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Old 03-19-2008, 09:46 AM
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Tenzo R Type M 18x8 45 offset

Has anyone put these wheels on their Mini? Its a new wheel for 08 and they look incredible.

http://www.1010tires.com/wheel.asp?w...M+%2D+Charcoal
 
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Old 03-19-2008, 09:57 AM
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Ohh, very nice, bit high the offset no?

 
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I haven't seen them on a MINI, but here and here are some pics of them on other cars. I considered the machined face version myself, but decided to go with a different wheel.
 
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Old 03-19-2008, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by roofaS
Ohh, very nice, bit high the offset no?
They offer them in 37 offset also.
 
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37 offset and 3mm spacers would be perfect
 
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Those are awsome. My buddy just told me about them last week. Nice

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Is the 45 offset too much with a 18x8 wheel?
 
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Old 03-20-2008, 04:17 PM
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God I want those wheels in the black with red lip SOOOOOO bad, but I too was a little worried about the 8" wide wheel and the offset. The 18x8 Tenzos seem to be working for this guy though...

 
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Originally Posted by rattmobbins
God I want those wheels in the black with red lip SOOOOOO bad, but I too was a little worried about the 8" wide wheel and the offset. The 18x8 Tenzos seem to be working for this guy though...

And this guy:
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Old 03-21-2008, 05:49 AM
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Gad... these are sweet. I ended up with ASA AR2s for my winter wheels, but would have loved a set of 17x7 of these instead... price is a little high (compared to the ASAs) though... If I didn't already have black R105s for my summer wheels, I'd be looking at the 18x8s for those.

Anyone have pics of these on a MINI?
 
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Old 03-21-2008, 08:33 AM
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Yeah, I agree. I like these more than the ASA AR1's--which I'm looking at--but I just can't justify paying $100 more per wheel. Looks like ASA's it will be this summer!

But damn those look sweet in bronze.
 
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Old 03-21-2008, 08:46 AM
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Originally Posted by rattmobbins
God I want those wheels in the black with red lip SOOOOOO bad, but I too was a little worried about the 8" wide wheel and the offset. The 18x8 Tenzos seem to be working for this guy though...

These are actually 18 x 7.5
 
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if anyone gets these pleeeease post pics and say how they are cuz i want some bronze ones....
 
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I saw the bronze type M's and it's the only wheel that would tempt me away from my webspokes!
 
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Old 04-06-2008, 10:01 AM
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Like Skillet said above, the Mach 10 (ten spokes) shown above are 18x7.5 with a 42 offset. I've had them on mine for about eight months and when I saw the new Mach 8 I was interested until I saw that they were 8" wide.
 
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I have some 17" type-m's coming in black with the red stripe.
 
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Old 04-14-2008, 08:28 PM
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ooo cant wait
 
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Nice wheels by how heavy are they?
 
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Old 04-15-2008, 06:30 AM
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Nice Post when you get them
 
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I was looking at the M's also as they look great ... but just as an FYI ... check this thread on another forum about the M's ...

http://www.mazda3forums.com/index.php?topic=107526.0

the spokes stick out further from the lip giving them a weird look. A darker wheel might not be as prominent, but the machined one on that car looks strange.
 
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Originally Posted by weezer2282
I have some 17" type-m's coming in black with the red stripe.
Yep! I'd love to see the pics and have the full specs on your purchase. I'd probably go with 17" too.
 
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They should be here next week. I'll post pics when I get them on. Package shipping weight with the rims plus Falken 912s in 205/45/17 is 40lbs. These looked interesting and they weren't too expensive. They are going on a 60 mile a day daily driver so I was looking for something inexpensive or else I would have stayed with the stock 16" rims. There's lots of other rims out there that I like that would probably have been $1-2k more, but I couldn't justify that for a daily driver. If I don't like them or they are crap then I can sell them and go back to the stockers.
 
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Got the tires and rims in today and put them on this evening. I like them a lot. I love how quiet the Falkens are compared to my worn out Yoko's. They were purchased from wheelfire.com and they were very friendly and provided great service. Packaging when I received them was excellent. I'm very pleased with how they look. Seeing those pics of this style rim on some other cars gave me a few second thoughts. Right now I am very pleased. I am also lowered on JCW suspension.
 


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