View Poll Results: Which rims do you prefer among the choices below?
ASA AR1-18x8
4
15.38%
Kosei K1 TS - 18x7.5
2
7.69%
Volk Racing RE30 - 18x8
10
38.46%
Zinik Z18 Minardi - 18x7.5
7
26.92%
Zinik Z20 Violi-18x7.5
3
11.54%
Voters: 26. You may not vote on this poll
Wheel Shopping
03-21-07, 08:36 AM
#32
Found 'em!
WOOOOOT!
I finally found these wheels!
The only problem is, the first couple of places I've called only have 19s and up. Do you think these are 19s in this picture?!
PLEASE help me here bros!
Has anyone put 19s on a 2nd gen ES? Can it be done without fender rolling, etc.? Also consider that I'm putting the Whiteline springs on and dropping 1.5" in a few weeks.
I finally found these wheels!
The only problem is, the first couple of places I've called only have 19s and up. Do you think these are 19s in this picture?!
PLEASE help me here bros!
Has anyone put 19s on a 2nd gen ES? Can it be done without fender rolling, etc.? Also consider that I'm putting the Whiteline springs on and dropping 1.5" in a few weeks.
03-23-07, 06:46 PM
#36
Buzz kill. Of the three places that claimed to have the wheel - one no longer sells wheels, one claims the wheel is out of production/discontinued, and the last that actually offered the wheel can't get their hands on one. *Siiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiigh*
Back to the drawing board and the car continues to sit in the garage.
(Maybe I'll just see if they can patch the *&%$# tire tomorrow)
Back to the drawing board and the car continues to sit in the garage.
(Maybe I'll just see if they can patch the *&%$# tire tomorrow)
03-24-07, 05:32 PM
#40
those look like the l-sportline model IV which are discontinued. There is a member selling his set in the wheels classified, but you might have to run spacers in the rear since the wheels are going to rub your strut. What's your budget if you don't mind me asking?
Last edited by PlatES300; 03-24-07 at 05:42 PM.
03-24-07, 07:21 PM
#41
I really haven't decided on a budget figure. If they knock my socks off, I don't mind paying for them. Price has never really been a big deal.
But then I guess there should be be some ceiling since we're talking about wheels for a 15 year old $5k value car here, eh?Let's shoot for no more than $350 a wheel just to see where that gets us.
I have been on the Victoria Tires site and that was very nice and helpful. I like that they ship the wheels and tires mounted and ready to go. I've not done that before. I did notice that the brands mentioned in the VIP/EXE forum were not on the Victoria site. I went to some of the manufacturer websites and didn't see much that grabbed me. They're a lot like modern day tennis shoes/sneakers; the makers are just trying too hard.
I guess I've learned I like the designs featuring simplicity.
These Fabulous wheels might not look awesome on an ES, but the design is somewhat fascinating:
Even if these did "go" well with the ES, they'd probably be a bit trendy, and be outdated in 5+ years if that long.
Since I'm obviously never going to find the wheels I need, we can at least use this thread to discuss what's out there.
03-25-07, 05:37 AM
#44
Yeah, those are nice. I'm just not a fan of rivet-heavy designs. I know they're quite "in" right now, but they drive me crazy on anything other than a truck.
This painfully lengthy and laborious process has taught me that I want mesh or 5-spoke, no/barely-detectable rivets, a visible, if not prominent lip all in a silver wheel.
03-25-07, 12:23 PM
#45
I actually like having some rivets in the wheels, just not all around. It doesn't make the wheel look so plain IMO. I guess you could go with the work euroline xr or the maya stm. I'm pretty sure derrick at d2autosport could hook you up with a set at a really good price.