Right now I have a set of Sportmax 962 in 17x7 with a 40 offset.

Its a pretty nice wheel but I am just looking for something different.


Right now I am torn between the Rota GT3(16x7 40) in red:



Or The Sportmax 002 in black: (these range from 15x7-18x7.5 offsets from 0-40 and come in white, black, gunmetal(shown), and hypersilver.)



What do you think will look the best with a Dark Silver/Black MINI. I think the red wheels will make them pop out. The black will give it that euro look. If I did the wheels in red I might also think about the mirrors in red too. Also, would I be better going with 16's or 17's. I have always run 17's but not sure if it is the best option. I am planning on running Nitto Neogen tires as well...

 

Sportmax

 

i like this one....and it will l00k awesome on ur colour combo also if ur goin' 'euro' these would be it!

 

you gotta go rota. you will really stand out. thats my honest vote.

 

Any other opinions?

I think both these rims will hakr back to the old school japanese import racing scene...I think it will look KILLER on a MINI...

 

I own a D/S MINI and say sportmax. The red may be too much in the end

 

Have you photoshopped the red wheels yet to see how it looks?

 

No, I am not that good with photoshop.


Maybe if someone could throw a sample pic together for me.........

 

Anyone?

 

ace ... do you have pics of the 962's on your car ... that wheel is pretty hot.
by far the best of the bunch ...

 

i'll take one right now...

 

great looking wheel ... thanks!

looks like a much deeper lip in the stock photo though ...

 

Yeah thats because I think the stock photo is like 20x9 , a little different than 17x7...thats kinda why I want to get rid of the 962s...

Anyone want a deal?

 

Ace, here is a quick and very poorly done photoshop on a borrowed gallery image for you to get an idea. Dont have time to do a better job but I was curious how it would look.

Interesting, but different for sure.

 

That looks pretty sick if you ask me...

Anyother opinions/photoshop hints?

 

i am a sucker for contrast ... like the red morror caps on the GP ... but I think red wheels on a grey car might be a bit overkill ...
i really like your current setup best [/nohelpwhatsoever]

 

I vote the Sportmax 002 only because they still have a hint of the MINI look. I thought the red might be interesting until I saw Minitor's rendition. Gotta love that photoshop for making decisions.

 

actually....its also because of the offset. You will have the same problem with the 002's. I personally LOVE the look in that picture. I almost bought those exact wheels atleast 3 times. The pictured ones are the 15x8 et 0 002's . Try finding a pic of the 15x7 et35 (i think its 35 right?...maybe its 40). They look much different, and i dont want you to be surprised when you get them.

I still vote 002's though (you can get the 002's in red if you want the best of both worlds)

just to show what i mean about the lip, here are sportmaxs (not 002, but very close....the lip will look the same) with the MINI's offset....not much dish, but still very nice

 

Yeah I know that the sportmax pic is of the 0 offset wheel and that has more lip. That is kinda why I am favoring the the Rota because what you see is what you get they only make the GT3 in one size I think.

 

yah that rota is what it will look like on the MINI. They only make one offset.