Wheels

[lxmmy]

Ah yes, the FI-R, so much better than the HRE P101 that looks so similar you'd think they're copying it.

Both identical design but the BBS counterpart seems to look a thousand times better.

 

[VXR]

Brilliant to drive. The engine was fantastic - not massively powerful, but it made a great noise and was really keen to rev. The gear ratios were quite tightly spaced, so it made the most of the power it had. It had loads of grip and felt really tied down to the road. It also had a carbon fibre cam cover, which was ridiculously awesome.

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I'd love to get one, but I've read some bad reports and the wife won't agree to a BMW, so I'll have to get something turbocharged like the Focus ST.

I absolutely love it when I spot an Si on the road. It was really dumb using those wheels on limited edition 320ds afterwards.

 

[Fastcarguy]

Ill admit, Im a sucker for NASCAR style steel wheels

 

[SVX]

First three generation Legacy wheels have always been a particular favourite of mine.

As well as the more rarer second generation BBSes.

 

[axletramp]

OZ magnesium racing wheels:

Gotta be Fuchs on a 930/964:

OK, perhaps some Magnus Walker Fifteen 52 alloys:

 

[Beeblebrox237]

One of my current favourites are these:

It's an awfully bland car that's made very nearly desirable by some fantastic wheels.

 

[SlipZtrEm]

@Beeblebrox237 - Whoa, part of the facelift I'm guessing? Since I've cut CAR out of my magazine diet, I miss out on a lot of the cooking models. Those are awesome; they sort of remind me of the the Sonata Hybrid's taillights. 👍

 

[Beeblebrox237]

Yeah, they seem to have appeared only recently so I believe they're a newer option. I hadn't seen the Sonata Hybrid's taillights but they're very cool, and they definitely remind me of those wheels.

 

[VXR]

They were part of the 2014 m.y. facelift. Pity they are in 19 inch. If they were 18s they would probably fit my Vauxhall.

 

[JrDarknes]

Anything 5 spoke honestly

Nismo_LMGT4

Blitz 03

Ssr Koenig

Advan GT and AVS Model 5's

 

[el fayce]

Salad shooters

Impul Silhouettes

BNR32's

 

[VXR]

Impul Silhouettes are fantastic. Would work so well on a clean R30/31.

 

[el fayce]

I don't think there's any *modern sports car that the Silhouettes wouldn't look good on.

 

[TexRex]

How can you not love the BBS RS?

With every fiber of my being.

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8-lug Pontiacs--okay, so the wheels themselves aren't anything special, but when you throw in the drums...

Maserati Merak Campagnolos

Empi 4-lug Sprint Stars

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

It's too difficult to pick out favorites, since it depends on the car and use. If I had to choose one, it would probably be TE-37s.

I'll post some things I have been looking at recently.

Style 135 wheels
They grew on me after I put them back on after winter, though they are too heavy. They look pretty good on the e46 and possibly the z4. I'm not a fan of the deeper version and how they look on the 5 series.

Apex Arc-8 (Profile 3 - concave version)

Apex PS-7
Good blend of conservative and sporty

Enkei NT03
For those who want to show more skin

Style 21 wheels

Style 23 wheels
Great combo with the E36 M3

 

[VXR]

The E36 M3 saloon is such a wonderful looking car.

In fact, every generation where they've offered the M3 as a four door, I think it's looked much better than the coupe.

 

[Joey D]

Also available for trucks too!

I wanted these for the Tacoma right up until I saw that they were $800 per wheel. I still love the way they look though.

 

[Tornado]

Silhouettes are great, but there is a very delicate tire profile balance that I don't think the picture above works with before they look silly.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

The black rim melting in with the tire doesn't help. The rim almost looks like a large center cap.

 

[lxmmy]

 

[el fayce]

BBS LM-R (especially with the red cap)

Fifteen52 R43

 

[MatskiMonk]

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I prefer the 166's to they 135's. 135's just seem like a knock off of the full fat M5 wheels, though I prefer the filled in spokes of the 166's too.

As for the 21's, they nice enough till you see them fitted the wrong way, or even worse, mixed direction.

 

[CyborgGT]

SSR Hiro V1-R

 

[lxmmy]

Volk CE28N.

Volk G25.

E9X ZCP.

 

[el fayce]

I don't what these are called, but good god do they look good on a 997

 

[VXR]

i think they're called Carrera Sport and they're a lovely design.

 

[Neddo]

I always liked these wheels for some reason

 

[SVX]

I always liked these wheels for some reason

The Jaguar logo?

 

[Neddo]

The Jaguar logo?

I like it's bitonality, edginess and it's lambda shaped arches, especially comparing to others offered in XF and XE S. Especially in dark grey colour car looks a lot better. Hopefully SVRs will have these too.

 

[SVT Cobra GT]

Ford Pepperpot

Minilights like on my old Capris. These wheels suit nearly every car.