Just waiting for my 06 PW/B MCS. Do any of you have suggestions about tires and wheels? I picked up a cancelled order so I did not have the opportunity to spec out myself.

It has the sport package which comes with the 586 17" alloy wheels with all season run flat tires. It also has an dealer installed upgrade that can still be cancelled--anthracite R99's. The dealer wants $2495 including install. That seems like a total rip off. I live in the PNW so rain is my biggest issue...

Also is the dealer obligated to give me the tires/wheels in the sport package as well as any upgrade?

bitingsquirrel

 

That price for the upgrade package does seem steep. If I understand you correctly I believe that you are entitled to the standard "sport" package of 17" Slites with runflats. If you want to go with different wheels and tires and sell those, then you have to decide whether to stay with runflats (you have no spare remember), or go with one of the other ways to handle a flat (conti kit thru tire rack, etc.) and go with conventional tires. Then you decide what diameter rim, etc. There is a wealth of info and opinion on many threads here as to those options. If it was my car, I would go with 16 inch, relatively lightweight, quality wheels and given your weather situation, a high perf. all season. I like Gram Lights 16X7 in the 7spoke design (about 15lb. & $232 thru tirerack) with Pirelli Pzero Nero M+S in 205/50/16. I've had the Pzero Neros on my Audi TT for over 20K miles and they're lovely tires - Good handling, quiet, good wear, good rain capability. A package like that would run you about $1500 thru Tirerack. I believe you'd save about 10 to 12 lbs. unsprung weight per corner. You might like the bronze color wheels on your PW/B car. Just my 2cents

 

I have PW/B also. Though I have already had my set of custom wheels (Enkei RSV bronze), I still keep on looking different wheels. I think you should go with aftermarket ones. See if you like my personal choice (not in order) ...

1) Racing Sparco NS6 18x7.5 here
2) G-games Sidewinder 17x7 here
3) G-games 77 Wolf 1-piece 17x7 here
4) Wedsports TC-005 17x7 here

1) 2)

3) 4)

 

something dark...anthracite or bronze would be my first pics. The R99's are hot, just way too expensive, IMHO. I have always had great luck with Rotas...and they have some great colors as well. I have a used set of Bronze Circuit 8's i will be using on my MCS.

16" Rotas tend to run in the $500 range for a set...not too bad!

http://subydude.com always has a good range of styles & colors on the rotas....

Rota Grid


Rota Subzero

 

I love black wheels on a PW car

 

FSMINI -

I don't think any of those wheels are even avail in a 4x100 pattern. I was very interested in the sparcos but they only come in 5 bolt patterns. Nice taste, though...

-Steve

 

agreed... LOVE those Racing Sparcos!

that said, some of those wheels do have 4x100 bolt pattern, the Weds TC005 i think does come in 4x100 in 16 inch, not for 17 (at least not for the anthracite)

for PW/B, black, or bronze would look good

 

Not true, that sparco one has 4x100, but only in 18x7.5 which is a bit too big IMO, but they do have 4x100, see the link I have up there.

 

I heart Circuit 8's. They have 4x100... i was going to get them on my Miata.

Second the Black rims on the PW. Someone in my local club has black with a polished lip. Looks aboslutely stunning.

 

For street I am running a Konig Theory with graphite spokes and polished rim on my PW. If I were buying them again I would buy them in black, though. The polished rim adds a bit of brightness but the dark spokes look great with PW. They also don't show the brake dust as bad either.

 

Shame on me for not clicking the links! The sparco would be awesome in 17in.

Personally, I like gold and bronze wheels on pepper whites. Some bronze gram lights, or gold spokes with a polished lip.

 

Though I posted those four choices above, none of them are bronze, but the set I have on my MCS is bronze (you can see from the link I have at my sig.). I think bronzed goes well with PW, especially I have beige leather interior, kind of match up well IMO.

 

Oh yea, I have seen your car before, in pics. I really like the RSV wheels, and was thinking about the same size, but in anthracite for my AB/W.
How is the fit and finish? Quality?, any probs? Do you happen to have the total weight with tires? Just wheels? I heard they were about 19 lbs, and I'm hoping that is a heavy estimate. Not a bad move for an "S" to drop some weight, but I'd be going from holies, not S-lites.

 

This week, I will be installing the Konig Kolors wheel in graphite on my JB/JC MCS. They have a polished lip and you can get them with hub covers and chrome lug bolts. I paid $134 for the wheels [each] at Discount Tire. They only weigh 17# [S-lites are 25#].