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these are local to me, he wants $850CDN
they are extremely light (18-19lbs)
if you look on wheelweights.net they are one of the lightest cast wheels ever made
they aren't in great shape, you can tell by the pics
i would probably get them powdercoated gold (costs $400 CDN)
the problem is I really wanted 17s for comfort
even tho they are 18s they shouldn't slow me down because they are so light
what do you guys think of them, would you get them taking into account they are 18" and what do you think of his price?




This post has been edited by Promasta: Feb 11, 2009 - 11:18 AM

Sounds like a bargin...I doubt you`ll notice the lack of comfort much...as for the weight......bigger rims may weight slightly more, but the tyres are lighter (same rolling radius/less sidewall) so the diference would be minimal. They look aweome...go for it.

for that price, grab them, if you're not happy with how the feel, you can always sell them, you should have no problem getting your money back.

Those are nice rims, I believe TheShanon has them on his celi, but in gold. 17s though.

i was looking to get these when they first came out. its a great deal and you can easily refurbish if you're going to re-paint.

This post has been edited by Jdog1385: Jan 11, 2009 - 12:38 AM

The wheel specs are good, if you like the style and design buy it !!

Wheels look to plain.

These are the wheels I want to eventually get for my car in pref. 17's as well, maybe even 16,

Superleggera's have ALWAYS been a favorite wheel of mine. Can't go wrong.

can't go wrong with these wheels

Very nice, do it.

*edit.... can't figure out how to post pics hahah i forgot!!

This post has been edited by Theshanon: Jan 23, 2009 - 3:45 AM

use photobucket and copy and paste the IMG
please do, i would love to see them

Ya guys I still haven't bought these
I was looking at some used 17x8 +35 Ultraleggeras in silver but the guy isn't contacting me
Also looking at some used 18x7.5 +38 Advan RGIIs
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1590335
what do you guys think?
they look pretty damn hot to me...

^get the advans, i was on that site too to look at images of the replica advan RS's im getting very soon (tuesday). Their Stance thread is awesome its like 182 pages of awesomeness ! haha. Yeh get them will look good !! There was this one who had something x 11 wide rims. They were fat as i was like pwwwaoohhhh baddass !!!

Whats the weight on those advans?

those advans in 18x7.5 are 17.0 lbs a piece
but the guy screwed up, they are actually +48 offset, not +38
you should buy them KAOS and run a spacer haha, cause i don't want to use spacers
now looking at some used 17x7 +35 silver volk te37s
http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4097161&page=1
only problem is the narrow width
wow it so hard to find nice 17x8 5x100 +35 wheels.

if anyone has any suggestions please let me know.
if not i will have to suck it up and get those 18" oz's and live with the rubbing, bumpy ride, and slowness

This post has been edited by Promasta: Jan 24, 2009 - 4:44 PM

Dont rush. If getting 17's at 8J really what you want then hold out. Worst thing you can do is buy a set at a bargain which dont fit or not 100% what you want and then having to pay more to powdercoat them and buy spacers.
I've got a set of 17 8J Supertourismo's for next to nothing after 4 months of hunting around. IT was trashed but I have them stripped and powdercoated from black to white and the total cost was still a bargain.
18's are a hard ride and not ideal if you want some comfort and even harder if you're having stiffer suspension setups to avoid arch rub.

Are you going +35 all the way around?

yes i would like them all to be approximately +35
the volks are tempting (17x7 +35)
presure2 has 17x7 +35 and they are pretty tucked in but not too bad

not a huge fan of the superturismo's, i kinda think 16 spokes is a lot haha, they are great rally wheels tho

YEah when it comes to cleaning it is a bit of a pain in the arse.