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I'm thinking about putting either seventeen inch 3 piece RS, or eighteen inch 2 piece super RS on my civic. They're my all time favourite wheel and I think it would be something a bit different on a 7th gen, since I've only seen one es with them and never an em2.

Thoughts?

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go for it bro. On vws I am so sick and tired of seeming then but a quick search on google and bring warth to my heart seeing then on a civic.lol

 
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do it! love bbs rs

 
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That would be sick! I'd go for 17s all day long. I think 18s would be too big.

 
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I agree with speed, 18's probably a little too big

 
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I'm thinking seventeen is most likely the size I'll go with for two reasons, the main one being that they're a true three piece wheel and will be easier to refinish, and the second reason being they're significant less rare. Less rare, means they cost $1000 less than an equivalent set of eighteens. It also means I could buy a couple sets of seventeen inch faces and play with colours without much difficulty, finding eighteen inch faces would be a nightmare.

I like the look of very large wheels, like Max's tracklites, that combined with the fact that there are maybe fifty sets of super RS currently in North America makes them very cool from the rarity perspective. Eighteens also look better on s2ks, which will be my next car.. hmm

 
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[QUOTE=SpeedDownZone;4569142] go for it bro. On vws I am so sick and tired of seeming then but a quick search on google and it bring warmth to my heart seeing then on a civic.lol

I meant warmth not wrath in my first posf lol.

 
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I'd go 17's, with low or mid profile tires.

 
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Notice the green lips on the E36 M3, that's one of the advantages to the three piece seventeens, a different set of lips are cheap and take only a few minutes to replace with the tires removed.





A few Civics with them..

 
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That would be pretty cool to be able to play with face/lip color combos and stuff like that. I feel like those are great wheels to add a color that will just pop with the rest of the car.

 
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So are you pulling the trigger on these or not.

 
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My buddy's EK
Looove this car

 
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^ nicest ek in our area

 
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Yeah...Elevated...you know em?

Their DC is nice too, but Brian's EK is by far my fave car in Elevated :3

 
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Do it.17's though

 
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nah i dont know him but seen the car around

 
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BBS FTMFW! I lived in Europe for 3 years. Ms, AMGs, Audis, VWs on BBS - everywhere. Always loved the RS, but I am a bigger fan of the LMs. Being a weight pincher, the F1 is the ultimate for me. Go for it, bro! Go big or go home.

LMs


F1s

 
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Call me an idiot but .... the first picture, what the hell does it mean by center mounted inside/outside? o-o

 
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Where do you even get the BBS RS rims. All i can find is RGR's... :/

 
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JDM importers, BBS discontinued them years ago and only re-released the super RS line a month ago, with a starting price of $1300 a rim haha.

 
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eff dattt I am not looking to go that high on a rim.

 
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haha

You can get 15''s and 16''s that need refinishing for between $700-1200 depending on the size and off-set. I'm looking at $1200-1800 for my 17''s, 18''s would be $2200-3000.

 
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Well that is not too bad, but still pretty pricey though. When you getting them?

 
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I'm waiting till spring to order them, putting money towards more important things until then. My goal is to finish my under grad degree with zero debt.

The one other rim I'd love to have other than RS are work meisters, those would put me into a $3000 price bracket though.

 
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Ahh, so refreshing. Someone that truly appreciates a good product. Just like the old Levi’s Ads in the 80s, “Quality never goes out of style…”

 
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Today I was reading a car mag of mine and BBS RS' were there on a hatch... I have been wanting to do something awesome for wheels and they're perfect. I'm looking for 16" wheels, probably 7.5' width, gonna stretch the tires. I wanna redo them flat black though, it'll look sweet. Mindbomber Where are you finding them semi-cheap? I feel you on the money for undergrad degree.

 
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It's been very difficult for me to find a set of seventeens for a good price because they're one of the rare models, but it's much easier to find sixteens. You can find sets fresh from Japan for been $650-850 depending on the off-set and bolt pattern.

Check out the sites of JDM wheel importers, here's one good one..
http://www.vrwheels.com/16-inch-c-10...0f107b74b1376e

 
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Alright sweet thanks man. Obviously I'd be stretching tires and such, but what offset would be prime for our civics? Dang if I get these its gonna be sick, I appreciate the help so much!

 
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Off-set is tough..

Some guys in the seventh gen community like to go as low off-set as possible, but to me the wheels don't look right poking out two inches past the wheel wells. I'd really like to say +25-28 is my preferred range.

I found one really good site for RS, I swear it was in my bookmarks, but I can't find it now.. dammit

 
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Man, I wish you had the site! ima keep looking. Alright excellent, The most common width i'm seeing is 7.5", is that not too bad either?