well as my quest of de-chroming the car is nearing completion, (i only have my badges and door handles left now) I broke down and bought these the other day. wanted to wait until they came in to share...but just too excited and need to share with someone...goodbye black wheels with silver lip!

hello, these little beauties...should help tie my red/black scheme together. just recently became available on tirerack.com I will post pics hopefully this weekend if i can get them installed.

i'll be selling my black/polished lip wheels soon, or maybe use them for winter tires.

 

@_@ those are awesome!!!!!!!
iv wanted something like this, i just didt know where to get em.

 

Those look awesome -- and will look even better if you can fill them in with some nice, big, red Wilwood brakes

 

Nice looking wheels...can't be bad if OZ put their name on em'

 

theyve been on tirerack for a few weeks now, but didnt have a release date until early june...I kept an eye on it and saw that they came available sooner than expect...the price did go up $4 a wheel, but for $117 a wheel, you can't beat it! They have 16in wheels too.

I couldn't find any info on weight though...

 

Nice looking.

How does the 4 lug pattern work on those 5 spokes? It looks like the wheel center could not accomodate a 4 lug pattern since the spokes begin to form and radiate from the center, before the lug holes are located.

 

good question, i'll post up the pics when they arrive...I do know that they are designed to allow original lug bolts. I looked on my invoice today, they threw in a set of hub rings, so thats pretty exciting,too.

 

sweeeet. those are great

 

They were on my doorstep when i came home from work this evening...

I thought the black would be gloss, but its not. Its more of a satin black, which made me even more happy. I got a nice little lip too!


jcw driver, heres a shot so you can see how the bolt pattern works. The wheels came with a center cap, and a removable emblem..so I can have Aesthetic Creations make me up something sweet. I'm going to try to put them on tomorrow!

 

Just had mine installed today....5 min on the road and I'm already getting stares. (pardon the pics - I took it with my iphone)
18x8's

I'm now in the hunt for a body kit....

 

you have good taste, lol...wish i had the cajones to run 18s. but these 17s at 22.2 lbs are heavy enough as it is.

 

Thanks SnYpR - post pics as soon as you get these awesome shoes on!

 

blackx5- I am also thinking for getting 18's, Everyone keeps on telling me that 18x7.5 is the widest I should go but the wheels I want are 18x8 and I see you have 18x8's installed. Do you have any rubbing issues? I am also thinking of installing h&r sport springs. Im in Los Angeles too, can you recommend me a good place to buy wheels and tires here?

 

minigb - PM sent

 

Just a thought - I'm just guessing, but the size of the center cap looks like it might be the same as the apparently-standard-size OEM silver-on-black MINI logo cap, which you can get at any dealer..

The MINI cap looks great on my SSRs...

 

center cap is 2 3/8 not sure what oem size is, i think only 2"?
I have the wheels on the car. will post up a pic tomorrow.

 

Very Nice What brand are those?

 

Well, I got them on. The pictures aren't the greatest, but they'll do for now. Also, if you are looking for a lightweight option. These probably aren't for you. Tire rack really should make wheel weight readily available information. these weigh 22.2lbs each. The wheels I had on before these weighed 18.5lbs each. I CAN definitely feel the difference when accelerating. but i like how they look, so I'm keeping them on






lastly, I am ALMOST all blacked out...all thats left are the centercaps that came with the new wheels, lol (sorry for the blurry pic, i didnt have my pod with me)

 

Snyper - those look great man! I love blacked out cars...thats what i did with my X5. All the blacked out parts you've done are flawless - cheers!

 

wow! Your car looks sooooo good with all the blackout and small red hints! the wheels complete it. Veeery nice job!

 

sweet everything on your car!