Minilites on an S ??
Discussion
Spurred on by a great picture of an M series on the Compomotive website - has anyone gone down the route of Minilite wheels / replicas on their S - I'm aiming to give GGO a bit of a makeover during the winter months and can't help but think they would really suit. Any photos anyone ?
I have Minilites replicas from Panasport ( http://www.panasport.com/street.html ) on my car. They are 7x16" with 205/55 tyres.
The best picture I found is this one
The best picture I found is this one
Apparently no UK importer for these wheels altho' they are available in the USA if you're willing to buy unseen and swallow the courier charge.
In the UK I guess you're looking at either Minilite themselves especially if you want the very best quality (altho each wheel will cost you the equivalent of many S3 indicators)or alternative look-alikes from companies such as Revolution, Superlite or Compomotive. I think Revolution only go to 15" with their Minilite reps and I think 16's have to be the way forward. Superlites are £120 a corner, on the balance I think Compomotive have to be your best bet although these still won't come cheap. Somebody might suggest Ford Tinilites, but please don't. Keep an eye on fleabay of course...
In the UK I guess you're looking at either Minilite themselves especially if you want the very best quality (altho each wheel will cost you the equivalent of many S3 indicators)or alternative look-alikes from companies such as Revolution, Superlite or Compomotive. I think Revolution only go to 15" with their Minilite reps and I think 16's have to be the way forward. Superlites are £120 a corner, on the balance I think Compomotive have to be your best bet although these still won't come cheap. Somebody might suggest Ford Tinilites, but please don't. Keep an eye on fleabay of course...
Chaps - Can I presume that you run Ford fitment, I.E 4x100 PCD?
I ask because MX5's run 4x100. If you look on the various MX5 sites you'll see that an awful lot of people run wheel styles that would look great on the S - lots of minilite type things.
Rota, Watanabe, Panasport, BBS, and more, all these are available 2nd hand within the MX5 community. Lots of them are manufacturers or styles you wouldnt be able to buy 'Retail' in the UK but have come over attached to cars or been imported personally.
I am not sure whether you would have issues with centre bores and offsets but if your looking for some interesting wheels then definitely something to look at.
ETA - theres a lot of these manufacturers which seem to be popular within Japanese car circles but you may not have heard of - Watanabe for example, sound silly, but they are not cheapo wheels they are very well regarded in terms of quality, as are Rota, Panasport, SSR, and all the rest.
I ask because MX5's run 4x100. If you look on the various MX5 sites you'll see that an awful lot of people run wheel styles that would look great on the S - lots of minilite type things.
Rota, Watanabe, Panasport, BBS, and more, all these are available 2nd hand within the MX5 community. Lots of them are manufacturers or styles you wouldnt be able to buy 'Retail' in the UK but have come over attached to cars or been imported personally.
I am not sure whether you would have issues with centre bores and offsets but if your looking for some interesting wheels then definitely something to look at.
ETA - theres a lot of these manufacturers which seem to be popular within Japanese car circles but you may not have heard of - Watanabe for example, sound silly, but they are not cheapo wheels they are very well regarded in terms of quality, as are Rota, Panasport, SSR, and all the rest.
Edited by snotrag on Monday 7th December 10:09
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