1. jdman..... 18" GRA Tarmac II's in Gun Metal Kumho's Delivered
2. TyPe~~R.... 18" subzero gunmetal with lip, possibly tyres Delivered
3. Greggyg.... 18" GRA Tarmac II, Gold, with 225/40/18 Toyo Delivered
4. Vas.... 18" Subzero Gunmetal with Lip and Toyo Tyres Delivered
5. Squadron-Leader - 18" GRA Gunmetal with polished face Delivered
6. Swiss Tony.... 18" GRA Silver with Toyo's Delivered
7. Spider.... 17" SDR, Silver Grey, Toyo 215/45/17 Delivered
8. BonzWRX.... 17" GRA Tarmac II, Steel grey, Toyo 215/45/17 Delivered
9. MickWrx.... 18" subzero's gunmetal with polished lip Delivered
10. MadDogWRX... 18" Gunmetal GRA Tarmac II wheels only Delivered
11. Horico....... 18" Silver GRA Tarmac II with Toyo's Delivered
12. Gazz 77.... 18" GRA Gunmetal with polished face Delivered
13. Scoobynoob..18" Gunmetal p.face GRA's and 225/40 T1-R's Delivered
14. John gtb... 18" Steel Grey GRA's alloys only Delivered
15. CEL... 18" GRA's alloys only Delivered
16. sandyRS16i... 18" GRA's Bronze with Khumos Delivered
17. Brun... 18" GRA's Gunmetal with polished face Delivered
18. marcellgt... 18" GRA's Bronze with Toyo's Delivered
19. MTayler... 18" Tarmacs in Silver Yoko's Delivered
20. Chachi... 18" Formula Mesh in Gunmetal Delivered
21. Pimpreza 18" GRA's polished face with Yokohama's Delivered
22. criscoob... 18" GRA Cadnium Pearl with Yoko's Delivered
23. Forestier... 17" Subzeros in silver alloys only Delivered
24. PaulGooda... 18" GRA Tarmac II Steel Grey with Falken Ordered
25. Jontyclassic...17" Grids with tyres. Gunmetal with polished lip Ordered
26. CrashedImpreza... 17" SubZeros in Silver only (no tyres) Ordered
27. CAT2... Cadnium Pearl 18" GRAs and tyres Ordered
28. FASTERMIKE.... 17" grids in bronze no tyres Delivered
29. Wrxtankie.... 18" sub zero's in gunmetal with lip, No rubber Ordered
30. RX51... 18inch GRA's (steel grey) with Toyos Ordered
31. Muppet_No1... 18" GRAs in gunmetal with the Toyos Ordered
32. RiceRocket...

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I did not manage to catch Julian today.... I'm hoping to tomorrow, we originally arranged to shut this Monday gone but there has been to much interest !!! I've kept it going to make sure all you late arrivals are happy
I'm planning on winding it down by the end of this week if you lot will let me

Cheers
Simon

 

my buyer has pulled out, but still hopeful for ordering these for the end of the week,

Sorry and thanks

RR

 

got my wheels 2day just as promised realy pleased. quite light on weight, 8.6kg for a 17" wheel aint bad

mike

 

That's a shame Paul .... I spoke to Julian today and mentioned your situation and the fact that you were hoping to call the early part of next week, he was happy with that


Mike brilliant that was quick work !!!! very light arn't they

 

Right lets try again here......

This GB will be ending on Friday the 3rd March at the close of business.


I would like to thank everyone for their participation in this and I'm pleased to see you all have had some very good deals on your Rota's

 

I'm still waiting on something from Julian.

Is this why he dont reply to my e mails anymore?

 

Marcel are you still waiting ?
That was ages ago I had not realised that you were still waiting
PM me your contact details then drop them another mail tonight I will call them in the morning to find out what is happening and I can highlight your sent mail then.
Is that ok ?

Simon

 

I haven't picked em up yet, but BIG THANKS to Silverscoobysport - I've been watching this GB for a while and you've been well on top of it and very helpful. I'm only in Bristol, so perhaps I might catch up with you some time in South Wales.

As soon as I get the wheels on I'll post some pics of Black Mica Scoob/Cadnium Pearl 18s - once I figure out how to post pics that is....

 

Marcel you have a pm.

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Thanks for that CAT2

Open a http://photobucket.com/ account for on line hosting it's free

Yes we may well catch up some time as we have become quite active in the Welsh section and we have a few things planned so I will be out and about I hope. I'm not that far away as I'm in between the two bridges right on the estuary

Regards
Simon

 

These 18" GRA alloys represent the first diy 'mod' i'm about to undertake on me scooby (my03 wrx).
I'm nervous about this, even though all i'm really doing is changing a tyre x 4.
Having reviewed the previous postings on this thread, I thought I'd try and summarise what the general consensus seems to be wrt fitting these alloys yourself:

1. A torque wrench is required

2. A ratchet is required

3. A 19mm socket is required

4. Lots of electrical insulating tape is required to wrap up 1-3 above to protect precious alloys.

I have a few questions, most of them noob questions, so bear with me:

1. Torque setting should be 65lb/ft for the wheel nuts. Correct?

2. Why do I need both a ratchet and torque wrench? Can't I do/undo me nuts (ooh er) with just the one or should I tighten with a torque, loosen with a ratchet?

3. Do I need a 3/8" torque wrench or 1/2"?

4. Is the 65lb/ft torque setting correct for a my03 wrx for putting on 18" alloys?

5. Anyone replaced all 4 wheels with just the standard oem jack, or do i have to go to halfrauds or wherever and get them funky jacks with wheels your local garage neanderthals use?

6. Any additional tips for fitting these alloys yourself anyone want to share?

Thanks,
(Proud to be a) Muppet

 

Lots of questions Mr Muppet

Right lets see here now....

1. A torque wrench is required... Ideally needed not to over tighten.

2. A ratchet is required... Not essential but it's easier to put the nuts on until they bite then use the larger torque wrench to finish them off, same undoing them.

3. A 19mm socket is required.... I think that's the size I'll double check.. you can get different thicknesses (spelling ??) of these you will need a smaller one to fit in the wheels without damaging it.

4. Lots of electrical insulating tape is required to wrap up 1-3 above to protect precious alloys.... Yes you will need some tape wrapped around the socket this protests the wheels... you can buy proper plastic covered sockets but these are expensive and they may be to large to fit, when you get the wheels all will become clear.

Now I'm not sure of the correct setting on the wrench as my mate set mine for me.... someone will enlighten us no doubt
And I'm not sure which is the best size torque to get... maybe a question in the wheels and tyres section will be best to answer these couple of questions ?

5. Anyone replaced all 4 wheels with just the standard oem jack, or do i have to go to halfrauds or wherever and get them funky jacks with wheels your local garage neanderthals use?
I have used my standard jack in the past without any problems... however I have recently purchased a trolly jack to make life easier... but the jacking points on the car take some getting to know

6. Any additional tips for fitting these alloys yourself anyone want to share?

Take your time... give them a good coat of polish before you fit them it makes them easier to clean.
I rest mine on a couple of blocks of wood and a square of carpet when cleaning them off the car, be carefull in general how you rest them on the floor is advisable to avoid marking them.
And keep away from the kerbs

Phewww.... Does that go some way to answering some of those questions

Simon

 

Excellent answers - many thanks for your time Simon - not just for these noob questions but for the GB as well - been nearly 5 months and you've been there answering questions from the beginning!

 

Hi all

Mine were delivered yesterday (after a c*ck-up at their end) after ordering last Friday.

Verrry nice!

Thanks Simon, for organising the GB.

regards

Sean

 

1. jdman..... 18" GRA Tarmac II's in Gun Metal Kumho's Delivered
2. TyPe~~R.... 18" subzero gunmetal with lip, possibly tyres Delivered
3. Greggyg.... 18" GRA Tarmac II, Gold, with 225/40/18 Toyo Delivered
4. Vas.... 18" Subzero Gunmetal with Lip and Toyo Tyres Delivered
5. Squadron-Leader - 18" GRA Gunmetal with polished face Delivered
6. Swiss Tony.... 18" GRA Silver with Toyo's Delivered
7. Spider.... 17" SDR, Silver Grey, Toyo 215/45/17 Delivered
8. BonzWRX.... 17" GRA Tarmac II, Steel grey, Toyo 215/45/17 Delivered
9. MickWrx.... 18" subzero's gunmetal with polished lip Delivered
10. MadDogWRX... 18" Gunmetal GRA Tarmac II wheels only Delivered
11. Horico....... 18" Silver GRA Tarmac II with Toyo's Delivered
12. Gazz 77.... 18" GRA Gunmetal with polished face Delivered
13. Scoobynoob..18" Gunmetal p.face GRA's and 225/40 T1-R's Delivered
14. John gtb... 18" Steel Grey GRA's alloys only Delivered
15. CEL... 18" GRA's alloys only Delivered
16. sandyRS16i... 18" GRA's Bronze with Khumos Delivered
17. Brun... 18" GRA's Gunmetal with polished face Delivered
18. marcellgt... 18" GRA's Bronze with Toyo's Delivered
19. MTayler... 18" Tarmacs in Silver Yoko's Delivered
20. Chachi... 18" Formula Mesh in Gunmetal Delivered
21. Pimpreza 18" GRA's polished face with Yokohama's Delivered
22. criscoob... 18" GRA Cadnium Pearl with Yoko's Delivered
23. Forestier... 17" Subzeros in silver alloys only Delivered
24. PaulGooda... 18" GRA Tarmac II Steel Grey with Falken Ordered
25. Jontyclassic...17" Grids with tyres. Gunmetal with polished lip Ordered
26. CrashedImpreza... 17" SubZeros in Silver only (no tyres) Delivered
27. CAT2... Cadnium Pearl 18" GRAs and tyres Delivered
28. FASTERMIKE.... 17" grids in bronze no tyres Delivered
29. Wrxtankie.... 18" sub zero's in gunmetal with lip, No rubber Delivered
30. RX51... 18inch GRA's (steel grey) with Toyos Delivered
31. Muppet_No1... 18" GRAs in gunmetal with the Toyos Delivered
32. Mr Fix It... 17" GRA in Gunmetal with Toyo's Delivered
33. RiceRocket...

 

Well done Sean got there in the end

5 months We was going to close it at around Christmas and when the other couple of wheel GB's appeared and this dropped away we thought it had reached it's natural end but then it re-appeared with a few more orders and as soon as I posted it was shutting you lot went mad
I'm knackered and it's just as well I'm still quite in work as I have some time to keep things on track here

 

This GB will be ending on Friday the 3rd March at the close of business.

 

Whoops - just seen this - but I would be interested in some 7.5x17" GRA's in Steel Grey for an '03 WRX - so how much for them without tyres (as I've just bought some new Michelin Pilot Sport 2's)!

Do I assume that these wheels are 0.5" wider than the standard one's if they're 7.5"?

 

Ordered Tuesday and they turned up today (Thursday) as promised. Magic!
Now I'll just stare at them for a few days before I pluck up the courage to try and fit them...

 

Hi Mark.... If you check on the start of the thread all the prices are listed,
Just for the alloys it's £350.
The best thing to do for any fitment questions is to call Julian and he will run through that side of things and he will be able to let you know the availability on them as well.

The contact details are..

Contact details are

http://www.rarerims.co.uk/

01363 777007

info@rarerims.co.uk

Make sure you let Julian know it is in relation to the group buy

 

That was nice and quick
Where in the country are you anyone local to help you out ?

 

i'm in Reading (Berkshire), there's probably lods of local places I could take the wheels to and get them fitted, but I thought it's not a good idea to do that as they tend to get a bit trigger happy with their air guns and scuff the wheels..?

 

I was thinking more like dropping in the regional section and seeing who was close to you... as in fellow scooby owner to offer some helpfull advice and a watchfull eye. You never realise who is about until you ask....

 

This GB will be ending on Friday the 3rd March at the close of business.

 

Wheels arrived yesterday, complete with nuts, locking nuts and the tyres

Very pleased with the quality will get them put on once the salt dies down a bit.

Once again big thanks for organising this (and for mentioned the get together next Thursday, will try to make this).

Huw

 

Huw that's good to hear Mine are in the garage at the moment as well.... the salt is quite bad around here I'm going to get them back on in the next week or two before our rolling road meet

 

This group buy is now closed...

I would like to thank everyone who has participated in this, I'm very pleased to say it has run nice and smoothly... just a couple of wandering lockers other than that brilliant

A big thanks to Julian and Matt at Rare Rims also for allowing this to happen and continue on for 5 months we had agreed to originally let it run it's natural course but but I think we could be here for 12 months at this rate,

The Rota's are quality at a very reasonable price and I'm sure 33 people will agree with me on that statement

Once again thank you all for your participation.... and can someone start a thread in the gallery at some point so we can see all the wheels on the cars


Regards
Simon

 

Si, I picked up the wheels this morning from Die Post. Was suprised how light they felt
Anyway cheers for setting this up mate and pass on my thanks to the lads at rare rims for their work and proffesionalism.
I will post up some pics once I've decided what rubber to fit.

Aston

 

I'd arranged to travel down to Crediton and get my wheels fitted at Rare today. Imagine my surprise then, when I got there 20 minutes before the agreed time to find the place deserted. Pi**ed off was not the word - a waste of a morning and a 160 mile round trip. I left a message on the answerphone and went to the pub in the village. I was busy explaining to the wife that they'd have to send them to me, along with a healthy discount for the hassle, when Julian phoned me.

He was very apologetic and explained that they were unable to be there today and they hadn't been able to contact me as they hadn't taken a phone number from me when I ordered. He had sent my wheels to Bristol along with lockers, nuts and centres and as a gesture of goodwill, he knocked a further £150 off the price, which more than covered my costs and made the wheels and tyres unbelievably cheap. It also cheered me up because I didn't have to go through the hassle of haggling.

All in all, I'm very happy as I appreciate that mistakes can happen and I felt that Julian dealt with me very politely and was more than fair.

Top group buy fella! I've just got to wait another couple of days for my wheels now........

 

Anytime Aston and I'll pass that on for you very pleased to see your all sorted there.

Simon

 

Ouch that was a bad start to the day but I am very happy to see all is well now

Simon