NuWiz Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I have been looking at two sets of rims for my SWP and I am not sure which one will look better. I have seen black on the car but I couldn't find gunmetal on any SWP cars. The two rims I am looking at are below the Enkei FD-05 and MB Wheels Weapons. If any body has either of the rims and any impressions please post. Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks Mike http://www.fd05.com/images/matteblackFull.jpg http://www.wheelsbymbmotoring.com/viewWheel.php?wheel=Weapon&finish=Gunmetal&img=WeaponGM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nKoan Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I've had the MB Motorsports Weapons on my car. Decent wheel. Strong, a little heavy, but a good deal for a good price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishingFiend Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 How about the ROTA versions and you can save some coin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitetiger Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Im not a fan of either rim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuWiz Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 What do Rota wheels cost and where can you buy them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishingFiend Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 check out http://subydude.com or http://www.subydude.com/osc/index.php/cPath/220_21_158?osCsid=0d95b52bcd2ae0caca34b847b983e6d0 for the suby section. Generally in the $200 range or more depending on style. If you curb a wheel, so what! Priceless... I have the SVN's and I would suggest staying away from that wheel. They are too wide and I'm rubbing on stock suspension with 235/40/18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuWiz Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 I like this rim, the Rota Grid in Royal Black. Does anybody have these on their legacy, and if you have them on SWP would be great. Thanks Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishingFiend Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 I like this rim, the Rota Grid in Royal Black. Does anybody have these on their legacy, and if you have them on SWP would be great. Thanks Mike Search is your friend... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuWiz Posted May 9, 2008 Author Share Posted May 9, 2008 Well I did some searching and found some pics, but now I have questions about the black. I have a stock suspension setup and I am looking at getting a 17" rim. Question is will the black rim show too much of a gap between the tire and the wheel well or will the machined lip break it up. If so would just a solid grey color look better. Thanks Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuWiz Posted May 10, 2008 Author Share Posted May 10, 2008 Can anybody photoshop a Gunmetal Grid onto a SWP Legacy, if I had the program I would do it myself. If somebody has a picture of any gunmetal rim on a SWP that would also work. I searched and did not find anything. Thanks Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MauiJim Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Mike, Mine are not a dark gunmetal like the link you posted above, but they're a dark silver and are close. A few days of brake dust makes them look like gunmetal, though! The wheel size is 17x8, with **edit 225/45R17 RE960AS. Stock suspension; they fill the gap well, but I've since switched to 245/40R17 Falken 452s that are more meaty. Here they are clean, hope it helps: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/MauiJim/026-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/MauiJim/029.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/MauiJim/028-1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/MauiJim/IMG_1838edit.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spec B Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 ^^ Love those wheels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuWiz Posted May 14, 2008 Author Share Posted May 14, 2008 Thanks for the pics MauiJim, I am just trying to get an idea of what they will look like before purchasing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuWiz Posted May 31, 2008 Author Share Posted May 31, 2008 Well after reading many pages and looking at many pictures I have finally decided. I went with the Rota G-Force's in Gunmetal. I will post pictures when I put them on the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gf2020 Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 What did you get for tires? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BENCOB Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 Well after reading many pages and looking at many pictures I have finally decided. I went with the Rota G-Force's in Gunmetal. I will post pictures when I put them on the car. Good for you, nice wheels......SWP RULES...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest heightsgtltd Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 O'doyle Rules! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuWiz Posted June 1, 2008 Author Share Posted June 1, 2008 gf2020 - for tires I am sticking with what I have RE960 A/S, at least for now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuWiz Posted June 10, 2008 Author Share Posted June 10, 2008 Just got the rims in and took a couple of pics (Will try pictures later, not allowing me right now). Thumbs up to WheelDude for less than a week delivery cross country. -Ok what's the trick to getting a picture in, I keep on going to manage attachments but it will not upload the image? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katalyst Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 Mike, Mine are not a dark gunmetal like the link you posted above, but they're a dark silver and are close. A few days of brake dust makes them look like gunmetal, though! The wheel size is 17x8, with **edit 225/45R17 RE960AS. Stock suspension; they fill the gap well, but I've since switched to 245/40R17 Falken 452s that are more meaty. Here they are clean, hope it helps: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/MauiJim/IMG_1838edit.jpg (sorry thread jack) those rims are a beauty, what kind of suspension setup do you have ? but NuWiz, congrats on the new wheels, def throw some pics up once you get em on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gire Posted June 10, 2008 Share Posted June 10, 2008 custom charcoal grey with polished lip. 18". lowered 1.5". http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c23/gireland/SNV32747-1.jpg http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c23/gireland/SNV32749.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NuWiz Posted June 27, 2008 Author Share Posted June 27, 2008 I finally took a couple of pictures of the new rims on a dirty car. Rims are Rota G-Force's 17x7.5 in gunmetal. Pretty happy the way they look on the car, just need to lower the suspension now. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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