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Old Apr 29, 2009 | 03:14 PM
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good site man. Ill check em out before I purchase.
Old Apr 29, 2009 | 03:54 PM
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anyone familiar with the site called buywheelstoday? They have the TSW thruxton, 19" for 175 a piece which aint bad.

http://www.buywheelstoday.com/products/Thruxton+(Hyper+Black).bwt
Old Apr 29, 2009 | 04:35 PM
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it's not a bad price but to be honest i hate those wheels =(

check BBB to see if they are okay to shop at
Old Apr 29, 2009 | 04:43 PM
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Can you give me the link to the site?
Old Apr 29, 2009 | 05:11 PM
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vwvortex usually has plenty of goodies for our cars
Old Apr 30, 2009 | 02:35 PM
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Thanks guys...that's all I'm saying... I was hoping to do good and cheap...looks like I'm not doing it.


I'm debating on somethings. Get tires this weekend; something good but cheap. I go to a tire shop that sells high quality at warehouse price. Plus, they usually throw in small 5% discount for being a sister in law to a regular customer. I only want to spend $400-ish so I can give them a downpayment on order for wheels.

Here's the thing, my brother in law stated doing "package" is better cause they don't charge much for tires. If I do this, I'm limited to Motegi's & Hankooks or Rikens. I clearly don't want to follow the locals.

TSWs on the other hand, this name is one of the shops recommended wheel companies. Which could easily score me a deal. The more and more I see those Indy 500s in chrome

Anyone has any tire names I should go for with TSWs
Old Apr 30, 2009 | 04:50 PM
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chrome = no
Old Apr 30, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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^Ditto...Chrome is a NO-NO for tCs....try polished metal, or gunmetal....
Old May 1, 2009 | 04:22 PM
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Anyone have suggestions for a set of tires, trying to keep it around $100 which is tough. I need 225/35/19. Any opinions are cool
Old May 1, 2009 | 08:59 PM
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100 for all four? you can go to a used tire shop for htat lol

you can find azenis for 142 each though
Old May 2, 2009 | 06:09 PM
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http://www.memoryfab.com/wheels/used/a20080220141042/

theres a good deal! And Sick offsets!

try discounttiredirect.com for tires
Old May 2, 2009 | 06:26 PM
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would those even fit our cars? o.O
Old May 2, 2009 | 06:30 PM
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yep. it'd be perfect fitment
Old May 2, 2009 | 06:31 PM
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Well I could see the front fitting fine i'd be more worried about the rear lol i'd imagine fender rolling would come into play for that?
Old May 2, 2009 | 06:33 PM
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same for the front.

you'll need to roll but it'd be perfect
Old May 2, 2009 | 06:34 PM
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go figure all the good deals show up when i'm trying to pay off the car lol oh well...I love the VS-XX in silver
Old May 2, 2009 | 07:00 PM
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this is from a while back but,
Originally Posted by ScionTEK
Seiko/Citizen watches = Axis/Motegi
NO. Seikos aren't as expensive as other watches b/c they don't have 24k gold and diamonds sprinkled on, but they are one of the most precise and accurate watches out there. BAD analogy. why do you think seiko is used in sport events as the official time keeper. seiko takes function > form, whereas axis and motegi is the other way around.
Old May 2, 2009 | 07:23 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignoratio_elenchi
Old May 2, 2009 | 07:25 PM
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^ logic hurts my brain >.<
Old May 2, 2009 | 07:33 PM
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lolwuh?
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