THE Wheel Review Thread

Mojeans69

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Tha Bean
Brand & model:ICW Racing GT Sport
Size and Offset:18x7.5" +42
Weight if available:N/A
Price paid and from where:$370 Ebay
Pros:Nice looking fresh out of the box
Cons:center caps tend to fall out
Final verdict:I fell in love with these rims when i seen them
Pic on the car:
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Brand & model:Axis MOD 7
Size and Offset:19x8 +45fr +40r
Weight if available:N/A
Price paid and from where:$430 ebay
Pros:Staggered look, nice size rear lip, strong... hit many potholes
Cons:none
Final verdict:Great rims, love the design and the staggered look
Pic on the car:
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nexTOme

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Location
CA
Brand & model: Racing Hart C2
Size and Offset: 18 x 7.5 +45
Weight if available: .
Price paid and from where: 550 + 3 tires from member here
Pros:
- double 6 spoke complements the body line of 6thgen (coupe or sedan).
- sit flush at fender/qtr panel without rolling them
- not so heavy
- strong
- pretty rare
Cons:
- one piece
- not so light-weight :ownedrun:
Final verdict:
great rims for DD, pretty strong to stand so-cal's horrible freeway pothole
Pic on the car:click on my sig/check out my member's ride thread.





Brand & model: Racing hart C4
Size and Offset: 18 x 7.5 +43
Weight if available: .
Price paid and from where: 550 4 rims alone from member here
Pros:
- adds aggressive look
- strong
- universal 4x114.3 or 5x114.3 fitment
- sits flush with fender/qtr panel without rolling them
- not too heavy
- rare
Cons:
- one piece
- rubs tad bit with 0 camber setting. can get away with this by having slight neg. camber or shaving rear bumper tab.
- not so light weight either
- some worry about universal fitment lugnut hole.
Final verdict: great rims. looks great, you will get compliments such as "siiick rims", "hot-as-H-E double hockey sticks" LOL, well at least i did ;)
Pic on the car: click on my sig, or check out my member's ride thread.
 

A-cord

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Philadelphia ==> St.Pete/Tampa
Brand & model: 96 spec Integra Type R wheels
Size and Offset: 15x6 +40 ish?
Weight if available: 12.3lbs w/o tire
Price paid and from where: paid $500 from member on H-T
Pros: light weight OEM wheel, they're fresh as hell if you have the right drop and tire setup
Cons: looks a tad small on a 6ga, PITA to maintain.
Final verdict: Honestly i love these wheels. People have repeatedly told me to get bigger rims but i think these are just fine. Pictures will not do these wheels justice. They look 5x better in person. if you don't want to spend too much on some aftermarket wheels or you just want to keep a clean fresh OEM look.. these wheels are for you.. just make sure you're tucking tire. =].
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LitoCG2Rider

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MA,New Hampshire
Brand & model: RAYS G-GAMES 77W
Size and Offset: 18X7.5 +42
Weight if available:
Price paid and from where: 1500
Powdercoated : 600 top secret gold
Pros: its soo light
Cons: they discontinued the gold ... -_-
Final verdict: i love it alot..
Pic on the car:
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truonghthe

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Brand & model: OEM 04-06 Acura TL
Size and Offset: 17X8 +45
Weight if available: Who the hell know, may be later
Price paid and from where: $270 for a set of 4 from Ebay
Pros: looking good on our coupe
Cons: kinda tricky with the tire selection lol 225/45-17
Final verdict: Don't know yet because they still in my storage room
 

bdeitemeyer

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Brand & model: Work Varianza T1S
Size and Offset: 19x8.5 +40 front/19x9 +38 rear
Weight if available:
Price paid and from where: $2200 from RavSpecOnline.com
Pros: Great quality, reputation, and looks
Cons: Somewhat expensive, 3 month wait to receive them from Japan since they're built-to-order
Final verdict: Love them
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Lxcord

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Brand & model: 2003 Acura TL-S wheels-Polished aluminum
Size and Offset: 17 inch wheels, +45 offset
Weight if available: 23 LBS i think ?
Price paid and from where: $500 shipped from another member on V6P
Pros: looks money, car looks very subtle and elegant with these rims. The polished finish is a nice touch.
Cons: some imperfections because i bought the rims used.
Final verdict: Makes the car look oh so sexy. def very subtle, and understated.
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HPjunkie2007

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miami
Brand & model: HP Evo 6
Size and Offset:18 x 7.5
Weight if available:light
Price paid and from where:$500 bucks(No tires because i already had 18's on the accord) Motorsports on 441 in miami
Pros: look relatively close to OEM wheels on the E46
Cons: lip is only 2 inches...want bigger lip and is extremely difficult to find in 4 lugs...took me 2 years to find them.
Final verdict: Hella sexy, especially when spokes are spinning when vehicle comes to idle.
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RedRyder

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Fawking, OH
Brand & Model: Enkei CL-S 5-spoke (Acura OEM on 01/02 CL Type S')
Size & Offset: 17 x 7, +52 offset
Weight if available: N/A
Price paid and from where: $400 on Ebay from individual seller.
Pros: I really liked the OEM 16 x 6.5's that came on my 99 EX coupe, so was trying to find 1" larger diameter rim that had a similar look. These are rarely seen on Accords. Spokes slightly recess into rim for subtle meaty look. Dual material finish, clean OEM look, really work well with the Accord two door design, I get comments a lot. Plus made by Enkei!
Cons: Gotta watch when parking along curbs since the 5 spokes do not recess a lot into the rim, you can scratch em if you're not careful.
Final Verdict: Great upgrade for the money, flow very well with coupe design, but are fitting on sedan as well. CL-S 7" wide rims are on Accords.

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Brand & Model: RH Evolution C2000 Limited Edition
Size & Offset: 18 x 7.5, +42 offset
Weight if available: Lighter than OEM
Price paid and from where: $1000 w/tires from a member
Pros: Amazing "motorsport" looks w/sharp machined finish. Good lip depth, has cotter pin in center instead of C2's cap. Shows brake assembly well and flows with car. Perfect mix of touring sport and elegance.
Cons: None other than rarity of parts.
Final Verdict: Perfect wheel for a clean OEM but slightly upscale performance look. Machined beauty.

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Brand & Model: Enkei TL A-Spec 5-spoke (Acura OEM on 05-08 TL A-Spec models)
Size & Offset: 18 x 8, +45 offset
Weight if available: Made using a newer forged process that keeps them on the lighter side of OEM wheels. For example, these are lighter than the CL-S 17's above.
Price paid and from where: $850 w/tires from individual seller on Acurazine.
Pros: Lightweight for an OEM wheel, will accommodate BBK's, quality finish, split spoke design. Plus made by Enkei!
Cons: There are 4 variations of this style wheel from Acura, and the same wheel received different part numbers different years. It can be confusing so do your homework before you buy. For example, the gunmetal version was only made on '04 and is 8.5"wide, while the Sparkle Silver, Chrome, and Ebony Chrome are 8" wide. Also, these look similar to the RL A-Spec version which doesn't have the lip around the outer edge of the face of the rim. Like I said, do your homework.
Final Verdict: I wanted to move permanently to 18's, and wanted a split 5-spoke design. I also wanted a durable wheel that I would use in the fall/winter so I wanted to go OEM. I also wanted wider, a flush factor, and a sporty look. These met all of those goals. In my opinion, these are the best looking OEM wheels Honda/Acura makes currently.

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BoyBlue

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Vicksburg, Michigan
Brand & Model: R1 Racing Spike (Machined/Black w/chrome lip)
Size & offset: 18 X 7.5 +40
Price: $880 Shipped with tires and 2 year replacement plan from wheelsnext.com
Pros: Has a VIP look without being blingy. 2 inch lip on front wheel drive car.
Cons: None
Final verdict: I fell in love with the wheel as soon as I seen it. I like the VIP look more then the racing look on our cars (no offince to any one). It doesn't look like any wheels around where I live. Eather people have black/machined lip, gunmetal/machined lip or ,if thay want a VIP look, all chrome. Alot of people stop and look just because the style of wheel is so new/diffrent in my city. I really like the 2 inch lip it has and to think this style comes with an even bigger lip for a front wheel drive.
 
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