sent PM.

 

and another.

 

Those looks awesome! They almost look OEM, but then again completely not.

 

thanks, vic.

 

Wasn't sure about Black wheels on a CR/W, but I'm glad I did it. this photo is from a test fitting, they won't be on the car for real until Spring time. The black grill is photoshopped (poorly)



I bet they'll look even better on a clean car!

 

Nice that they're even going to try. I suspect they want to be able to fulfill the >='06 market.

These wheels are the correct width for 235s. I wonder what kind of damage one would have to do to get a set on.

 

I haven't had a time to check yet. So far, all the Rotas that I have checked WILL work. But I haven't tested this exact wheel yet.

--Dan
Mach V

 

Okay, I checked today, they'll fit fine.

--Dan
Mach V

 

WOW...would LOVE to see these installed! Gorgeous wheel.

 

I'm impressed. An extremely simple wheel style but it works so well on the MINI. Do you have additional pics?

 

Cool! Those just moved to the top of my wish list.

 

I just ordered a set of these.

 

thanks, duck. i only have the picts in my gallery. im planning to take
more shots when it's nicer out. my car's hibernating right now.

at the end of the day i think simple OE looking wheels look the best
on this car. ive tried tuner wheels in the past (SSR Comps) and
it's nice and sporty looking but it lacks sophistication. the car has
so many curves and bits, what it asks for is simplicity.

i started out with R90's and that's a fine wheel, but it's heavy,
too complicated looking, and offset and width are too weak.

 

Nice, Kenchan.

What are the specs of your wheels?

 

thanks, wolfgang.

these are 17x7.5 40mm offset about 20lbs.

 

When are you going to paint those floors?

Wheels look great

 

probably never. not on my priority list. the floor needs
a little scrubbing now and then but it's clean enough for me.
i dont plan on getting tiles either until they are filthy dirty.

my garage is more of a workshop, not a display case.

 

Drew, Once again, smoking car. Did you notice any performance gains after you put them on? I'm on the fence now between yours and OZs, both anthracite/dark silver finish. OZs appear somewhat lighter. Di teh 215s fit well?

 

Thanks and here's another shot of the wheels.



All performance gains after the wheel change i would attribute to the goodyears, wow what a difference in performance and ride comfort after ditching the runflats.

Aren't the OZs offset et37? I think my et42 is more clearance friendly and personally i don't think i would want my wheels to stick out any further than what i have now.

Yeah the weight thing, my previous subaru had 17 lb. SSR GT2 (18x8.5) which is amazing light for that size and everytime i hit an unseen pothole my heart would skip a beat. I'm happy trading some weight gain for wheel strength here...

good luck with whatever wheel you end up with...

 

That really looks great. What's the weight on those puppies? No TPMS problems?

 

Head over to the Vendor Group Buys forum, there is a group buy started up for 17" XD9s. I'd love to get a set at a discount, but I think we still need more people to commit.

 

That's an R53. They don't have TPMS in the R53.

 

I ordered them for my soon-to-arrive R56, and TireRack installed the new TPMS sensors along with the tires. I don't anticipate any problems.

The 17x7 Enkei RP03s weigh 16.8 lbs.

 

 

what's the light on my dash for then?