Aftermarket rims

[HiggsRA]

Okay... ready to get bashed.. been getting bashed by my older bro he owns an (evo IX MR) I purchased some enkei EV-5's 18" to put on my RA friday early morning... and kind of starting to kick myself a little.. I got a really good deal though and i initially liked them a lot until he killed my parade. He thinks the 5 star is lame but i'm probably not going to be racing my car anytime soon so it's not a big deal to me in that aspect plus the BBS wheels are a LOT more expensive. I just hope when they come in it's not as bad as he makes it out to be. here's a pic of a 17" (i'm getting 18 obv") of the actual wheel in front of my car on a little stand thingy and also a photoshopped image (below) with them on my car... Any you guys agree with him and think they are downright ricer? Not really what i was going for at all.... any input is more than appreciated (be niceeeeeee)

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/438/img0150z.th.jpg (http://img513.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img0150z.jpg)

http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/4701/rimsh.th.jpg (http://img401.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rimsh.jpg)

[CarGuy]

Buy the wheel that YOU like. Don't let others dictate your choices in life. If that was the case we'd all be the same, no? I've had friends sell their Evos because it wasn't the car they wanted to be seen in for their field of work. I hope to never let anyones choice but my own dictate what I drive.

[HiggsRA]

Buy the wheel that YOU like. Don't let others dictate your choices in life. If that was the case we'd all be the same, no? I've had friends sell their Evos because it wasn't the car they wanted to be seen in for their field of work. I hope to never let anyones choice but my own dictate what I drive.

thanks man, i hope the TPMS sensor can go with those okay... I will post when i put them on... some ppl were saying it will look terrible without a drop on my car which i was stressing about because i'm relying on it in decent snow (i will put on stock wheels though for winter)

[Hoffy]

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/9599/rimg0118.jpg
http://img356.imageshack.us/img356/2297/rimg0117.jpg

Here you go. The real thing. Also lowered just over 1 inch

[CarGuy]

They look much better than the photo-shopped picture made them look! Lookin' good!

[HiggsRA]

hey sorry guys getting back to you so long was on vaca for a little while...
ANYWAY.... the tpms was able to go on my new wheels fine so I am pleased with the way they came out and i like them a lot!

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/9123/dscf0024resize.th.jpg (http://img517.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf0024resize.jpg) http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5876/dscf0016resize.th.jpg (http://img15.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf0016resize.jpg) http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/97/dscf0015resize.th.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf0015resize.jpg) http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9691/dscf0014resize.th.jpg (http://img16.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf0014resize.jpg)

[HiggsRA]

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/6008/dscf0011resize.th.jpg (http://img266.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dscf0011resize.jpg)

[talontsi150]

Are there tire sensor that need to go onto the new wheels, when u switch them?

[HiggsRA]

Are there tire sensor that need to go onto the new wheels, when u switch them?

ya if you got an 09 RA they came with them... it's inside the wheel, make sure if you go aftermarket wheels you can switch them over (well guess it's not a big deal concerning it will only alert you when they are low) but i still didn't want to lose anything...

[CarGuy]

Are there tire sensor that need to go onto the new wheels, when u switch them?

Check with the wheel maker to ensure that the stock wheel sensors will fit in the wheel you are considering.

[SICKNESS]

I have a set of 17x7.5 that I have from my previous car and they are the same lug pattern and bolt size. Does anyone know if running 235/45 r17 will cause any speedometer issues. also would it mess with the tpms sensors from the factory if I swap them to these wheels.

[Heliart]

http://www.rims-n-tires.com/info_specs.jsp?text2=Sample%202:%20Honda%20Civic%2 0wheel&sw2=185&ar2=65&bd2=15&rd2=15&rw2=6&et2=35&text1=Sample%201:%20Hummer%20H2%20wheel&sw1=315&ar1=70&bd1=17&rd1=17&rw1=8.0&et1=10

enter the stock wheel specs and your own set of 17"s and check out the overall diameter and make sure they are very close....you may have to go 2*5/50/17 to avoid mis-read on the miles driven

[SICKNESS]

Thanks boss I checked out that website and it really helped.

[Ralliart Guy]

I recently bought a set of Borbet XL rims for my 09 Ralliart from www.tirerack.com. Tire rack tried to throw in the TPSM for $120.00 and I felt that is was not worth the price that they were asking and did not purchase them. Long story short, I had the stock TPSM transferred from my stock rims to the Borbet rims with no issues. I hope this helps...