sweeet rims

 

I can't wait to see final pics when they're on your car. Great choice.

 

thanks theblue and toeveryhour. I got 2 of my tires today ...I'm expecting the rest tomorrow. They should be on by tomorrow if now saturday. Can't WAIT!!!!

 

niceee cant wait to see em on

 

put em on! put em on!

 

very nice im jealous, damn u!

 

Looks great. Like my Advan RGII's they are outstanding... And in Gold.. Sweet!1 Congrats. Make sure you post up pics asap!

 

awesome! the wheels I wanted but did not want to wait for 3 freakin months to ship to Hawaii... congrats on the dope wheels!

 

Just dropped my car off to get them mounted and balanced. I'm scared! I'm worried they're going to scratch or something's going to go wrong...

Wish my works luck...

 

They're supposed to call me when they're done...It's been 3 hours already.

I'm getting really scared.

 

So... it's been quite a few hours.

Any pictures (:

 

Just as I expected...everything looked fine before I left the dealership. When I got to work I was taking some pictures and they F**ked up one of em. I'm ____ed. I'll post picks when I get back from florida on sunday. *sigh

 

how did they F*** them up?

 

I wont "Work Wheels"...I dont wanna spend that kind Loot on wheels!...then Curb Check'in them or get them jacked!...lol..Those look TIGHT!...I wanna get me some Bronze wheels

 

I don't have my data cable on me but I'll post pics as soon as I get it. I'm pretty sure the first one they mounted they were a little careless and punctured the lip in three different areas. The rest were fine which I'm thankfull for. I called back and they told me they couldn't do anything about it. They told me that, "...they're made from magnesium and it's verry delicate."

Anyone care to elaborate on that? I was thinking if they couldn't mount them without shanking my lip, they shouldn't have done it at all. I was really happy with my dealership up to this incident. I'm never going back.

 

I had a dream last night that someone jacked them. I found my car on donuts. I looked around and found the guy jacking someone elses rims. Tried to knock him out but he was invincible. Every time I hit him, I made no impact at all. I woke up ____ed and then realized I still have my rims.

 

always take your wheels to an experienced specialty shop. not everyone knows how to install thinner tires on larger wheels. not all shops have the proper equipment to it correctly either. i learned that the hard way too.

 

Hell Yea..I had a dream my Hotnezz got beat-up and was in a million pieces!!
Thank goodness it was a dream though....

I get Hella Paranoid about having a TIGHT car...It sucks

 

Finally got my data cable so here are a few pics I snapped when I got back from the dealership last week. It was a bit dark outside and the pics were taken on my phone so excuse the quality. I'll get some better ones up this weekend.




Here's what bothers me. After reading around, I thought 18x8 with a 35 offset was what I needed. Although, upon ordering, I asked them what offset would be best and I was told a 45 would be fine. I haven't had any rubbing issues that I know of. Anyone think this is going to cause a problem rubbing my struts?

Here's the biggest problem.





Any suggestions as to how I should handle this? I called and talked to the service manager, which I always go to to get things done. He's always done a great job untill now. I ask him what they're going to do about it. He tells me that they can't do anything about it, that the rims are made of "magnesium" (anyone feel free to chime in on that). "Take it to a rim specialist", is what he said. I'm ____ed.

I'm wondering if I escalate this to corporate, will it be worth my time...anyone?

 

magnesium wheels cost upwards of $1000 piece and weight nothing. only a handful of companies throughout the world manufacture magnesium wheels. i doubt they are magnesium. most likely cast aluminum.

a rim repair shop can sand it down, refill, and repaint it. expect to pay $80-100 per wheel and that does not include remounting/balancing the tire.

18x8 et35 is perfect. i'd stick a 5mm spacer in the rear.