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Old 12-09-2007, 12:04 PM
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im looking for some black or grayish racing wheels anyone got any recommendations?
 
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Old 12-09-2007, 12:49 PM
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Lots of choices out there. What's your budget, and do you have a particular diameter/width in mind?
 
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you mean like the one i just got yesterday?

 
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Very nice kenchan,

Details please!
 
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they look like BSA 303s...
 
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im waiting on team dynamics to come out with their direct TPMS compatible rims. i wanted the pro race 1's but only the pro race 1.2's are being modified.

 
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Old 12-09-2007, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
you mean like the one i just got yesterday?

Look like Enkei RPF1's. Only they don't come in that color...
 
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Old 12-09-2007, 02:29 PM
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Kenchan - those are NOICE!

16s?

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Old 12-09-2007, 02:47 PM
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im waiting on team dynamics to come out with their direct TPMS compatible rims. i wanted the pro race 1's but only the pro race 1.2's are being modified.

Did something change on the 07's? I'm running the 1.2's without any problems with the TPMS.
 
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Old 12-09-2007, 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by kyriian
they look like BSA 303s...
How much do BSA wheels generally cost?
 
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Old 12-09-2007, 03:11 PM
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Kenchan - those are NOICE!

16s?

mb

nono, 15x7's.
 
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Old 12-09-2007, 03:12 PM
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Very nice kenchan,
Details please!
15x7 4x100 40mm offset


Originally Posted by Wake|MCS
Look like Enkei RPF1's. Only they don't come in that color...
hummmm...
 
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These way 14.5lbs @ 17x7.5, the 16" version weighs 11.5lbs


 
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Originally Posted by kenchan
15x7 4x100 40mm offset




hummmm...
What's Hummmm supposed to mean, lol

Spill it.
 
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Ummm... arent those stoptech rotors on the wrong side of the car? Shouldn't the grooves be going the other direction? Nice wheels btw.
 
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Old 12-09-2007, 04:36 PM
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no way~~!

just kiddin with ya.



Originally Posted by garylimey
These way 14.5lbs @ 17x7.5, the 16" version weighs 11.5lbs


 
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Ummm... arent those stoptech rotors on the wrong side of the car? Shouldn't the grooves be going the other direction? Nice wheels btw.
that's just reflection you are seeing off his lambo's door.
 
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Old 12-09-2007, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Calaway16
Ummm... arent those stoptech rotors on the wrong side of the car? Shouldn't the grooves be going the other direction? Nice wheels btw.
That's the kinda humour I like , you would have got me too, if it was not for the fact that stoptec label's everything really well and even gives you pictures to follow.
 
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Old 12-09-2007, 05:11 PM
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I wouldn't know. I've just seen that Wilwoods, Porsche, etc. all have the grooves going the other direction. If that's the way stoptech does it, wierd. It doesn't make any sense to me.
 
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Originally Posted by Mini-Wingnut
Did something change on the 07's? I'm running the 1.2's without any problems with the TPMS.
the later build, mines a week 40, MINIs have direct TPMS which have a sensor on the inside and require rims with special mounting points or something... from what i understand, its just a slight flat spot to allow the sensor to be attached to the inside of the rim.

got any pix of your car?
 
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Old 12-09-2007, 06:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Calaway16
I wouldn't know. I've just seen that Wilwoods, Porsche, etc. all have the grooves going the other direction. If that's the way stoptech does it, wierd. It doesn't make any sense to me.

Big Brake Kits and Wheels... Updated List ( 1 2)

There's 2 set's of wilwoods here that show the same direction as mine .
 
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the best way to determine which way the rotors whould mount is to look in the way the vent's on the ventilated rotors spin towards.

Slotted rotors have slots for reason i won't type out but they all do the same thing. It way the slots are made are more for cosmetic.
 
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Old 12-10-2007, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by ghosthound
the later build, mines a week 40, MINIs have direct TPMS which have a sensor on the inside and require rims with special mounting points or something... from what i understand, its just a slight flat spot to allow the sensor to be attached to the inside of the rim.

got any pix of your car?
Here's a couple of pics:



 
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Old 12-10-2007, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by g antonelli
im looking for some black or grayish racing wheels anyone got any recommendations?
You may want to check http://www.edgeracing.com. We have some good sales going on right now for Mini's. Let me know if I can assist you with anything.

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Old 12-10-2007, 03:19 PM
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I give. It doesn't make sense to me because the gasses should be "swept away" using centrifugal force. danielo is right. I found a picture earlier showing the exact direction of the vents in the rotors but I can't find it now. The slots are there for a reason.
 
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