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I want to start saving money for some new rims ... but i have a funny taste :
Ok, first thing, i am not only after the looks ... because i really love big rims on MX3, but that's not the only thing i want
On the other hand, i dont want to lose my performance with some oversized rims, since the K8 isnt the stringest engine around

Ok ...
15" = good performance , bad looks
16" = average performance , average looks
17" = minimum performance , good looks
18" = worst performance , great looks


Now, after the size... there is the weight
The lightest 16" rims around are these =

but they are not that good looking
Do you guys know a brand that offers really lightweight rims for our car... and 16" ??

Enkei RP-F1 Except no substitute

It's too bad that German company doesn't make the carbon fiber rims this small. Not that anyone would pay the $15,000 for them, anyway. They would be about 8 lbs.

RPF1 are some of the lightest cast rims. 16s are at 13.5 lbs. Though they will set you back a grand.

Anything lighter than that is gonna be forged (like Volk or SSR) and will cost a lot more.

And imo 15s look fine, if you got the right rims. The car is pretty small, so small rims don't look too bad. Racing 15s usually have quite a bit of a lip that makes the wheel look about an inch bigger than it actually is. Plus, when people look at your weels and see 15s, they know you're about performance, while when they look at see 18s, they laugh.

16s are probably the best trade-off, though.

Whisper wrote:RPF1 are some of the lightest cast rims. 16s are at 13.5 lbs. Though they will set you back a grand.

Anything lighter than that is gonna be forged (like Volk or SSR) and will cost a lot more.

And imo 15s look fine, if you got the right rims. The car is pretty small, so small rims don't look too bad. Racing 15s usually have quite a bit of a lip that makes the wheel look about an inch bigger than it actually is. Plus, when people look at your weels and see 15s, they know you're about performance, while when they look at see 18s, they laugh.

16s are probably the best trade-off, though.

if you get the RPF1 in 15s they weight 9lbs i do believe, and i think they look fine @ 15, and besides any one with RPF1's on there car, well they basically mean business

OutlaW wrote:I want to start saving money for some new rims ... but i have a funny taste :
Ok, first thing, i am not only after the looks ... because i really love big rims on MX3, but that's not the only thing i want
On the other hand, i dont want to lose my performance with some oversized rims, since the K8 isnt the stringest engine around

Ok ...
15" = good performance , bad looks
16" = average performance , average looks
17" = minimum performance , good looks
18" = worst performance , great looks


Now, after the size... there is the weight
The lightest 16" rims around are these =

but they are not that good looking
Do you guys know a brand that offers really lightweight rims for our car... and 16" ??

i love those wheels

other light weight wheels off the top of my head
ssr comp
volk te37
volk ce28
rega master evo
work emotions
enkei rpf1
enkei rp01
enkei rp02j

thanks for ur reply's gang ...
there were some good proposal's ... but my god ... these made me almost masturbate
Think about them with black interior and polished lip ... are u gettin horny or what ?


hooo yeah baby ... Volk CE37 --- (bolt p: 4*100) , (16" x 8 ) , weight = ( 12.41 lbs )5.629 kg ...

lol leave them how they are, there volks not cheap rims besides you repainting them would ADD more weight

Volks are overpriced, though.

Konig Britelite!

16x7", 4x100mm, 40mm offset, 15.3lb

Mnemonic - your right ... in my car color, bronze will look great
Whisper - like i allways say ... something is not overpriced if u get what u pay ... just look at the weight and built on those rims ...
tehbrookzorz - those are cool, but not for my car

can we fit an 8 inch wide wheel and make it look decent?

OutlaW wrote: Whisper - like i allways say ... something is not overpriced if u get what u pay ... just look at the weight and built on those rims ...

There are better priced wheels that are of equal quality. When you buy Volks, some of the price is paid for the brand name. They're a bit of status symbol. I mostly see Volks on expensive cars driven by some snooty jocks with rich parents. Don't really see them so much at the actual circuit.

17X7 ULTRA LIGHT WEIGHT FORGED ALUMINIUM GENUINE MAGLINE FORGED WHEELS MADE BY HR RACING FOR THE RACING ENTHUSIAST. EXTREMELY LIGHT WEIGHT APPROX 4-5 KG IN STUNNING SHADOW CHROME FINISH AND POLISHED OUTER LIP. PRICED TO IMPRESS AT ONLY $350 EACH

I know these aren't 16s, but 17s at under 5kg?!


http://www.mswt.com.au/products_closeup ... art_no=176

Yeah, forged wheels can be quite light while remaining durable, if done right, since the metal is denser and stronger, so you can have less of it.