nice.

for pics you can just hit the little insert picture icon and put the http addy from a photobucket account, or other hosting site... or you can put them in your gallery. I think from there you can right click the pic in your gallery and go to Properties and copy its http address and then put it in the box

or email em to me

 

Awesome! Where did you get them??

 

the 104s?. TireRack.com

 

Yep! Tire rack. Mounted with TPMS sensors and the Yoko's installed.

 

Here's a picture of my Elbrus 104 with Toyo Proxes 215/45/17. Tires are too big and they rubbed on the fenders edge. So I had to switch to 205/45/17. 205's actually looked better to me. The 215 made it looked like a 4x4 (too high). I also tried 235/40/17 at first, but obviously that did not work. Fortunately my local tires shop (Les Schwab Tires) allowed me to try various tire sizes at no extra charge. So maximum tire size you can fit on a +38 is 205. FYI my car is lowered with HR springs, also had the black fender flares painted to match the body. Note the plastidipped grill, side scuttles & headlight trim. Anyway I'm getting ready for my AMVIV trip to Vegas tomorrow morning. In case for those who do not know AMVIV (A Mini Vacation in Vegas – www.amviv.com).

Love this Elbrus! Thanks to iwashmycar.

 

So that pic is with 215/45/R17? Definitely post pics with the current setup as well (205/45). I'd like to see that. Did you also consider 215/40? Just curious.

Thanks!

 

That’s with the 215/45. Did not try 215/40 but looking "too high" is not the problem. I was just referring to the appearance. There is plenty of head room. The real problem is the width. If you are looking at the rear driver side tire, the problem area is at approximately 2 o’clock position.

Took me 12 hours to get to Jackpot NV from Seattle. Car is filthy because of snow earlier in the morning. Still got another 7 hours to Las Vegas tomorrow. Will be happy to post pictures as soon as I arrive Vegas and get the car washed. AMVIV here I come!

 

New pictures of my Elbrus above from my AMVIV trip.

 

those look great! much better with real tires IMO. my stockers are odd, but someday ill get a better fitting tire

 

LOL i just got an email from you Amman. Not sure if you sent it before or after those last pics above. If not, here are the 205/45 Toyo Proxes:

 

I sent that a few weeks ago. But thanks for posting that.

I do not know why but I can no longer insert an image to any of my post on this web site. This web site will only let me attache a URL address, when I click on the "insert image" icon. Must be a setting in this web site, but I have no luck finding a way to change that. How unfortunate, because I have many and better pictures of my Mini that I have hoped to share with you all.

 

You have a gallery here on NAM where you can upload photos. Click on the "My Gallery" link in the left column.

You can then link to those photos in threads.

 

In the first pics of your car with the wheels did you already have the springs to lower you??

 

I really like them, I just wonder what they'd look like on my AB.

 

Yeah. Its because of the ebrake on the driveway... back goes up a lot lol

 

ohhh ok you dont rub at all do you??

no spacers??

 

Ive only rubbed once or twice (tire to wheel well carpet) when hitting a speed hump without seeing it...basically bottomed out the suspension, which i hope never happens again lol... just an accident.

Id like to go lower once i can afford coilovers.

 

I always thought Elbus wheel was nice. Although tire look too narrow for wheel. Rim is protruding a bit

 

yup. No rim protectors on stock runflats. Would like to go to a 215 Non RF before they go back on for summer


LAST EDIT, since I dont feel like bumping the thread. The clear started flaking on these where it is cleared over the black paint. From what I have heard it can happen from 3 months to over a year, as in my case. Even with religious waxing and almost daily microfiber / QD cleanings, it still happened.

So I plastidipped them and I must say it looks even better lol.

If they were not such a heavy wheel, I would love to have them powdercoated gloss black, but it would be more worth it to go lighterweight for my next set, as I have felt the difference it can make with my various other winter setups...

 

I live with lots of winter salt on the roads, and I'm thinking about getting Elbrus 102's for winter tires. The "Ice Coating" sounds good, but does it really withstand nasty conditions, like road salt? Thanks, -- Dave

 

Well it didn't stick to the black painted parts of mine (see above).

They have since discontinued or at least stopped making the i04's I have. Maybe they are just re-engineering or something, but I have seen a boatload of complaints about the clear chipping.

The i02s seem to have been around a while so they might be much more durable. They also dont have the black paint, which appears to be the issue (at least on mine)

 

That is exactly what "Ice clear coat" is designed to do. Elbrus offers a 3 year finish guarantee - they are also the only machined finish wheels TireRack recommends for winter!

Alex

 

Wow. thats is incredibly surprising to hear. I guess if mine weren't in a powder-coating oven right now i'd warranty them lol