View Poll Results: Which wheels look the best on 2nd gen BLACK GS?
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10-11-06, 01:27 PM
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so you saying Axis Milano staggered D2 has are not the same as yours? Don't they have a pretty large lip in the back, 3.78 inches or something and 2.5 in the front?! How did you take the clearcoat of the lip?
10-18-06, 12:15 PM
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10-19-06, 09:29 PM
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The advice that I always give people is:
1. Figure out what syle you want (spoke, finish, size, etc)
2. Figure out what you have/want to spend.
9 times out of 10 part 2 takes care of part 1 and narrows things down very well. As Neo pointed out, I think its doing yourself a disservice to cross shop HRE and MRR based solely on appearance, because both are not equally attainable.
The analogy I always use is, its like saying: "Which car do you guys think would look best for me: Honda Civic, Bentley GT, Nissan Maxima, Lexus GS430 or Lamborghini Gallardo"
As far as price goes thats about how far some of those wheels are stretched out from one another, this makes culling things down extra tough. I hate to see someone get pshops, and stare at a wheel for days with a 2500 dollar package budget in mind only to find out that its 5200 with no tires! I do my best to steer people in the right direction of budget vs. wants.
1. Figure out what syle you want (spoke, finish, size, etc)
2. Figure out what you have/want to spend.
9 times out of 10 part 2 takes care of part 1 and narrows things down very well. As Neo pointed out, I think its doing yourself a disservice to cross shop HRE and MRR based solely on appearance, because both are not equally attainable.
The analogy I always use is, its like saying: "Which car do you guys think would look best for me: Honda Civic, Bentley GT, Nissan Maxima, Lexus GS430 or Lamborghini Gallardo"
As far as price goes thats about how far some of those wheels are stretched out from one another, this makes culling things down extra tough. I hate to see someone get pshops, and stare at a wheel for days with a 2500 dollar package budget in mind only to find out that its 5200 with no tires! I do my best to steer people in the right direction of budget vs. wants.
10-19-06, 09:43 PM
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My 2 cents.
The GS being a "big body" needs a either a fat spoke wheel or a multi spoke wheel to accent its large sides. Thin spokes tend to create a "weak" look overall.
Also you have to be careful with brakes behind wheels, the thinner the spokes, the more noticeable the brakes.
Mesh wheels are rare on the GS but mesh is a classic look.
Also from an aesthetics standpoint, odd number of spokes look better to the eye.
Lord knows have a black GS now, I have been looking at wheels for months to no avail.
The GS being a "big body" needs a either a fat spoke wheel or a multi spoke wheel to accent its large sides. Thin spokes tend to create a "weak" look overall.
Also you have to be careful with brakes behind wheels, the thinner the spokes, the more noticeable the brakes.
Mesh wheels are rare on the GS but mesh is a classic look.
Also from an aesthetics standpoint, odd number of spokes look better to the eye.
Lord knows have a black GS now, I have been looking at wheels for months to no avail.