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Old Oct 25, 2015 | 03:17 AM
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New Wheels/tires installed

I know these aren't as fancy as others have installed, but I thought I'd post them in case anyone else is thinking about them. I was looking for something to replace the awful 17" OEM wheels and found these 18" coupe wheels on craiglist for $200 total. I wrapped them with 245/45/18 Continental ExtremeContact DWS-06's and I love them. Thank you!


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Old Oct 25, 2015 | 08:28 AM
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Those are an upgrade, and getting rid of the even worse RS-As is the biggest gain.
Nice job!
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Old Oct 25, 2015 | 09:40 AM
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Wow, $200? What a steal! Car looks great!
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Old Oct 25, 2015 | 03:16 PM
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Nice, now you need to lower it.
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Old Oct 25, 2015 | 06:04 PM
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Looks great! That's definitely an upgrade! What percent tint do you have?
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Old Oct 25, 2015 | 07:01 PM
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They are an improvement over the 17" stockers, and for only $200 it doesn't take much convincing to do the upgrade. Come down an inch, and it should look fine.
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Old Oct 26, 2015 | 01:00 AM
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Thank you all! The tint is only 20% all around. It does have black interior though which helps make it look darker.
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Old Oct 26, 2015 | 07:33 AM
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Looks good man, An upgrade form the stock 17's for sure, I run sport 18's in the winter, Sold my stock 17's to buy the 18's
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Old Oct 26, 2015 | 12:26 PM
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how are you liking the new Continental tires? I've been looking at those myself for a new all season tire
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Old Oct 26, 2015 | 03:01 PM
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def better than the OEMs
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Old Oct 26, 2015 | 05:09 PM
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Hard to beat an upgrade for that price, looks great.
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Old Oct 26, 2015 | 05:20 PM
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Looks clean!
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Old Oct 27, 2015 | 12:59 AM
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Originally Posted by misc
how are you liking the new Continental tires? I've been looking at those myself for a new all season tire
I love them. They are so much better than the RSA's. I am not an expert. For example, the only bad thing I've read about them is soft sidewalls? I don't really know what that feels like, but I don't feel any body roll when I turn sharply if that is what people mean.

As a daily driving tire, they have been great. Quite, smooth, and they look great. I'd definitely recommend them.
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Old Oct 27, 2015 | 01:00 AM
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I put my stock 17" rims and worn RSA stock tires (25k miles) on Craiglist 2 days ago and they sold today! couldn't believe it. Sold them for twice what the new rims cost.
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