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    2 hours ago, Lucas@PartBox said:

    Have you considered RAYS Gramlights? They're all about 8.2KG-8.7KG in 17" Options vs 9.2KG OEM wheel..

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    I like the 3rd set down on the silver car what width and offset are these? as I found a lot of the rays that I like don’t have a low offset or the width I want 8” or maybe 8.5” only really

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    Hi, after spending months looking I am almost ready to buy my new alloys. I have narrowed it down to 4 sets, though I am open to more suggestions if anyone has any.

    My wants are 17x8 ET35 and lighter than stock, my choices are below. Does anyone have any feedback against any of these?

    enkei PF01, originally planned the rpf1 due to their weight but I just can’t get past the looks of them 

    tsw Nurburgring 

    oz  alleggerita 

    oz ultraleggera 

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    4 hours ago, Church said:

    I just bit the bullet and ordered from 86worx shop i linked (IIRC canadian?). IIRC they even had posted here. (mind you, from ones here, only Key!s & J-Luth ones are with offset. Others offer smaller size/different shape (eg. D-shape), shape of grip, materials/finish, but of stock offset). Originally these wheels IIRC are made somewhere in Japan. You of course can search, maybe you'll find some cheaper price+shipping price. And if so, you can also add to search that ATC Sport wheel.

    J-Luth Black Top Steering Wheel   $749.99
    Shipping & Handling: $42.55 (to Latvia)
    Grand Total: $792.54

    +don't exactly remember, how much for import charges.

    I guess, most wheels that retain stock airbag, cost a lot, as it's not just simple metallic plate as base for wheels that use quick disconnect hub, but hard to design/make complex shape metallic base, R&D & making costs of which needs to be recouped.

    How do you find the wheel? I think I might have to save and order one next year

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    3 minutes ago, George said:

    Is there a how to on removing this?

    Easy way is take the 12v cap from the power socket in the glove box, then look under your pedals you will see a hole where the sound enters the cabin. The cap fits the tube fine so you can test and remove if you don’t like in less than a minute

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    4 hours ago, Church said:

    How can manual have hill start assist then. On MT "hill-start" is done by using handbrake like in driving learning courses :). If pics had been of higher quality, i'd be able to see in more close up pattern on shifter cap and/or absence or existence of gear switching paddles behind steering wheel.

    You can have hill start on the manual. Mine has it, you have to activate it can’t remember the process now but it’s in the manual. 

    I don’t use it as it leaves a green symbol on the dash all the time and sure mine still rolled  ack when I tried it out 

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    Actually been reading up a bit more on the rce springs and I get the feeling they might be worth the extra spend. Would I be right in thinking if I wanted to upgrade my handle further in the future I could get some bilstein shocks and swap the springs over to these. I’m not fussed on full on Coilover a really as mine is a daily it would just be set at the one level and never adjusted and don’t want to go to low.

    has anyone tried the 15mm tein springs?

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    Hi, I’m drawing up a plan of mods to do to my car and wondered if anyone had any experience of the Tein 15mm springs? I’m only looking for a little drop to get rid of some arch gap, and don’t want to have to adjust the alignment much which is why I was thinking of these small drop springs. It’s my daily and don’t want to go any lower than this plus with just a slight drop I can get them fitted and hopefully the wife won’t notice 😁

     Also as mine is an updated 2017 my shocks are better damped than the preface-lift? So my thinking was these should be better suited to just lowering springs, any ideas on this?

    thanks

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    All I’ve done the last few days is look at more wheels. Have narrowed it down to my final 2 sets Enkei rpf1 17x8 like the look of these and are strong and lightweight. The other is a set of rays 57DR 18x8.5 really like these too but can’t decide between the light Enkei or the bigger and heavier rays. 

    Will i notice much difference between these? Car is driven daily but I do like a nice hard drive at times and am planning on doing some track days next year.

    can you get lower profiles in wider 17s as the extra sidewall is the only thing I’m not keen on, but I think 225/45 is a popular size around here so it can’t be to bad can it?

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    Ahhhh there is so many choices. After looking at more wheels then I care to remember I think I have changed my mind again and now think I will be going for 18s the extra sidewall on the 17s is putting me off looks wise.

    any ideas for 18s that are around the same weight as stock? Don’t want to spend more than 1000 ideally so not after something super light weight. Now swinging back to the pro race 1.2s

     

     

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    On 17/08/2018 at 12:52 PM, gavin_t said:

    Should be fine. Just get the alignment check as soon as you have the coilovers setup and go from there :-)

     

    Thinking konig dekagram as flow formed so light and strong and come in 17x8 

    Just awaiting a UK stockist to give me a firm quote as it's new out and no one's has stock yet.

    Need to decide asap as my 18s could do with new tyres.

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    Just to let you know I have had a price back of £860 for the 17x8

     

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