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Default aftermarket 16 inch wheels..help needed

i am looking for 16 inch aftermarket wheels for my non lexus vehicle and i come here cuz you guys are the wheel gurus

i just sold my 16 inch blitz 01 about 3 monhts ago, not realizing that those wheels would have fit my car

so now the search begins again

rims need to 4X100

16s preferred, but will also consider 17s.

so far i have looked at the panasport, that is the one that i am liking so far. any other suggestions or other wheels i should be looking at? was quoted 215 dollars a rim for all silver, or 225 dollars for all silver a tiny polished lip. rims are cast one piece from japan.

i would love a lip, but stupid car has high offset and FWD, so i doubt that is possible. sigh.

currently the car has 195/55/16s. i car can also handle 205/45/17s

waht i am looking for is, something a bit light, yet stylish. car is only driven on weekends and sometimes for fun twisty mountain roads. help appreciated

its a 2003 mini cooper s.

thanks for your help.

will any of the I forged wheels fit?
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here is the pic of the panasports
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this is my car currently




this is another car wtih the 17 inch OEM wheel package

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i am just not sure if i should get Hamaan wheels or some HRE (not sure they make such small wheels) 16X7

so not sure if i should spend that kinda money

or if i should get some I forged/panasports/mugen/volk

here is one with hamaan wheels

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where is manaray and gs4will when i need them
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hamman is nice too..and i thought they are not that expensive for 1 pc wheel//BUT rays, work is great too
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the rays and work wheels are nice..which do you suggest model wise?

the mini guys says no to hamann becauase of its weight
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hmm..so many to choose from...really tough choice...
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i sent you 7 of my favorite wheels

from there you can eliminate the ones that dont make a 4X100
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what u guys think of these?

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