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Old 03-10-08, 03:22 PM
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Gold rims?

Do ya'll think Gold rims would look good on a 10th aniv white FC? The rims are Konig Feather 17", 7 1/2" wide. A friend is selling them cheap and I cant pass up a good deal. Thanks
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white and gold look real good
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What's the offset on them?
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I'm thinking that a 6 spoke would probably look the best.

Gold wheels would look sharp on black and white 7s
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The offset is 45, the tires are 215 45 17.
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My friend is coming by this weekend to test fit the rims. They are 10 spoke. I hope they look good. If I get them I will get my stock rims repainted and new skins for them. I will get a pic and post it so you all can help me decide.
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I dont think you should buy them... What car were they on before? Was it by any chanceFWD like a Civic or a mini cooper? That offset sounds very "front wheel drive only" to me. But then didnt the MR2 have +42 offset?
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stock offset is 40MM. 45MM offset for 7.5 wide rims will not fit without adapters. Unless you are running on coils then you might have a bit more inner clearance.

Here is a chart:
http://www.fc3spro.com/TECH/MODS/RT/rims.htm
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Here is mine w/ mostly gold rims.


And this pic shows them right after the car wash. They sparkle in the sun!

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no. Black is better for a white car.

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i take it your looking for something like this:




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The rims and tires are brand new, he is a rim ***** with a honda.I will test fit them and check the inner clearance, if it is too close, I will not buy them. I'm still not sure I will like the color. We'll see. Thanks all
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Originally Posted by 10thaniv
My friend is coming by this weekend to test fit the rims. They are 10 auto body part spoke. I hope they look good. If I get them I will get my stock rims repainted and new skins for them. I will get a pic and post it so you all can help me decide.
You already got the pic?? Let me see..
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We test fitted the rims today and the +40 offset is too close to the strut. I will not be buying them. Here is a pic to show how it looked.
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good thing you didnt buy. i like the stock 10ae look. very classic
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I think I will just get the stock rims repainted and get some nice tires for them.
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here are my 16X8 bbs rims, it would look perfect if i slammed my car
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yes.
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Gold almost looks good on any color
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Gold works really well on white, I'm planning on picking up a set of gold 17s for my white celica.
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Originally Posted by Rxxx-7_GSL-SE
here are my 16X8 bbs rims, it would look perfect if i slammed my car
hey those look like my rims:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...t/CONVAR66.jpg
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Originally Posted by 10thaniv
We test fitted the rims today and the +40 offset is too close to the strut. I will not be buying them. Here is a pic to show how it looked.
WOW, thank God you didn't buy those wheels. How ugly and the offset is for FWD cars. I agree with the guy who said keep the stock 10ae wheels. That is unless you actually spend some serious cash on nice wheels.
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