Rota RB wheel gallery
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I know this thread has nearly died off, but will the 15x7 with 25 or 35 offset, fit my '11 non-stop without rubbing, spacers, etc... I know most are running 17's and some 16's but I didn't see any 15's.
My car is completely stock with standard suspension but I do plan to get some lowering springs
My car is completely stock with standard suspension but I do plan to get some lowering springs
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Madgepetto (03-08-2018)
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bugeye1031 (10-03-2019)
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I am sure you have had many positive comments on the wheels, I love mine, they are strong and true, the gunmetal colour paint has held up wonderfully, but the chrome on the rim has blistered and peeled. I do not understand why, but that is a disappointing factor to me.
Regards
Regards
You can fix this several ways. Since I only had one wheel that was bad, I used aircraft paint stripper and brush it on the rims , not the spokes and it will eat off the plastic coat. Then use sand paper and start sanding the rims. You can search you tube on how to polish aluminum wheels and make them look like chrome. Once you have done this, you will need to wax the rims. This will need to be done yearly as, road salt and stuff will attack the aluminum and dull it.
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bugeye1031 (11-08-2019)
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Anyone in this thread own the actual Watanabes?(the original wheel that rotta and serveral other copied) This wheel came out in 1968-45 years old
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The Minilite design dates to 1962:
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/articl...ine-article-2/
For anyone interested in this style of wheel,
I did a small survey of minilite-style wheels available for modern MINIs,
here:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ite-wheel.html
I finally got around to mounting some 16x7 RB's on my car,
pardon the lousy pix:
Had some custom center cap emblems made too,
which are 43mm if anyone is curious.
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bugeye1031 (11-08-2019)
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It was actually Watanabe who copied Minilite!
The Minilite design dates to 1962:
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/articl...ine-article-2/
For anyone interested in this style of wheel,
I did a small survey of minilite-style wheels available for modern MINIs,
here:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ite-wheel.html
I finally got around to mounting some 16x7 RB's on my car,
pardon the lousy pix:
Had some custom center cap emblems made too,
which are 43mm if anyone is curious.
The Minilite design dates to 1962:
https://www.hemmings.com/blog/articl...ine-article-2/
For anyone interested in this style of wheel,
I did a small survey of minilite-style wheels available for modern MINIs,
here:
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ite-wheel.html
I finally got around to mounting some 16x7 RB's on my car,
pardon the lousy pix:
Had some custom center cap emblems made too,
which are 43mm if anyone is curious.
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bugeye1031 (10-03-2019)
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There’s one in post 81 of this thread but they are 16x7’s.
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ml#post3316963
https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...ml#post3316963
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I love the deepdish look of the RBR.
Seen 'em fitted to several different R53's.
I can only find them in 16x8 with a 10 offset.
Anybody know if they're available in larger offset?
Obviously a few people made these work, but is it a sacrifice of handling quality for aesthetic appearance?
Are 8" wheels pretty much guaranteed to rub even if spacers are used?
Would such a fitment imperil a driver who loves bombing undulating mountain roads?
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