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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby wazman » Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:04 pm

^^^ jealous of you black !.....and lip kit 8)

I ditched the 16's in favour of better tyre wear........

Sportmax again (they are cheap for decent offset)
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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby emexv » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:21 pm

bear2230 wrote:The Meisters are on at last 16 x 7 +30 with 205 x50 PS3.
Thanks for everyone’s help with offsets and cap info.
Alex, I will send you your hubcentric /caps hopefully next week. I have to make some more and get them anodized clear to keep them shiny. These caps are on because I couldn’t wait any longer.


Looks great Richard, almost as good as the original Scooby. :wink:
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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby emexv » Tue Apr 12, 2011 8:32 pm

bear2230 wrote:They look great Mark. It really looks the goods. Lowered, brown Davis, beautiful rims and fat tyres.
Could be the nicest looking NB Ive ever seen.
You have done everything I wanted to do but never did.
Can I please have Scooby back now?
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Hey Richard. I just saw this post........I could be persuaded to swap :lol:
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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby bear2230 » Tue Apr 12, 2011 9:15 pm

Dont tempt me. I would love Scooby back. I still miss him. Unfortunately Scooby 2 I will have forever.
I am having to control myself from buying that lovely white NB for sale at the moment as an everyday car.
By the way, it's been ages since you have sent me any currant pictures!!

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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby Orphan » Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:31 am

Hey guys,

Does anyone have a picture of a black NB with bronze RPF-1's? I really like CE28's but at $2200+ a set for 15-16" sizes the price is unappealing.

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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby PAU61L » Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:09 pm

Hello everyone,
just got my NB, first with the standard NB8A 15 " rims and with 16" NB SE rims,
sitting a bit high as I have jacked the car up to change the wheels. Paul
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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby RG.net » Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:24 pm

I miss my MX-5 :|

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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby de Bounce » Sun Apr 24, 2011 10:24 am

PAU61L wrote:Hello everyone,
just got my NB, first with the standard NB8A 15 " rims and with 16" NB SE rims,
sitting a bit high as I have jacked the car up to change the wheels. Paul

Rims in the lower photo's are from a 2002 Titanium Limited Edition also known as the Camel of which only 150 were released in Australia.
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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby Lokiel » Sun Apr 24, 2011 1:49 pm

de Bounce wrote:
PAU61L wrote:Hello everyone,
just got my NB, first with the standard NB8A 15 " rims and with 16" NB SE rims,
sitting a bit high as I have jacked the car up to change the wheels. Paul

Rims in the lower photo's are from a 2002 Titanium Limited Edition also known as the Camel of which only 150 were released in Australia.


This is where model IDs get confusing.

The 2002 Titanium Limited Edition (aka "The Camel") is known as the "SE" in the US.

The "SE" in Australia is known as the "MSM" (MazdaSpeed Miata) in the US - our regulators deem that words such as "speed" cannot be included in model names since that promotes reckless driving apparently.

Why didn't they just rename the Aussie SE something else to avoid confusion?
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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby PAU61L » Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:55 pm

Thanks de Bounce & Lokiel,
on the Miata.Net Wheel Weights site they are noted as SE wheels, so now knowing what model they came off is very interesting.
BUT what do you think of them on my silver NB8A. Paul
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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby Lokiel » Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:28 pm

Paul, I quite like them, much better than your OEM wheels but I'd like to see it lowered a bit, it looks too high at the rear.
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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby bootz » Mon Apr 25, 2011 1:26 am

RG.net wrote:I miss my MX-5 :|

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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby slimx » Wed Apr 27, 2011 3:56 pm

J hui always takes good shots
http://www.flickr.com/photos/j_hui/5411607185/
ders my old car and with that link u can see all his other photography work

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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby dbr » Wed May 04, 2011 12:40 pm

Tony,
What offset does your 15x7.5 wheels have with the Hankooks?
Do you have any rubbing problems?
Did you have to alter the car to make the wheels fit (remove plastic inner guards, etc.)?

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Re: NB's Show Off Your Rims!

Postby bigdog » Thu May 05, 2011 3:56 pm

SSR Professor SP2R 16x7 +39 A&B fitment. McGard black splined lug nuts. Michelin 205/50x16 PP2 tyres

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