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Old 03-18-2011, 02:35 AM
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cheap aggressive rims, did i mention theyre cheap? even compare to rotas? i'm tempted to pick some up.

just want to hear your thoughts on the following rims:

xxr 527 coming at 9.75" width and 20mm offset. yum
http://www.nlmotoring.com/XXR-527-Wh...p/52789542.htm

or teh xxr502. 9.5 at 35 offset, not too shabby
http://www.nlmotoring.com/XXR-502-Wh...p/50289101.htm

here's one i WISHED they had in 5x100
http://www.nlmotoring.com/XXR-521-Wh...p/52180142.htm

i haven't seen any of these rims on tc, unless the search button is playing tricks on me. what do you think? stance capable?
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thats because XXR hasnt shipped them yet lol. even to people who preordered them back in Dec....


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i have seen them cheaper
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I almost bought the 526's in 17x10 ET20. But then I realized they arent shipping. Lotsa people on WFC are ____ed about this and so I didnt buy them. (BTW onlinetires.com has them cheaper.)
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those 527's are sex
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^Good luck getting them though
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i heard that a while ago, thats why I chose the rpf1's... even though I still had to wait on those too. lol
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check out this thread on WFC! i think i saw a few with xxr's on there
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Originally Posted by davedavetC
thats because XXR hasnt shipped them yet lol. even to people who preordered them back in Dec....


NEXT!
oh that sucks, no wonder i can't seem to find any pictures of them on a tC! maybe i'll be the first :D

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I almost bought the 526's in 17x10 ET20. But then I realized they arent shipping. Lotsa people on WFC are ____ed about this and so I didnt buy them. (BTW onlinetires.com has them cheaper.)
darnnn anyone know of a retailer that's not in california? i really don't want to pay tax. but then again their location is close enough to pickup........

Originally Posted by jacobxahn
check out this thread on WFC! i think i saw a few with xxr's on there
missing link? haha
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lol you're not going to be the first, these people PRE-ORDERED them which means they get them first which means that you'll be on a wait long after they get them on their car.
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I had 527's coming in, in 2 weeks. I just canceled my order do to lack of funds.. but i ordered them a good 2 months ago.
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I am running 006's on my tC2.
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Well for anyone waiting to see the XXR 527 I'll be receiving a set in mid/late to april. In matte black with open end lugs. I was like wow not till april but whatever I'm still acquiring more parts anyway like a new precision wastegate and other stuff. It won't be hella flush because some of roads in Central Florida will cause issues with that setup but I might get spacers just to make it look clean and not tuck like I am now. Anyway I'll be sure to post some pictures of how they look.
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oh also CLEan THird gen Wellesley looks good.
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Originally Posted by davedavetC
lol you're not going to be the first, these people PRE-ORDERED them which means they get them first which means that you'll be on a wait long after they get them on their car.
ok ok, i don't care if im the first or not, i just wanna see how it looks like. ive been looking up advan rcIII cause it's similar looking, but it lacks aggressiveness


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i'll look forward to when you get them!
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Originally Posted by GUNNIST14
oh also CLEan THird gen Wellesley looks good.
his car is a SECOND gen, there is no third gen. lol
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thanks for the correction my mistake.
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Old 03-20-2011, 03:17 AM
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odd widths. the quest for hella flush. why not just build custom sizes?
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^That'll actually take some measuring to do to get it done(yet all you gotta do is look at the Aggressive wheel thread and can go from there what size you'd like), guess some just want to just bolt on and go now and not wait for later. IDK.
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I have the 521's on my car and they have held up well enough driving around downtown atlanta everyday
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