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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 02:25 PM
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Seriously, help me out...

Ok, first off I've been searching for the past 2 hours now and I'm still empty-handed... I am deciding to get those 18" Axis HIRO.. which color would you guys prefer?


This is my car:


1. Which one would look good on my car.. gunmetal or bronze?
2. 18x8 would be fine (lookwise)? Or should I get 18x8.5? (for some reason they don't have it on wheelsnext, I will call them though) but what do you guys think?
3. what tire size I should get? I'm on S-techs right now

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These are gonna be my rims "for now"....
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 02:28 PM
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Gun would match your CF hood better. Adding another color would be a bad thing.. IMHO.
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 02:30 PM
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That's 2 for gun metal....it would flow better.
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Cajun Power
Gun would match your CF hood better. Adding another color would be a bad thing.. IMHO.

yea you got a point there.. what about the width? 18x8? are my stock enkei wheels 17x8?
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 02:37 PM
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Stock VIII enkei's are 17x8. I never looked for an IX. It all depends on the offset on what you can put on. Check with tirerack (www.tirerack.com).
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 02:38 PM
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nevermind, they're 18x8.5... the axis are...

Edited: how's wheelsnext.com? and as I searched.. I've read somebody says that 235/40/18 would be good on 18s? I'm on S-tech so I don't know if I'm gonna some issue...

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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 06:45 PM
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i would go for the bronze with the polish lip finish, why this is why.

1) if you put the gun metal rim's there going to look like a dirty stock rims cover
with brake dust, gun metal = brake dust color since our brake's produce alot of
brake dust what's the point on having rim's if they are going to look like there cover on brake dust.



2) if you put the bronze rim's with the polish lip the car is going to look unique and the rim's are going to stand out specially in a blue car just for example look at those blue sti's with bronze goldish rim's they look nice right you dont see many evos rolling like that.

anyways my vote goes to the bronze one's with the polish lip is just my two cent's i wish i knew how to post pictures here because i have a picture of an evo with bronze rim's and polish lip and that thing looks hot is the car from one of the member's of evo new york if you like give me you email and i send you the pic.
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Old Aug 29, 2006 | 08:52 PM
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Bronze on blue looks better. It will contrast with the blue. If you are buying any aftermarket wheels IMO I would get something wider than 8". That way you can run a wider tire which means more surface contact and more grip.
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