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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 01:47 AM
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Default Cant Decide! Helppppp!!

Cant Decide between 3 different rims Ive been looking at, please help me decide


Option 1: Zinik Z20 Viola Black 18x7.5, offset 42




Option 2: Zenetti Mystic Black 18x8, offset 35




Option 3: TSW Montage Black 18x8, offset 35




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Old Dec 11, 2006 | 01:51 AM
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none of those. look for something different i seen alot of people with those rims
Old Dec 11, 2006 | 01:56 AM
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I have the TSW and i love them..but its up to you man...

PS i have not seen anyone here on SL w/ the TWS except for a SW one..
Old Dec 11, 2006 | 01:58 AM
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Check it on my BSP






Old Dec 11, 2006 | 02:44 AM
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Looks clean man, reaal nice. Still not sure though
Old Dec 11, 2006 | 03:10 AM
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option 1
Old Dec 11, 2006 | 03:12 AM
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I really like option 3.
Old Dec 11, 2006 | 03:13 AM
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i really dont like black wheels on the dark blue colors, but i would say #3
Old Dec 11, 2006 | 03:14 AM
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Hey bionic, i forgot to ask, did you get any rubbing when you got those rims?

Aww neothin, but i do , i think theyd look really nice with my dark tint and my soon to be smoked taillights
Old Dec 11, 2006 | 03:19 AM
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You know I didn't realize that the car was blue. I don't know about black rims with a blue car.
Old Dec 11, 2006 | 03:22 AM
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the last ones
Old Dec 11, 2006 | 03:24 AM
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I like the first one. When dealing with black wheels on blue cars I think it's best to have a little shine ie chrome lip to offset the wheel contrast.
Old Dec 11, 2006 | 04:45 AM
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i like 1 but i'd have to go with 3 because of a more attractive offset
Old Dec 11, 2006 | 05:34 AM
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Am I the only one who likes option #2? I like this option because the size and offset are pretty darn close to perfect. Also; you want to be unique and not have what other people have. Option #1 has the lug nut cover and I don't really care for those because (1) fools like to jack them and (2) sometimes they just fall off. I've seen Option #3 on at least 5 different tCs. I would stick with Option #2 or #3.

P.S. Have you looked for rims in Gunmetal or Anthracite in color? Those would look hawt on a NB tC.
Old Dec 11, 2006 | 05:41 AM
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define perfect
Old Dec 11, 2006 | 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by chrischoi
define perfect
uhh...flush? +35 offset sticks out enough where it doesn't look 'tucked' (like stocks). It's all irrelevant now because he posted in another thread that Option #2 doesn't come in the right bolt pattern.
Old Dec 11, 2006 | 02:59 PM
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Option #2 does come in the right bolt pattern, found an even better site that has lots of different wheels with tons of different bolt patterns . The only difference is this one has a slightly different logo on it, but made by same company.

Ill start looking at some gunmetal and anthracite colored rims but i choose the dark black because my tint is pretty dark and i will get smoked taillights pretty soon, so thought it would match great.

Finding the right rims is harder than i thought
Old Dec 11, 2006 | 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Edwy_NBTC06
Hey bionic, i forgot to ask, did you get any rubbing when you got those rims?

Aww neothin, but i do , i think theyd look really nice with my dark tint and my soon to be smoked taillights
Nah, not at all rides perfect, but i also have Eibach springs that only gave it a 1.2in drop.
Old Dec 12, 2006 | 02:07 PM
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Chris, which ones would you recommend? You seem like a reliable source of info
Old Dec 13, 2006 | 09:56 AM
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My pick is #3 and unlike Neo, I happen to think black rims on dark blue looks very good but thats just because I have them. LOL
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