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I got my new wheels!! Concave sexiness!!

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Old 05-22-08, 09:05 AM
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Default I got my new wheels!! Concave sexiness!!

First off, I know most of you are gonns hate them simply b'cuz they're not Volk's, SSR, HRE's, Work's...etc, but I love them and I think they look friggin great. They're Rota P45r's,18"x9.5" +20, all around. Here are some Cell phone shots just to show them. I'm washing it later and taking better pics with my digi-cam, with more pics of fitment. Tell me what you think, and I'm sure I don't have to say be honest,LOL!!

Test fit

This morning before work

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Front driver

Pretty flush

Rear passenger


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Old 05-22-08, 09:09 AM
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I like the color combo Dont curb you wheels looks like you are pretty close to the curb unless its the camera angle.
Old 05-22-08, 09:11 AM
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Yeah it's just the angle. I'm about 6"-8" away.
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I love the rims! What tire sizes are you running? I think i'm gonna pick up set myself.
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Originally Posted by sc300STED
I love the rims! What tire sizes are you running? I think i'm gonna pick up set myself.
Federal 235/40. They're a little stetched but not too much, i have to roll my fenders and quarters tonight. They rub in the rear when I go over a bump.
Old 05-22-08, 09:26 AM
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Looks good to me. Good offsets!
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I have to see this is person.
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Originally Posted by DryBlaze
I have to see this is person.
I'm stopping at Top Speed later. You should come up there.
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Looks pretty good, I've seen this combo before here.
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Dont look too shabby at all, and Im sure the price was pretty right.
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I knew these wheels would look good on the sc. You beat me to buying them though, and I even wanted the same color too.

How close is the rim to the fender?
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There's an SC on here with that exact same combo, white car w/ gold p45r's. I really like the way they look. More pix please!
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They look good for what they are, same old boring 5 spokes. I wish the 5 spoke fad would end! I guess I am just bias because I used to work in the wheel manufacturing business and they always had to come up with new designs to keep things fresh. The 5 spoke is such a simple design and I can't believe it has stayed around for so long. They could just fire all the designers and we can have 5 spokes forever
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Originally Posted by Blkexcoupe
I knew these wheels would look good on the sc. You beat me to buying them though, and I even wanted the same color too.

How close is the rim to the fender?
Flush, but I gotta roll the fender b'cuz of the tire. If I had a 35 series

Originally Posted by romeo291
There's an SC on here with that exact same combo, white car w/ gold p45r's. I really like the way they look. More pix please!
Thanks for the props. I'm posting more/better pics tonight. I spoke to the guy at Rota and the gold rim was made for someone with a S14 but the offset was to low without a widebody, so i got them, but unless he hade them made or powdercoated, the P45r's dont come in gold, see click the link
http://www.rotawheels.com/p45r.php
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Originally Posted by SC400DAVE
They look good for what they are, same old boring 5 spokes. I wish the 5 spoke fad would end! I guess I am just bias because I used to work in the wheel manufacturing business and they always had to come up with new designs to keep things fresh. The 5 spoke is such a simple design and I can't believe it has stayed around for so long. They could just fire all the designers and we can have 5 spokes forever
5 spokes are still my favorite, especially when they're concave


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