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Old 01-26-2008, 01:25 PM
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A shot of my new 2008 R9 Cross Spokes, BLACK w/Polished Lip on my dirty 2004 CR/B MCS. A couple of more quick shots are in my gallery. Hopefully when the weather starts to cooperate, I can get my MINI cleanup up and take it out for a better photo shoot.
 
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Old 01-26-2008, 01:28 PM
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Those look good Bama
 
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Old 01-26-2008, 08:05 PM
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These will be going on my car once the weather warms up a bit:

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Lets just say I got these for an awesome price and they are like NEW
 

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Old 01-26-2008, 08:28 PM
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those are one of my all time favs, good choice
 
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Old 01-27-2008, 03:30 AM
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Originally Posted by mini22
what kind of wheels are those i am looking to buy some tenzo wheels the dc 6 in black and red
The Tenzo DC6 are THE best looking wheels. 2
 
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Old 01-27-2008, 03:33 AM
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Originally Posted by mini22
what kind of wheels are those i am looking to buy some tenzo wheels the dc 6 in black and red
The Tenzo DC6 are THE best looking wheels and I was seriously looking to buy them as well. 2 problems however:

1- They come in 17 x 7, I'm looking for the 17 x 7.5

2- They are cast made wheels and break easily. I know of 2 people that had cast made wheels on their cars and both of them broke in several places in the spokes.
 
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Old 01-27-2008, 08:43 AM
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Tenzo isn't making their own styles, they're making reps of hi-end brands. Look for the originals for proper quality.
 
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Old 01-27-2008, 08:45 AM
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Tenzo isn't making their own styles, they're making reps of hi-end brands. Look for the originals for proper quality.
Better finishes too
 
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Old 01-27-2008, 08:46 AM
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yep. The Enkei's I just painted....the paint was so thin, it came off with one swipe of a 400gr sponge.
 
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Old 01-27-2008, 09:26 AM
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So, you're saying Enkei is poor quality? Just curious as I'm contemplating the GTC01's.
 
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Old 01-27-2008, 09:27 AM
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So, you're saying Enkei is poor quality? Just curious as I'm contemplating the GTC01's.
no. I said you get what you pay for...inexpensive wheels = inexpensive finish. Any of the nicer Enkei's are made well, but cut costs on the finish vs. something like BBS.
 
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Old 01-27-2008, 11:46 AM
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Ok I mounted all 4 wheels with the tuner lugs and took some pictures. I drove about 35 miles and they ride perfect, no rubbing and look awesome.

Now lets hope that the snow is minimal for the rest of the winter.






 

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Old 01-27-2008, 01:48 PM
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they look great jeff. good luck with that winter thing.....
 
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jeffc, I still can't get over how perfect those wheels look against silver. You also picked the perfect tire sidewalls to bring home the look......Yoks' Paradas?

It's definitely a top 5 on my list of MINI wheels.
 
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Old 01-28-2008, 10:50 AM
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Got some new wheels and tires
17" sportmax wrapped in michelin pilot exalto's 215



 
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Old 01-28-2008, 06:45 PM
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Thanks and yeah your sooo lucky you dont have to deal with the winter thing.

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they look great jeff. good luck with that winter thing.....
Yes they are Yokohamas. I drove 100 miles today and the Wheels and Tires are definitely very cool and make a noticeable difference from my last set of S-Lites and cheap tires.

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jeffc, I still can't get over how perfect those wheels look against silver. You also picked the perfect tire sidewalls to bring home the look......Yoks' Paradas?

It's definitely a top 5 on my list of MINI wheels.
 
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Old 01-30-2008, 05:29 AM
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Old 01-30-2008, 06:22 AM
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Well, I got the BBS LMs from Gnatster and finally got a decent photo of them on my car. Now I really need to get a set of coilovers to get rid of some of that wheel gap and hopefully maximize the added grip the Pirelli's offer.
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Old 01-30-2008, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by ChiliWORKs
jeffc, I still can't get over how perfect those wheels look against silver.
+1 When I first saw those wheels on Tire Rack's site, I wasn't so sure about them, but they look f'n hot on the PS/B combo!
 
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Old 01-30-2008, 11:56 AM
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another set of wheels arrived at my door yesterday

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Old 01-30-2008, 12:06 PM
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Brand? Size? Style?
 
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Originally Posted by Konky
another set of wheels arrived at my door yesterday
super sweet. love the Schmidt Racelite. nice clean look.
 
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Old 01-30-2008, 01:05 PM
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damn... konky always has something original.
 
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Schmidt Racelite

17x8 all around

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Originally Posted by vdubdoug
Lets just say I got these for an awesome price and they are like NEW
the one week I don't troll vortex, these come up congrats on a nice score
 


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