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Old 04-29-2009, 03:14 PM
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good site man. Ill check em out before I purchase.
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Old 04-29-2009, 03:54 PM
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anyone familiar with the site called buywheelstoday? They have the TSW thruxton, 19" for 175 a piece which aint bad.

http://www.buywheelstoday.com/products/Thruxton+(Hyper+Black).bwt
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Old 04-29-2009, 04:35 PM
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it's not a bad price but to be honest i hate those wheels =(

check BBB to see if they are okay to shop at
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Old 04-29-2009, 04:43 PM
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Can you give me the link to the site?
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Old 04-29-2009, 05:11 PM
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vwvortex usually has plenty of goodies for our cars
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Old 04-30-2009, 02:35 PM
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Thanks guys...that's all I'm saying... I was hoping to do good and cheap...looks like I'm not doing it.


I'm debating on somethings. Get tires this weekend; something good but cheap. I go to a tire shop that sells high quality at warehouse price. Plus, they usually throw in small 5% discount for being a sister in law to a regular customer. I only want to spend $400-ish so I can give them a downpayment on order for wheels.

Here's the thing, my brother in law stated doing "package" is better cause they don't charge much for tires. If I do this, I'm limited to Motegi's & Hankooks or Rikens. I clearly don't want to follow the locals.

TSWs on the other hand, this name is one of the shops recommended wheel companies. Which could easily score me a deal. The more and more I see those Indy 500s in chrome

Anyone has any tire names I should go for with TSWs
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Old 04-30-2009, 04:50 PM
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chrome = no
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Old 04-30-2009, 06:11 PM
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^Ditto...Chrome is a NO-NO for tCs....try polished metal, or gunmetal....
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Old 05-01-2009, 04:22 PM
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Anyone have suggestions for a set of tires, trying to keep it around $100 which is tough. I need 225/35/19. Any opinions are cool
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Old 05-01-2009, 08:59 PM
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100 for all four? you can go to a used tire shop for htat lol

you can find azenis for 142 each though
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Old 05-02-2009, 06:09 PM
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http://www.memoryfab.com/wheels/used/a20080220141042/

theres a good deal! And Sick offsets!

try discounttiredirect.com for tires
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Old 05-02-2009, 06:26 PM
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would those even fit our cars? o.O
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Old 05-02-2009, 06:30 PM
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yep. it'd be perfect fitment
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Old 05-02-2009, 06:31 PM
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Well I could see the front fitting fine i'd be more worried about the rear lol i'd imagine fender rolling would come into play for that?
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Old 05-02-2009, 06:33 PM
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same for the front.

you'll need to roll but it'd be perfect
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go figure all the good deals show up when i'm trying to pay off the car lol oh well...I love the VS-XX in silver
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this is from a while back but,
Originally Posted by ScionTEK
Seiko/Citizen watches = Axis/Motegi
NO. Seikos aren't as expensive as other watches b/c they don't have 24k gold and diamonds sprinkled on, but they are one of the most precise and accurate watches out there. BAD analogy. why do you think seiko is used in sport events as the official time keeper. seiko takes function > form, whereas axis and motegi is the other way around.
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Old 05-02-2009, 07:23 PM
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignoratio_elenchi
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Old 05-02-2009, 07:25 PM
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^ logic hurts my brain >.<
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Old 05-02-2009, 07:33 PM
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lolwuh?
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