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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 12:04 PM
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racing wheels

im looking for some black or grayish racing wheels anyone got any recommendations?
 
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 12:49 PM
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Lots of choices out there. What's your budget, and do you have a particular diameter/width in mind?
 
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 01:05 PM
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you mean like the one i just got yesterday?

 
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 01:22 PM
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Very nice kenchan,

Details please!
 
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 02:04 PM
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they look like BSA 303s...
 
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 02:27 PM
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im waiting on team dynamics to come out with their direct TPMS compatible rims. i wanted the pro race 1's but only the pro race 1.2's are being modified.

 
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
you mean like the one i just got yesterday?

Look like Enkei RPF1's. Only they don't come in that color...
 
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 02:29 PM
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Kenchan - those are NOICE!

16s?

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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 02:47 PM
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Originally Posted by ghosthound
im waiting on team dynamics to come out with their direct TPMS compatible rims. i wanted the pro race 1's but only the pro race 1.2's are being modified.

Did something change on the 07's? I'm running the 1.2's without any problems with the TPMS.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by kyriian
they look like BSA 303s...
How much do BSA wheels generally cost?
 
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by mbcoops
Kenchan - those are NOICE!

16s?

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nono, 15x7's.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by k_h_d
Very nice kenchan,
Details please!
15x7 4x100 40mm offset


Originally Posted by Wake|MCS
Look like Enkei RPF1's. Only they don't come in that color...
hummmm...
 
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 03:52 PM
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These way 14.5lbs @ 17x7.5, the 16" version weighs 11.5lbs


 
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
15x7 4x100 40mm offset




hummmm...
What's Hummmm supposed to mean, lol

Spill it.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 04:28 PM
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Ummm... arent those stoptech rotors on the wrong side of the car? Shouldn't the grooves be going the other direction? Nice wheels btw.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 04:36 PM
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no way~~!

just kiddin with ya.



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These way 14.5lbs @ 17x7.5, the 16" version weighs 11.5lbs


 
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 04:37 PM
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Ummm... arent those stoptech rotors on the wrong side of the car? Shouldn't the grooves be going the other direction? Nice wheels btw.
that's just reflection you are seeing off his lambo's door.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Calaway16
Ummm... arent those stoptech rotors on the wrong side of the car? Shouldn't the grooves be going the other direction? Nice wheels btw.
That's the kinda humour I like , you would have got me too, if it was not for the fact that stoptec label's everything really well and even gives you pictures to follow.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 05:11 PM
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I wouldn't know. I've just seen that Wilwoods, Porsche, etc. all have the grooves going the other direction. If that's the way stoptech does it, wierd. It doesn't make any sense to me.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Mini-Wingnut
Did something change on the 07's? I'm running the 1.2's without any problems with the TPMS.
the later build, mines a week 40, MINIs have direct TPMS which have a sensor on the inside and require rims with special mounting points or something... from what i understand, its just a slight flat spot to allow the sensor to be attached to the inside of the rim.

got any pix of your car?
 
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Calaway16
I wouldn't know. I've just seen that Wilwoods, Porsche, etc. all have the grooves going the other direction. If that's the way stoptech does it, wierd. It doesn't make any sense to me.

Big Brake Kits and Wheels... Updated List ( 1 2)

There's 2 set's of wilwoods here that show the same direction as mine .
 
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Old Dec 9, 2007 | 08:13 PM
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the best way to determine which way the rotors whould mount is to look in the way the vent's on the ventilated rotors spin towards.

Slotted rotors have slots for reason i won't type out but they all do the same thing. It way the slots are made are more for cosmetic.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by ghosthound
the later build, mines a week 40, MINIs have direct TPMS which have a sensor on the inside and require rims with special mounting points or something... from what i understand, its just a slight flat spot to allow the sensor to be attached to the inside of the rim.

got any pix of your car?
Here's a couple of pics:



 
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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by g antonelli
im looking for some black or grayish racing wheels anyone got any recommendations?
You may want to check http://www.edgeracing.com. We have some good sales going on right now for Mini's. Let me know if I can assist you with anything.

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Old Dec 10, 2007 | 03:19 PM
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I give. It doesn't make sense to me because the gasses should be "swept away" using centrifugal force. danielo is right. I found a picture earlier showing the exact direction of the vents in the rotors but I can't find it now. The slots are there for a reason.
 
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