Ok….My concern is that the gunmetal will not be to dark for the Cosmic Blue…I've seen them on the White Countryman in pictures. So all I would need to by is the 4 TPMS..for around 50 per sensor ? I'd like to keep the existing set as a set to either sell or for the winter. I noticed your price is about 20.00 less per wheel..that will help for shipping. What's your feelings on the gunmetal with the Cosmic (dark) Blue? Also are they in stock and are the Sensors available from you as well. Thanks again! Fred

 

I think it would look great. But black is also a nice option.

We've got some on the way, but place an order to make sure they don't get bought out from under you. Yes, we stock the TPMS sensors, HERE.

--Dan
Mach V

 

Thanks Dan…for you time & the information. I hope to get an order this week with you guys for both the wheels & TPMS. As far as I understand…No spacers are required and stock lug nuts will work..unless you would recommend others.

 

Correct.

--Dan
Mach V

 

Any chilli Red pics, Please.....

 

 

skrzastek, thanks for the pic..Any info on wheel and tire sizes?

 

I replaced the stock 16x6.5 wheels that came on the car with the 16x7 RB's with the stock tires

 

My stock run-flats still have good tread so I will be keeping those for a little while longer. Will the 17.5 Rota RB's work and whats the difference(besides width) between the 17.5's and 17's?

 

They're not 17.5". They're 17" in diameter by 7.0" wide (stock wheels) or 17" in diameter x 7.5" wide (Rota RB). Despite being wider, the RBs are lighter than all the OEM MINI 17" wheels.

--Dan
Mach V

 

here is my 2010 MCS with my flat black RB's. I've had them on since April but haven't thought of posting them.
Thanks Dan for everything you've helped me with and supplied me!!!

 

Looks great.

--Dan
Mach V

 

what offset are you guys using?
they look pretty flush with the fender, I cant stand how the stock wheels are sucked in.

 

Flat black looks great when the lights hits it. Too bad it doesn't come with a polished lip or I would be all over it in a heartbeat.

Can someone with gunmetal enlighten me to the actual color of it please. I understand gunmetal to be a slight bronze in color, but all the pictures in the thread show that the color is just a dark silver. Kind of like anthracite. Does the rim look bronze at all in person?

 

I chose the flat blacks due to the entire wheel being black without the polished lip. with the brake dust from the car, the flat black hides a lot of it. it also saves me from cleaning my wheels every few days.

as far as the backspacing. i believe they are the same as stock wheels. i'm running 15mm H&R wheel spacers on mine. i didn't care for the look of a sucked in wheel either.

 

The 16x7 RBs we sell are usually +40. The 17x7.5 are +45.

Flat black doesn't come with a polished lip, but gloss black does.

Here's gloss black and gunmetal:



Rota's "gunmetal" to me looks more like a glossy, dark metallic brown. But again, see the picture above.

--Dan
Mach V

 

I know this is a rota rb thread,but Dan can u give any info on enkei wdm performance rims?I want2go17in from stock16in on 07MCS.

 

Thanks for the pic. I do see a bit of a brownish tint to it in that picture.

My '11 MC is pure silver and I'm just trying to decide whether to go with flat black or gunmetal. While the flat black is nice I do prefer a little contrast provided by the polished lip. Gloss black is a little.. too glossy..

 

Thanks again to Dan@ Mach V and the crew over at Fast Mini..for getting out a 5th Nuespeed 19" Gunmetal wheel and expediting (1) TMPS for my Countryman!
Great Team!!

 

Sorry, we don't sell Enkei, so I can't really comment on them.

Thanks again for your business.

--Dan
Mach V

 

I realized I didn't have any nice pics of my car with my summer wheels and tires so I took some this morning. So this shows that the dark wheels with polished rims do work on cars with white roofs.

Got the wheels from Dan at Mach V - Thanks Dan.

 

NightFlyR, looks great! Where did you find your stone guards? I can't seem to find any that go all the way to the door.

 

This is a great thread! Getting ready to purchase the 17" RB's for my wife's black Cooper S, but have a question about the tires.

I need to keep runflats on the car, so she doesnt' get stranded somewhere. Looks like appropriate size tire is to go to a 215/45/17, but they don't make runflats apparently for that size.

SO, has anyone put the 205/45/17's on the 7.5" wheel? Is it stupid looking? I know it's not much of a difference, but don't want a dumb looking setup.

 

My 2010 MCS came with 205/45R17 runflats. I'm running the same size tire now in a non runflat summer tire.

 

Thanks but that's not really my question. I need to keep runflats because we don't have room to carry a spare. So I need to know what the OEM runflat tire size (205) looks like on a 7.5" rim. I don't think it's enough to matter, but just wanted to see if anyone had an experience with it.