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Spotted a red ms3 about 5min ago, I think the plate was 'etek go'. Spotted in Sterling, VA near Dulles town center mall.

When? Unfortunately I have little free time these days but if I'm free I will gladly stop by.

Check the 3 mounting bolts for the strut in the engine bay as well as the top nut that holds the hat on. If it's none of those then I'd check the end link and the bolt that secures the lower portion of the strut.

Koni yellows + H&R coils. The rears have been rolled and slightly shaved yet they still rub a little...going to 'take some more off' probably this weekend.

Yup, some wheel shops have an extractor that they hammer on to the lug and then it eats in to the lug when it's being turned. Any decent tech will be able to do it without touching the wheel. I just had this done when they used an air tool to tighten the wheel locks which ultimately stripped...

If the wheels have rings in them then they are likely 73.1 naturally with rings that drop them to 64.1. Most aftermarket wheels come with a 73.1 hub bore. You'll be fine if you replace the current hub rings with ones sized for the MS3.

If you're willing to roll the rear fenders you could get some Evo X Enkei wheels for under $700, no hub rings required. If you don't want to roll the fenders I'd recomment RX8 wheels. I put pictures in the wheel thread... 18x8.5 +38 235/40/18 BFG SS A/S

Evo X GSR wheels (Enkei) 18x8.5 +38 235/40/18 BFG SS A/S

I wouldn't doubt that we've seen eachother at least once. Lately I've been on the pkwy a lot, travelling from Sterling to Clifton so you should definitely catch me sooner or later.

Ordered new brakes: DBA 4000 rotors, Hawk ceramic pads, braided lines.

Yup, listed for $500 on CL though.

I have a set of perfect ms3 oem wheels with oem tires (40% on 3, one is near new) and TPMS. No center caps. $420 for all of them. I'm in Sterling, VA.

Looks great!

I concur.

Red lugs will do the trick.

Don't follow in his foot steps, the cheap route is never the correct route.

Looks 1000x better without the stripes.

Looks good! I'm not a huge fan of white wheels simply because a trip around the block and they're visually coated with brake dust. It could be the pictures but they don't look like an exact much but still close enough to look good.

If you plan to lower the car with coils and not coilovers then you certainly shouldn't do it unless you're purchasing shocks as well (Koni yellows or Bilsteins). The stock struts/shocks are horrible to begin with and you'll end up swapping the suspension twice if you don't do it right the first...

I started from inside the hatch and worked my way out.