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Old May 2, 2011 | 11:48 AM
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Need advice on new rims

Hi,

a little background: today i took of the tires of my old volk rays rims which should go to refurbishing next week. Unfortunately i found a cut in in of them, so refurbishing became impossible .
I'm now after nice new rims, but most are just ugly for me. What i want is: 17*8-9,5 and a 5 spoke design. maybe i get 18" but then i have to sell my new tires :S.

Those are rims i like but are either way too expensive (volk gt-c) or don't come in the dimensions i need.






Do you know any other rim that meets my demands? i know i won't get <10kg forged rims again . Thanks for help!
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Old May 2, 2011 | 12:05 PM
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I would recommend that you start going through the wheels threads because there are a lot of options out there.
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Old May 2, 2011 | 12:11 PM
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What price range are you looking at?
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Old May 2, 2011 | 03:18 PM
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Originally Posted by hondasr4kids
I would recommend that you start going through the wheels threads because there are a lot of options out there.
will do!

about price range im unsure. i prefer to get used tips?
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Old May 2, 2011 | 04:41 PM
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found:
- Enkei Klamp hyperblack in 8,5x18.
- advan avs t5 17x9 dark silver <-- favorite so far
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Old May 2, 2011 | 06:24 PM
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Ive always loved AVS model 5's, make sure you get good offsets and it will look nice.
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Old May 3, 2011 | 01:53 AM
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im probably able to get used 9x17 et20. lets see
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Old May 3, 2011 | 04:35 PM
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there seem to be some knock offs of the advan avs t5. adr kasai, exel ennio, axis musem rota battle look pretty identical. but most of them are also not available :S ... well the exel ennio are said to be absolutly crap
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Old May 3, 2011 | 06:27 PM
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Browse this site: http://www.vrwheels.com/

You can usually find some good deals on decent used wheels there.
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Old May 4, 2011 | 02:42 AM
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thanks for the link! there are currently some nice volk wheels for sale.
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Old May 6, 2011 | 01:41 AM
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bought advan avs model 5 ... 17x9 +22.
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