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Changed Wheels on my JCW

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Old Oct 16, 2020 | 08:20 PM
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Changed Wheels on my JCW

Picked up my 06 JCW about 1.5 years ago and have literally looked on a weekly basis for a set of nice R112 Wheels to replace the factory S LItes. Two weeks ago a set popped up for sale and best part, they were only an hour from home! Here’s a before/after, to me this is how the car should have been ordered!




 
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Old Oct 16, 2020 | 09:37 PM
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All in a name...
Those S-lites are pretty heavy.

My wheels are covered, but I'm going to buy a set of Enkei wheels that are lighter than the ones on my car now, which are almost 4 pounds each than the stock S-lites.
I'll probably put the covers on the Enkei's too.

My car now -


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Old Oct 18, 2020 | 07:37 AM
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Those gen2 R112 wheels look great on the R53. I have a set as well, used
them on several cars including this one:



 
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Old Oct 18, 2020 | 10:47 AM
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The R112 wheels look good!

@OCR
Why did you put on the moondiscs? Are you hypermiling or?
 
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Old Oct 22, 2020 | 02:00 PM
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Because...I wanted to..!
There's about 30 different wheel manufacturers out there. But...there only about five really "different" wheel designs...made and "copied" by all of the manufacturers. I wanted something that I figured "few", if anyone would have, or even know about. Surprised anyone knew about them on this board..!

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Old Oct 23, 2020 | 02:55 PM
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Dare to be different, I like it. Sleek look

I have looked at Ecomodders a lot in the past
 
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Old Nov 6, 2020 | 07:24 PM
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Thank you for taking the time to post up the "eye candy" !!

I like your idea.... but with a twist... the John Cooper Works "Challenge-Spoke" 7Jx18", 52ET R113 wheel in silver.
Same, but in an 18-inch wheel.

The stock wheels rock IMO !

That is one clean ride you have there!!



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