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Old 06-15-2007, 02:03 PM
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Wheel Mod pure silver, opinions!

After seeing all the very cool wheels mods posted on NAM I am looking to do the same to mine. 05 PureSilver, my OEM runflats are getting very worn so thinking new non runflats with ASA A1 wheels. This a very poor mock up, but you get the idea. Any thoughts, comments, ideas? Any puresilver owners change their wheels? I am tempted by all black wheels, but not sure the mrs. will dig it since this is her daily driver. Or maybe ASA EM9 ? My orignal idea was R99s, but Tirerack has alot of better priced options. Also thinking need ideas on new rubber, Kumho Ecsta AST?
 
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Old 06-15-2007, 02:26 PM
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How about trying something a bit darker, since you have a black roof, see how that would look.
 
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Old 06-15-2007, 05:27 PM
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Have you tried TireRacks "configurator"? It's pretty good fo seeing what you like.
 
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Old 06-15-2007, 05:57 PM
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Here is mine with ASA 1's
 
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Old 06-15-2007, 09:50 PM
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Here is mine with ASA 1's
mike, looks great, but photo is so tiny, do you have a larger image? thanks!
 
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I went with a different setup to get the wide look yet not too different... I wanted black first but changed my mind and got these with Kumho Ventus 225/40/18



 
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Old 06-16-2007, 04:13 AM
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And I do recommend the Kumho Ecsta ASTs. They are a great tire, and cheap if they need to be replaced!
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Old 06-16-2007, 05:21 PM
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And I do recommend the Kumho Ecsta ASTs. They are a great tire, and cheap if they need to be replaced!
jason
Are they pretty good in the corners? Thanks for the feedback!
Ca$per, those are pretty hot wheels, are they 18"s? I think I am going for 17", got 16" stockers on there now, still not sure about which wheels to go with, any more shots of pure silver with mod'd wheels?
 
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Old 06-16-2007, 08:22 PM
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Here ya go!

 
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Old 06-18-2007, 06:28 PM
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Saygoodbye, thats one hot looking MCS! I like the dark wheels with the black stripes, way cool. Black would be my first choice but mrs. does not did the "tough" look.
 
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