Mountain-man RETURNS!

[Accelerazn]

i like the second one with the lip

[cam043]

WORKS IS TEH SEX!!!

[Mountain-man]

= me right now

After I called Bulletproof today, I found out some pretty emarassing info. First was that those new Volks, are a subsidiary that makes wheels for conversion vans, so they only come in one size. And I'm not putting van wheels on an S!

The second is that the wheels I really wanted to get, the Gram Lights 57f PROs, were discontinued. So, I'm either going with the Work Meister S1 3P or something simmilar, so I'm goint to look around some more. . . . not that there is anything wrong with the Works, they just look a little too thick. I prefered the finer spokes, and the wheel looked a tad more refined. I'm not fond of the valve stem location on the Works either.

[Mountain-man]

So after getting all pissed off that the wheels I was going to get were discontinued, I got a call from Bulletproof and the guy told me he called the guys over in Japan to see if they could stamp out a last set of wheels for me. That'd be some customer service if they pull it off, if you ask me. Though I feel a little uncomfortable getting another set of discontinued wheels (the SSR GT3s were also discontinued when I bought them), I'm waiting to find out of they will do it.
The thing that really got my upset was that these wheels were listed in the 2008 lineup, and are still there to my knowledge. There is no sense in advertizing something you don't have.

It'll be a couple days before I find out.

BUT! Here are some other options I'm looking at:

Volk GT-C; looks the same as the 57fs that want except for the carved out portion of the spokes.

Gram Lights 57S-PRO; thought these were sharp for something different.

Volk GTS: I'd get a different finish than the flat gray.

Volk SF-Challange. I like this one the least of the bunch due to the ugly flange sticking out between the spokes.

[Accelerazn]

the GTS would look nice if you can get the right offset and size

[Mountain-man]

I've seen the GTSs in person at the tire shop that I took my old car to. They're sharp, however they look essentially like a 2 pc stock wheel. That and I just found out my buddy at work is getting them. I'm not going to get the same wheels as him.
I'm chopping off the SF Challange wheels- that flange is just killing the wheel.

So, if the Gram Lights 57f-PROs fall through (keeping my fingers crossed) I'll either go with the 57S-PRO or the Volk GT-Cs
I may also look into a few others. I have the folks at Tire Rack doing a virtual test fitment of the Spoon monoblocks with a set of O.Z. Superleggera 3s, but those are very pricy wheels.

[Mountain-man]

here are the Spoon monoblocks and Spoon rotors. I'd feel a little more comfortable if they used a higher grade steel than the kind generally used with stock. I'll be getting the rotors plated with nickle or cadmium to prevent rusting. (I HATE rusty rotors!)


At least I'll have the peace of mind that they arent phonies like those "Brembos" that I had several years ago. I got scammed with those pieces of junk.

[Liquid_Snk]

Yes! welcome to the Suzuka side!!!!!

[Mountain-man]

Originally Posted by Liquid_Snk

Yes! welcome to the Suzuka side!!!!!

Thanks! I actually like the Silverstone a tad better, but the Suzuka is a neat color. I've already gotten used to the blue interior. In fact more people have complimetned the color more in the two weeks that I've owned it, than people complimented the Silverstone in the two years that I owned that one.

P.S. Your mods say your car is stock, but the car in your sig looks lowered . . . what's up with that?

[Liquid_Snk]

Originally Posted by Mountain-man

Thanks! I actually like the Silverstone a tad better, but the Suzuka is a neat color. I've already gotten used to the blue interior. In fact more people have complimetned the color more in the two weeks that I've owned it, than people complimented the Silverstone in the two years that I owned that one.

P.S. Your mods say your car is stock, but the car in your sig looks lowered . . . what's up with that?

lol, i lied!
I have a couple of things done. but nothing worth bragging about so I just say its stock.

[Mountain-man]

Originally Posted by Liquid_Snk

lol, i lied!
I have a couple of things done. but nothing worth bragging about so I just say its stock.

Sleeper eh?

I don't think its really braging to list your mods. Nor do I think you don't need to have forced induction and $20,000 of additional mods to make it "worth" listing. It's interesting to see what different things people have done to their cars, no matter how little or useless the mod might be.

[Liquid_Snk]

Originally Posted by Mountain-man

Sleeper eh?

I don't think its really braging to list your mods. Nor do I think you don't need to have forced induction and $20,000 of additional mods to make it "worth" listing. It's interesting to see what different things people have done to their cars, no matter how little or useless the mod might be.

lol, yeah i agree but its not much to list. here it is tho.
I have a invidia test pipe, hondata intake manifold gasket, and im lowered on skunk2 lowering springs. That pretty much it... ohh and I swaped out my stock blue seats for 06-07 stocks blue seats so I can have a head rest.

[gansedrifto1]

Originally Posted by Liquid_Snk

lol, i lied!
I have a couple of things done. but nothing worth bragging about so I just say its stock.

couple things ehhh.....




5 bucks hes lying...

i want pic of engine bay ASAP !!!