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Re: NA's Show off your rims!

Postby Magpie » Thu May 08, 2014 11:32 am

Also thanks for the reply.

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Re: NA's Show off your rims!

Postby kazama » Thu May 08, 2014 1:23 pm

given the average weight of a 195/50r15 tyre the wheels work out to be roughly 5.5kg. still light, but not amazingly so

they do look cool

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Re: NA's Show off your rims!

Postby speed » Thu May 08, 2014 1:57 pm

kazama wrote:given the average weight of a 195/50r15 tyre the wheels work out to be roughly 5.5kg. still light, but not amazingly so

they do look cool


Thanks Kazama,
So a 195/50/15 usually weighs 8.5Kg? Sorry I have no idea.
Remember reading somewhere that they were about 9Kg but can't recall where.


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Re: NA's Show off your rims!

Postby speed » Fri May 09, 2014 9:42 am

Just found a tyre weight guide on miata net. 195/50/15s range from as light as 17 pound to 21 pounds. Converted to metric; 7.7kg to 9.5kg.
Seems to be a bigger range than what I was expecting.


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Re: NA's Show off your rims!

Postby D.A.M » Tue May 13, 2014 4:55 pm

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Watanabe F8's
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Re: NA's Show off your rims!

Postby ave » Thu May 15, 2014 1:12 pm

^ Looking good D.A.M - nice taste in wheels, although I am biased.

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Re: NA's Show off your rims!

Postby D.A.M » Thu May 15, 2014 2:32 pm

^thanks man, yours look sweet! I need to hunt down center caps but!
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Re: NA's Show off your rims!

Postby fruitless » Sat May 31, 2014 7:02 pm

nice watanabe's, I'm guessing you both got them through otomoto?

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Re: NA's Show off your rims!

Postby D.A.M » Sat May 31, 2014 7:33 pm

bought mine off a fellow mx5 owner for a great price
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Re: NA's Show off your rims!

Postby mitch_f1 » Thu Jun 05, 2014 8:22 pm

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14x6.5 +14.5 B-type wats

I wish mine were bronze/gunmetal. Would anyone want to trade if they want polished lip?

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Re: NA's Show off your rims!

Postby D.A.M » Fri Jun 06, 2014 6:25 pm

mitch_f1 wrote:Image

14x6.5 +14.5 B-type wats

I wish mine were bronze/gunmetal. Would anyone want to trade if they want polished lip?


ill be heading to Japan in a few months, i can get you a set if interested (ill be putting full details up later in a thread, but feel free to PM me if you want)
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Re: NA's Show off your rims!

Postby D.A.M » Sat Jun 07, 2014 11:30 am

A better shot of my new Watanabe F8's, better quality than my samsung phone

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Re: NA's Show off your rims!

Postby markwid » Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:15 pm

Spotted. What wheels not to put on?

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Re: NA's Show off your rims!

Postby Veloce » Mon Jun 09, 2014 6:20 pm

markwid wrote:Spotted. What wheels not to put on?

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Re: NA's Show off your rims!

Postby NZMiata » Fri Jun 20, 2014 2:02 pm

I finally picked up some NB 15s. They have been on my wishlist for years.

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