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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 11:31 PM
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Have you ever seen these?

Have you ever seen these wheels on the MINI website? I saw them once on the road and now on ebay. Size details and cost? Thanks
 
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 04:30 AM
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These are Rota wheels, a replica of Minilite Mags from the 1970's. They can be seen at Fast Mini.net. They run about $144 each. Fast Mini is located in Virginia. They can be had in 17" or 16" and either black or silver. Take a look at the website.
 
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 05:00 AM
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Yes, look like Rota RBs
 
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by investigator
These are Rota wheels, a replica of Minilite Mags from the 1970's. They can be seen at Fast Mini.net. They run about $144 each. Fast Mini is located in Virginia. They can be had in 17" or 16" and either black or silver. Take a look at the website.
They actually come in a rainbow of colors...just offered in 3 colors from Fastmini.net . I prefer the royal black with sliver lip. They match my black roof perfectly for a polished, pulled-together look. I dont think those above are ROTA wheels however. Here is a pic of my RotaRBs...

 
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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^^Dude those rims are sweet!
 
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 09:12 PM
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They almost look like Konig Rewinds, too, but they seem closer to Rota RB's...

 
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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 06:41 AM
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ASA JH6...

Yep those wheels look a lot like Rota RB's & Konig Rewinds. All nice replicas of the original Minilite wheel.

Those wheels in the picture the OP posted are ASA JH6 in 17" size. I have two sets of them in 16" size. Yep I like them a lot. They are available at the Tire Rack. They come with two sets of center caps, one with the ASA logo & one that you can pop the MINI one from your OEM wheels into. They also have two different finishes, chrome & bright silver. I'm digging the silver.



 
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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 07:06 AM
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Yep, Tire Rack has them but not for a 2007 Cooper S. But there are other vendors who do have them for the R56. And I do stand corrected re my first posting indicating that these are Rota wheels. I forgot about the Tire Rack offerings.
 

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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 07:22 AM
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I think a bit more investigation may be in order. The Yellow R56 Cooper S in the first post is wearing 17" ASA JH6 wheels.
 
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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 07:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Crashton
I think a bit more investigation may be in order. The Yellow R56 Cooper S in the first post is wearing 17" ASA JH6 wheels.
You may be right but I just looked at the Tire Rack website and their offerings for a 2007 Cooper S (R56) does not include the JH6. They do show the JH6 if one goes to looking for wheels by brand name. I guess I should contact them to find out why they aren't in the listings for my car. Thanks for the info.
 
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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 08:38 AM
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those look great! i think maybe better than the Rotas because of the spoke design... i like the pointyness of them
 
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Old Dec 7, 2008 | 08:04 PM
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I just got silver painted 17" JH6s. ($99 clearance!) Unfortunately, TireRack was all out of the MINI center caps. Does anyone know where to get those center caps?
 
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Old Dec 8, 2008 | 02:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Revwillie
I just got silver painted 17" JH6s. ($99 clearance!) Unfortunately, TireRack was all out of the MINI center caps. Does anyone know where to get those center caps?
I dont know about the actual OEM center caps, but Minspeed.com has the decal kind that go over the existing cap. I believe they also have them with the JCW logo as well.
 
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