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Old Mar 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?
Old Mar 18, 2011 | 03:22 AM
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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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Old Mar 18, 2011 | 04:26 AM
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i have seen them cheaper
Old Mar 18, 2011 | 04:55 AM
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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
Old Mar 18, 2011 | 05:14 AM
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^Good luck getting them though
Old Mar 18, 2011 | 05:16 AM
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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
Old Mar 18, 2011 | 06:33 AM
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check out this thread on WFC! i think i saw a few with xxr's on there
Old Mar 18, 2011 | 07:08 AM
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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....


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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

Originally Posted by Hayseed
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
Old Mar 18, 2011 | 11:26 AM
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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.
Old Mar 18, 2011 | 03:18 PM
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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.
Old Mar 18, 2011 | 03:37 PM
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I am running 006's on my tC2.
18x9.5 +35et

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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.
Old Mar 19, 2011 | 04:56 AM
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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!
Old Mar 19, 2011 | 12:32 PM
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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
Old Mar 20, 2011 | 03:14 AM
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thanks for the correction my mistake.
Old Mar 20, 2011 | 03:17 AM
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odd widths. the quest for hella flush. why not just build custom sizes?
Old Mar 20, 2011 | 04:55 AM
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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.
Old Mar 23, 2011 | 02:21 PM
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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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