What rims should I get?? !!NEED HELP!!
12-16-2002, 09:05 AM
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What rims should I get?? !!NEED HELP!!
I just got my 2003 Spa Yellow a few weeks ago, and my parents said that i could get rims for christmas, anyways I just wanted a few sugestions because im new at this and im not sure what relly looks good in real life. My price range is around 2,500 for the rims, not tires, and im leaning towards 18's, chrome or maybe just a polished lip, im not sure. The new volks look really nice. Thanks for the help, post some pictures if you can.
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12-16-2002, 11:21 AM
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If you don't know what to get, then just send me the money and I will look around for you.
Seriously, do not get chrome rims for your Spa S.
For the Spa, I like black powdercoated rims. Or just stick with Volks. TE-37s are good, CE28N are perhaps the best fitting Volks for our cars.
For $2500, there are a lot of choices to pick from. Just look around the forum and look at all of the pics of ppl's cars.
There are a couple of new Volks that are out too. The Volks GT7 and GTU (I think it's GTU?).
Seriously, do not get chrome rims for your Spa S.
For the Spa, I like black powdercoated rims. Or just stick with Volks. TE-37s are good, CE28N are perhaps the best fitting Volks for our cars.
For $2500, there are a lot of choices to pick from. Just look around the forum and look at all of the pics of ppl's cars.
There are a couple of new Volks that are out too. The Volks GT7 and GTU (I think it's GTU?).
12-16-2002, 03:17 PM
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Seems to me that selecting/buying rims is really more a matter of personal taste than anything else.......If you check out all the various threads on this board regarding this topic you will see a very wide range of opinions - Most are based on personal preferences vs. anything else.
I spent the last 7 months looking for a set of 18's (although initially I was not even sure about the 18's) for my "S"..........Didn't know exactly what I wanted but knew what I did NOT want. Visited a large number of speed/wheel shops in LA (and there are a lot of them in LA) only to discover most guys working in these places knew next to nothing about the special requirements our car has in terms of wheels and tires. Actually, IMO the the best place/way to find-out/see different rims/tires is to go to the various S2K meets/events and talk to the guys there who I think you will find know much more about this topic than anybody else.
Given all this, I bought the 18" Volk GTC's (silver centers with a polished lip).........Very happy with the look and performance.
Gook Luck!!!
I spent the last 7 months looking for a set of 18's (although initially I was not even sure about the 18's) for my "S"..........Didn't know exactly what I wanted but knew what I did NOT want. Visited a large number of speed/wheel shops in LA (and there are a lot of them in LA) only to discover most guys working in these places knew next to nothing about the special requirements our car has in terms of wheels and tires. Actually, IMO the the best place/way to find-out/see different rims/tires is to go to the various S2K meets/events and talk to the guys there who I think you will find know much more about this topic than anybody else.
Given all this, I bought the 18" Volk GTC's (silver centers with a polished lip).........Very happy with the look and performance.
Gook Luck!!!
12-18-2002, 04:33 PM
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Thanks for the help guys, i was wondering if anyone has ordered rims from www.superbuytires.com? Or if you have heard anything good about them?
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Looks like too much bling bling on that site. A quick look at the brand list and they don't even offer anything from Volk or Work. I would be wary of ordering a performance type wheel from a gheto fabulous place like that. They probably know a ton about chrome 22" wheels with rhinestone center caps or whatever, but little about the right offset, staggered sizing and other factors for a car like ours. Take a look at Tirerack, I think they are a site sponsor and I have heard all good marks for them.
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