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Postby deez » Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:21 pm

If you post some pics might be able to help ;)
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Postby irwin83r » Sat Jan 06, 2007 7:23 pm

did you mean HP racing? or HR? i havent heard of HR.. and in any case cant find a HR 125 rim.. :?

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Postby Boags » Sun Jan 07, 2007 6:43 pm

Starcorp Racing lite do a 16\" 5 spoke rim. Like the ones in my sig, although mine are 15\"...

Tempe Tyres in Sydney do them very reasonably priced.

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Postby deez » Sun Jan 07, 2007 9:40 pm

Boags'MX5 wrote:Starcorp Racing lite do a 16" 5 spoke rim. Like the ones in my sig, although mine are 15"...

Tempe Tyres in Sydney do them very reasonably priced.

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And as Boags will tell you, they are light :) I also had a look at them before, and those Starcorp Racing Light's *are* very light. Something which may be important, if you are going for 16" or 17", the weight of an average-joe alloy wheel is quite significant.
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Postby Craig » Sun Jan 07, 2007 10:16 pm

Check the weight on the ROH's, as some can be heavy. MX5 Mania sell Starcorp 16x7's for $200 a piece and there's a set of used ones on ebay at the moment too.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Starcorp-Racing- ... dZViewItem
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Postby lowmiata » Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:36 pm

RSGT's were about 10 to 20 bucks per wheel more expensive than the ones kitkat has pics of!

silver gold shadow and black colours

worth every cent but I am biased :mrgreen:

I went black makes the dish look even bigger (and I didn't want to wait 1 month for a new shipment to come in) :mrgreen:

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Postby Moggy » Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:54 pm

The black RS-GT's on Lowmiata's car look awesome IMO! :D

I have a similar looking set of Rays wheels in 17\" on my car. They weigh 6.9kgs per rim which is quite light for a 17\" wheel. I don't have any pics on my car as yet (it desperately needs a clean) but I have a stock photo to give you an idea. They are grey with a silver lip...

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This is the general type of wheel that I think looks best on an mx, but really wheels come down entirely to personal taste, so choose what you like! :)

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Re: love em!

Postby lowmiata » Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:20 am

mikey mx5 wrote:lowmiata - I love your wheels. That's pretty much exactly what I was looking for.

So what brand are they? GT? And what size do you have on your car? Do they come in 16"? And how much are they?

I think the black would go well with my red car, what do you think?

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If you see a set of G Games for sale reasonably priced then they would be the go!

5 spoke wheels look hot on an mx even the concept 5 rims
I originally wanted a set of mono block racing harts but were so hard to get!

I reckon the ones i got were the best bang for your buck as there are a lot of wheels on the market now!(especially if you want chrome!)

Brand I dunno they are from Ozzy tyres

they are called RS GT's

think they were around 200 a wheel

mine are 17's ( I wouldn't bother with 16's as the tyre you need to run is not as common as the one for the 17's)
hence 17's will be cheaper long term

to go with your red car either black or shadow chrome
shadow chrome would be my preferance!

FWIW when I actually bought the wheels I bought them through another tyre mob @ baulkam hills

they were cheaper than ozzy tyres!
Don't understand how but I wasn't questioning it!
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Postby RaYmO » Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:48 am

lowmiata,

Loving the G-Games dude, they look HOT!

I've read from another thread a few weeks back that the Payless Tyres in Chatswood has done a 17\" set of G-Games with Yokohama rubber for about $1500 which is dirt cheap.

If Ive got the spare dosh Id be upgrading my TE37 replicas to the REAL Rays rims 8)
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Postby lowmiata » Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:57 am

there are g games copies out there
saw a few on ebay
would definatly pay to see wether the were copies or not

even so copies or not they are a good looking wheel
I am happy with my rsgt's now though
more lip dish than the ggame would give
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