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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 04:50 PM
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I found a good 17x8 +35 RPF1 set for a decent price...however I always thought the smaller RPF1s looked weird (lip too large, spokes too short).

Does anyone have pics of some on the xD? I know the M2 xD has RPF1s, but they're 19s so the spokes are longer and the wheel looks better because of that. Any input, comments, suggestions, pics? Thanks!
Old Dec 28, 2009 | 06:10 PM
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17 inch rpf1's look good. The xd is kinda small anyway so the wheels wont look out of place
Old Dec 28, 2009 | 10:19 PM
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not an xd.. but a matrix with 17's

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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 08:41 AM
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Ehh, I don't really like how fat that lip looks...I'll just keep looking.

Thanks all for the input!
Old Dec 29, 2009 | 09:28 AM
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whats the price you were offered? 18s look better.
Old Dec 29, 2009 | 05:16 PM
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600 for just rims. But the guy gave me half-___ answers to my questions of how old they were, any damage, etc. I hate it when people do that, it's like they have something to hide. So it's not worth it to me. Plus the 18s look better, yes.
Old Dec 29, 2009 | 09:35 PM
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for a few more hundreds, you can pick up some 18s which are worth it.
Old Jan 5, 2010 | 02:00 AM
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no point in getting rpfs past 16/17 inches on the xD, they're a performance rim not a show rim. Anything past 17s on an xD loses any real performance since u cant fit a proper tire on that size rim for a track or auto-x. Money can be better spent elsewhere, just my opinion
Old Jan 5, 2010 | 05:25 AM
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mine are 17 x 7.5 i think +49 offset and i have 20mm spacers
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Old Jan 5, 2010 | 05:42 AM
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rims look good but not feeling the 2 different shades of red...
Old Jan 5, 2010 | 05:43 AM
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I think the kit is just spray painted
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Originally Posted by Zefoxe
no point in getting rpfs past 16/17 inches on the xD, they're a performance rim not a show rim. Anything past 17s on an xD loses any real performance since u cant fit a proper tire on that size rim for a track or auto-x. Money can be better spent elsewhere, just my opinion
Partially agree with you but there can be better performance aspects to getting 18s on the xD. You can fit a proper tire by rolling your fender.
Old Jan 5, 2010 | 10:58 PM
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well i cant afford a baller paint job and primer black looks horrible so yes it is spray painted untill i can repaint it
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Nice wheels
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Nice wheels
You want a set, let me know.
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