Watanabes Anyone

[Ali//325i]

Okay so my bimmer is in the shop. And today i had to buy new tires for the cadillac and it got me thinking. I need some winter tires for my bimmer. Then I remember that i dont have 2 sets of rims. So i need rims aswell. So for tires i will go with the hapalkettaques <-----(BUTCHERED THAT ONE) or blizzaks. Now for rims i was thinking light so 14" watanabe Rs8's from those old AE86's (83-86 corollas). I have 2 different photoshopped images on someone elses car. The gold/bronze is more appealing to me because i have a white cabrio with tan top, but the silver is a nice toned down look. Your thoughts or ideas.

Here are the pics:



What do you guys think?

-Ali

[wayfast]

Okay so my bimmer is in the shop. And today i had to buy new tires for the cadillac and it got me thinking. I need some winter tires for my bimmer. Then I remember that i dont have 2 sets of rims. So i need rims aswell. So for tires i will go with the hapalkettaques <-----(BUTCHERED THAT ONE) or blizzaks. Now for rims i was thinking light so 14" watanabe Rs8's from those old AE86's (83-86 corollas). I have 2 different photoshopped images on someone elses car. The gold/bronze is more appealing to me because i have a white cabrio with tan top, but the silver is a nice toned down look. Your thoughts or ideas.

Here are the pics:



What do you guys think?

-Ali

haha i like it... thats so funny, the past few days i was thinking about old corolla rims too.

[asubimmer]

at first i thought they looked like crap. but they kinda grow on you. i would like to see some black ones w/ silver lips.

[wayfast]

at first i thought they looked like crap. but they kinda grow on you. i would like to see some black ones w/ silver lips.

i think it may also be the car that he put them on... not the greatest choice.

[CobraKai]

i love those wheels

[asubimmer]

i wish they were like 15's or 16's. are they heavier or lighter than weaves?

[wayfast]

i wish they were like 15's or 16's. are they heavier or lighter than weaves?

you can get them in 15's and 16's... one site i know has like 16x7.5 about 17lbs...

don't think they are the exact wheels, but very similar

[Ali//325i]

well they would be going on my white cabrio. Much like this one. Except my interior and top is tan so i would most likely go with a bronze or silver rim. I think bronze would be awesome.



As far as i know the REAL watanabes are extremely expensive, but i can find them from some drifters in cali for cheap. Konig makes replica rims called "rewinds". Here's a pic of the konig version.

The 14" ones weigh a cool 13.5 pounds. I guess these are more aesthetic rims than anything. If i want some really light track rims i will prolly buy some rotas cuz they are super light and cheap as well.

-Ali

P.S. I don't know for sure if these are lighter than the weaves or the bottle caps, i just know they look nicer, to me atleast.

[Gr00v3]

just fyi, the rewinds are currently only available in 4x114.3 with 0 or -2 offset. the 4x100's haven't been released yet, or if they'll even be made, but if they do, count on 40 offset for sure.
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[Ali//325i]

well i did find quite a few people selling watanabes. Plus ebay has tons of them on there. Rotas are looking better on the wallet, i just think the watanabes give it a more classic feel.

-Ali