DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NB8A,B,C RIMS
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:51 pm
weren't all 8C's 17" rims??..........like the SE's??..............dunno
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DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NB8A,B,C RIMS
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 4:58 pm
I'm pretty certain the NB8C's have the exact same wheels as the NB8B. I believe the different was a fuel warning light and a few trivial little things like that between the models.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NB8A,B,C RIMS
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 5:12 pm
The general basics
NB8A. what you currently hAVE 15x6 4x100 PCD
NB8B what you want What I have 16x 6.5 4 x100 PCD
NB8C various wheels but basics are 17x 7 4x100 PCD
were talking generally there are alway exceptions. This is also exclusive for the Australian matket
There may have been an NB8B version for automatics only. which is NB8A polished WHEEL....
nb8C HAS DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE 17" WHEELS IN 2004 & 2005
NB8A. what you currently hAVE 15x6 4x100 PCD
NB8B what you want What I have 16x 6.5 4 x100 PCD
NB8C various wheels but basics are 17x 7 4x100 PCD
were talking generally there are alway exceptions. This is also exclusive for the Australian matket
There may have been an NB8B version for automatics only. which is NB8A polished WHEEL....
nb8C HAS DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THE 17" WHEELS IN 2004 & 2005
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NB8A,B,C RIMS
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:29 pm
no its not.
It looks different. spokes are straight as opposed to curved. Its a completely different look.
this is Mr Q's NB8C SE
have a browse through the garage
It looks different. spokes are straight as opposed to curved. Its a completely different look.
this is Mr Q's NB8C SE
have a browse through the garage
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NB8A,B,C RIMS
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 6:49 pm
The NB8C was also sold from 2003-2005 in non tubo format with a 16x6.5 straight 5 spoker, but with dual spokes, Pierre may have a picture. Also available was the 2002 Titanium and 2003 Classic wheels in a 16x6.5 format.
P.S. I got 3 of the 17 inch ones for sale!
P.S. I got 3 of the 17 inch ones for sale!
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NB8A,B,C RIMS
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 8:45 pm
not sure about the Auto's having a polished NB8A wheel but the 10AE's did
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NB8A,B,C RIMS
Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:40 pm
I'm not 100 % sure either .....I thought I remebered reading it somewhere....can't reacall where though. 
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NB8A,B,C RIMS
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 9:33 am
Alex wrote:not sure about the Auto's having a polished NB8A wheel but the 10AE's did
The NB 15x6's came in standard (sold on the 98-2000) polished (99 10AE) and the NB8B automatics came with a painted high gloss version as per below.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NB8A,B,C RIMS
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:22 am
http://www.miata.net/faq/wheel_weights.html
Not in the pics in the above link are the 17" SE rims the racing heart ones apparently they are quite light for a 17" rim.
The 16" rims you want are the ones I have but not for sale sorry.
You will like your 15" rims more when you go buy rubber and you start to weigh them...
Not in the pics in the above link are the 17" SE rims the racing heart ones apparently they are quite light for a 17" rim.
The 16" rims you want are the ones I have but not for sale sorry.
You will like your 15" rims more when you go buy rubber and you start to weigh them...
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NB8A,B,C RIMS
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:47 am
Have a look here.
If we go in sequence, I think it goes something like this:
- NB8A
- Limited edition NB8As (10th Anniversary Edition, Heritage Edition)
- Not available in Aus
- NB8B
- Limited edition NB8B (Titanium, possibly more?)
- NB8C
- SE
- Limited edition NB8C (Classic I think it was called? It's that 'champagne' type colour MX5).
- Unsure (it says racing hart... perhaps for the SE as well?)
- The remainder are all NC rims which won't fit your stud pattern, and I know squat about them
That's my understanding of it anyway.
If we go in sequence, I think it goes something like this:
- NB8A
- Limited edition NB8As (10th Anniversary Edition, Heritage Edition)
- Not available in Aus
- NB8B
- Limited edition NB8B (Titanium, possibly more?)
- NB8C
- SE
- Limited edition NB8C (Classic I think it was called? It's that 'champagne' type colour MX5).
- Unsure (it says racing hart... perhaps for the SE as well?)
- The remainder are all NC rims which won't fit your stud pattern, and I know squat about them
That's my understanding of it anyway.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NB8A,B,C RIMS
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:25 pm
I've never even heard of gold NB8B rims? Anybody else?
Perhaps he's just gotten them powdercoated/sprayed/whatever?
Perhaps he's just gotten them powdercoated/sprayed/whatever?
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NB8A,B,C RIMS
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 12:39 pm
Its paint and its silver, gold would be interesting never seen it before.
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NB8A,B,C RIMS
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2008 11:48 pm
The Gold NB8B rims to my knowledge were standard fitment with the Japan Only Mazdaspeed MX5...
A sort of limited edition... it came with a whole pile of Mazdaspeed goodies from factory...
except they cheaped out on the rims... by painting the standard ones gold...
FAQ from Dandycars UK Specialist MX5 importer
Incidentally reverse engineer that website for a great resource on every limited edition you could ever get your hands on...
A sort of limited edition... it came with a whole pile of Mazdaspeed goodies from factory...
except they cheaped out on the rims... by painting the standard ones gold...
FAQ from Dandycars UK Specialist MX5 importer
Incidentally reverse engineer that website for a great resource on every limited edition you could ever get your hands on...
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NB8A,B,C RIMS
Posted: Fri Oct 31, 2008 7:38 pm
If the premium on the gold rims is something massive, just stick with buying standard ones from here and getting them powder coated in some sort of gold colour.
That being said, I personally reckon the only colour gold rims on a '5 look good on are the 10AE, and even then, only on different wheels to stock. The OEM wheels look fine in either silver, black or white, but any other colour and I reckon it's clashes a little with the car.
That being said, I personally reckon the only colour gold rims on a '5 look good on are the 10AE, and even then, only on different wheels to stock. The OEM wheels look fine in either silver, black or white, but any other colour and I reckon it's clashes a little with the car.