Kyle,
Not the same wheels.. but same color scheme.

 

Currently have the Enkei DM5's 18x7.5 21lbs
But ordered the Racing Hart CP F-Tuner-R's 18x7.5 13.5lbs with BF-Goodrich KDW-2 215/35R18's see attached thumbs.

 

I like the Racing Hearts better .... better suited for your car. Curious about the performance of those KDW-2 tires ... do post back when you have some hours with them. Good Luck ...

 

Will do.

I'm a bit curious myself.

 

I'm so glad I started this Thread.
Keep postin' people!!!!!

 

Here's my Msfit's "dancin shoes":

 

AWESOME Look!

Those are some mighty fine "shoes", perfect for "dancing in the street". David Bowie and Mick Jagger would be proud

 

The top photo is of the Hamman 17/8 and the lower photos are of my " Sunday goin to church " 17/7.5 volks.

 

I guess no church today, I saw you on the twisties wearing your Hamman's. BTW; that was a great run, and your car is Sweeeeet!!!!

 

Today was a nice little social event. One of the truly amazing roads in our area. Stop by and say hello next time or come by Steve's for the install party weekend after next.
Randy
Team M7
www.m7tuning.com

 

Thought I'd post a pic of my cars new shoes. 17 inch Flik Wasps with
215/45 Yoko ES 100's

 

MSFITOY - nice job!!! Im jealous of your super clean hub. Mine was

rusted so bad had to sand it down and paint it flat black with engine enamel.
I love the look of these sports wheels WITHOUT center caps. Just makes it
sportier looking. :smile: I never use centercaps on my ssr's either.

 

Thanks Kenchen, TwoMinis. My hubs were actually starting to rust and as these wheels didn't come with caps, I sanded them down and painted with a custom "platinum" mix using Rustoleum

 

Awesome look MSFITOY ... i like the old school raised white lettering on the tires. I assume you did that yourself ?!?!?

 

Yes, how did you do the white lettering? Inquiring minds want to know.:smile:

 

I was wondering when someone would start asking I located some polymer based paint made specifically for white walls at a local tire shop. They're a bit tricky to put on as it tends to set quickly so the technique is more like pooling it on rather than painting which would leave brush marks. The Kumos worked out very well with nicely raised borders that stops the paint from spreading beyond the letterings. After a day, the colors mellowed out into a off-white color which I prefer...looks a little aged. This was only the base coat and if I wanted, there is a top coat that comes in white, gold, red and someother shades.


My primary reason for doing this was to visually remove the emphasis away from the size of the wheel (17s). Also, my RH bling wheels were too tedious to clean up after each ride. The lettering maximise the reach of the graphics to the perimeter, which while rolling, appears to much larger than any 22 wheels. Not to mention, they look purposefully race like...old trick from racing

And best of all...no one's doing it (yet)

 

daohh! I was psyched! Nice job. I'll look into that
platinum look next time.

 

About the lifted letters, its a good idea to use a small foam pad and
dab dab dab dab the white paint onto the text. :smile: much easier work
than using a brush.

You can use the foam brush ACE and HomeDepot sells for doing hard to
reach places like behind the toilet tank, etc. It has a little handle
and comes with a foam pad. (not the black foam pad for stains!)

 

This stuff is too thick to apply even with a foam brush. The best way is to use the tip of medium sized brush loaded with paint and apply it in globs...lots of it and continuously one after another. A load of concentration is also required. Lay the tire down already cleaned with a small tupper ware filled with enough paint for each tire and go for it. DO NOT STOP to pick up the phone!!!
Let the paint do the work, not the brush. Good luck

 

This is a picture of my MCS taken (and photoshopped) by MINI-stir.
17x7 Team Dynamics Racing Pro Race 1's with BFG KDW2 shoes.

 

great photo but the motion blur just made me puke on my pretty iMac.

 

This is the brush thing I was talking about:

 

The inspiration came from my old beloved project, turbo CRX. Note the date

 

I see the resemblense! like brothers. :smile: That's a cool CRX.

 

Props! My 1st Rex was a 12 V too! I'll see if I can dig up pics on both the 12 and 16 valve cars I had. Gotta love Rex's.