krzyss Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 maybe even 3. I am in MA too. Krzys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanboy Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Busy day at work with yesterday being a holiday and all. Dropped them an email, will call tomorrow afternoon. I'll ask for a best deal single set, set+tires and mention multiple sets. -B http://www.standardshift.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanboy Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 $300 for wheel plus 225/45/17 Pilot Sport PS2 $260 for wheel plus 225/45/17 ContiExtremeContact Bet we can do better with some haggling, seems the full price for the wheels ($500 for the wheels) and a bit high for the tire+mounting/balancing costs. Extremes are 115 on tirerack (minus what, $10 or so for mounting/balancing?) while Sports are $179. Will call and see about other brands (only mentioned three on the site) and see if I can get parts down lower on the wheels/match price on tires. I think I am going to go with these for my summer wheels/tires sometime in the next week or two. -B -B http://www.standardshift.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krzyss Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I wonder if they budge from 500 per wheel set. Krzys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hal9e3 Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I saw this deal over on the Saab 9-2x board. Looks like a good deal. I think they weigh in around 17lbs. Would they fit a Legacy? http://www.genuinesaab.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=55&products_id=385 For anyone still curious about the true color of these wheels the enlarged photo at this link is very close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrejda Posted February 23, 2006 Share Posted February 23, 2006 I wonder if they budge from 500 per wheel set. Krzys They budge. Where I think they don't have room is on the tires. I wonder if you brought them a set of tires and had them mount those on the BBS', how that would work out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamie700 Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Well, one of the local dealers here had a few sets of the BBS advertised so I decided to go take a look at them. They are way nicer than the pictures suggest, I guess its the BBS quality. So, I went ahead and picked up a set of 4; lugs, valvestems, and BBS centercaps included. Now I need to pick some summer tires, I am going to try autox this year so I'm leaning towards Hankook Z212 or Falken Azenis 615 as either would appear to be a good street/autox tire. For anyone interested in MN, Minnetonka Subaru has 2 sets of these wheels left. Talk to Brian in parts if you want a good deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksnh Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 I bought [5] of the 9-2 wheels from Charles River Saab. Ordered Thursday, 2/23; received Friday, 2/24 (I'm the next state over in New Hampshire). I bought the fifth wheel to store in my basement in case I trash one. That way I won't have to buy a "lightly used" one later on from some tool with one post on LGT.com! They're really sweet looking wheels, and the finish seems nearly flawless. FYI, the color is closer to a true silver (and slightly "brighter") than the color of the OEM '05 LGT wheels. That is worthy of mention to silver LGT owners, because the LGT silver is not a "brilliant" silver and the OEM wheel color compliments that fact. They're 17x7", ET48, to confirm other posts. The wheels were eBayed @ $125 each ($500/set) + shipping. The parts guys at Charles River may have a little wiggle room on price and/or shipping, but even at the "Buy it Now" price: where can you find a new 17" BBS wheel that fits LGT's for that kind of short money? BTW, anyone want to buy a set of OEM LGT/RE92 wheels/tires in decent shape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandman Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 They budge. Where I think they don't have room is on the tires. I wonder if you brought them a set of tires and had them mount those on the BBS', how that would work out.So, what's the best price? Here's the wheel mentioned above. Ignore the SAAB center hub. http://www.genuinesaab.com/catalog/images/0200027.jpg Who Dares Wins スバル Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamie700 Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 When I was emailing CRSaab they were willing to go sub $500 with shipping included. If I hadn't gotten them at the local dealer I would have gladly had them shipped. Like others have said, shoot them an email with an offer, they might just take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krzyss Posted February 27, 2006 Share Posted February 27, 2006 Still trying my luck. yamie is done shopping so maybe it will be my lucky attempt ;-) Krzys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-37pilot Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I bought 5 of these for $125.00 a piece from CRSaab over a month ago. FYI, I sold my OEMs with the RE92s for $851.00 on Ebay. The buyer paid $1100.00 total including shipping (to Alaska). A potential buyer told me during my auction that the OEM wheels go for $330.00 each from Subaru and that some pre-2005 Legacy owners really covet these wheels. So I wouldn't worry about finding a buyer for your OEMs, as long as you don't mind Ebay and boxing them up and taking them to the post office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fzanetti Posted February 28, 2006 Share Posted February 28, 2006 I bought 5 of these for $125.00 a piece from CRSaab over a month ago. FYI, I sold my OEMs with the RE92s for $851.00 on Ebay. The buyer paid $1100.00 total including shipping (to Alaska). A potential buyer told me during my auction that the OEM wheels go for $330.00 each from Subaru and that some pre-2005 Legacy owners really covet these wheels. So I wouldn't worry about finding a buyer for your OEMs, as long as you don't mind Ebay and boxing them up and taking them to the post office. Great to hear that!!!! Flavio Zanetti Boston, MA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandman Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 By contrast, I tried to sell my near-new Impotenza RE92A's with a Reserve price of $30 per tire, and had one bidder on one pair.... I had them mounted on the rims. Their weight is 43.5 lbs. Bridgestone says the 225/55x17 tire weighs 25 lbs; the wheel weighs 18, and there were a few wheel weights and the stem to add the 8 ounces. Out of curiousity I weighed a 16" OEM Acura/Honda rim mounted with 205/60x16 Micheline MxM4+ and it weighed 46.5 lbs. Who Dares Wins スバル Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The B4 Posted March 1, 2006 Share Posted March 1, 2006 I've never been a fan of the look of BBS wheels. Awesome wheel... just not my taste for aesthetics [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TYNY Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 good deal i think but i already have 18's. if people are thinking about autox these wouldn't it make more sense to buy 16's instead? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamie700 Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Our stock brakes are too big for 16". Light 17" is the best we can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandman Posted March 10, 2006 Share Posted March 10, 2006 I just weighed the stock five spoke 17" rim mounted with a Nokian RSI in 225/55r17. The assembly weighs 47 lbs 2 ounces. Nokian gives the tire weight as 25.1 lbs. It's a bit worn away but there are some wheel weights, so the call it 25 lbs, which would make the stock wheel 22 lbs. The Nokian RSI's have just less than 12/32nds tread new. They now have a little less than 11/32nd front and 11/32nd rear. The wear indicators molded in show the 8 [mm] clearly on the rears, it's a little worn but still clear on the fronts. They were on the car for 4,628 miles. Who Dares Wins スバル Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandman Posted March 11, 2006 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Hey, can you post photos of how they look on your ride? Thanks. Who Dares Wins スバル Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanboy Posted March 31, 2006 Share Posted March 31, 2006 Anybody have more photos of these wheels installed? So tempted on price, just not sure on looks... -B http://www.standardshift.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovcoursitsilver Posted April 5, 2006 Share Posted April 5, 2006 I just received mine. I bought 4 from Charles River Saab for $500, BBS center caps, lug nuts, valve stems and shipping to upper NYS included. Can't wait to get them on the car but it's been snowing here this week. I'll post photos as soon as I have them installed on my silver. Confirmed the weight, as previously posted, is 18 lb per wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovcoursitsilver Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Hmm; nothing on this thread for a couple of months... I hope these wheels are still available. I said I'd post photos of these wheels on my car once I had them installed. They've been on for several weeks and I'm really happy with them. The finish is as good as you'd expect from BBS and the price was right to say the least. Fit is perfect. I've been riding on the stock Bridgestone RE 92's and (Dare I say it?) they're doing all right for now. After spending a grand on my Nokians last Fall and a half on these wheels, I figured I'd wait one summer for new tires. Gives me something to look forward to. By the way: I'm not missing a wheel lug - it's an unchromed wheel lock I'm using until I can find a good, short lock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garandman Posted June 24, 2006 Share Posted June 24, 2006 Hmm; nothing on this thread for a couple of months... I hope these wheels are still available. Yup, item #330000639087 on ePay. Who Dares Wins スバル Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ovcoursitsilver Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 That'll teach me to show off photos of my new wheels: four days after posting that photo of the left front wheel I hit a 4" dia. rock on the expressway and ripped the rim from the wheel. There's a gap now that I can see through. Miraculously, the tire held and 36 hours later it's still holding full pressure. I'm going to show it to the local wheel repair guy but I'm not holding out too much hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team23jordan Posted June 30, 2006 Share Posted June 30, 2006 holy shyt Perrin BIG maf intake Perrin Turbo Inlet HKS SSQV BOV Megan Racing header with UP (ceramic coated) HKS DP (WRX) DMH E-cutout Custom 3" catback UTEC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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