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Old 08-01-2014, 07:38 PM
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Selina's New Shoes

Bremmer Kraft BR09 Black with Polished Lip
18x8
45 Offset
20mm Spacers
225/50/18




Bremmer Kraft BR09 Wheels by dragioniii, on Flickr


Bremmer Kraft BR09 Wheels by dragioniii, on Flickr


Bremmer Kraft BR09 Wheels by dragioniii, on Flickr


Bremmer Kraft BR09 Wheels by dragioniii, on Flickr


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Old 08-01-2014, 09:02 PM
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Nice new look for Selina, the fit looks spot-on and as always your G and photo skills are so clean. Keep up the great work!
BTW, did you put hub adapter rings inside your new wheels? Tirerack usually includes them, just thought I'd ask.
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Old 08-01-2014, 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by blnewt
Nice new look for Selina, the fit looks spot-on and as always your G and photo skills are so clean. Keep up the great work!
BTW, did you put hub adapter rings inside your new wheels? Tirerack usually includes them, just thought I'd ask.
Thanks!

Brad I did...you mean the Hub-Centric Rings?
They included everything I needed...including the lugnuts and an adapter for installing them.

The new wheels ride better than the stock ones...tested on both local & highway to make sure that everything was correct.

So far, so good!

Brad, I would like to thank you for the helpful advice regarding this purchase.
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Looks good, i think some black lugs would look good too.
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Old 08-01-2014, 10:16 PM
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Looks slick!
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Old 08-01-2014, 11:05 PM
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Originally Posted by sask83
Looks good, i think some black lugs would look good too.
Thanks!
I actually prefer the chrome lug nuts...it sort of needs them for balance.
If not, there will be too much "black".

Maybe someone with Photoshop skills can black them out for an example.
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Nice buy. Your car is lookin good.
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Old 08-02-2014, 12:39 AM
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This looks really clean. I actually really really like it. I'm normally not a fan of black rims on black cars, but the chrome lip sets it off.
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Old 08-02-2014, 07:54 AM
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Wheels now, too? You buying out your lease, dragion?

I love the photo "reveal" series of pics in this post. Really made me smile, the way you did that. As always, your skills with the camera are top notch.

I like the 7 split-spoke design, and I like the width of the machined lip. Without that machined lip, I don't think I'd care for these wheels.

Not too fond of the matte black finish, but that's the kind of thing better assessed in person.

Absolutely do not like the engraved branding around the hub. That cheapens the look with busy, unnecessary design elements. And not a thing you can do about that, sorry.

On the car, matte-black wheels with a machined lip alters the overall look from classy to something more aggressive. The car looks more tough now than it did before. Would you agree? Is that what you were going for?

Why in the world did you keep the spacers, and not order rims with offset to suit your car? I don't get that. Anyway, fronts look perfect. Rears look like they're poking a few mm... which is an odd look with narrow 225/50 tires. Have you considered 15mm spacers in the rear, rather than those 20's? Or maybe it's the camera that's making me come to that. IDK.

"Selina"? Good grief.

Genuinely happy for you, dragion. Buying new wheels is a really big deal for a car guy.

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car is looking very nice! excellent photo skills as well
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Wow, great pics. Very beautiful car.
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Old 08-02-2014, 09:11 AM
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Nice wheels. Not striking but nice. "Selina"???? The car already has a name! I hope you don't use that when actually talking to people about your car.
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Old 08-02-2014, 11:58 AM
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Wow, looks awesome.
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Old 08-02-2014, 01:42 PM
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Hmm, interesting look.

Instead of concave, you went the other way.. ha ha..

Question, though if you were going aftermarket, why didn't you just do a proper offset? Was the intention to fit the existing tires to the rim?
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Old 08-02-2014, 06:16 PM
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Looks good!and my car has a name too, it's Gwyneth.
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