Which wheels?

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I'm starting to work the pennies as the 12 day make over is fast approaching and wheels are something on my list that I haven't looked at yet. I have been playing with photoshop but can't make up my mind what I want. Do love the TE37's!! Any suggestions are welcome :thumleft:

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The very fist pic looks awesome!
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They are the TE37's, I do love them but at around £1k without rubber they won't fit in my price plan at the moment :cry:
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I agree the 1st pic looks the best and the 350z alloys dont look bad either... believe they're 18"s though arent they?
Have you thought about rotas?
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There is some rota's in there just can't remember which one it was ](*,)
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I like the third and fourth...
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Pidge wrote:They are the TE37's, I do love them but at around £1k without rubber they won't fit in my price plan at the moment :cry:


If you're on a budget I'd look around for a set of good quality 2nd hand wheels rather than buying cheap quality wheels new.
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Pic 6 for me mate . :D
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I think you should buy my wheels! Would look stunning with your colour!

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The first picture, although awesome, is a complete sham! :) You have overlooked the fact that your does actually need rear arches!!! :D

I know it is only a quick and dirty Photoshop attempt but beware - not Photoshopping to scale and realism gives you much better looking results than you will get in real life. 17" rims don't look as bad-ass as 21's.
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Enkei RPF1's.

As on my old car.

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scotty1982 wrote:I think you should buy my wheels! Would look stunning with your colour!

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My current ones are like yours bud :thumleft:

Rob wrote:The first picture, although awesome, is a complete sham! :) You have overlooked the fact that your does actually need rear arches!!! :D

I know it is only a quick and dirty Photoshop attempt but beware - not Photoshopping to scale and realism gives you much better looking results than you will get in real life. 17" rims don't look as bad-ass as 21's.


Sorry mr photoshop guru sir, nothing was overlooked just wanted a quick wheel change and bodywork so the fact 2" of my wheel arch is missing isn't too much of a big thing \:D/
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Nic wrote:
Pidge wrote:They are the TE37's, I do love them but at around £1k without rubber they won't fit in my price plan at the moment :cry:


If you're on a budget I'd look around for a set of good quality 2nd hand wheels rather than buying cheap quality wheels new.


I would do bud but can't find any 2nd hand ones :cry:
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Pidge wrote:I would do bud but can't find any 2nd hand ones :cry:


If you're patient I'm sure you'll find some.

Good thread on the subject of poor quality wheels on the Supra forum where I'm also a member.

http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread ... sty-wheels
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Cheers, some really scary pics on there :shock:
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Anyone had inovit st6's?

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Also interested in hearing from people running 18'' on standard suspension :thumleft:
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The TE37s in bronze do work well with blue. :thumleft:

Just make sure you look after them and don't inherit someone else's neglect. They start to come good in the end, which can't be said of my hands after all this work on them :shock:
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I'd buy them new mate, that's why budget is the key. I don't really want wheels that I don't know the history of if I can help it.

Just put the Inovit STVI's on mine and removed the rub strips. I really like them but they it doesn't do the wheels justice...

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They are incredibly expensive, considering what they essentially are. It's the balance of how much it's worth just to get that little bit of an improvement over something else. A trap I fell into with hifi/AV kit a long time ago, which makes wheels etc look like bargains :shock:

It has a real FTO look about it, I like it :thumleft:
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