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Old 10-22-2007, 07:16 AM   #1
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Finally Pictures of my NEW rims!
Well the weather finally cleared up well enough for me to get a few shots of my new rims with the right size tires on the front. After a few arguments with discount tires they finally ordered the tires I wanted for the front of my car. 235/40-18s. The stock tires were just not wide enough for the new after market rims which are 18x8.5. When they were mounted to the stock 225/40s they were .25 inches short on both the inside and out side of the rim! You can imagine how stupid it looked. Even after the new 235s were mounted I could tell that I could have even gone to a 245 width. But these will do for now. The wider you go the more money it costs. My rears are 275/35-18s. I had the rims powder coated to match the color of my car. Metallic Seal Grey. Anyway, here are some new pictures, now all I need to do is paint my brake calipers red.






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Old 10-22-2007, 07:21 AM   #2
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Old 10-22-2007, 07:25 AM   #3
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Lookin' sharp, man. What did you do with the black ones?
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Old 10-22-2007, 07:37 AM   #4
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Lookin' sharp, man. What did you do with the black ones?
I still have them. I will be putting an ad up on e-bay today soon if you are wanting to buy them? Since they are used, I will be letting them go for a fair price.
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Old 10-22-2007, 09:02 AM   #5
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hey man, that looks nice. color really does match really good.
are you using any spacers?
are you gonna be lowering the car at all?
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hey man, that looks nice. color really does match really good.
are you using any spacers?
are you gonna be lowering the car at all?
I did not need any spacers. I don't think I will be lowering it at all. I like the ride quality right now. Nice and smooth. Any lower would be to rough of a ride. It feels like it's on rails now. I love it!
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You have one of the nicest Boxsters I have seen here or on the road. I never noticed though that you didnt have the calipers painted. Red is really going to pop out and match great with the 55o stripes.
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I love the rims!!
They are great.
The dish, the color AWESOME choice.
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Old 10-23-2007, 06:48 PM   #9
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Bravo!
Very nice and tastefully done. I usually don't like a lot of the "add ons" that I have seen but your rendition is quite handsome. I could see myself driving your car with a large permagrin, but then what would I do with mine?

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Old 10-24-2007, 06:22 AM   #10
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...to echo TriGem...they do work really well with the car. Good choice.
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The wheels look great!

I've always wondered what it would be like to remove all of the fasteners on a set of wheels like yours.

What is the torque spec just out of curiosity?

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The wheels look great!

I've always wondered what it would be like to remove all of the fasteners on a set of wheels like yours.

What is the torque spec just out of curiosity?

Thanks,

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I guess by fasteners you are referring to the chrome rivets? I'm not sure. I just made them as tight as possible without stripping them. I had to use an allen-key to remove them and then put them back after powder coating.
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Old 10-25-2007, 02:09 AM   #13
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nice. One of the finest 986's on the forum. Those stripes look good on your car, havent been a fan of them on other cars. They tie in your LEDs. That lip is phat, just keep it polished
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