Which rims look better?

I've got a guy from honda-tech able to get me into a group buy for rotas and I want the slipstreams, but my buddies all say the GT3's look better. I downloaded a pic of my car from tires.com and photoshopped them both onto her.

Slipstreams:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Ricochet16/prototype.jpg

GT3's
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v260/Ricochet16/prototype2.jpg

i vote for these...

http://www.konigwheels.com/catalog_product_details.cfm?CategoryID=1&ss_id=338

true JDM neon green wheels...

damn I would so buy those, but they only come in 5-lug :(



:rolleyes:

umm the black on black is alot but id say some bronze slips maybe i think slips are better

I think having bronze rims is a phase, like when I had white ones.. I started hating them. I don't wanna end up regretting that buy and I think black ones will be a good choice. Plus, black slips are popular so I can sell them for some decent loot when I'm done with them..

I vote slipstreams, but I'm partial because I have them in 15's on my '94 hatch. I love those rims, had to wait 2 years to get them off my buddy but it was well worth it.

Did you have any speedo calibration problems with the 15's? How big is your tire offset? I'm going 16x7 with 50mm tires. My stock steelies are 15's with 65mm's and I don't wanna have the same size intertube tires if I get 15" slips. If I get 15's with 45-50mm tires, the total diameter of the wheel will be smaller, making the speedo sensor spin faster..

Edit: Nevermind, turns out my steelies are 14's. I found this site and calculated what I need for a 0% change on my speedo.
http://miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Glad you got the right combo. I just checked my tires and they are 195/50/15 but then I checked that link you put up and apparently mine are actually only .1% off from my 13's (speedometer says I'm going 65 but I'm really going 65.1mph). I know you got the info you needed already, just thought I'd post my findings anyways.

Everybody and their brother has slipstreams. It's like "THE jdm rims." I say get the GT3's

sorry ricochet but in my opinion the gt3's are fugly looking in that picture, however the slipstreams do look very nice.

one of the great things about the slipstreams is their weight, are the gt3's similar in weight?



I've been looking at the Rota Subzero, Rota mantis, or the Rota competition rims for my car to replace my Motegi MRM's... I'm tired of the heavy 17's look.

seriously brian i would rock the gt3's, despite my thorough liking for the slipstreams.

i love the gt3's, but im gonna get the copper instead of the black next summer, that might be in your favor?

black on black , you cant go wrong with that ...

sorry ricochet but in my opinion the gt3's are fugly looking in that picture, however the slipstreams do look very nice.
I totally agree. The polished lip is way too big on the gt3's..
one of the great things about the slipstreams is their weight, are the gt3's similar in weight?
I believe the gt3's are a bit heavier by a few pounds.
I've been looking at the Rota Subzero, Rota mantis, or the Rota competition rims for my car to replace my Motegi MRM's... I'm tired of the heavy 17's look.
Subzero's are wicked rims, I love them.. but they are more expensive. There are a few reasons the slips are so popular, because they are dirt cheap, 12lbs, and look totally sick.. I'm not just buying them to fit in, I mean look at their specs.

I'm sorry but I do NOT like the look of the gt3's. I am pretty biased I guess since I have the rota slips on my car (in bronze no less) and I love them. Any pictures I have seen of the bronze rotas don't seem to do them justice. I have had mine on for quite some time and have never stopped liking them. The finish is very nice and holds up well, they are also easy to clean due to not having a bunch of small spaces to get into.

If those are the ONLY 2 sets of rims you have in mind, then personally I would go with the Rota GT3s. I would however suggest Silver with a polished lip if there going onto a black vehicle. Everyone, and there mom has Rota Slipstreams.

A better picture of the GT3s

http://www.machiii.net/images/wheels/big_GT-3.jpg

ooooo get em in that color ricochet:greddy2:

















haha jk man

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/533000-533999/533647_8_full.jpg
my rims are 11.75 lbs oo yeah, they are sadly only 14's
my friends ask me how much my rims cost and im "itz stock yo' :bigthumb: "
i was at a stereo shop and they had rims that said "ricochet" on of the spokes and i thought they were some tight rims too, if you had those....

*edit* i like the slipstreams too

ahhhh-hghhemmmm...neon green konig's...ahhh-hghemmmm...

If those are the ONLY 2 sets of rims you have in mind, then personally I would go with the Rota GT3s. I would however suggest Silver with a polished lip if there going onto a black vehicle. Everyone, and there mom has Rota Slipstreams.

A better picture of the GT3s

http://www.machiii.net/images/wheels/big_GT-3.jpg
I saw those on a yellow hatch in Import Tuner Dec '03 and about puked.

i saw those same wheels on a red integra and everyone else i know thought they looked awesome because they were all mad tyte jdm. i thought they were all insane because those things are ugly. that is unless we time warp back to the 1980's where they might be in style?

lol none of you seen those rims on anything. Because if the car was featured in a magazine it wasn't sporting Rotas. Those rims are knock offs of Gab Sports. And even though I to dislike the red, they were offered in white with a polished lip, as well as silver with a polished lip. Overall a nice set of rims.

lol none of you seen those rims on anything. Because if the car was featured in a magazine it wasn't sporting Rotas.

never seen anything on Rotas in a magazine huh? :rolleyes:

You jdm freaks are worse than star trek fags.. always hardcore jappy pissed off and shit over stupid technicalities. Untie your ballsack from under your foot, you'll be a happier person.

lol none of you seen those rims on anything. Because if the car was featured in a magazine it wasn't sporting Rotas. Those rims are knock offs of Gab Sports. And even though I to dislike the red, they were offered in white with a polished lip, as well as silver with a polished lip. Overall a nice set of rims.
hey can you post more pictures of your $800 foglights?

i havent been able to take my mind off of them.

lol you guys are retarded. The fog lights weren't $800. Maybe you should go check JDMHP for the pricing, and stop assuming. I think your all a little jealous because I can afford to purchase those things, instead of being like the rest of the sheep, and buying Rotas.

lol you guys are retarded. The fog lights weren't $800. Maybe you should go check JDMHP for the pricing, and stop assuming. I think your all a little jealous because I can afford to purchase those things, instead of being like the rest of the sheep, and buying Rotas.
ha ha, ironically jdm ek3...youre right.

i just dropped $3000 to turbocharge my h22...and as you said: i cant afford expensive foglights. am i jealous? fuck no.

if at anytime you want to come to central ohio we can line em up, and hopefully by then youll have your austrailian spec b18 (?!?!?!?!?).

until then, enjoy your ample lighting in treaturous weather conditions!!!

LOL JDM_EK3 has been :owned:

that pic makes the gt3 look so big but i think that having the silver lip ill make the car look dam nice.

u cant go wrong with black on black because u cant see them....i hate black rims simply because u cant show them off if u want it for a sleeper look or somthing else ur u just like the black go for it i think the slipstreams would look bad ass bronze with a silver lip

I ended up getting a set of used Si wheels/tires for $300. I work at Du Pont and am going to get them powder coated gunmetal for free :D In pictures, black looks great.. in person, especially while driving, they look like hubcapless steelies.. I'll post pictures soon :)

I have always been afraid of the "missing hubcap" look. I thought I had gotten over it and allmost bought a set of black slips, but I think I've reconsidered.

If you like the look of OEM wheels, I would suggest the old GS-R fat fives. I've seen a set powder coated dark grey on a black civic coupe, and it look great, not to mention, original. I assume they would look just as good if not better on a hatch. Good luck...........fISH