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Don't you already have that "Hmmmmm" thread going about what rims to get for your white Civic with a Bomex kit? You had some pretty good choices & Boilermaker threw out a few more on that thread...
Have you figured out whether you want a 17" 18" 19" ??
Still thinking about bronze as your main choice?
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Have you figured out whether you want a 17" 18" 19" ??
Still thinking about bronze as your main choice?
Help us out here
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Daily driver? Well I think 18" would be perfect... Strictly show car? I think you can go 19"s. Get some RO_JAs!!
Daily driver? Well I think 18" would be perfect... Strictly show car? I think you can go 19"s. Get some RO_JAs!!
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Originally posted by DizWikedCivic
dont forget volks
dont forget volks
.... That having been said... I love Volks.... not because they look cool (which they do), but because they're strong and light as hell.
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Volks are racing rims, not show rims... it's a waste of money to buy $450 wheels for the car to sit parked somewhere to look pretty. No use for forged rims when the car is standing still. There are plenty of more flashy rims for show cars that probably cost 1/3 the Volks and get the same effect. Would you honestly spend $2500 for a set of 17" TE37s if you knew the car was going to sit there (15 lb rims aren't going to help much when you're standing still)??? Or would you spend about $1100 for a set of Konig Rated R, and spend the other 1300 on something else? If I was playing the show game, I know what I would do. Very few times would I say go for knockoffs, but I think common sense applies here. So find the line for knockoffs... get some quality name brand that resembles the big name like a Konig or RH Evo, and skip the crap wheels that are knocking off the knockoffs. They're gonna look the same standing still, so the physics of why the real thing is better while you're moving doesn't matter.
.... That having been said... I love Volks.... not because they look cool (which they do), but because they're strong and light as hell.
Volks are racing rims, not show rims... it's a waste of money to buy $450 wheels for the car to sit parked somewhere to look pretty. No use for forged rims when the car is standing still. There are plenty of more flashy rims for show cars that probably cost 1/3 the Volks and get the same effect. Would you honestly spend $2500 for a set of 17" TE37s if you knew the car was going to sit there (15 lb rims aren't going to help much when you're standing still)??? Or would you spend about $1100 for a set of Konig Rated R, and spend the other 1300 on something else? If I was playing the show game, I know what I would do. Very few times would I say go for knockoffs, but I think common sense applies here. So find the line for knockoffs... get some quality name brand that resembles the big name like a Konig or RH Evo, and skip the crap wheels that are knocking off the knockoffs. They're gonna look the same standing still, so the physics of why the real thing is better while you're moving doesn't matter.
.... That having been said... I love Volks.... not because they look cool (which they do), but because they're strong and light as hell.
yea.. thanks everyone for replying.. when i want things in my car i get expensive brands because they wroth it and they nicer... i mean whats wrong wit having volks at shows? i like to save that extra money and get better brands. when i want certain things i dont really care about the price because its what i want and ill be happy with it.
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