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Old 21-05-2008, 07:03 PM   #41
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or you could rice it up and actually get the original Rays Volk decals from yahoo.co.jp for 800yen each...
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Old 21-05-2008, 07:15 PM   #42
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I dont worry the centre caps are going black and the stickers are gone too. I odnt have them yet, but these ones are the most likely choice.
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Old 21-05-2008, 11:52 PM   #43
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those are hot mate, definitely go with those if you like them.
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Old 26-05-2008, 11:24 PM   #44
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Get them yet or even better get a quote???
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Old 27-05-2008, 08:53 AM   #45
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ohhh zappy...i dont no if keith can get the 17s...i was gonna get 17s...but he couldnt get them :S also try grahams street wheel and tyres for a price check in moss st...
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Old 27-05-2008, 12:05 PM   #46
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wheels number 5 look good wat are they? wouldnt mind them on mine :-)
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Old 28-05-2008, 12:19 PM   #47
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I actually really like your original 16s. How much did you pay for them?
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Old 28-05-2008, 08:41 PM   #48
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$250 from Gav with Tyres, but i dont know if they were stuffed when i bought them or when i have thrwon them around a bit...either way they are buggered....
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Old 29-05-2008, 02:15 PM   #49
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i still think these are the best mate!
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Old 29-05-2008, 05:09 PM   #50
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Well guys after poking my head into "OzzyTyres" i can gladly say they are the biggest bunch of F%$KHeads in the business.....not only did they want to sell me the CE28N Time Attack rims for $1000 a pop with no tyres, he then asked why i would put these onto an Astina!?....I replied by asking him who owned the Pimp RX8 at the front (which i knew was him, i serviced his car last!!!lol) he relpied by saying it was his and then i said who would buy a ****ty RX8 when you can get and RX7 FD for half the price...I walked out pissed....so Keith 4 Wheels better deliver...For me the only thing worse then being ripped off is being offended by a Wanka...

Putyourshoeson: There are 2 versions of the CE28 that you have there, the widespoke (the replica that i found) and the one that you have in that photo is the multispoke one, If i had a choice id go with the the widspoke ones personally...

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Old 30-05-2008, 06:15 PM   #51
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Well guys after poking my head into "OzzyTyres" i can gladly say they are the biggest bunch of F%$KHeads in the business.....not only did they want to sell me the CE28N Time Attack rims for $1000 a pop with no tyres, he then asked why i would put these onto an Astina!?....I replied by asking him who owned the Pimp RX8 at the front (which i knew was him, i serviced his car last!!!lol) he relpied by saying it was his and then i said who would buy a ****ty RX8 when you can get and RX7 FD for half the price...I walked out pissed....so Keith 4 Wheels better deliver...For me the only thing worse then being ripped off is being offended by a Wanka...

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Yeah ozzy tyres are a bunch of F***nuts. one time i took a wheel to them to get it removed because i was gonna take the rim to wheel revolution to be repaired. i got back to work and noticed claw marks on the rim. i got back to ozzy tyres and they think they never did that.. and u can clearly see that its a pattern on 3 parts of the rim where a tyre machine would grab onto it. they said "maybe it was already like that when you bought it, when the tyres were first fitted". and i said "they were bought here!!"

well in the end they didnt own up to it so i just said "whatever man, im gonna have to repair that as well". wasted $130 repairing those scratches and the other scratches that i did.
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Old 31-05-2008, 06:09 AM   #52
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Ok guys so i went to Keith 4 Wheels and Street, Wheels and Tyres (SWT) and got some quotes:

Keith 4 Wheels: $1600 with NEXEN tyres

Street, Wheels and Tyres: $1600 with NEXEN tyres or $1050 W/O tyres

Both are 17 x 7JJ +40

I personally would go with SWT because they are affiliated with work and i know the guys there are awesome blokes. We'll see how it pans out.

Bourbon, what Offset are yours mate, something like yours would be awesome (except for the 18" part...lol)
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Old 01-06-2008, 08:55 PM   #53
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Old 01-06-2008, 11:04 PM   #54
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zappy assuming you want Nexen N3000's in 205/30/17 (i think thats what mine are) you can get them for around 105 a tyre fitted, so 420 for all. thats a little cheaper than what they've quoted. on the plus side they'll fit them and any damage they'll have to fix

oh, the N3000s are decent rubber, stiff sidewalls though, i feel a lot more bumps now than with the silverstone ultra low profiles despite having a much bigger sidewall. on the last cruise to coolangatta the dodgy gc highway ripples were killing me
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Old 02-06-2008, 07:07 AM   #55
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At $105 per tyre, they cannot be that good for 17s. Have you asked for something the next step up for a quote? It's amazing what $25 per tyre extra can get you performance wise.
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my falkens were $225 each tyre for the 18s...should be payin about $175 roughly for good 17s...
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Old 02-06-2008, 07:16 AM   #57
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my falkens were $225 each tyre for the 18s...should be payin about $175 roughly for good 17s...
Yes, I got guoted the same for falkens for 215/35R18s also, but payed $20 more at $245 and got the next step up, Kuhmos. 41,000km on them with 4mm tread still left. Good example of above statement.

All depends on Zappy's requirements and wanted performance gains I guess also???

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Old 02-06-2008, 03:07 PM   #58
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Atm me thinks that the choice of rims is first and foremost, Ill worry about the tyres when i get to that. Im at Mazda College atm too so its a bit hard to go looking, ill kepp ya all posted.
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Old 02-06-2008, 09:31 PM   #59
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ryan these $105 nexen (down from $160, loooovvvveeee special deals) are out performing the $200 silverstones i've had. the only downside is the rougher ride, i wanted the kuhmos but i can't justify that for my uses
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Atm me thinks that the choice of rims is first and foremost, Ill worry about the tyres when i get to that. Im at Mazda College atm too so its a bit hard to go looking, ill kepp ya all posted.
If your worried about just getting rims, get them to put a stinky set of nakangs on, would be cheaper again I would think?
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