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Old Jun 17, 2009 | 04:09 PM
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sup guys, having a hard time deciding between two wheels. Either polished slips or gold rota boost's. let me here what ya think and post some pics of ssm ep's with either of these if ya have any.
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Old Jun 17, 2009 | 04:10 PM
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buy real rims
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Old Jun 17, 2009 | 04:19 PM
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rotas are real, sorry i cant find myself to spend 2 grand on my daily.
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Old Jun 17, 2009 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by EP3Moschini
buy real rims
this coming from the guy that rocks 04-05 stock si and 02-04 flat black painted rsx wheels on the daily...you have a sexy ep thou, i dig it!

Originally Posted by ep3man
sup guys, having a hard time deciding between two wheels. Either polished slips or gold rota boost's. let me here what ya think and post some pics of ssm ep's with either of these if ya have any.
make a pole! polished slips imo, dunno how i feel about gold and silver, it looks good sometimes but not always
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Old Jun 17, 2009 | 05:42 PM
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since you did mention rota...im guessin you're not aiming for real deals.

so...i say get rota track r's in white!
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 05:23 AM
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I just got rid of my polished slips that I had on my SSM EP. I didn't really like them too much, I only had them for about a week and a half. If only between these two, I would say the boosts. The slips just look like some shiny OEM wheels, especially with the polish on silver. If I were to suggest any other Rota wheels I would either go with some 16" Track R's or some SVN's (Volk RE-30 rEps), but that's just my opinion.
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 06:49 AM
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bargain prices equal bargain quality.
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by ep3man
sup guys, having a hard time deciding between two wheels. Either polished slips or gold rota boost's. let me here what ya think and post some pics of ssm ep's with either of these if ya have any.
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by Earthworm Jim
bargain prices equal bargain quality.
People hate on rota so much just cuz they are replicas and supposedLy bad quality but i hve had two sets of rota's and have never had any of the so called problems. I also live in PA where the roads are shitty as hell and would be prime for the wheels to get bent or warped or break. I have never had any problems what so ever with anything. Maybe im just lucky :p
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 10:18 AM
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People hate on rota so much just cuz they are replicas and supposedLy bad quality ...

I have to agree, and I've had 3 sets of Rota's. Only problem I had out of any of them was the center caps coming off while drivin down the highway.
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 11:06 AM
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I don't like either polish slips or gold rota boost on a ssm ep...some how the only best slips on a SSM EP is flat black...
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 11:54 AM
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Flat black on ssm is getting played out hence why i said polished or lime green or candy purple lol
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by BSERIEuS
since you did mention rota...im guessin you're not aiming for real deals.

so...i say get rota track r's in white!
I agree.
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 12:14 PM
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Maybe even some Khaki colored wheels. I think that would look kinda sweet.
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 04:46 PM
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or even a pastel color wheel lol
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 06:59 PM
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or even a pastel color wheel lol
That would actually be pretty sick if you did the right color!!
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Old Jun 18, 2009 | 08:49 PM
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thanks for the input guys. the reason why i choose rota's is because they are still pretty light, look almost identical to the real thing, the only difference is the name brand. but i was also thinkin of the track r's.
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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 05:10 PM
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not a fan of polished lips myself.
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Old Jun 19, 2009 | 06:35 PM
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get some Drag dr-20's with 0 offset, and thank me later
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Old Jun 21, 2009 | 11:49 PM
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Originally Posted by EP3Moschini
buy real rims
what he said
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 05:40 AM
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Just for reference. My roommate just got some brand new Rota Track R's in 16" but his car is getting a paint job so he let me rock them for a little while. They're 16x7 with 205 50 16 Toyo Proxes 4's. IMO these are very good looking wheels for the EP. I also have 5mm spacers in the front but you can't really see the difference lol.
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Old Jun 22, 2009 | 10:59 PM
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damn, its gona suck wen you return those.
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 05:07 AM
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Originally Posted by tweek_boii
damn, its gona suck wen you return those.
Haha agreed. I do have other wheels though, so I'll survive
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Old Jun 23, 2009 | 07:39 AM
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i vote for track r's in white. looks sick!
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Old Aug 13, 2009 | 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by ep3man
rotas are real, sorry i cant find myself to spend 2 grand on my daily.
not all real wheels go for 2Gs bud keep looking you will find somthing...
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