Selina's New Shoes

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Aug 1, 2014 | 07:38 PM
  #1  
dragion's Avatar
dragion
Thread Starter
Registered Member
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 1,082
Likes: 153
From: Boston, MA
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


Bremmer Kraft BR09 Wheels by dragioniii, on Flickr


Selina's New Shoes 0 by dragioniii, on Flickr


Selina's New Shoes 1 by dragioniii, on Flickr


Selina's New Shoes 2 by dragioniii, on Flickr


Selina's New Shoes 3 by dragioniii, on Flickr


Selina's New Shoes 4 by dragioniii, on Flickr


Selina's New Shoes 5 by dragioniii, on Flickr


Selina's New Shoes 6 by dragioniii, on Flickr


Selina's New Shoes 7 by dragioniii, on Flickr


Selina's New Shoes 8 by dragioniii, on Flickr


Selina's New Shoes 9 by dragioniii, on Flickr


Whatcha think?

Last edited by dragion; Aug 1, 2014 at 09:17 PM. Reason: typo correction
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2014 | 09:02 PM
  #2  
blnewt's Avatar
blnewt
Movin On!
iTrader: (13)
 
Joined: Nov 2009
Posts: 24,876
Likes: 4,950
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.
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2014 | 09:13 PM
  #3  
dragion's Avatar
dragion
Thread Starter
Registered Member
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 1,082
Likes: 153
From: Boston, MA
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.
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2014 | 09:38 PM
  #4  
sask83's Avatar
sask83
Registered Member
iTrader: (1)
 
Joined: Aug 2013
Posts: 78
Likes: 11
From: Woodbridge, NJ
Looks good, i think some black lugs would look good too.
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2014 | 10:16 PM
  #5  
Glenn2008's Avatar
Glenn2008
Registered Member
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 585
Likes: 39
Looks slick!
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2014 | 11:05 PM
  #6  
dragion's Avatar
dragion
Thread Starter
Registered Member
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 1,082
Likes: 153
From: Boston, MA
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.
Reply
Old Aug 1, 2014 | 11:16 PM
  #7  
warped ideas's Avatar
warped ideas
A quarter past stripped
 
Joined: Nov 2013
Posts: 1,695
Likes: 374
From: Pembroke Pines, Florida
Nice buy. Your car is lookin good.
Reply
Old Aug 2, 2014 | 12:39 AM
  #8  
'11G37S's Avatar
'11G37S
A 1/4 mile @ a time
iTrader: (4)
 
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 1,840
Likes: 173
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.
Reply
Old Aug 2, 2014 | 07:54 AM
  #9  
Rochester's Avatar
Rochester
Administrator
15 Year Member
Loved
Community Favorite
Top Answer: 1
iTrader: (9)
 
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 19,846
Likes: 5,143
From: Rochester, NY
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.

Last edited by Rochester; Aug 2, 2014 at 08:03 AM.
Reply
Old Aug 2, 2014 | 08:39 AM
  #10  
tchoke's Avatar
tchoke
Registered User
 
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 119
Likes: 10
From: Hamilton
car is looking very nice! excellent photo skills as well
Reply
Old Aug 2, 2014 | 09:00 AM
  #11  
monytx's Avatar
monytx
Registered Member
iTrader: (2)
 
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 1,140
Likes: 116
From: Houston
Wow, great pics. Very beautiful car.
Reply
Old Aug 2, 2014 | 09:11 AM
  #12  
LexiG37's Avatar
LexiG37
Registered User
 
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 317
Likes: 14
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.
Reply
Old Aug 2, 2014 | 11:58 AM
  #13  
Trunks333's Avatar
Trunks333
Registered User
 
Joined: Oct 2009
Posts: 102
Likes: 3
Wow, looks awesome.
Reply
Old Aug 2, 2014 | 01:42 PM
  #14  
rm2342's Avatar
rm2342
Registered User
 
Joined: Jan 2013
Posts: 670
Likes: 40
From: Ma
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?
Reply
Old Aug 2, 2014 | 06:16 PM
  #15  
AUR11's Avatar
AUR11
Registered User
 
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 726
Likes: 78
Looks good!and my car has a name too, it's Gwyneth.
Reply



All times are GMT -4. The time now is 06:46 PM.