The !OMG! Sexy Wheel On tEh Miata Thread

[simontibbett]

Post up your favorite wheel setups on a Miata, and what wheels they are if you know. I personally have an insane love for RPF1's.

Yes you can post as many as you want not choosing your ultimate fav. wheel

[wonton]

this is my all time fav!

http://www.mx5atlanta.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5&pictureid=21

and i thought this was just funny!

http://www.mx5atlanta.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=5&pictureid=22

[Doppelgänger]

You are seriously asking me to pick ONE set of wheels? Oh this will be easy.....

[MeFryRice]

He said you can post more then one setup..

[CaveRacing]

I suppose I'm partial to mine.... Kosei K1+TS wrapped with Bridgestone RE01R. I'm definitely enjoying this setup.

[Doppelgänger]

In that case... I think I have this covered (edit in reply to NOT picking just one set of wheels)
Well, I do really like my NT03s..so I have that covered.

I wouldn't mind some BBS LMs in dsk

http://www.user.kcv-net.ne.jp/~tirelandozawa/bbs_lm_dbk_2007.jpg

Rays Gram Lights 57

http://www.japraceparts.com/store/images/Gram%20Lights%2057%20pro.jpg

SSR Type-F
http://www.ssr-wheels.com/images/typef/black_lrg.jpg

[simontibbett]

You are seriously asking me to pick ONE set of wheels? Oh this will be easy.....

From OP: "Yes you can post as many as you want not choosing your ultimate fav. wheel" ;)

[Doppelgänger]

other post edited to reflect :)

[jesseealexander]

mike, those wheels are cute. but it would be even better if they WERE ON A MIATA IN THE PICS!

[Doppelgänger]

I've looked EVERYWHERE for pics of any of those on a Miata.... esp. the BBS LMs...but alas, I like things that so few people actually do.....there are no photos :( Maybe one day i'll be the car people use for such subjects :lol:

[jesseealexander]

haha im glad you aspire to be the worldwide miata wheel *****.

[simontibbett]

BBS LM's are the hottest wheels ever, but like he said, I have yet to see them on a Miata, not sure if they would even look good on a Miata without some huge flares and other cosmetic mods lol.

[wildfire0310]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a65/blkrdstr/ssr/Picture-098.jpg

^^^Work Miester S2

http://www.ccwheel.com/files/gallery/MAZDA/MIATA/NA/Classic/4.jpg

^^^ CCW Classics

http://www.dp6061.com/temp/PS_021108_01.jpg

K1s

[simontibbett]

Those CCW's look amazing.

[Doppelgänger]

BBS LM's are the hottest wheels ever, but like he said, I have yet to see them on a Miata, not sure if they would even look good on a Miata without some huge flares and other cosmetic mods lol.
Unfortunatly they only make them in 17x7.5 +40 in the 4x100 bolt pattern. Now, I could just have BBS Motorsport make me some custom wheels...

I still kick myself in the *** for not ordering a set of LMs for myself when I worked there, I could have gotten the set for $1150 NEW!!!! ****.

[simontibbett]

Yeah that's what I mean about needing some serious body mods to look good on a Miata.

[ranger250x]

thanks a lot wildfire(end sarcasism). now i just have to figure out what i have to do to get a pair of CCW's.

[jesseealexander]

^^ WHATS UP? lol

go introduce yourself dude.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

http://www.mx5atlanta.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3

I think he has done before actually! One of the early members if I recall correctly.

[wildfire0310]

thanks a lot wildfire(end sarcasism). now i just have to figure out what i have to do to get a pair of CCW's.

Your welcome.

Here is a link to the company, but hope you have a nice heavy wallet cause they will lightening it nicely for you at $2200 for a set :biggrin:.

http://www.ccwheel.com/files/home.php

[ranger250x]

^^ WHATS UP? lol

go introduce yourself dude.

hey jesse

thought i would lurk for a while then unleash a torrent of posts

[ericsbestshot]

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a65/blkrdstr/ssr/Picture-098.jpg

^^^Work Miester S2

http://www.ccwheel.com/files/gallery/MAZDA/MIATA/NA/Classic/4.jpg

^^^ CCW Classics

http://www.dp6061.com/temp/PS_021108_01.jpg

K1s

where do they sell red lug nuts i think they would go great with my red stripe on my rims

[simontibbett]

Just spray paint them ;) lol jk.

Not sure. I've seen websites with different colored lug nuts but don't remember where.

[Doppelgänger]

Let me Goggle that for you (http://www.letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=red+lug+nuts)

[wonton]

Let me Goggle that for you (http://www.letmegooglethatforyou.com/?q=red+lug+nuts)

hahaha that is awesome, i never knew that existed!

[Redraceface]

BBS LM's are the hottest wheels ever, but like he said, I have yet to see them on a Miata, not sure if they would even look good on a Miata without some huge flares and other cosmetic mods lol.

Yeah I've talked to John over at BBS, and they don't make a Wheel anymore that would fit a Miata :(

[Doppelgänger]

I didn't think that John didn't work there anymore. I spoke to Mike over there back in July and the LM (LM158 DSPK) was still available in 4x100.

They also have the RG-F, RGR, RF-V among others.....

I wish I still had my RG-Fs....

[redrumracer]

I really like the way TE 37's look on the miata.

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh24/xxredrumracerxx/miata/5958720028_large.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh24/xxredrumracerxx/miata/5958720027_large.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh24/xxredrumracerxx/miata/5958720032_large.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh24/xxredrumracerxx/miata/5958720038_large.jpg

not mine just happen to find this profile on car domain

[RotorNutFD3S]

Mike was supposed to trade for a set of those, I wonder if he did...
Those look great, and the GV kit and TDR intercooler setup makes it all complete. :)

[redrumracer]

Mike was supposed to trade for a set of those, I wonder if he did...
Those look great, and the GV kit and TDR intercooler setup makes it all complete. :)

ugh i hope not, i wanted at least one thing to be different on my car than his :( he already has everything else i want except his turbo is too small and its the wrong color.
EDIT: and a hardtop

[RotorNutFD3S]

:lol: He's a wheel wh***, what do you expect?

[redrumracer]

:lol: He's a wheel wh***, what do you expect?

for him to be happy with the rims he just bought :lol:

[RotorNutFD3S]

Yeah right! :lol: This IS Mike we're talking about here.

[simontibbett]

I really like the way TE 37's look on the miata.

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh24/xxredrumracerxx/miata/5958720028_large.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh24/xxredrumracerxx/miata/5958720027_large.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh24/xxredrumracerxx/miata/5958720032_large.jpg

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh24/xxredrumracerxx/miata/5958720038_large.jpg

not mine just happen to find this profile on car domain

Wheels look pretty good, but that body kit is just insanely horrible in my opinion.

[GraffitiPanda]

mike, those wheels are cute. but it would be even better if they WERE ON A MIATA IN THE PICS!

I dunno id rather see the rims on my car.... Not someone els who has done it alredy.. But hey im unique... And yes 1 door counts as unique!

[redrumracer]

Wheels look pretty good, but that body kit is just insanely horrible in my opinion.

not the whole kit, just the bumper, hardtop and rims. and that thing that fills the front hole, only a lil bigger.

[deerock]

I really like the way TE 37's look on the miata.

EDIT**
i found one! MMMMMMMMMMMMM i love them, I WANT!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2060/2237847615_70ce18f9a6.jpg

[amaff]

I'm totally going to ***** out my own car for this, but I LOVE the way that the 949Racing 6ULs look, and can't wait for the 6ULR to come out so I can get an even lighter set haha

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/amaff/Miata/IMG_1314.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a247/amaff/Miata/DSC_2512.jpg

[amaff]

wtf? I can't say the word w h o r e?!?! IT'S IN THE BIBLE!!!! LMAO

[MeFryRice]

EDIT**
i found one! MMMMMMMMMMMMM i love them, I WANT!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2060/2237847615_70ce18f9a6.jpg

Good luck trying to find a set in those specs. I have looked up and down the internet to find a set used but no luck; mainly in Takata Green. I know someone within Mackin Industries (Volk distributor for America) and they said Volk is willing to make TE's to any size/spec but I'd have to order a minimum of 10 sets. What am I going to do with 10 sets of the same wheels and I doubt anyone is really willing to spend $2k+ on a set of wheels like me. :D

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

EDIT**
i found one! MMMMMMMMMMMMM i love them, I WANT!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2060/2237847615_70ce18f9a6.jpg

:jawdrop: that might be my favorite Miata ever :eek:

[Doppelgänger]

I never traded for the TE37s... the guy never emailed me back. It was an opportunity thing, I wasn't dead set on it.

As for the concave TEs, you can get the Rota Grid in a 16x8 +10 offset and they look just like that.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

That picture also inspires me to get the bottom of my side's painted to match at some point too.

[Doppelgänger]

That picture also inspires me to get the bottom of my side's painted to match at some point too.
It makes the NAs look 1000x better....

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

How much of a pain is it to get it to really match up well?

[Doppelgänger]

Not hard, the chipguard in the paint makes it easy to blend in the paint line.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

How much did it cost you?

And why do all the good things end up being in Cali?

http://www.miata.net/cgi-bin/isc/classifieds.cgi?action=detail&AdNumber=79186&CategoryID=110&SubID=0&Position=7&TotalCount=38&Session=496e1a0b6d81c28f&FirstPage=&LastPage=20&prevaction=show

Found those and a rollbar today, all in Cali.

[Doppelgänger]

When I did it, I repainted my whole car pearl white :lol:

I don't imagine it would cost too much, hell, you could probably have one of those "on the spot" paint guys who do spot jobs do it.

[simontibbett]

I painted mine if that counts lol.

[Atlanta93LE]

Black cars don't need the sills painted. :biggrin:

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

:lol: I was actually just thinking about that. I suppose if it's white chipguard stuff it doesn't matter if it's not so perfect anyway.

Is the chipguard something mixed into the paint or is it already layered on the panel from oem?

[wonton]

i think its layered on the panel and then sprayed over!

[LagunaRoadster]

mine are painted too. looks great :)

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a364/SIDEWYS/CR%20at%20TG%2008/20081017_6278.jpg

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

It does look better. You got your whole car painted though didn't you?

[LagunaRoadster]

It does look better. You got your whole car painted though didn't you?

ya, I did.

[metalman]

Painting rockers works on some cars, not so well on others.
It depends on the styling cues used overall.
I am not a huge fan of it generally as there is NO way I am running a painted front lip.
To be honest, satin black around the bottom makes everything much easier to
care for.

[Doppelgänger]

i think it looks great on white NAs...

http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/1/990/4661/2474830132_large.jpg

[redrumracer]

i think it looks great on white NAs...

http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/1/990/4661/2474830124_large.jpg

is that a slightly biased opinion

[Doppelgänger]

well, steven used his as an example and the other white one had a really high angle shot........ ;)

[LagunaRoadster]

if need be, Mike & I can switch photos. I've always been a fan of his NA (then again his NB is sexy too!)

[deerock]

Good luck trying to find a set in those specs. I have looked up and down the internet to find a set used but no luck; mainly in Takata Green. I know someone within Mackin Industries (Volk distributor for America) and they said Volk is willing to make TE's to any size/spec but I'd have to order a minimum of 10 sets. What am I going to do with 10 sets of the same wheels and I doubt anyone is really willing to spend $2k+ on a set of wheels like me. :D

Well you would only have nine sets, cause im one of those people that would (after months of saving) spend 2k+ on a set of wheels alone. i was looking around and nippon racing has the closest knock-off of the te-37 wheels, but ive only seen them in polished ;) but id rock that!

nippon knock-offs
http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m303/nosracVT/Mags%20n%20tyres/TE37.jpg

:jawdrop: that might be my favorite Miata ever :eek:

lol its definitely one of mine

[Doppelgänger]

Rota has them too ;)

Speaking of wheels, I found someone selling a set of prestine BBS LMs with 4x100 for $1800....a damn steal.

[MeFryRice]

...and your going to buy them right?.....

[Doppelgänger]

If I had a spare $1800...you bet.

[MeFryRice]

Have you considered donating to the sperm bank? :lol:

[metalman]

Have you considered donating to the sperm bank? :lol:

If they pay $1800 I'll donate!! How many quarts is $1800??? :lol:

[Doppelgänger]

c'mon guys.... back on topic.

[deerock]

mike, do you have a link to the rota te37 knockoffs, i want the nippoons but they dont come in any good widths..

[redrumracer]

mike, do you have a link to the rota te37 knockoffs, i want the nippoons but they dont come in any good widths..

just go to ebay

[wildfire0310]

mike, do you have a link to the rota te37 knockoffs, i want the nippoons but they dont come in any good widths..

They are call Rota Grids, you should be able to find them on ebay.

[Doppelgänger]

http://www.eurostopusa.com/Wheels/bmw_3s_wheels.html

ESM type-009

I'm pretty sure they have them in stock. The Rota Grid "off road" 16x8 4x100 are made, but I cannot find anyone who stocks them ATM.

[metalman]

Rota Grids you say??

http://18racing.com/wheel_grid.html

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Why do some Grids look so much more curved than others? I've been looking at them and on ebay they're almost all the flatter ones. I think I prefer the hard curved ones.

[metalman]

Color? Angle of picture maybe??

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

I dunno I'm really not sure because I'll see a picture like this one:

http://18racing.com/images/grid_all.jpg

And then one like this:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a384/panges2/IMG_0475.jpg

or

http://nissaninfiniticlub.net/photopost/data/500/4134s13_1.JPG

[metalman]

Could also be different offset.

[wildfire0310]

I dunno I'm really not sure because I'll see a picture like this one:

http://18racing.com/images/grid_all.jpg

And then one like this:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a384/panges2/IMG_0475.jpg

or

http://nissaninfiniticlub.net/photopost/data/500/4134s13_1.JPG

It has to do with the offset. i know that there is/was a bunch of 16x8 et10or 20 rota grids. I am not sure if they were custom order batch or if someone carries them normally but yea.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Ah thanks for clearing that up. Unfortunately the right offset is ultimately the less good looking one I guess.

[deerock]

danggg i like those on the 240s, i want that exact offset and width but in a 15". then with the volk/ rays te37 sticker package so i could be 3/4s the way baller. lol

[jesseealexander]

sorry mike, but im not a fan of the white NA you posted...

[deerock]

im gonna agree with jesse here. im not too fond of it either. but to each his own..

[Doppelgänger]

That was back in, what, 2003? Yeah, the style of what 'loos good' has probably changed in the past 6 yrs. If I had the $$$ I do it all over again, but with some better wheels and maybe some subtile side skirts. The car did make good power though.

It ended up like this right before it got totaled...

http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/1/990/4661/2474830144_large.jpg

and with the BBS RG-Fs... (now these wheels are worthy of this thread)
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l281/teamFBG/35cf7123.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l281/teamFBG/BBSshoes011.jpg

[wildfire0310]

That was back in, what, 2003? Yeah, the style of what 'loos good' has probably changed in the past 6 yrs. If I had the $$$ I do it all over again, but with some better wheels and maybe some subtile side skirts. The car did make good power though.

It ended up like this right before it got totaled...

http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/1/990/4661/2474830144_large.jpg

and with the BBS RG-Fs... (now these wheels are worthy of this thread)




It is funny but seeing the old photos of your car reminds me of back at WH days when your car and my old Talon were so different then all the other Honda boys.

But on Topic(kinda)::

You had another set of red rims before those didn;'t you?

[deerock]

That was back in, what, 2003? Yeah, the style of what 'loos good' has probably changed in the past 6 yrs. If I had the $$$ I do it all over again, but with some better wheels and maybe some subtile side skirts. The car did make good power though.

It ended up like this right before it got totaled...

and with the BBS RG-Fs... (now these wheels are worthy of this thread)
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l281/teamFBG/35cf7123.jpg

http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l281/teamFBG/BBSshoes011.jpg

i like it like this, the red wheels do not compute lol

[Doppelgänger]

funny thing is, I had the first set of red GT-3s in GA.. and it was reeeeely different back when I got them.... it wasn't played out like it is now, I know it's hard to imagine red wheels not being played out... but not many people were doing colored wheels 6+ yrs ago.

[wildfire0310]

i like it like this, the red wheels do not compute lol


haha understandable, but I do remember back then, that was random and far off in left field. I remember people gave him **** about it, but loved it or hated it, he was one of very few back then that did anything like that and everyone in North Gwinnett atleast knew of his car.

[deerock]

ohh i like the red ones, dont get me wrong, different is what i aim for. but i just didnt not favor them particularly for the higher offset. but what the hey it looks good

[Doppelgänger]

the only "low offset" wheels that could really be found back then were odd import stuff, and BBS wheels.... none of which was easily found. But I did have that set of MS03s..which were cool, but not "deep" like what everyone wants now.

[wildfire0310]

ohh i like the red ones, dont get me wrong, different is what i aim for. but i just didnt not favor them particularly for the higher offset. but what the hey it looks good

Yea but **** 5/6 years ago low offsets where really around and normally only found on show cars. **** back then I got **** for having gunmetal rims, cause from a distances they looked like steelies. Now look at how many people rock blacked out rims, or even just steelies. Just shows how easily fads come and go

[deerock]

true true. i guess it all goes on what the driver likes, and his personality. im considering painting my spare daisys neon orange and rockin them almost daily lol cause im bored

[metalman]

Just shows how easily fads come and go

Yes they do. Thats why I dont follow them. ;)
I prefer wheels, the design of which has been highly successful for more then 40 years.
They looked cool then...and they look cool now...and will tomorrow. :D
I guess you could say theyre the Led Zeppelin or Aerosmith of wheels. hehe...
Well, thats my opinion anyway.

[wildfire0310]

Yes they do. Thats why I dont follow them. ;)
I prefer wheels, the design of which has been highly successful for more then 40 years.
They looked cool then...and they look cool now...and will tomorrow. :D
I guess you could say theyre the Led Zeppelin or Aerosmith of wheels. hehe...
Well, thats my opinion anyway.


Which is why I like the whole idea to build a car for you and f**k what others think. Its your car and you have to live with it, day in and day out.

Also sometimes you want something new that will become the next Led Zeppelin but from this time period. :biggrin:

[metalman]

Which is why I like the whole idea to build a car for you and f**k what others think. Its your car and you have to live with it, day in and day out.

Also sometimes you want something new that will become the next Led Zeppelin but from this time period. :biggrin:

I agree. Run what ya like. Eff the trends and pier pressure. ;)

[simontibbett]

It has to do with the offset. i know that there is/was a bunch of 16x8 et10or 20 rota grids. I am not sure if they were custom order batch or if someone carries them normally but yea.

That red coupe was my fav. 240 EVER, still it, soooo sexy. Had a CA18 in it. Makes me want another 240.

[jesseealexander]

the only thing i dont really like about mikes white car is the bumper. it just doesnt flow with the car and the huge fog lights throw everything off.

[Doppelgänger]

Yeah, Bomex has a similar bumper that doesn't have the foglight holes and does not have the raised section in the middle of the bottom of the bumper....I would probably have liked that bumper better, but it wasn't in stock when I ordered.

http://www.miataturbo.net/forum/attachments/6110d1206414141-miatahood01.jpg

I think it goes with the lines of the Miata a little better.

And here is the same one I had with sideskirts to complete the look,

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b254/mazdaspeed119/DSC00408.jpg

[jesseealexander]

it does look alot better with the side skirts. im just not a fan of the foglight holes and the center section, like you pointed out. i think the best body mods for a miata are a r package of GV lip, king rat rear valence, and the little deck lid spoiler thingie.

[Doppelgänger]

I like the GV lip, but there are just sooo many people with them..and I think it makes the front look like a spoon and a bit narrow. I like how the Bomex bumper fills out on the sides to cover up the drag created by the wheels sticking out on the stock bumper (one of the reasons I like the GV on my NB,,and how much better flow the intercooler gets). While the rear lips look nice, they produvce TONS of drag...i'd like to see one with some sort of rear diffuser though.

Sometimes function does not follow form, sometimes people prefer form over function.

I tell you what though, those foglights came in handy a few times when I was hauling *** and passed a cop and had to kill the main lights :lol:

[jesseealexander]

i agree on the GV lip thing. it reminds me of a snow plow lol. i think r package lips and gv lips are perfect though. the racing beat kit looks really good as well.

[Doppelgänger]

ask, and you shall receive

http://memimage.cardomain.com/ride_images/1/990/4661/2474830067_large.jpg


I had the RBII bumper for awhile, but it got pretty beat up and I decided to go for the more aggressive bumper later.

And guys, don't take it as an argument that I think the Bomex was like the greatest thing since sliced bread, but just giving my views on why I got it and how it worked for me. There are cars with more simple treatments, like Eric's and Derrick's, look fantastic. Just trying to give insight as to why some people get the more aggressive/different products :) God knows what that car would look like today if I still had it.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Your car really did go through some changes. Some pictures I love it and others I think it looks unbalanced and a bit ugly. I think the variety of aftermarket bumpers for the NA just plain sucked, I prefer the look of stock with a lip.

With the NB's it's a different matter, I think your car looks brilliant at the moment.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

I like these wheels ;)

http://www.mx5atlanta.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=696&d=1233169918

[RotorNutFD3S]

Every time I see a Miata with the RB front bumper, I want one more and more.
Can't figure out which I would like more with my flares, keep the stock with R-lip, or the RB bumper.

[Doppelgänger]

BTW... there are some very nice 16" AT Italia wheels over on IA for sale for cheap $250. They look like Prodrive wheels...

http://img2.pict.com/d4/de/d5/47d4b4dc8668a163b9c5cd7958/GNm7a/10_razze.jpg

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

They look classy. Exceptional deal. I really don't like the look of 16's on the NA unfortunately.

[deerock]

i still want te37s

[ericsbestshot]

These are the wheels i have on my car the are MSW type 16. In the picture the are not clean and it's a Matte finish. I really like how they look

[Doppelgänger]

I want some JLine 10SL2s
But they're custom order wheels (like CCW). They come in anything from 15x7 to 15x10..and for donkers like me..17s. Also, you can get them in ANY color you want.. from polished, to chrome to flat paints, metallics and even chrome/anodized colors.

http://img2.pict.com/71/66/de/2eea1930dd9dc19f95e93ab2de/VKcl6/jline_10sl2.jpg

[jesseealexander]

^^ lol @ donkers...