Sunlight Sliver
Those kick ass. Mind if I ask how much they set you back. I'm looking to get a similar design, but not in gunmetal. Don't think that color would look good on my sun light silver 3.
Those wheels are a B*tch to work on, makesure whoever puts the tires on uses caution as the spoke actually comes out from the wheel lip. Duckheads on the tire changers love to scratch those up! (rant).
Otherwise excellent choice
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I just recently got my new wheels (flame)
18X7.5 Falken Hanabi's in satin silver on 225/40/18 Yokohama AVS es-100.
Btw I'm kicking myself in the ass for not going with Falken rubber already /cry
Anyways I'll try to get some photo's in as soon as I get a hold of a Digital camera.
here's what they look like roughly
http://www.falkentire.com/wheels/hanabi_infopg.htm
mine were roughly 1100 , but that's b/c I paid $120 per wheel and $125 per tire.(employee discounts RULE ALL!!!)
If I were you I'd check out www.tires.com and look up some wheels.
Good brands to go with are Konig, Enkei,5zigen,Falken,Motegi, and others.
Forgot to add that my car is also light silver
Otherwise excellent choice
.I just recently got my new wheels (flame)
18X7.5 Falken Hanabi's in satin silver on 225/40/18 Yokohama AVS es-100.
Btw I'm kicking myself in the ass for not going with Falken rubber already /cry
Anyways I'll try to get some photo's in as soon as I get a hold of a Digital camera.
here's what they look like roughly
http://www.falkentire.com/wheels/hanabi_infopg.htm
mine were roughly 1100 , but that's b/c I paid $120 per wheel and $125 per tire.(employee discounts RULE ALL!!!)
If I were you I'd check out www.tires.com and look up some wheels.
Good brands to go with are Konig, Enkei,5zigen,Falken,Motegi, and others.
Forgot to add that my car is also light silver
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I thought about getting those exact same wheels in satin silver too. I think they look pretty sick, and they seemed light too....in the 18's. And yeah, shoulda got falken tires, they rock (rockon)Rock said:Those wheels are a B*tch to work on, makesure whoever puts the tires on uses caution as the spoke actually comes out from the wheel lip. Duckheads on the tire changers love to scratch those up! (rant).
Otherwise excellent choice
I just recently got my new wheels (flame)
18X7.5 Falken Hanabi's in satin silver on 225/40/18 Yokohama AVS es-100.
Btw I'm kicking myself in the ass for not going with Falken rubber already /cry
they come mounted and balanced cost me 1100 for wheels/tires/locks/shipping. www.bigwheels.net - lots of good stuff there.
cost me 1100 for wheels/tires/locks/shipping. www.bigwheels.net - lots of good stuff there.- :
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agreed the mr7 are ugly. never did like how the spokes come up to the lip.
mountjonas
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yup, not one of my favorites, but i think i'm also in the minority with liking amber lights.
nope, i dont like em either...
I think they gained popularity when American Racing started making a copy which you could buy at sears. between those and the real MR7s at pep Boys they had the market cornered and forced all the riceboys to buy their rims (lol2)
I think they gained popularity when American Racing started making a copy which you could buy at sears. between those and the real MR7s at pep Boys they had the market cornered and forced all the riceboys to buy their rims (lol2)
the Painted area where the lugnuts seat will get scratched off regardless of whether or not you hand tighten them. Personally, that area will be covered by lugs and I wouldn't want to waste my damn time putting on 20lugs by hand. K--no thanks! (pissed)
In response to CitizenPro, Go buy em dude!!!
The satin silver blends in VERY VERY nicely with the light silver color on my 3.
As far as weight I can't remember how much they weigh in at but def in the 14-17 range, which is not bad at all for 18's.
Every Day I get compliments. Also I've only had them for 3days and we've already had 3 or 4 people interested in buying a set for thier vehicles where I work. I'll try to get some pics on saturday.
The most played out set of wheels around here are the Capless steel wheelies and the MB series stuff we sell.
In response to CitizenPro, Go buy em dude!!!
The satin silver blends in VERY VERY nicely with the light silver color on my 3.
As far as weight I can't remember how much they weigh in at but def in the 14-17 range, which is not bad at all for 18's.
Every Day I get compliments. Also I've only had them for 3days and we've already had 3 or 4 people interested in buying a set for thier vehicles where I work. I'll try to get some pics on saturday.
The most played out set of wheels around here are the Capless steel wheelies and the MB series stuff we sell.
I see your point.... If you planned on keeping your wheels for like 5+years...
I tend to change wheels on my cars every 2-3years.
But honestly, basic maintenance will prolong the life of your wheels, which is pretty much what everyone, but car nuts DOES NOT DO.
Believe me, doing everything by hand as far as bolting up all 4 assemblies is a good 20-30min job, if you are meticulous.
Another factor is not using the right sized lugs, for example most wheels only accept thinline sockets for wheels using 12X1.5, 12X1.25 style lug, some even require spline tuner style lugs/socket. Using an oversized lug/socket will result in chipping of the lug insert hole ( I guess that's what it's called, the holes where the lugs go in)
I was referring to the point where the lug actually seats on the wheel, not the hole it sits in.
Perhaps we were thinking 2 different areas (pullup)
I tend to change wheels on my cars every 2-3years.
But honestly, basic maintenance will prolong the life of your wheels, which is pretty much what everyone, but car nuts DOES NOT DO.
Believe me, doing everything by hand as far as bolting up all 4 assemblies is a good 20-30min job, if you are meticulous.
Another factor is not using the right sized lugs, for example most wheels only accept thinline sockets for wheels using 12X1.5, 12X1.25 style lug, some even require spline tuner style lugs/socket. Using an oversized lug/socket will result in chipping of the lug insert hole ( I guess that's what it's called, the holes where the lugs go in)
I was referring to the point where the lug actually seats on the wheel, not the hole it sits in.
Perhaps we were thinking 2 different areas (pullup)
