So my rims got stolen Thursday, in broad daylight at my work parking lot.

Now I'm looking into new ones, I loved my old ones, Rota Sub Zero but I'm open to suggestions for new ones. I was thinking of painting my old ones black with a red stripe around the edge. I still have that thought but I've also started to drift towards R-Compound tires, Toyo Proxes R888. I'd love to hear what you guys think of using R-Compound for daily driving.

I'm thinking of buying some 17" Rota Sub Zero's painted black/red or something like bright orange for a race look and remove my checkered roof, but I don't know yet. I still love the look I had so I might go for the same look, just don't know. 18" R-Compounds are expensive, and I have coilovers so as long as the drop is nice 17" flows well on the MINI.

So as I said, I'm open for suggestions, my budget isn't too big, if it was I'd go for a custom wheel, I know my rims.


Toyo Proxes R888

 

WHATEVER YOU DECIDE...WHEEL LOCKS ARE ADVISABLE..!!!

 

is there some reason you SHOUT in every post? Could you please keep the SHOUTING DOWN?

thank you

 

I had wheel locks, thanks for the tip.

 

Most R' compounds slice, cut and punture way to easy for street driving.. also yeah to most wear is also a concern since they will wear out in no time..

beside that i like the tire.

 

if you're looking for 17" black wheels (they even come with a little orange), i love my Black Racing pro N1s (17"x7.5")

more pics in my gallery

 

Maybe this is alittle off subject but how did you get your wheels stolen with wheel locks on them?

 

Locks do very little... The tools to remove them are very easy to buy.. See the thing is most people loose there wheel lock key, so they have to have the tools to remove them..

 

The thief's in most cases have a couple dozen wheels locks with them. If you only have one per wheel they will take three off then snap the last stud by pulling hard.

LongBoard

 

So if locks don't really work what is the best method of protecting your wheels?

 

mario- sorry to hear.

dang, people actually steal those wheels out there in Sweden, huh?
must be a huge premium or something.

hope you find your new set of wheels soon.

 

Do some people actually have more than one lock per wheel? I guess it'd be harder to snap off two studs at the same time if you added a second lock. How about 4 sets of locks? Better yet, get 3 of your MINI friends to do the same and then swap them out so you have 16 different bolts/locks each. But who'd be in charge of the keys?

 

sorry to hear Mario

 

dang.. .i better keep an eye out on mine too..... if i were you you might want to take a gander around local forums see if your wheels turn up... or better yet, ebay.... you might just find it there...

as for suggestions of wheels, i think the subzeros worked wonders on your car... you can always go back to the same look, but pay 4 times more for the real racing harts!

 

locks stands there not to protect the wheels from getting completely stolen,
but to slow down the process. thats about it. u don't know what the thieves are capable of..

 

I bought these hoping they'd be a better solution than the typical 3+1 setup:

http://store.summitracing.com/partde...0&autoview=sku

 

thanks for that link, I have been looking all over for a set of 16. I used to have them on my Acura and Neon, it drove me crazy they didnt make a set for the Mini.

 

Beretta, Colt, Smith & Wesson, Taurus, etc.

Earl

 

Hey Mario,

I'm so sorry to hear about your rims.. It still amazes me that people steal wheels.. especially in broad daylight!!

I'll probably be picking up a set of these in the next couple months... (considering the lights too) I believe their in the 21-22lb range and a little on the pricey side at $18 hunnies..

http://www.paloubermini.com

 

Man! That SUCKS!!! The pics of your subzero's are what made me order mine! but 17"!

Black with the royal steel grey looked awesome!

 

Which will be locked in your car, unless you carry it into your workplace. Not sure if I want people to get in the habit of doing that... actually most employers won't allow it.

Seriously though, is there an effective deterrent besides choice of parking location? Would a car alarm work? Would this trigger the OEM alarm?

 

We have an OEM alarm?

 

The OEM alarm is a dealer installed option (or buy the parts and install yourself).
Hardtop
Convertible
Anybody know whether wheel theft would set it off?

 

Dang, Mario... that sucks.

Personally, I like what you had. Can you replace them? Or are they discontinued?

the Palo Uber's are hot, but $$$$.

 

Thanks for the kind words guys! The alarm will go off if you lift the car, it has level sensors.

So, here's a teaser, tires on Monday.