wantanabe purchase

butters · Postby **butters** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 6:48 pm

just thought i'd share that i picked up a set of black 15x7 wantanabes with yokie advans. looks tuff on a white na. i'll post pics once i get a hold of a camera. next step is to fit my extractors. and get a 3\" black down turn out the back :mrgreen:

Babalouie · Postby **Babalouie** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 7:47 pm

Awesome...Watanabe F8s are the perfect wheel for an NA

Here are mine

EGG80X · Postby **EGG80X** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 9:43 pm

RS8 works great on NB too

mossy · Postby **mossy** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 11:43 pm

Babalouie wrote:Awesome...Watanabe F8s are the perfect wheel for an NA

Here are mine

Man I love those wheels, I've been searching but I just can't find any.

Babalouie · Postby **Babalouie** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:03 pm

mossy wrote:Man I love those wheels, I've been searching but I just can't find any.

Believe it or not, I bought those wheels off this very forum, in 2003 (or thereabouts).

Daz 27 · Postby **Daz 27** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:09 pm

Babalouie wrote:Awesome...Watanabe F8s are the perfect wheel for an NA

hey Babs, your wheels are 15's aren't they?
next time you've got a wheel off the car could you measure the inside of it for me so i can see if they'll fit over my brakes.

Babalouie · Postby **Babalouie** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:12 am

Daz 27 wrote:
Babalouie wrote:Awesome...Watanabe F8s are the perfect wheel for an NA

hey Babs, your wheels are 15's aren't they?
next time you've got a wheel off the car could you measure the inside of it for me so i can see if they'll fit over my brakes.

Yup...15s. Which dimension do you need measured? Just the inside diameter of the rim?

butters · Postby **butters** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:43 am

still no pics yet but after driving a bit i have found that the tyres are just too sticky. they are now gripping better than the suspension can keep it on the road. makes for an unusual ride but i love the grip. now i just have to think about suspension. :mrgreen:

buy the way if your that keen for them mx5 plus up here in brisbane have a few sets. i could of bought the alloy 2 peice ones for 1k but i wanted to be able to drive them on the street without fear of pot holes. i think they had one other set of standard 15x7 wantanabies and maybe a set of 16s.

Philip Lee · Postby **Philip Lee** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:31 pm

what Yoki advans do u have??

i have the AD07 and they're great tyres.

hegzie · Postby **hegzie** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 6:21 pm

butters wrote:buy the way if your that keen for them mx5 plus up here in brisbane have a few sets....i think they had one other set of standard 15x7 wantanabies...

Damn! And I just went and spent a fortune on my new mountain bike so I don't have the cash for them!! :cry:

spitty · Postby **spitty** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:39 pm

Perfomance Wheels in Adelaide make their \"Superlite\" alloy in charcoal, gold and silver . Nice looking wheels. Check out the site Performance Wheels Adelaide

butters · Postby **butters** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 7:39 pm

neova ad05/6

http://www.auto-futura.ru/tire/yokohama ... _advan.jpg

what bike you got. i have a giant nrs-xtc2

the guys at mx5 plus had a set of the genuine wheel nuts aswell but wouldn't sell them. i got the valve caps though. they say the closest they've got to the wheel caps is pictures.

Daz 27 · Postby **Daz 27** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:34 pm

Babalouie wrote:
Daz 27 wrote:
Babalouie wrote:Awesome...Watanabe F8s are the perfect wheel for an NA

hey Babs, your wheels are 15's aren't they?
next time you've got a wheel off the car could you measure the inside of it for me so i can see if they'll fit over my brakes.

Yup...15s. Which dimension do you need measured? Just the inside diameter of the rim?

yep, just the inside diameter, about where it would sit over the caliper.
thanks

pcmx5 · Postby **pcmx5** » Thu Apr 27, 2006 9:09 am

spitty wrote:Perfomance Wheels in Adelaide make their "Superlite" alloy in charcoal, gold and silver . Nice looking wheels. Check out the site Performance Wheels Adelaide

Unfortunately they do not make an offset suitable for an MX, despite numerous requests to do so.(at least they didn't as late as Jan ).

Peter.