noooooooooo....my dreams are crushed^^^the XXR's are also a one piece...the billets are for show only.
It's going to be about $500 to get all 4 shipped to my house. It's a shame
It's going to be about $500 to get all 4 shipped to my house. It's a shame
iamthewheelman
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I would go with 16's if your not going to lower your car at all. 17's only if you lower it.
Almost all the wheels that you have listed are good name brands which is a great start. Don't buy the EV5's, every ricer and his brother has them. I am not a fan of anything black with a red lip, again... ricer fad. And in my opinion, the wheels you listed that have a bit of a dish will require some form of stance to set them off.
I say go with the Work Emotions, they are a good wheel and are unique enough to be different but people will know your ish is legit.
Almost all the wheels that you have listed are good name brands which is a great start. Don't buy the EV5's, every ricer and his brother has them. I am not a fan of anything black with a red lip, again... ricer fad. And in my opinion, the wheels you listed that have a bit of a dish will require some form of stance to set them off.
I say go with the Work Emotions, they are a good wheel and are unique enough to be different but people will know your ish is legit.
ev5s are not rice. i got them when they were evo5's. i have only seen 2 cars in person with them on and never seen them on a rice vehicle. im happy with mine, they are light and look great.
i also like black with red lip.
i also hope you mean that the 17s are for not lowering and 16s are for lowering.......
i also like black with red lip.
i also hope you mean that the 17s are for not lowering and 16s are for lowering.......
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Amanda, I figured this would be an issue since you have the same intake setup. There is no support to the intake other than where it connects to the intake manifold. Your options for support are resting the filter on the airbox bracket which tears the filter over time, or...well that's about it. I made a bracket out of some scrap metal. It's basically an "L" shape bracket that is bolted to the engine, and then strapped to the intake.
Amanda, I figured this would be an issue since you have the same intake setup. There is no support to the intake other than where it connects to the intake manifold. Your options for support are resting the filter on the airbox bracket which tears the filter over time, or...well that's about it. I made a bracket out of some scrap metal. It's basically an "L" shape bracket that is bolted to the engine, and then strapped to the intake.
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Raydioactive
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I like the Enkei wheels (both of the styles you listed), but also like the options with black center and polished lip. That's what I wanted to get for my car too, but I got a good deal on 2006 M3 17" 5-spoke wheels ($200). I might plasti dip them black (with gloss), idk. Anyway, I like how the 17" wheels look on our cars, rather than the 16". And, I think black wheels go well with the silver. I checked craigslist for wheels and found some good options for a lot cheaper than buying them new. That's where I found my M3 wheels.
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iamthewheelman
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^Use 3M double sided molding tape, that crap will hold it on there with no issues. I just took off a pretty big/large wing on my car that the previous owner had installed and that was the only thing keeping it on.
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Yep. 3m double sided tape. It's been through plenty of car washes and wind and whatnot and shows no sign of coming off any time soon. Stop being lazy and put that thing on! 
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So who's going to occ that follows my thread?
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ill be there
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Nice! It'll be good to see some other p5's this year, there was next to none last year.
slip, reut what are your real names? haha there's nothing like fumbling around with someones forum name. "hey aren't you er slippperknot uh i mean yeah.. hi" lol
slip, reut what are your real names? haha there's nothing like fumbling around with someones forum name. "hey aren't you er slippperknot uh i mean yeah.. hi" lol
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im kevin.
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Lol! Kevin, I got your first post email notificationed to me. 
Yeah I'm getting my tints done by tint star at occ. My stock rims were traded for the winter wheels and steelies. My tires I had on them were garbage. Why?
Yeah I'm getting my tints done by tint star at occ. My stock rims were traded for the winter wheels and steelies. My tires I had on them were garbage. Why?
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Got this today from you... thanks... that was some seriously quick shipping!
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No problem! Enjoy it!
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Sooo.
Having an install day at my boyfriends house today! Going to throw some stuff on the grill and work on cars and be merry lol.
Adjusting his coilovers on his miata. Installing my valve cover and finally hooking up my oil temp gauge. Installing hid fogs on my friend sal's genpu speed3. And lord know what else. Hopefully everything goes smoothly, we're all prepping our cars for OCC nowadays haha.
Happy st patty's day everyone!!
Having an install day at my boyfriends house today! Going to throw some stuff on the grill and work on cars and be merry lol.
Adjusting his coilovers on his miata. Installing my valve cover and finally hooking up my oil temp gauge. Installing hid fogs on my friend sal's genpu speed3. And lord know what else. Hopefully everything goes smoothly, we're all prepping our cars for OCC nowadays haha.
Happy st patty's day everyone!!
