Looking for good online Wheel store
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A word of caution on the ICW Wheels. There is nothing wrong with the brand or quality, however, I'm not sure that any ICW Wheel is bored for the 14mm lug bolts that your MINI has. I know that I looked at a set of ICW Wheels a few months ago that I really liked, but at that time, they had not started making any wheel that would accept the 14mm lug bolt. And, most ICW Wheels will only accept a "turner style" lug bolt; a lug bolt with a small diameter head that you use a big hex wrench to install.
I guess that a TSW stud kit may work to solve the problem, but I'm not 100% sure.
I purchased some Exel TZ-10 wheels; very close to the style you are looking at from www.wheelmax.com. Although they have a 12mm lug hole, by the way the wheel is designed, I was able to redrill the lug holes to 14mm with no problem. It may have taken 20 minutes max to redrill the set of 4 wheels. It is very simple to do if you use a NEW and SHARP drill bit, and an ELECTRIC drill.
Some members here bash WheelMax and other "lesser quality" wheel vendors, but there are several members who have had good service from WheelMax, and have found that just because a wheel dosesn't cost $250 each, that doesn't mean that they aren't good wheels.
I guess that a TSW stud kit may work to solve the problem, but I'm not 100% sure.
I purchased some Exel TZ-10 wheels; very close to the style you are looking at from www.wheelmax.com. Although they have a 12mm lug hole, by the way the wheel is designed, I was able to redrill the lug holes to 14mm with no problem. It may have taken 20 minutes max to redrill the set of 4 wheels. It is very simple to do if you use a NEW and SHARP drill bit, and an ELECTRIC drill.
Some members here bash WheelMax and other "lesser quality" wheel vendors, but there are several members who have had good service from WheelMax, and have found that just because a wheel dosesn't cost $250 each, that doesn't mean that they aren't good wheels.
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Thanks for the input! I talked with the discount tire near my house. They said the ICW wheels can be drilled to fit. I'm assuming with the TSW stud kit your talking about. But discount tire said that it would work. I am just trying to find them as cheap as I can. 129 per wheel is pretty good though. Those are some nice wheels you have though!
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