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Old Mar 24, 2014 | 07:37 PM
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Anything like this for a MINI

Picture below. Looking for a wheel with a "deep" center (not sure if that's the right term). This pic is from a 370z, but I've seen the same look on BMWs too. Doesn't have to be the exact wheel, just the same sort of look.

 
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Old Mar 24, 2014 | 09:30 PM
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The term is "concave".

It doesn't work on a MINI because there isnt enough room in the fender for wide wheels that are deep concave. If you want a concave wheel like the one you posted, you will need 9+ inch wheels.
It is possible to fit 9inch wide wheels in your MINI, but you will either need to run wide fenders, or have a massive amount of negative camber to make the wheels "fit" in the fender.

Of course there are wheels under 9 inch that have a very slight concave face to them, but no where as concave as those.

The Breyton GTS-R for the MINI is slightly concave. (Combfilter's R56)
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Rotiform NUE is also slighly concave (Creeve's R56)
 
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Old Mar 25, 2014 | 05:41 AM
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Unrelated to the question at hand, but I'd like like to know how Creeve made his halogens have a dark housing! I figured if you darkened the halogen housing then it wouldn't really light up in front of you.
 
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Old Mar 25, 2014 | 08:23 AM
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I may be mistaken, but I think that's tint on the headlight lenses.

I figured that it would need to be a fairly wide wheel to get that look. 9" is too much for me. Not really interested in negative camber or wider fender wells. I do like the look of those Rotiforms. Might look closer at those.
 
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