chiefmg

Okay, I'm at it again. Couple of rims I think might look good on the Speed, can anyone put these puppies up for me? Thank you.

Jackelope

quick and dirty chop

chiefmg

You dirty boy! Thanks.

cornercarve98

i have no clue what your price range is, but have you looked into SSR or Gram Lights--particularily the five or six spoke ones that curl back inwards toward the lip of the rim? or are you thinking more polished? your color is a bit tricky to satisfy with good rims, but i think the right ones it will wear really well. you looking at 18s?

Jackelope

someone's been on your roof, might want to get that looked @

chiefmg

I'm looking for 18s. I like Gram Lights but they are out of my price range right now. I just found out today the MRR GT-2 (first picture) were discountinued in February. The site I found them on had them listed at $120 per, when I called them the guy said no, we don't have them in stock, they would have to be ordered. Talk about updating your site!

I found another Team Dynamics wheel I like (called Popstar), but I'm having a hard time finding anyone in the States that has it available. Too bad I didn't find them sooner, I could have bought a set when I was in London last month!

Barry, was that directed at me? I thought maybe you put a little surprise in but don't see anything.

jzoomer

look on edgeracing.com see if they have anything you like.....they have some really good prices

crushedbumper28

lol!!!

chiefmg

I'm pretty much sold on the Advan AVS Model 5 right now. Only thing is, they are over $500 per!! My gf thinks I'm crazy for even thinking about it. I know, you can get Exel Ennios much cheaper, but I have read some bad things about their quality. All the other knockoffs I have found have been discontinued (story of my life). So I guess I start saving pennies now...

donnie

heres some pics of my car. 04 mazda 3 borla cat-back, short shifter, mazdaspeed intake,supercharged 10lbs of boost, new konig hotswaps, p zero nero tires, 8k hids.

_Kansei_

Exel ennios aren't the knockoffs of the Advan Kreuzer V (i.e. the AVS Model 5).. the Exel 'speed' is.

They aren't your average knockoffs, that much I'll say

I dare you to find a difference between my wheels and the real thing. They are visually identical. They have held up incredibly well to the abuse of Rochester slum city streets with 205/40 tires on them for years.. plus, with a 20 pound tire on them (215/40-17 ecsta mx .. it's my spare tire/wheel) the total weight is just 34.3 pounds! with a 17x7 wheel! I was absolutely stunned when I saw the number. I'm getting new tires in the spring so I'll get truer, 'pure' weights of all my wheels without tires on them this winter.

$475 shipped for 4.. I bought the last one at a later date (I got a blowout on the highway and it scuffed one of the wheels a little bit.. the day after I had the tires mounted when the wheels were brand new).

I can't say anything bad about the wheels at all. I think they look great on sooo many cars too.

here's pics of the advans to compare against my wheels:





and here's the Exels (which actually do have 'Kreuzer V' cast into them.. and yes, the Advans are cast with a very special material/process to make them very light and very strong):
click for full size when available.. so that you have some way high res to compare them to the advans




here's a photo set that has a few closeups:
http://flickr.com/photos/clauretano/...7600041190358/

here's a nice comparo though:
advans:

exel:

J-Protege

Chris, you have some hot rims there

chiefmg

The rims on this Speed are the ones I am talking about.

_Kansei_

oh rats. all that work for nothing.. yeah those are the Exel Ennios :P

The quality I've experienced with exels doesn't necessarily transfer to those.. with the amount of wheels they make, I wouldn't be surprised if they're cast by numerous companies and Exel is just kinda the retailer for them.