Sorry it took so long, but finally got a shot of Ashley Beta with her Tunnel Spoke Shoes

 

Nice!

I'm less than 48 hours from taking delivery on mine, and every time I see pics of the tunnel spokes the more excited I am to get them.

I'm really glad my MA made the mistake!

 

I do love the tunnel spokes! Somehow I missed them when I built my Mini online, and now it's too late (order is locked in preparation for production). Wish I had dropped the Sport package and gotten all the other options a la carte and gotten the tunnel spokes instead. Oh well... I can probably order them from Mini in the future if I decide I need them to survive (or if the 18" wheels are too harsh for Houston's bumpy streets!).

Love seeing everyone's pics! I'm so envious...

 

We squeaked-in the tunnel spokes just before the order was locked. Glad my more intelligent half saw them and raised the issue. I think they will look good with the white body and black roof.

During Motor-tober, we saw a CM with the tunnel spokes and really like the look. I think they have a whole added dimension when viewed in person. They are distinctive, I suppose not to everyone's liking, however. We didn't really like the look of all black wheels without some detail to make them stand out a bit from the wheel well.

 

I thought of this too as a winter set and inquired with my dealer's parts dept. Was quoted $300 per wheel after a 10% discount and they have to be special ordered from Europe. Too expensive for my taste but look at these Moda MD14's! They are tunnel-spoke like and would probably fit

 

I have tunnel spokes for my winter wheels, they have grown on me.

 

I must admit as well, after a summer of Nuespeed 19's and a early change over due to Storm Alfred and almost a week without power. They definitely add a different almost favorable look to the countryman. Not sure if there growing on me or the lack of time they were on. Either way, the ALL 4 with the 17 all seasons even exceeded my expectations, performing like a star in almost a foot of very wet snow! The roof rack saved my roof from any serious damage by the falling limbs as I had to back track twice in impassable roads with down trees and power lines. Passenger side did not fair as well. Will need some TLC... Perhaps even some new paint... All in all we did much better than most.
Probably the scariest, white knuckle driving in almost 40 years behind the wheel, 20 in a cockpit. What should of been a fifteen minute drive to the shop was well over 2 1/2 hours.

 

I just picked up my CM last Friday and I REALLY like the tunnel spokes!

 

Looking good !! The grey was strong second choice for me and looks sharp with stripes

 

Same with ours, ordered tunnel spokes by mistake on our Surf Blue All4, looks just like Ashely Beta's with driving lights. We really like the look now. They're also easy to clean.

 

Those are the ones I picked. :-)

 

+1

After white X-lites and white Kosei K1 wheels on my R53, we figured the anthracite tunnel spokes combined the "look" we want with the quick cleaning design. Regular anthracite spokes are nice...until you have to clean them. I have all kinds of brushes, liquids, sprays, and waxes and it STILL takes forever to clean the white wheels!

 

My wife picked them for her Pure Orange/Black and we both love 'em.

 

 

With bright white:

 

[QUOTE=Koopah;3424260]With bright white:

Nice. The splash of red looks great on there.

 

Thanks. All credit (including the tunnels) goes to the designer's eye of my more intelligent half!

 

These are the easiest wheels to wash ever.

 

These wheels come in white also, at no extra charge, but the configurator doesn't show them for some reason. They've shown up on cars ordered by the dealers to put on their lots.

I was going to get them, but then opted for the 18" wheels instead. I'd still like to get a set for winter tires.

 

I'm so glad to see the tunnel spokes are starting to gain some favor. That's my Babs in the first photo in this thread. A year later, they've really grown on me. And I get tons of compliments on the wheels. Well, except for my hubby, who hated the "iron cross" look from the beginning and still does. I didn't make that connection. One advantage to skipping out on World History class too much, I guess.

 

Love the white ones on a white CM. My buddy just ordered a white CM yesterday, I was pushing for them, but he hated them, went with the reg. black 17" wheels instead.

 

Am I the only one who is reminded of this logo when I see them?



So really it just reminds me of being young, skateboarding and other fun "extreme" sports....certainly not iron crosses and swastikas....eeesh.

 

I'm a

 

Just got our Absolute Black CM S last night. It came with the tunnel spokes. .... Not sure how I feel about it. I wish we could have gotten all black rims, but they didn't have that option.

How do you guys think it looks??? I'm hoping it will grow on me. My wife loves them.

 

I have some 18" turbo fans! I like them but now thinking of going a different route! Anyone want these to replace yours?