New wheels...rally cool, or chav bling??

Bladerider · Post by **Bladerider** » Mon May 21, 2007 11:12 am

Not that my opinion counts (according to another site

),

But I think they look OK, but not WOW.

I think this is down to a couple of factors - the ultra low profile tyres you have had to fit enhances the appearance of wheelarch gap - chunky black tyres in a chunky black hole look right, skinny black tyres (particularly next to white rims) in a chunky black hole doesnt look right. So I guess you need to wind the coilovers down somewhat. Also the spokes "appear" to lean inwards near the rim edge rather than outwards - same as the BBS on the GT3 - and as such just look a bit wrong, in fact I hate the wheels on the Porsche, but they are light and they do give better performance and were cheap so they fit the bill as far as Im concerned !!

I think once you get the ride heght down they will look fine.

J.

Bladerider · Post by **Bladerider** » Mon May 21, 2007 11:31 am

I just did this quickly in Paint ( I must remember to reload Photoshop) to give an idea of what I mean,

J.

Naughty Magpie · Post by **Naughty Magpie** » Mon May 21, 2007 1:39 pm

I like the white wheels better.

Fast Eddy · Post by **Fast Eddy** » Mon May 21, 2007 1:52 pm

Think the white wheels look great mate. Those tyres are really low profile though and this with the large diameter wheels may not be the best for the cars handling.
Hope this helps
Eddy

jungle-jim · Post by **jungle-jim** » Mon May 21, 2007 3:35 pm

loving the white hoops!!! =P~

Lloyd@JRD · Post by **Lloyd@JRD** » Mon May 21, 2007 3:36 pm

Looking good Logan :-D

RX7 · Post by **RX7** » Mon May 21, 2007 4:55 pm

Hate to say it but I really liked the old ones.

But the new white ones look great against a blue car.

blacky · Post by **blacky** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:19 pm

RX7 wrote:Hate to say it but I really liked the old ones.

But the new white ones look great against a blue car.

Think this is my problem, I love my Work rims....and these Rota's came up at a decent price, and with new tyres, and I wanted 2 sets of wheels...but now I am confused :? :? :roll:

duncan · Post by **duncan** » Mon May 21, 2007 5:52 pm

Bladerider wrote:I just did this quickly in Paint ( I must remember to reload Photoshop) to give an idea of what I mean,

J.

you are a wizard :roll:

blacky · Post by **blacky** » Mon May 21, 2007 6:42 pm

Bladerider wrote:Not that my opinion counts (according to another site ),

But I think they look OK, but not WOW.

I think this is down to a couple of factors - the ultra low profile tyres you have had to fit enhances the appearance of wheelarch gap - chunky black tyres in a chunky black hole look right, skinny black tyres (particularly next to white rims) in a chunky black hole doesnt look right. So I guess you need to wind the coilovers down somewhat. Also the spokes "appear" to lean inwards near the rim edge rather than outwards - same as the BBS on the GT3 - and as such just look a bit wrong, in fact I hate the wheels on the Porsche, but they are light and they do give better performance and were cheap so they fit the bill as far as Im concerned !!

I think once you get the ride heght down they will look fine.

J.

I understand what your saying, but there is an issue, 1. I don't have coilovers so can't wind em down, 2. even if I did I couldn't wind them down unless I really didn't want the car to handle well. As it is it sits circa 45mm lower than standard ride height and I think its even a tad too low on bumpy b-roads at the mo.

i think I will live with them for a bit then, decide, if a nice set of Rays CE28's came up I would be like a rat up a drainpipe tho =P~