Nice! What offset is that? +42?
Im hoping to get the RSIIs this spring!

 

Yep +42.

Awesome, I did look at the RSIIs as well. Pretty sweet!

 

After scouring the internet for months, I finally found a set and someone willing to ship them, all the way from Finland! BBS RC 321, 16x7.5, et 35. I've been wanting these wheels for a long time. I just have this one wheel so far, the others were sent separately and have been stuck in customs for some reason for over a week. I'll post pictures when the rest come in and I put them on.





I also need to decide what tires to put on them. I'm considering 205/50, 215/45, or 225/45. I'm not sure how the 225/45 would look -- I like a chunky tire, but I think generally that looks better with a concave or "deep dish" wheel. The spokes on these wheels are pretty much straight and aren't concave at all -- any opinions on whether a meaty tire would look good on these wheels? I think I'm leaning towards 215/45, as that will probably be a more "straight" look with the wheels. Not sure if the fender gap will be more noticeable, but I plan on lowering sometime in the future anyway.

 

I can finally post something in this thread!

...actually I could've posted a few months ago. I bought white Sparco Assetto Garas when Tire Rack put them on sale a while back, then laziness and lack of need kept them in their boxes for a while.



Then recently I noticed a bump in the sidewall of one of my tires which gave me an excuse to buy some tires and use the new wheels. When they get here at least. For now, this is why I've been putting it off:



I always planned to paint the barrels blue cause why not, might as well match my mirrors and interior color line. And white alone just wasn't ricey enough for me. That and it'll hide brake dust back there better than white (I got some Opti-Coat so hopefully that won't get too bad). A few spokes in I started wishing I had gotten the OZ Crono HTs (5 spoke) years ago...I've pretty much been masking off all day and just got the second wheel ready for paint before stopping for the night. I have the process somewhat down now, but it's still taking forever.



Realistically it'll just look black most of the time once mounted, but hopefully I'll be able to catch a bit of the blue now and then if the sun hits it right.

 

17x7.5 Volk RE-30's in Mag Blue.

 

Here it is up close because from the distance it's rather dark.

 

Nice! What size tire is that? I also just got 7.5" width wheels as well and I'm debating between 205, 215, and 225 for the tires. Your set up looks pretty good.

 

Okay, you sold me. Thats the look I want when I get my Mini. That is simply beautiful, but mine would have some carbon fiber bits on it.

 

Thanks. You'll want to go with 215. Better size. 225 is more tire and not necessary.

 

Awesome Mini right there!

 

What's the weight on those wheels ra2fanatic? Also what wheels are those in your sig with the MCS dark silver?

 

The Dark Silver R56 is my friend's S. He has my old gold CE28N's. The CE28N's are believed to be 13.8lbs and my RE-30's are 14.3lbs. Both are forged monoblock.

 

this is the ***** effing $h1t wheel raght here:

R90 Cross Spoke Design Composite Light Alloy Wheel
24.1lb (10.95kg)
Silver
7J x 17
Model Years 2002-2012
Accessory on all models ($3,599)





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Like the R90's , the predecessor to the R98 web spokes and was in anthracite for the MC40 MINIs.

They came in a single piece 16" R90 16 X 6.5 J ET:48 version also.




The R90's in the 17" came in Silver face, Anthracite ( MC40 ), and Black. I believe the fasteners are titanium like the R98 web spokes.

 

Very nice car.

 

What offset are those?

 

Per their website the only size they offer are the 17x9" with an ET20. Which seems huge to me... lol I'm looking at 16x8's on 205/40/16's sitting on Megan coils and have been nervous... but people keep telling me it will look sick... so saving and hoping for the best now lol.

 

^^^ it's not bad , I got 16x8 20 offset and its fine

 

And yours looks a million times better too. Your wheels actually fit in the wheel wells.

 

Not mine but i WANT!!!!! (porsche 928 series 2)
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Finally got these damn things mounted:



And not that this is the thread for them, but the mirrors aren't done yet. Gotta finish my blue ones, and need chalk for those chalkboard paint ones there.

 

Double Post

 

Finally got around to putting these on: BBS RC 321, 16x7.5 et 35 on 215/45 Kumho Ecsta XS. These wheels in this size and offset were extremely hard to come by, and I actually can't find any picture of a Mini with these wheels in 16" size on the internet. So possibly this is the first time a picture of these wheels in this size on a Mini are posted online! Feel free to burst my bubble if you know some already posted somewhere, though, haha!

The pictures are with Megan EZ Street Coilovers, which I had installed at the same time as the wheels. They could go lower, but I'm happy with it for now:

 

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