the more I read this forum, the more i think about dropp'n down to 16"s on my msp.

if you can find a 16" rim thats the same width I'd do it.....get some sticky low-pro tires and some different lowering springs to take up the fender gap!

i'm finding it rather hard to a find a good looking 16x7 that fits

my front has virtually no fender gap right now... i'm thinking it would still look good.

i'm beginning to think they dont exist :)

i can get you rims that will fit and look great but how much are you willing to pay *cough*postert*cough*

yeah... i'll let you know when i win the lottery

hahaha, in all honesty I don't think $800 for a set of custom rims is bad.

absolutely not. i think its great but its about $800 more than i have right now

hahaha, same here!

do u recommend a particular brand of tires? I might at least change to a lower profile until i get rims, bc it might be a while if u know what i mean
although, i won't miss a great deal if anyone who reads this is getting rid of mint condition lightweights

it depends on what you want to do with them, how much you want to spend and what kind of road conditions you have..

my favorite brands are:

BF Goodrich and Nitto

I dont have bad winters so nothing special for that, roads are all fine, no shityones.

how much does this whole process cost?

doing it by yourself (equipment, etc.) versus sending it to matty/professional?

lol.. thanks!

better off leaving this one to the professionals, i say. if you want a durable finish, you gotta bring em to a shop to get em baked anyways, right? why not just let em do ALL the work. i just got my OEM aluminum alloy 17s blasted, sprayed and cleared for 300$. the finished product is light years away from anything i couldve done on my own.

Wheel painting
 

Try MotoMotion in Medina, Ohio. All they do is wheel refinishing, paint, chrome, etc.