My pleasure....cause man, those look AMAZING! I think you found your set of show wheels

 

sick rims! my uncle just bought those for hes m3 same color option too :thumbup:

 

and to think I had worked out a deal for him on some Forgeline's. these take the cake...no contest

 

oh my goodness, those wheels are ridiculous!

 

wow. mounted pictures please.

 

So THAT'S what $5000 worth of wheels looks like, huh? Awesome man, simply awesome. Can't WAIT to see 'em mounted!

 

HRE's are pimp for sure. Brushed aluminum centers is by far my favorite finish on custom wheels. Definitely the nicest wheels you've bought so far. There's another user on here, PortMCS?, with the C20's on his car and they look sick. Post pics!

I'm just curious to see what you'll be replacing these with in a few months lol. HRE 841R or monoblocks maybe?

 

Monoblocks are machined from a solid piece of stock and are only made fpr certain fitments. Mini not being one of them. Not a huge fan of the 841R, but the 844R sure does catch my eye.

Yes PortMCS has the same wheel in 18x8. I sorta feel like I arrived in the same dress after him to the ball. I've been thinking of ways to make these my own...

 

Honestly, Gnatster, I had considered your car "the awesome one with such boring wheels" (with the exception of the body colored ones). That was just my opinion though.

I've always loved those HREs and it's going to look incredible on your car. Nice choice. Please post pics ASAP!

 

I'm jealous...... but still loving the LMs. The way you're going through wheels I'm not sure there's much that can top these.

 

Technically at full retail $5580.

The way these sit $7450

Base Wheel $1395
Brushed Finish $400
Center Cap $60
Valve Stem $7.50

But if you handed me 35 genuine $100 bills tomorrow I'd give them to you.

 

those HREs are quite something ..

I just got a set of Enkei nt03 m for my Auto- x set up

Gotta say the wheela are cool

I like them so much may look for a 2nd set and have a designated track rim and tire combo as well ...
ok maybe a 3rd set for the street


only photo at the moment

 

can you get that hre wheel in 17''? also what does it weigh? and its beautiful. can wait to see the pics with them on your ba mini . cor blmy how do you like the nt03 , edge racing has a sale on those at the moment. hyper black looks good but how are they to clean? in your opinion how would they be on the street . also can you post up some more pics please cor blmy. thanks

 

was that random or did you actually get teh PM I sent you??

I wasn't a fan of the hyper black on my DS/B. They came off teh car two days later and I fixed that.

 

pics more pics please. i like the flat black paint too pgt. is it duplicolor.

 

the nto3 looks like hell to clean.

 

does anyone have a opinion of the enkei RPF1 in 17'' for a street wheel?

 

can it hold up to the streets running a 205-45-17 tire on a non lowered car.

 

Nice wheels gnatster. From my experience, the C20s look good in photos and amazing in person.
$400/wheel for brushed?! WOW.

You have an HRE hook-up, can you PM me if you have a BBS connection that you can share.


Thanks and I can't wait to see them on your car.

 

VHT Satin Black. Duplicolor only makes Gloss Black, from what I could find. I posted more pics of these a page or so back

 

I wonder if anyone has seen these. I got a set mounted on Zippy (MCS DS/B) yesterday. $105 ea. 15lbs.

 

Wotagame --- Need pics ASAP!!!!

PGT --- What are your thoughts on painting wheels then subjecting them to the temps generated at the track? I really like the Rota RB gunmetal but would probably want to paint the polished rim either Dark Silver or some other color. Just not a personal fan of the polished lip. But would the paints you use stand up to the very high heat levels the rims suffer at the track? If not, what would you recommend?

 

I haven't seen them, but they look like Volk CE28s which I have seen quite a bit of outside the MINI world.

 

They appear to be similar to a wheel made by Sportmax. I think Palo Uber has a forged version. Oh and they are 17 X 7 with a 40mm offset. Found 'em at Discount Tire Direct.

 

I've used both Duplicolor and VHT wheel paints. They're formulated to be used on wheels with their heat cycling and corrosive position on the road. I'd think they'd be ok with track work, but no first-hand experience. I wouldn't think the finishes applied from the wheel manufacturer are any better in this respect and I don't see people bubbling the paint of their track wheels.

Worst case, use some hi-temp silicone based paint. If you get your brakes past 1200F, you need to take some driving classes