Having a hard time looking for rims

**Kevin Pedrosa** · 11-26-2012 09:40 PM

I am having a hard time finding a rim that would look good on my car. I am very picky but i just looking for a light weight wheel that looks exceptional on my wrx. I am most likely going 18" rims 9"wide. I am Open to all suggestions.

**SD_GR** · 11-26-2012 09:41 PM

Buy something TUV approved.

**Kevin Pedrosa** · 11-26-2012 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by SD_GR

Buy something TUV approved.

tuv?

**SD_GR** · 11-26-2012 10:21 PM

Technischer Überwachungsverein.

Although DE bureaucracy is truly appalling, a TUV certification (required to allow the wheel to be used in a road car in DE) shows the wheel maker cares about safety.

You will be trusting your life to a commercial product by some company. Make sure they care. Make sure they are serious.

I believe the certificates need reevaluation every few years, so the maker must be quite committed. I'd look for it.

**teflon_jones** · 11-27-2012 12:04 AM

Where have you looked? There are a lot of sites with large selections of Subaru wheels. Tire Rack is always a good place to start since they have at least 50+ different wheels, but there are a bunch of other sites too.

**Acrdys** · 11-27-2012 05:02 AM

lsd motorsports is having a groupbuy for enkei rpf1s

17x9.5 +38 nice and wide!

**Kevin Pedrosa** · 11-27-2012 06:35 AM

yes i have been there but I'm very picky.

**Kevin Pedrosa** · 11-27-2012 06:36 AM

Originally Posted by Acrdys

lsd motorsports is having a groupbuy for enkei rpf1s

17x9.5 +38 nice and wide!

ill check them out
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**SD_GR** · 11-27-2012 06:56 AM

I would trust Enkei. Three of my cars came with Enkei wheels from the factory, meaning they meet OEM safety standards and are demonstrably legal.

You can't see the wheels when you are driving the car. Looks only matter when the car is parked, and you are outside it. So, looks are secondary...

**Kevin Pedrosa** · 11-27-2012 07:11 AM

yea. but i like appearance since my car does more sitting then driving. I am working on appearance first then heavily modding within a lengthy period of time.

**SD_GR** · 11-27-2012 07:19 AM

I'd not hesitate with Enkei, Speedline, Team Dynamics, O.Z., BBS.

Some (Asian mostly) brands may be priced well and currently fashionable, but fashion is what goes out of style and we're talking about something entirely unnecessary (you already have wheels...) on which your life depends, so I'd go with an established maker that cares enough to road certify the product, and accept the added cost if need be.

**Kevin Pedrosa** · 11-27-2012 07:27 AM

Originally Posted by SD_GR

I'd not hesitate with Enkei, Speedline, Team Dynamics, O.Z., BBS.

Some (Asian mostly) brands may be priced well and currently fashionable, but fashion is what goes out of style and we're talking about something entirely unnecessary (you already have wheels...) on which your life depends, so I'd go with an established maker that cares enough to road certify the product, and accept the added cost if need be.

but i want a bigger rim will look better and wider tires for gripping. i checked with BBS but i wasnt excited about the rims they had.It would cost me about 3.2k .I want somthing that would extremely nice on my car.

**SD_GR** · 11-27-2012 07:30 AM

Enkei have less costly options for example.

**mmiller2002** · 11-29-2012 11:11 AM

OP, reading your responses, I don't see how anyone here can help you with personal taste...

**mmiller2002** · 11-29-2012 11:12 AM

Originally Posted by SD_GR

Technischer Überwachungsverein.

Although DE bureaucracy is truly appalling, a TUV certification (required to allow the wheel to be used in a road car in DE) shows the wheel maker cares about safety.

You will be trusting your life to a commercial product by some company. Make sure they care. Make sure they are serious.

I believe the certificates need reevaluation every few years, so the maker must be quite committed. I'd look for it.

I should know this, but doe sthe US have an "equivalent" certification? Like maybe DoT? They cert helmets, right?