assti

Phoned rare rims this morning and spoke to Matt. Ordered my wheels no problem until I got a phone call at about 12 off matt to say they didn't have my colour in stock and it would be 8-10 weeks.
Was very disapointed, but after thinking about it decided to order the rims in steel grey instead.
Can't wait till thursday now, it's just like waiting for crimbo when you were a kid.

Cheers Trig for sorting this group buy although, The missus won't be thanking you.lol

Wmscooby

iTrader: (24)

Just ordered mine 18's toyo TIR £735 fitted!!!! from another well known place

Triggaaar

That's a little too late to be helpful

Wmscooby

iTrader: (24)

Only just seen it sorry trig

Triggaaar

Have you bought the Rota GRAs for that price?

Triggaaar

Well mine have just arrived, and they look great! For me, the wheel nuts were in a jiffy inside one of the wheels.

sjwent

Got mine today also, as above ...... wheel nuts in jiffy bags

great wheels

well done trig

PaulC555

Trigg

Got mine today mate...perfectly packaged no problem....nice new Falkens on them as well...only thing is didnt get any wheel nuts either...presume after speaking to Matt after ordering tyres as well (although not the Toyos) I would be intitled to them.....will call them tom...
thanks again mate for organising the GB
Paul

Triggaaar

You're welcome guys

Everyone is entitled to the wheel nuts and locks, whether they bought tyres or not. Not sure how they've missed a couple of you out.

Nice to see the wheels balanced with weights inside the wheels, instead of on the rim.

Wmscooby

iTrader: (24)

Yes mate

Triggaaar

Well that's a bargain - how did you manage it? On their website they are £735, + £125 upgrade to Toyo T1S + £25 wheel nuts + £25 delivery = £910 (with T1Ss instead of T1Rs)

JamesF

Got my wheels on Monday at 9:30am. Well packaged and the thres had been fitted well too.

They came with new nuts and lockers.

Well impressed with the service and Mike's work in arranging it all.

WMScooby - A bit late with the prices their mate

If you can tell me how to post up pics I'll get some up.

James.

assti

Mine arrived today. I waited in till 2:30 but the little one was getting a bit fed up so we went for a walk to see the ducks. Only for 10 mins. When I got back the delivery van had been. Luckily he had left my alloys behind my gates. Everything there that should be.
Gave them a good waxing then put them safe in the spare bedroom. I'm waxoiling my car on saturday so will have to wait till after before they can be fitted.
Very pleased with the alloys, cheers Adam

PaulC555

Sincere apologies......I like a few others I notice missed the wheel nuts etc inside the packagaing....so they are indeed there...and my life is complete....getting them on tonight and will stick up some pictures....
cheers
Paul

Triggaaar

It seems we couldn't have got the wheels at that price, and WM just got lucky (assuming he gets the wheels) as the person he ordered from made a mistake. That makes me feel a lot better, as I'd have hated for you all to have paid too much.
Join photobucket (or similar), upload the pics to their website, then link to them from here.

Triggaaar

I had no idea it took so long to seal these things (or more to the point, buff off the sealant).

Did anyone get chrome dust valve caps?

JamesF

got the pics up on fotopic but how do you link them to the thread ?

I got chrome dust caps so they stand out a bit, would have really liked metal valves too but not to worry.

James.

Triggaaar

Open a browser, and view the pic you want on fotopic. Copy the address from your address line, and then paste it in a reply here, so when we click on it, we'll see the same web page that you're viewing (and hopefully the same picture).

JamesF

Cool.

Here you go !!

Before

Picture_438.jpg @ Fotopic.Net

and after

New_Wheels1.jpg @ Fotopic.Net
New_Wheels2.jpg @ Fotopic.Net
New_Wheels3.jpg @ Fotopic.Net

Triggaaar

Nice one

GAWLEY

They look really well

JamesF

Cheers guys.

Got a bit of a mixed bag of responses on SIDC but all that matters is that I love them. I don't think the pictures do them any justice as I took the pictures straight after putting them on.

Once the car has had a proper clean and polish I'll get some more taken.

James.

PaulC555

heres mine..posted this in the gallery section
like them so much I decided to cancel my order for a high sti wing...going for the roof vane with the current low spoiler instead..much more subtle..

Triggaaar

Very nice, they look darker than I was expecting for the steel grey. I trust they're nicely sealed.

JamesF

When you say sealed what are you meaning ???

James.

PaulC555

yep....all coated front and back.....oh and I did get nice chrome valve caps as well....not sure how long they will last though.....the photo was taken in low light so they show a wee bit darker that they are...perhaps this is a better example...

Triggaaar

You ought to put a couple of coats of sealant on them, to protect them from brake dust. Brake dust will badly damage alloys, and sealant will offer some protection, and make them a lot easier to clean. It does need applying regularly, but if you want your wheels to stay nice, it's worth it. Have a look at the Car Care section of these forums.

Gear Head

iTrader: (2)

How come these wheels are so expensive now?
When I bought the first set of redlines in 05, they were £500 delivered with toyos. The same was true around christmas lastr year when I ordered some boosts???

Triggaaar

Redlines aren't Rotas, they are Inovit, which are heavier wheels. It's £640 for some of the wheels, there just isn't a lot of choice at that price. You can still get some Inovits on ebay quite cheaply.

Gear Head

iTrader: (2)

What about boosts? Only cost me £550 over christmas from rarerims, including toyo tyres!