Lets See Those 16's Please!!!

BKJT05

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2002 Protege 5
Hey everybody, sold my 18's and went to 17's, sold the 17's to put some money on a credit card and now im rolling on stockers!! Anyways I just ordered new tires for my 16's and i planned on hacing my stockers powdercoated black, but after researching pricing on powdercoating i figured out i could just buy a cheaper set of 16's and spend about the same. Anyways I just want to see all Pro5's with 16's!!! I know about the search button, but i wanna see 16's Only!!

THANKS
 
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painted semi-gloss
 
Nice rims! I'm in the market looking for a set of flat black rims just like those.. what kind of rims are they?
 
^^^ My old ones - stock '02 P5 rims painted black. Although I have 17's now I really want to go back to 16's. Namely some 16x7 Gram Lites... mmm
 
Those look awesome, o.g.sk8er!

I think 16" is a really good size for this car... maybe 17" looks a little better, but it's really a toss up between the two.
 
16X7 Japanese track 5zigen FN01R with 205/45/16 tires.
 

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Hey Bill, what's your offset?

(16s in sig.)

I don't know I can't read Japanese.

Everything on the inside of the rim is written in Japanese. I bought them used. They were a flat black and I painted them gloss black with blue mica (same black paint as the rest of the car and stripe).

I tried to get center caps for them. The center caps for the FN01R-C (US rim) would not fit. A call to 5-Zigen was made and I was informed that my rims were Jap un neese wace wims ( Japanese race rims)
 
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But Japanese numbers = English numbers! :)

Guess 5Zigen doesn't print specs on race rims.
 
But Japanese numbers = English numbers! :)

Guess 5Zigen doesn't print specs on race rims.


There is nothing on the inside of the rim that resembles anything I can read. Its all Japanese characters (letters/words??)

HEre are some pictures from the day I got them. first 2 are before they were painted and then the last one is painted.
 

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^^^ Ever consider going up to some 215/45 or even 225/45 tires? I think whenever I get my 16x7s I'll be going with some 225/45R16s.
 
^^^ Ever consider going up to some 215/45 or even 225/45 tires? I think whenever I get my 16x7s I'll be going with some 225/45R16s.


With the offset (what ever it is) that I have my right rear rubs in hard corners. I can't go any wider.
 
rota slipstreams 16x7

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stock suspension

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front w/ tokicos and eibach pro kit (havent had time to do the rear)
 
many thanks, my friend! (drinks)

17's look better but I think 16's preform much better, imo.

Those look awesome, o.g.sk8er!

I think 16" is a really good size for this car... maybe 17" looks a little better, but it's really a toss up between the two.
 
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