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Offline rrocket

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Import Queen's IS300 has new shoes...
« on: August 21, 2009, 04:07:51 pm »
New wheels with new Hankook EVO V12 tires.  Wheels are Tenzo Cuzco V2 in Bronze Flat (machined lip and machined center).  18x8".  Tires are 225/40/18.  Wheels are robust..which is good, since it's a daily driver that sees the "best" of Windsor's pot-holes.  Reminds me of wheels you might see on a Mercedes...or something DTM-ish. Pretty understated IMO.  Very nice wheels for the money IMO, if a bit heavy....

What says the peanut gallery?  ;D





 
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Re: Import Queen's IS300 has new shoes...
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2009, 04:43:18 pm »
Very nice. Can we also see Import Queen without the shoes but with a dress on?  8) :)
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Re: Import Queen's IS300 has new shoes...
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2009, 04:45:11 pm »
Looks good, Rrocket.  :)
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Re: Import Queen's IS300 has new shoes...
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2009, 04:54:44 pm »
Very nice.  :thumbup:

A wheel like that might look good on the Sebring, in a 17 inch rim.
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Re: Import Queen's IS300 has new shoes...
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2009, 05:49:28 pm »
I'll reserve comment till I get home to view the thread. Can't see the pics on BB.
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Re: Import Queen's IS300 has new shoes...
« Reply #5 on: August 21, 2009, 06:08:44 pm »
Tenzos look fine but no pics of the Hankooks full frontal!~!!.............man those 40's wouldn't survive a pebble let alone a POT HOLE.............2 inches of sidewall...........whale oil be flexed.............. 8)
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Re: Import Queen's IS300 has new shoes...
« Reply #6 on: August 21, 2009, 06:42:27 pm »
Quote from: Railton on August 21, 2009, 05:49:28 pm
I'll reserve comment till I get home to view the thread. Can't see the pics on BB.
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Re: Import Queen's IS300 has new shoes...
« Reply #7 on: August 21, 2009, 07:20:56 pm »
Nice looking wheels but I always wince at the extra set of bolt holes... I imagine stress cracks starting there.
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Re: Import Queen's IS300 has new shoes...
« Reply #8 on: August 22, 2009, 03:55:17 am »
Nice wheels ... not too blingy.  :thumbup:
Car seems a little high off the ground.  Lowering kit?  :stick: :hide:
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Re: Import Queen's IS300 has new shoes...
« Reply #9 on: August 22, 2009, 07:55:16 am »
Whatis the cost on the tires? Be interested to keep an eye on your impressions for future replacement of the 18s on my GTI. Hancook has been getting some pretty good reviews on their HIPO tires latley. Well priced 18s are gold.

The wheels? If you are happy then I'm happy for you. My personal preferance is that I don't like bronze/gold wheels on balck cars. Its always struck me as a SUBARU STI thing and doesn't work for me personally on upscale looking cars like the Lexus. Multispoke rims?  Not thanks.

Prefer something like this

Wheel gap isn't that bad. I've seen way worse. Closing up the gap a bit isn't worth the ride trade off when you have potholes (I know all about that) Ever thought about getting a set of clear or smoked turn signal lights? Very inexpensive and getting rid of that orange on the otherwise balck car would make nice difference.
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Re: Import Queen's IS300 has new shoes...
« Reply #10 on: August 22, 2009, 08:11:54 am »
@Railton

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Re: Import Queen's IS300 has new shoes...
« Reply #11 on: August 22, 2009, 08:20:23 am »
Nice all around.
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Re: Import Queen's IS300 has new shoes...
« Reply #12 on: August 27, 2009, 03:28:58 pm »
Very nice.  I LOVE gunmetal wheels.
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Re: Import Queen's IS300 has new shoes...
« Reply #13 on: August 27, 2009, 11:42:00 pm »
Nice wheels!

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Re: Import Queen's IS300 has new shoes...
« Reply #14 on: August 30, 2009, 09:02:04 am »
sweet, nice rims!  Agree with Scaerio, gun-metal rims look much better IMO...
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Re: Import Queen's IS300 has new shoes...
« Reply #15 on: October 20, 2009, 10:09:41 pm »
Looks good, keep it up :popo:
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Re: Import Queen's IS300 has new shoes...
« Reply #16 on: December 18, 2009, 09:21:56 pm »
A tire shop guy once told me that machined rims are not a good idea for snow&salt. He said I'd be better off with [silver] painted rims as the finish will last much longer.
But the rims are v.nice and its a great colour combo.
Not to give you bad ideas but how about some caliper paint now?  :)
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Re: Import Queen's IS300 has new shoes...
« Reply #17 on: December 28, 2009, 07:10:53 am »
Quote from: DanYanoff on December 18, 2009, 09:21:56 pm
A tire shop guy once told me that machined rims are not a good idea for snow&salt. He said I'd be better off with [silver] painted rims as the finish will last much longer.
But the rims are v.nice and its a great colour combo.
Not to give you bad ideas but how about some caliper paint now?  :)

The calipers ARE painted.  I did them flat black.  I'm not into red/yellow/blue/gold calipers.  And they're a HUGE PITA to keep clean.
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Re: Import Queen's IS300 has new shoes...
« Reply #18 on: December 28, 2009, 07:40:32 am »
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