Here's the deal... I finally find a set of wheels that I REALLY like and Enkei decides to discontinue them! And this after a long battle with Wheels Next after they sent me this wheel but in the wrong size! So I actually had a set, returned them expecting to get new ones, and now they tell me that it's discontinued. DOH! They said they want to work with me to get me a deal on another set of wheels and they dont' recommend getting a discontinued wheel and I agree.... sooo... Does anyone know of a wheel that looks like this? I really like the seven spoke design, the way the spokes curve in at the top, and the polished lip. I think the closest I've found is the Axis 7 mods, but they only come in 18x7.5, I would like to stay with 18x7.

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. I have been to just about every website looking for these, so I hope that I am just missing something. I am almost to the point where I throw my hands up and just ride around on steelies.

thanks guys!!

 

I haven't really seen'em. Those are phat though!

 

Just because they are discontinued doesnt mean they are still not available in places. I am sure there are wheel shops all over the country with them still in stock somewhere. If you are desperate, you could always look at the online yellow pages for various cities, calling up wheel shops in those places seeing if they have any in stock.

I have seen tons of 7 spoke designs, but nothing quite like those... I've always loved Enkei's rims, got some Enkei CDR-9's on my box.

 

Hrm, there is the G-Games 77 Falcon... but I think that is only 18x7.5. Maybe you could look at the HRE 648 or the Volk GT 7. I can't think of any other 7 spoke wheels... the Axis Mod 7 are probably your closest match...

If you don't care about getting new wheels, maybe you could stalk ebay for them.

 

to the original poster....I know how you feel about a company discontinuning a set of rims. I had my heart set on a set of Axis Spiders.....I talked to Axis and they told me they are no longer making them. So now its back to the drawing board to find something like them.

I would suggest that Axis has a set of wheels similar to what you were looking at. I am sure you will find some others as well. Take a look at some of the tuner magazines. I see rim ads in them all of the time......lots of them

 

There was a set of OZ rims I saw about 6 years ago which I really loved. Before I got my box I looked for those rim's which I wanted to put on it, but turned out they were discontinued. That got me a bit steamed. But I love my Enkei CDR-9's just as much.

 

excellent!!! Thanks for the input guys. I'm diggin those Volk wheels. The enkei CDR9s are my second choice, but I had my hopes set on those RP07s so I feel like I am settling now.

I think I will search around and see if anyone has any rp07s in stock still. I am just nervous buying a wheel that has been discontinued...

I am so fed up with all of this, if Wheels Next had sent me the right wheels over a month ago when I ordered them, then I would be rolling on them right now!! Oh well, that's what I get for ordering over the internet.

thanks again for the input guys, that really helps. Anyone else seen any close matches??

 

How about those? They are Boyd Coddington wheels. They have them in various sizes including 18, but the 18's are 8 inches wide, they have a 7 inch wide 17 inch too.

http://www.billetwheel.com/cgi/wheel...ies&img=9&tn=1

 

that is just mean to suggest a boyd coddington wheel, unless the poster is fully retarded he wouldn't spend that much on a set of wheels.

 

Well the poster didn't mention any specific budget or price range, so what the hell...Hey I like Boyds wheels anyways. If I ever get the money, I'm getting a set of these...

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I am only partially retarted... and while those are some nice wheels, they aren't quite as pretty as the Enkei's... IMHO.

 

okay, I'm going to really go out on a limb here..... Does anyone out there in the SoCal area work at a wheel/tire shop or know of one that would have 18 inch Enkei Rp07 in stock? I REALLY want these wheels and I REALLY hesitate to make anymore big purchases off of the internet after my last experience.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

gonzo,

i don't understand why you don't just buy the gramlight 57S?



i am nearly positive you can special order it with a polished lip, and of course any color you want. $290 for 18x7.5...

anyhoo, just contact rays about the polished lip thing, that is a gorgeous wheel

 

GONZO -

i found your wheel dude, sorry no pic but if you want pick up the newest issue of SCC, I knew I'd seen a wheel.... "similar" at least to the parts that you like about it,

Go to wheelsnext.com and look for the speedy Lite-7, since it's a fairly cheap wheel i know the fitment is probably 18x7

 

actually here is the wheel but this a different one, also on wheelsnext.com - don't say i never did anything for you



i like the speedy one better, i'll post the pic...

 

thanks! I'll definitely check that out.

I'll never use Wheels Next again though.

 

here you go

 

hmmm.... I agree, i like the speedy wheel better. I've seen that one before and I am considering it if I can't find the enkei anywhere.

Thanks again for looking!

 

mods - i have no clue if i broke a rule by linking those pics, don't hurt me!! sorry!

now my dumba$$ finally remembers that it was the velox wheel that looks like that black one, i'd been racking my mind for days since your first post... look into the velox too, you can get those most anywhere.

 

I also like the 7 spoke wheels. I chose American Racing #686 chrome 7 spoke wheels for my RS 2.0. But I went with the 15 inch for the ride quality because of my long drive to work . You can go to Pep Boys website, and after picking your vehicle and color, you choose visualize wheels and can see what different wheels look like on your ride. Thats how I chose my wheels.