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Old Mar 26, 2008 | 03:42 AM
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I am thinking of changing the rims on my ride... Somthing a little more rare with class. I am into 5 spoke wheels and favor split 5 spoke wheels. Sorry I suck at photo shop but these are accurate to size compared to my current 18's. They are i-forged concepts.... I need to keep the 18's as I need a rather meaty tire to keep traction to a... sorta decent level so I do not want to run 19's with streached rubber bands or anything like that...

If I order them, I am going to have the center section done in hyper black or gunmetal.
Old Mar 26, 2008 | 03:50 AM
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iforged concepts or aeros are very good.
also check out www.sevasforged.com on their r5's
if you have the money go to to hre and pick up a set of them. also check out dpe wheels.

so in conclusion

iforged aero's


sevas r5's


i really like those because the spokes have a ton of personality, i have a contact there i can probably give you if you're interested.

and for a totally different


i like them.

and of course the classics
http://hrewheels.com/wheels.php?q=/590R/595R/
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I am not really interested in spending $4000++ on a set of rims for a car I can buy used for $6000 more than the rims *LOL* That money can wait for a new toy I plan to buy worthy of rims as pricey as HRE's. Can I afford them? No problem, but common sense kicks in.
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like i said, if you really have the money you can go for hre's, the others run from 700-1000 / wheel depending on finish etc..
Old Mar 26, 2008 | 04:01 AM
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No plans to spend that money on rims
Old Mar 26, 2008 | 04:12 AM
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How about some Porsche wheels?!
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*LOL* Freakin Azbass hahaha. All vw mang
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If I were buying wheels today, I'd look no further than Boze / ZE Wheels. Rims are made to order in your choice of PCD, offset, lip size, color, you name it. You can even get custom engraved centercaps.

Best part of all? Usually in the neighborhood of $350 a wheel.
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^ not bad at all
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Originally Posted by Garage1217
*LOL* Freakin Azbass hahaha. All vw mang
Haha, come on you can make them fit!! Good luck with the search, I hate wheel shopping!
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neb, the iforged you posted are SICK
Old Mar 26, 2008 | 12:13 PM
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those sevas r5's are amazing..
how much are they exactly?
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Hey garage u sellin those 5zigen 5zrs? Ill buy em off of u
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pm me if you have questions about the wheels i posted, i don't really want to jack garage's thread
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Hey garage u sellin those 5zigen 5zrs? Ill buy em off of u
Yes they are for sale. Pm if interested.
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Originally Posted by lil_will
Originally Posted by Garage1217
*LOL* Freakin Azbass hahaha. All vw mang
Haha, come on you can make them fit!! Good luck with the search, I hate wheel shopping!
You know it man, I get the most stress out of wheel shopping. After just looking at two sets last night my wife said " Sheesh I feel like I have been shopping for hours, my mind is drained hahaha"
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Originally Posted by Dr_Isotope
If I were buying wheels today, I'd look no further than Boze / ZE Wheels. Rims are made to order in your choice of PCD, offset, lip size, color, you name it. You can even get custom engraved centercaps.

Best part of all? Usually in the neighborhood of $350 a wheel.
Wow I am impressed with what they have to offer. May look into them. I like the tach and boost wheel choices. Did not check on price yet.



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ze forged are much more than what you can get the iforges for

~700 for 2 piece
~1000 for 3 piece
Old Mar 26, 2008 | 10:56 PM
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Those look nice, DocIso.
One problem with the tC, is that the stock brakes/rotors are so crappy-looking, if you get wheels that are "open" they show all that skimpy brake/rotor junk.
You almost have to get a nice set of brakes/rotors to go with certain rims if they don't cover it up.
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Originally Posted by SciontCya
Those look nice, DocIso.
One problem with the tC, is that the stock brakes/rotors are so crappy-looking, if you get wheels that are "open" they show all that skimpy brake/rotor junk.
You almost have to get a nice set of brakes/rotors to go with certain rims if they don't cover it up.
Garage1217 already has that covered!



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