I know there is a separate thread for showing rims but this post has a double cause.
First I wanted to show you the rims I purchased from Anthony03. And how they fit the Protege5.
Secondly I wanted to publically critique Anthony's salesmanship.
Anthony was very forthcoming with information. His patience was genuine. Anthony also returned every message promply (within 2 hours) and made me relax about sending $900 to someone I had never meet who lived in TX where I live in Toronto Canada. I provided Anthony with instructions on how to ship the rims to avoid me having to pay taxes and duties (when shipping over the boarder) and he followed them precisely and confidently. The wheels were shipped promptly and when promised - no hesitation, no worries. As I only paid $900 for these 19's, Anthony's pricing is also very fair (though it was a bit of a Dutch Auction) he also threw in brand new set of Spline drive lug nuts without telling me (mind you the lugs didn't fit the centre caps cause of their height - but it was a nice gesture). Most of all I trusted Anthony and he didn't ever deceive me. If you have any doubts about this man - lay them to rest - he's a trustworthy. I, however, had a bit of trouble with his thick Texan accent at times and had to ask him to repeat himself! LOL
Some cons of the sale:
1. Rims could've been packaged better. They should've been placed in plastic so they wouldn't get dirty from the newspaper filling in the boxes. You have to remember that the carrier is going to be rough with the package no matter if it's marked "fragile" or not.
2. Not all the rims came as clean as the ones he took pictures of.
3. One rim has a flat spot on the inside and this was not mentioned to me - However, I believe it was because Anthony did not see it as the rim was dirty. He mentioned all other damages, I don't see why he would purposely not mention the flat spot - he just over looked it.
Anyway here are the pictures of the rims on my Pro5 - I'm dropped nearly 3'' all around and I do get a bit of rubbing (front and rear) cause the wheels are tucking into the fenders and with 215 that's no good. I will be raising the car a bit to just fill the wheel gap. For safe measure my body shop will be rolling my fenders when I get my kit painted (Kit is on the way).
These are not the best pictures (car dirty, ground a mess and nighttime) but you get the picture - I'll repost once everything on the exterior is complete.
First I wanted to show you the rims I purchased from Anthony03. And how they fit the Protege5.
Secondly I wanted to publically critique Anthony's salesmanship.
Anthony was very forthcoming with information. His patience was genuine. Anthony also returned every message promply (within 2 hours) and made me relax about sending $900 to someone I had never meet who lived in TX where I live in Toronto Canada. I provided Anthony with instructions on how to ship the rims to avoid me having to pay taxes and duties (when shipping over the boarder) and he followed them precisely and confidently. The wheels were shipped promptly and when promised - no hesitation, no worries. As I only paid $900 for these 19's, Anthony's pricing is also very fair (though it was a bit of a Dutch Auction) he also threw in brand new set of Spline drive lug nuts without telling me (mind you the lugs didn't fit the centre caps cause of their height - but it was a nice gesture). Most of all I trusted Anthony and he didn't ever deceive me. If you have any doubts about this man - lay them to rest - he's a trustworthy. I, however, had a bit of trouble with his thick Texan accent at times and had to ask him to repeat himself! LOL
Some cons of the sale:
1. Rims could've been packaged better. They should've been placed in plastic so they wouldn't get dirty from the newspaper filling in the boxes. You have to remember that the carrier is going to be rough with the package no matter if it's marked "fragile" or not.
2. Not all the rims came as clean as the ones he took pictures of.
3. One rim has a flat spot on the inside and this was not mentioned to me - However, I believe it was because Anthony did not see it as the rim was dirty. He mentioned all other damages, I don't see why he would purposely not mention the flat spot - he just over looked it.
Anyway here are the pictures of the rims on my Pro5 - I'm dropped nearly 3'' all around and I do get a bit of rubbing (front and rear) cause the wheels are tucking into the fenders and with 215 that's no good. I will be raising the car a bit to just fill the wheel gap. For safe measure my body shop will be rolling my fenders when I get my kit painted (Kit is on the way).
These are not the best pictures (car dirty, ground a mess and nighttime) but you get the picture - I'll repost once everything on the exterior is complete.
