17" wheel recommendations.

[Turbo_Steve]

Lee, I wasn't advocating 18's just the manufacturer.....and agreed the GTRs aren't the best looking wheels on a legnum. Looked evil on the 300 though!

[Nikola]

have you tried wolfrace? not to everyones taste but they look good on my vr4 in my opinion, check out my gallery

[Beastlee]

OK, so it looks like I'm getting the Team Dynamic Pro Race 1.2 in a 17x8.0 ET38. They apparently weigh in around 9.5kg per wheel which seems prety good, although not as good as the OZ Ultralegerras which are not available in the UK in my size and colour right now.
Here's a pic :


I can't get my arches rolled so I'm not sure if I shoud go for the 235/45/17 or 225/45/17 now. Still not decided between the F1 Asymettrics or the Vredestein Sessantas either. Need to decide as Demon Tweeks will be calling any second to sell me the wheels. £525 for the 4 wheels and another £300 for the tyres...should look nice though!

[WildCards]

Are Demon Tweeks the cheapest Lee? They're normally known for being quite steep for most products. Give the Sessantas a try.

[Beastlee]

The tyres will be from Camskill and a fantastic price for either.

The wheels are from D/T only because they can do them VAT free where most other companies refuse to make the effort. THe only other place so far was POTN and they want an additional £185 for the same thing so D/T seem pretty good so far. Tax off I get the wheels for £446.

[WildCards]

Tax off I get the wheels for £446.

See You Next Tuesday

[Beastlee]

That's the Team Dynamics ones although I'm still not sure about them. As for the guy at D/T he has neglected to call at 9AM like he was supposed to.

The wheels are supposed to be about 9.5kg each...not as light as the OZ ones but do you consider them 'light'? I've still never seen the offical wieght of a standard 16" alloy yet.

[bradc]

neither The EVO 8 wheels are about 9kg and the 7's are 10kg

[WildCards]

Well, to put the weight into context, the standard 205 1.9 GTi alloys were 8kgs if Speedlines or 9kgs if SMR's, and they're 15x6". So yes, 9.5Kgs for a 17" wheels is light.

[Beastlee]

Wooho, just waiting on POTN to call me about the Ultralegerras but if they haven't done so shortly I will kick D/T to send me out the Team Dynamics.

[Beastlee]

Well D/T suck. I originally asked for the OZ wheels but they reckoned they would have to get them shipped from Italy but couldn't get my size either. So they then recommended the others.....which they can't get for 3 weeks!!!!
So they just calle dme back after I told them poke off and they now have Matt Graphite (See pic further up) OZ Ultraleggeras in my size but they now want 750+VAT for them!!!! I told them to go screw themselves.

[WildCards]

www.performancealloys.com has them for £768 inc VAT Lee. Would they do them VAT free for you?

[WildCards]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/550177.htm
or
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/525106.htm

[Beastlee]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/550177.htm
or
http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/525106.htm

First ones are a waste of time TBH they won't split and they want collection only.
Second ones have an e-mail from me but I doubt they are still available after 42 days.

I want to kill the guy a D/T right now.

[Beastlee]

www.performancealloys.com has them for £768 inc VAT Lee. Would they do them VAT free for you?

POTN is still cheaper at £700 and I know they will take the VAT off that price. I need to start looking in Germany as the prices are starting to become comparable.

[Beastlee]

Have tried other suppliers, it appears OZ will only make the Ultralegerras in an ET45 fitment now! How useless for most cars.

[MikeKey]

Enkie RP-03 s?

[stuey]

i'd personally buy an EVO fitment set from uk ebay, just check the'll ship to germany by courier, sounds like less hassle..

[Beastlee]

Mike, they're OK but a little pricey. I'm looking to pay about £500-600 max unless it's the right set of OZ wheels.

Stu, ebay is a definite no. Not only do I not get them VAT free I don't trust them with anything. If the wheels turn out not to be as advertised can you imagine the grief of getting them back from Germany let alone the UK. I imagine eBay and Paypal would wash their hands altogether!

[Beastlee]

Well, I am back in play again. Neither of the Pistonheads advertises even responded to my e-mails and POTN just plain don't give a crap about customer service. They haven't answered their phone or my e-mails for two weeks now. I had heard bad things about them in the past from other suppliers and clubs but now I know for sure. I told them exactly what I thought of them.

So D/T and POTN are a waste of space, however....., I managed to get in touch with RareRims.co.uk about some Rota Torques (as per Caveman's car). They were very very helpful but were unable to sell me my fitment in silver...so I went for bronze instead. Excellent price and only 7.9kg a wheel! I turned down the wheel and tyre package as the tyres were a bit steep and not the ones I want. I think the postage is a little steep at £80 for a courier service for 32kg to Germany but if they get here safe then I'm more than happy.

I'm still in negotiation with Camskill as they recently changed their policy about BFPO. Scott is tryting to sort things so hopefully I'll be getting some Eagle F1 Assymetrics to fit on the car. I finally decided on 225/45/17 as they are £18 cheaper a set and there's absolutely no chance of rubbing...so I'm told.

Let's see how things progress.