PIC Request - White MS3 + Bronze/Gold Wheels

[Silver Ecstasy]

Blue-Sun copy cat here, lol. Winter Mode ACTIVATED.

Finally got the chance to install the wheels and tires today! The tires are extremely quiet, more quiet than the stock tires. I can actually hear the turbo spool under load a lot louder, but no release through the BPV, only spool or no spool.

The car rides a lot smoother, in a Caddy sort of way. The springs tend to create a bouncy sort of feel with the higher sidewall tires. It feels sorta awkward at high speed, doesn't feel as planted as it did with the 18's. But it felt great nonetheless. I'm extremely pleased thus far. I need some snow to test it now!

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[Kain]

Those are nice wheels, snow tires or otherwise.

 

[Silver Ecstasy]

Thanks! The more and more I look at them in the pictures, they remind me so much of O.Z. Ultraleggeras. Only, smaller.

 

[blue-sun]

Blue-Sun copy cat here, lol. Winter Mode ACTIVATED.

Finally got the chance to install the wheels and tires today! The tires are extremely quiet, more quiet than the stock tires. I can actually hear the turbo spool under load a lot louder, but no release through the BPV, only spool or no spool.

The car rides a lot smoother, in a Caddy sort of way. The springs tend to create a bouncy sort of feel with the higher sidewall tires. It feels sorta awkward at high speed, doesn't feel as planted as it did with the 18's. But it felt great nonetheless. I'm extremely pleased thus far. I need some snow to test it now!

Before

After

Nice! It's been so cold here lately that I haven't had a chance to wash my car, so it's nice seeing them on a clean white MS3.

Good choice!

Side note, not sure what it is, but since switching to the winter wheels, I've noticed a 2-3 MPG increase on each tankful. Could be since they are lighter than the stock 18's, less mass to move, not sure.

 

[Silver Ecstasy]

Believe it or not, it wasn't very clean. Thanks though!

I've lost MPG, wanna know why? Because I keep goosin the gas! I LOVE hearin the turbo spool and release. The tires are so damn quiet that you can hear the turbo over the tires or road noise. I love it!

 

[iplaythemic]

I've got the same MB wheels with snow rubber on. I've gotten nothing but compliments on how good these things look, even from the dealership when I had the cowl creak fixed. For $100 a wheel, you really can't go wrong here.

And now I'm off to pick out some summer wheels in bronze/gold.

 

[Silver Ecstasy]

I was doin the same thing shoppin for bronze wheels.