Aoshima/Fujimi wheels on Nissan S13

After a while of waiting and having to change my order, I finally got my package yesterday afternoon. I originally ordered two RSX kits from Image Anime but one was out of stock. After over a month of waiting to see if they will get any more orders, I decided to change my order. While surfing their site, I ran into a Nissan S13 http://store.yahoo.com/matrixcollectibles/indniss13sil.html and got that kit instead of the RSX that was out of stock.

I know what kind of wheels i want mounted on this kit, but i have some questions about the wheel sizes. Yesterday evening i was at my L.H.S. and was looking at some of their wheels. They had a set of Aoshima BBS Type RG (#21) http://www.americansatco.com/Templates/frmTemplateL.asp?SubFolderID=25&SearchYN=N which is what i was looking for to mount on the model. Thing is, the guy at the hobby shop opened the box for me to take a better look at and the wheels were very small. I could be wrong here but they look like 13s, 14s, 15s. Something i would put on a lowrider, not a drifter or street racer. I also found a similar set made by Fujimi http://www.toycup.com/17inwhti1sc1.html

Has anyone seen models with these types of wheels? I found one model riding on the Aoshima SSR Formula Mesh, but has anyone seen a model with the #16, #21, or the Fujimi wheels :confused: ? Does anyone know what size Aoshima's #5, 16, and 21 are? :confused: I'm looking for some 17s or 18s with low profile tires for my model. I'm kinda thinking Fujimi's wheels are bigger than Aoshima's.

Any help, opinions, or feed back from you guys would be great, and thanks for taking the time to read this thread.

The wheels in your first link are 16s, but they are in 1/25 scale, so they are a little bit smaller than 16s in 1/24 scale.

Aoshima BBS RG are listed as 16's. I have a set, and that's probably about right. Fujimi BBS RS are listed as 17's, but if they are like the set that came with my Sileighty (and I think they are), they are at most 16's. As for the other Aoshima's, most of their older wheels are woefully small, some 14's. Useless unless you're building a K-car or an older car from the 70's or 80's.

Does anyone know if they have BBS RS in 17s or bigger? Or is Fujimi the biggest there is? Does anyone know of a place other than ebay and toycup.com that sells these wheels? I was reading some of the reviews from toycup.com's website and noticed a lot of people complaining about the customer service, getting faulty knock offs, and getting ignored when trying to get in touch with someone from that store. I also noticed their website doesnt offer many ways to get in touch with them except through e-mail. I'm cautious about buying online and looks like this store doesnt see its customers as top priority.

I found two people selling these wheels on ebay but they were packaged differently. Here's a look:
http://cgi.ebay.com/BBS-RS-No-5-Wheel-Tyre-Set-1-24-scale_W0QQitemZ6027978925QQcategoryZ1190QQrdZ1QQcm dZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

Are these wheels the same as those that are packaged in a box?
http://www.toycup.com/17inwhti1sc1.html

Are they the same sized wheels except for packaged differently? Id ask these guys selling on ebay, but im not an ebay shopper and dont have an account with that site. If i bought those wheels id have to ask a cousin to get them for me.

Again, thanks a whole bunch for your help.

Those are the same wheels. That's just Fujimi's old packaging. To my knowledge, there is nothing bigger. One option if you want bigger is to use something like Pegasus aluminum sleeves to upsize the wheel or layer thin sheets of styrene along the circumference of the wheel to make it bigger and then put on a bigger lower profile tire. That should get the look you are trying to get with what is currently available.