ATT: After Market Wheel owners

[E-Gene]

All right guys,

I finally got new shoes on my car. Will post up a photo once I've taken it. I went for the G.Max M-126 in Gunmetal 17x7 with 205/40/17 rubbers. Phew, that was a mouthful. I didn't have the guts to go the white rims white car direction. Anyway, got a fantastic deal on them and I loving them now. The only problem is that now my car looks too high. Looks like I really have to lower it now.

How about it orrock? Can you give me a hand with that? How did wheel shopping go today?

[126]

e-gene do you want your car booked in for this saturday? please let me know by tomorrow so we can take delivery of the springs in time. have you decided on the drop you want? we might be lowering a lancer this saturday too.

wheel shopping found a few new wheels coming out very soon but i did not like them. i still like g.max 126 a lot. good choice!

[E-Gene]

Hey guys,

Finally took a photo of my wheels and put them on the server, it's the last pic on page 9 and the first 2 pics on page 10. Let me know what you think :D

E-Gene's New Shoes

[126]

looks good!

does your car have rear mud flaps and are these unpainted?

did you pick up your car with window tinting from the dealer?

[illuminati]

VERY NICE

i too will b putting black rims on a white car.

btw how big are the stock rims? 16x6 or 16x6.5?

[Danthuyer]

Looks good mate,

Not my choice, but hey we all have different tastes dont we!?

well done

[E-Gene]

looks good!

does your car have rear mud flaps and are these unpainted?

did you pick up your car with window tinting from the dealer?

My rear mudflaps are unpainted and window tinting came from the dealer.

[influx]

looks similar to mine now

[DANZZT231]

Reply to danThuyer

The set of wheels on my Levin is Gran Turismo D2000R 17inch on on Falken 215/40/R17. I bought it for $850 a set.

[Danthuyer]

thx danz :)

I think I have have gone off the gold/bronze phase of wheels now :) looking at some nice racing 5/6 spokes .....425$ each wheel (no rubber) or 700$ forged (no rubber)

[DANZZT231]

All the best Danthuyer. By the way, i've post some of my cars on the galerry for people to check it out.

go here:

http://www.toyotaownersclub.com/gallery/au?page=10

[lucio_libre]

Hey Danz, about time you put something up, where you been? :P :P

[shaohaok]

he's been getting bz with some hot chick the last time i heard! :P

[126]

today i saw a new magazine called 2DMAX and they have a feature on aftermarket wheels. there were prices, brief decscription of each wheel and good pictures.

[DANZZT231]

Lucio my man! HEy Shaohaok! Wassap you all! Hehehe yeh man i have been busy lately for whatever reason, muahaha! Hey man, i envy you all, i want a sportivo too! Ah well, maybe next time :D

[<rollin>]

I've had 18's, then 17's and now i think i want to go back to 16's. What do you recommend as a lightweight alloy wheel. I was thinking of Oz racing rims or nippon's. What in your opinion or experience is an exceptional road handling tyre. Looking at a 205/50/16.

[Skitzo]

I've had 18's, then 17's and now i think i want to go back to 16's. What do you recommend as a lightweight alloy wheel. I was thinking of Oz racing rims or nippon's. What in your opinion or experience is an exceptional road handling tyre. Looking at a 205/50/16.

Im assuming you have had 18's and 17's on your rolla.

Why do you want to go back down to 16 may I ask?

[GZE_Bandit]

Reply to danThuyer

The set of wheels on my Levin is Gran Turismo D2000R 17inch on on Falken 215/40/R17. I bought it for $850 a set.

Is that $850 for 5 wheels plus rubber or only 4? And where did you pick those up may I ask?

[DANZZT231]

GZEBANDIT:

$850 a set, 4 wheels no rubber. the rubber cost me around 700 i think. I bought it at Motorware in Clayton.

[GZE_Bandit]

Ouch Falkens are that much? *wince* Ah well...

[DANZZT231]

Yeh, well its average for that price i guess.

[stoopid head]

sorry the pic will not work :(

these cost me $2,300 with good tyres, i traded the tivo wheels in

[126]

wheels of the same grade cost the same. the cheapest are from china or malaysia. expensive wheels are from europe like italy and otherwise from japan. the big difference in cost in a wheel/tyre package are the tyres you purchase. dealer buying prices for wheels from china or malaysia are under $70 per piece. most wheels are manufactured from these factories and distributed worldwide under different brands.

[E-Gene]

I've got a buyer for Stock Stivo wheels from Sydney and he's really desperate to get a set of stock Stivo wheels. He contacted me after I got a buyer for my wheels and is really keen to get another set and I told him that I'll ask around for him. He's offered approx $850 for my almost new wheels and I reckon that's what he's prepared to pay even for a slightly older set.

PM me and I'll give you his contact.

[E-Gene]

looks similar to mine now

Yup, your car inspired me on how dark coloured rims would look on a white car.