Not Much Wheel Selection

[ahgrafx]

Anyone know what the wheels are called 3up from lower left corner?https://petrolsupplyco.com/products/vin ... -art-print

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far from a mistake, tell Vic that

[theunz]

The Pontiac Aztec was different too.

[2mAn]

thanks PJ! now im on the hunt for these if the price is right.

I linked a set of ebay

[Pjackb]

thanks PJ! now im on the hunt for these if the price is right.

They’re very easy to find especially if you’re on the west coast, there’s always a few sets on CL and eBay
Look for the 15x6.5 ET18 size 4x114.3 they’re the ones that fit well as seen from the pics Alvin posted

Expect to pay around $800-$1000 if they’re in decent shape (6-7/10)if they’ve been polished and are 8-10/10 you’ll be more in the $1500+

Make sure the set you get has the centercaps if not that can run you $200 easy for a good set

[RBMann]

Now I know why we have stock wheels. I couldn't make a choice and didn't want to do the math. Same problem with the steering wheel, too many choices so I recovered the stock one. Absolutely no imagination.

[Mackn367]

Now I know why we have stock wheels. I couldn't make a choice and didn't want to do the math. Same problem with the steering wheel, too many choices so I recovered the stock one. Absolutely no imagination.

I like my steering wheel. Came with the purchase. It's an Empi GT steering wheel. Commonly used on the VW as a "deep dish" but mine is the one for the Datsun. Many days I feel like switching to a modern one with a much smaller radius but then I get a lot of compliments on it so I haven't changed. I occasionally see this model for sale on Ebay.

[bakerjf]

Anyone know what the wheels are called 3up from lower left corner?https://petrolsupplyco.com/products/vin ... -art-print

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far from a mistake, tell Vic that

Yeah, sadly Vic’s gone... I can tell you before his car was raffled off (6 or 7 years ago?) those wheels were long gone. Maybe he found something he liked “better?” Maybe he concluded they are hideous and ultimately “a mistake?” We likely will never know.

Back to you... Anxiously awaiting an imaginative leap forward in Roadster wheel choice, rather than a rehashed/rejected choice made many, many years ago from another Roadster owner... The fact that you got excited at all about a wheel another Roadster owner had on his car over a decade ago (and later ditched) tells me I probably shouldn’t get my hopes up.

[Pjackb]

Hahaha Mr Baker having fun

I did go that route trying to be original and looked for something different and ended choosing these for my car which I believed had not been done on a Roadster

Dunlop Lemans TE 14x6.5 ET9

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But hey 50 years old car and 30 years old wheel chances are someone else had your idea
A guy in Lithuania send me this

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Then we decided to put big brakes on the car so now I have Rota RBs

[bakerjf]

Hahaha Mr Baker having fun

I did go that route trying to be original and looked for something different and ended choosing these for my car which I believed had not been done on a Roadster

Dunlop Lemans TE 14x6.5 ET9

43EBB1D9-4C90-4DE4-98F7-3C842D29C81C.jpeg

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But hey 50 years old car and 30 years old wheel chances are someone else had your idea
A guy in Lithuania send me this

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Then we decided to put big brakes on the car so now I have Rota RBs

Cool!

[ahgrafx]

thanks PJ! now im on the hunt for these if the price is right.

I linked a set of ebay

those were pretty thrashed and in malaysia so pretty expensive shipping

[ahgrafx]

thanks PJ! now im on the hunt for these if the price is right.

They’re very easy to find especially if you’re on the west coast, there’s always a few sets on CL and eBay
Look for the 15x6.5 ET18 size 4x114.3 they’re the ones that fit well as seen from the pics Alvin posted

Expect to pay around $800-$1000 if they’re in decent shape (6-7/10)if they’ve been polished and are 8-10/10 you’ll be more in the $1500+

Make sure the set you get has the centercaps if not that can run you $200 easy for a good set

thanks PJ yes im on the west coast

[ahgrafx]

C1B440CC-02A7-428E-AD68-84FF7CB0B922.jpeg

far from a mistake, tell Vic that

Yeah, sadly Vic’s gone... I can tell you before his car was raffled off (6 or 7 years ago?) those wheels were long gone. Maybe he found something he liked “better?” Maybe he concluded they are hideous and ultimately “a mistake?” We likely will never know.

Back to you... Anxiously awaiting an imaginative leap forward in Roadster wheel choice, rather than a rehashed/rejected choice made many, many years ago from another Roadster owner... The fact that you got excited at all about a wheel another Roadster owner had on his car over a decade ago (and later ditched) tells me I probably shouldn’t get my hopes up.

I'm not specifically looking for a choice that no roadster has ever done troll, do you know every roadsters wheel choice its ever had? 311s doesnt contain every roadster owner. I'm looking for something different, that wheel is not commonly used for a roadster that is for sure, so that would meet my criteria, its a vintage wheel on top of that so im sure many years ago people have used it and not used it. It makes me laugh inside when I see comments like yours, oh how boring your life must be...

[Alvin]

ahgraphx,
Here are a few suggestions to help you, and make this thread you created helpful:

1)Tell us your budget
2) Be specific about the type of wheel you want, ie beginning with "I want a wheel that is not commonly seen on a roadster" would have been sufficient
3) If you like a wheel you find, post it here so we can help you procure it and get the correct fitment
4) Avoid opinions on how wheels look, good or bad. It's YOUR roadster. You will be looking at it

Wheel choice should be a fun experience. As a wheel nerd, I enjoy the hunt.

[Alvin]

Dunlop Lemans TE 14x6.5 ET9

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Then we decided to put big brakes on the car so now I have Rota RBs

Those are sick Jack! I'd skip the brakes and Rotas just to run the Dunlops!

[bakerjf]

It makes me laugh inside when I see comments like yours, oh how boring your life must be...

...says the guy whose daily driver is a “2005 Mazda 3 Hatchback.”

This entire thread was founded on your rampant ignorance and condescending remarks about the Roadster community. Through humor, fatherly advice, and education we’ve all tried to give you a face-saving out; however, you seem stubbornly unapologetic/clueless.

Good luck with those wheels!