I know it's lame, but I really like the white TE37's... and I can't afford to spend 2 grand on rims. I'm looking for TE37 knock-offs, or a similarly styled white rim. If anyone knows any brands/models to check out, I'd be greatly appreciative.
I did happen to see some Arospeed wheels ( I think they were RS17's ) that looked just like bronze TE37's and said ROYS something on them. That's a little too lame, even for me.

I know a guy with an ITR with TE37's, and the wheels just look so nice on his car.

 

Rota makes them called "Grid Racing." Not too bad of a look if thats all your after. They weigh in at approx. 12-13lbs. cast made, about 4 bills a set. I believe 15"-17" are available in white, bronze, gunmetal. Post up pics when you get them.

 

Thanks, I'll check those out, has anyone seen any others?

 

Okay, I'm having trouble finding these Rota wheels anywhere but a place called Serious Auto, does anyone know who carries these wheels?

 

Nippon Racing makes a wheel that looks like a TE37.

 

I'll try to get a hold of you when I get back to school. My friend in Detroit can get a hook-up on rims....real deal too. The price might be satisfactory. Besides, the imitations aren't that much cheaper anyways. But, the process might be a little rushed b/c he's world touring to Bloomington, then Austin and SoCal starting in early September.

P.S. I've seen a groupbuy on the Best Buy forum for Volks...$351/riim for TE-37's in 16x7's.

BTW, my brother has the deal with ADR's if you're interested. I'm moderately interested in the ADR Spiders that just happen to look like the Mugen MF-10's.


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try these dudes, that is where I got my Rota circuit 8's and where aLmoStvtec got his subzeros....
http://www.machiii.net

 

the immitations are not that much cheaper?
WRONG.

I bought my circuit 8s for under $425 shipped for the whole set of four.
ONE new mugen mf8 would have cost me $325, so that is $1300 for a set!?!?!

 

got my rota circuit 8 in gunmetal from machiii for 492 shipped to my house much better price than mugen's and i can get them in gunmetal
and i know, "you get what you pay for" but it was a good deal on quality rims..

 

The Formula F1 wheels look identical to the TE-37's. Nippon has a similar wheel, but it's not identical. Email my friends at blackheartpower@hotmail.com cuz they carry the Formula wheels. They're available in 15"-18" and in silver, white, bronze, blue, and gunmetal. They're not too bad in weight at about 1lb/inch...not as light as the real ones, but not nearly as expensive either. Here's some pics...

 

I say if you dont want to spend all that money on the real thing, at least get some look-a-likes from a respectable company such as Rota...etc, that way you can at least be sure the quality is decent.

 

I think the Rota copies of the Te37 come in 15" as well as 17". The other companies such as Nippon, Arospeed, I believe come in 17"?

 

Wow, thanks for all the replies.
As far as the Nippon Wheels go, I looked at them, and they're called Formula 1's... are they the same as the pictures above? I saw somewhere where 17x7's were $1049 for the set. Does anyone know of the quality on these? Would I be better off with some Konig Rated R's?
Also does anyone know how much the Formula F1's run for usually?
I figure I'll probably sell my GSR wheels (they only have 1500 miles on them) and that will help fund this.
Also, any opinions on how white wheels would look on a Milano Red GSR?

 

the konig rated R is a heavy rim... beware.
maybe stay with a 16" rim.. performance will suffer with a 17 unless you get really good tires, which are not readily available in the appropriate size....

stay away from white wheels.. they are a bitch to keep clean from paint eating brake dust.

 

at this point, I'm open to suggestions...
What do you guys think is the best wheel for the money?
I'm on a serious budget, so I'd like to keep this as cheap as possible.
If you could recommend tires, also, that would be appreciated.
Actually, I think I'm going to post a new thread on this.

 

check out group buy center and look at the rota group buys, they are great rims for cheap!