Looking for opinions.....BE wheels choices

[Coldsong]

Hey guys for those who knew Jeff's (JLav21's) 2003 Legacy, but I didnt get it with the enkeis. So as spring may not be that far off Ive been shopping around for wheels. Im pretty sure im gonna pick up the rota grids (knock off te-37's) since I dont have the money for the real deal currently. But my dilemma is which color to choose, its between gold or sport bronze.

Im a bit partial to the bronze because when I owned my mr2 I had a genuine set of bronze te-37's on it :P

Heres a shot of the car that Ive stolen from Jeff before purchase:
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/03/001-1.jpg

And here are the colors:

Gold:
http://www.rotawheels.com/images/products/grid_2.jpg

Sport Bronze:
http://www.rotawheels.com/images/products/grid_4.jpg

And if any one would want to photoshop them onto the car I wouldnt mind either.....lol

[Coldsong]

oh also taking suggestions for other choices if people have them too

And im planning to run 17x7.5's hopefully with a 225 somthing

[Coldsong]

Oh and if any one could fill me in about rims on BE's and the use of hubcentric rings (am I going to need them) would be great too.

Thanks all

[lord flashheart]

i think the sport bronz would look better in a larger wheel like a 17", but if your keeping the same size as the ones that are on there i would say the gold. ether way it will look good

[Coldsong]

Wheels in the photo are Enkei RPF1's 17x7.5

[lord flashheart]

oh wow. they didnt look that big. i though they were 15s or 16s.. sorry my bad.

[Coldsong]

Its all good, I pondered the idea of going with 18's but Im not sure about it....

[lord flashheart]

i bet tires for 18"s arent cheep. our honda accord has 17"s and tires for that get pretty spendy.

[Lone_legacy]

I love the grids in bronze. Bronze will contrast nice, yet it will be understated. Sometimes I find gold is a little bit too "look at me I have a subaru with gold wheels."

[B's Legacy Wagon]

I sort of like the bronze they look nice maybe a gunmetal grey aswell? i would flip threw the reader rides(pics)for you year and model and see some examples from the other guys.
also maybe read up on the fitment issues for 18" rims threads. from what i have sort of gathered it looked some tire/rim combinations in the 18" range call for fender rolling and maybe problems with strut rubbing, or atleast rubbing on turns and bumps.
another thing i had read was comments about the 18" being nice for bling factor and handling like if you race but for a daily driver that prehaps a 17" will give you more tire room for smoother, more confortable ride just an idea. i over analyze most things but hate to make mistakes if some one has had same situation already.

[Lone_legacy]

I sort of like the bronze they look nice maybe a gunmetal grey aswell? i would flip threw the reader rides(pics)for you year and model and see some examples from the other guys.
also maybe read up on the fitment issues for 18" rims threads. from what i have sort of gathered it looked some tire/rim combinations in the 18" range call for fender rolling and maybe problems with strut rubbing, or atleast rubbing on turns and bumps.
another thing i had read was comments about the 18" being nice for bling factor and handling like if you race but for a daily driver that prehaps a 17" will give you more tire room for smoother, more confortable ride just an idea. i over analyze most things but hate to make mistakes if some one has had same situation already.

He said towards the top that he plans on running 17x7.5".

[Coldsong]

B's Legacy Wagon basiclly all the points that you covered there were what has made me weary of the idea of 18's. And ive put plenty of time in lurking around the members ride section trying to get an idea :P but thanks for the input

[ouch1011]

To answer your question about the hubcentric rings, all they do is make the wheels easier to install because it automatically centers the wheels on the hub. You can do the same thing with taper seat lugnuts (which most aftermarket wheels use anyway). Just hand tighten 2 of the lug nuts first and that will center the wheel, then install and torque down the rest.

I'd go for the bronze wheels. You are probably better off not getting the enkeis because the rpf1s are getting really played out. Then again, so are te-37s but at least they are better looking :) But the bronze is a better contrast to the silver than gold.

[Coldsong]

Thanks for the info.

And with the influx of cheap wheels these days it getting harder and harder to fin designs that aren't over used or played out imo

[JLav211]

I had gold wheels on the car a few years ago - 5-spokes off of the '98 Impreza RS. I love gold, but it didn't look that great on silver. Bronze is a happy medium, IMO.

[stu-nami]

Wheels in the photo are Enkei RPF1's 17x7.5


...and what size of tire are you running with those 17's right now???????...i too am going to get new rims within these next two months, and me and you have the same exact car just mine had black moldings, and i'm going to get 17's....TENZO MIESTER V1 or MB WEAPON...what do you think

TENZO's
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/03/tenzo_MEISTER1880_fbk_2-1.jpg

WEAPON's
https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/03/mbmweagmang-1.jpg

[lord flashheart]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/03/0012-1.jpg

too lazy to finish it lol

[Coldsong]

too lazy to finish it lol
Thanks for the effort


...and what size of tire are you running with those 17's right now???????.
Im not sure what size tire they were in that photo. That was from before I bought the car when JLav211 owned it. Right now its winter mode on steelies

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/03/DSC00324-1.jpg

[lord flashheart]

https://sl-i.net/FORUM/images/imported/2010/03/001231-1.jpg
ok stop bugging me about it now. lol just kidding. i got bored and did a quick finish of it.

[Coldsong]

lord flashheart: Thanks again!

[lord flashheart]

no problem. if you find other wheels that u want me to photoshop on let me know. it only takes about 15 minutes or so.

[beastman]

Get Bronze. Gold on a silver car looks silly, especially the rota gold. If it was BBS gold, things would be different.