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Which rim for 9-3?

  • ASA JH8

    Votes: 11 29%
  • Rial Nogaro Bright Satin

    Votes: 10 26%
  • Rial Nogaro Black woth machined lip

    Votes: 14 37%
  • Stock Viggen

    Votes: 3 7.9%

Wheel Poll

5.7K views 37 replies 22 participants last post by  Saabotage89  
#1 ·
Well my car needs a set of summer wheels.

This is what I've narrowed it down too. Any set purchased will be 17"

1. ASA JH8
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2. Rial Nogaro Bright Silver
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3. Rial Nogaro Black with machined lip
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4. Stock Viggen Rim
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Here is a pic of the car it will be going on.

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#5 ·
Just a FYI when I was selecting wheels for my car I had posted this EXACT thread on my car clubs forums and I got flamed and burned for it. I LOVE TSL and the fact that we are all going to politely reply to your thread and give honest opinions to what we think would best fit your car. :)

That being said I like the JH8's the best out of all of these choices. It is the cleanest looking wheel and a good price too. :)
 
#10 ·
I rate your decisiveness at a 1/5. :p

I rate the Rials at a 2/5, because although they look good, but they look like BBS wheels, and everyone and they're grandfather has BBS wheels on an NG900.

I rate the Jh8 ones 4/5, they look good and fit the car. Would be higher if Jameson didn't have them first.

I rate the viggen wheels 2/5, would be 3/5 if they didn't bend so easily.

I would rate the thread, but that would be illegal ;)
 
#17 ·
Not a fan of the Rials. Something seems off in terms of proportions. I can't put my finger on it though. If I was to do those however, I would do the black ones. The black wheel/polished lip thing is getting played out though.


I like the JH8's, and the viggen wheels. I think the viggen wheels fit the car perfectly, and there is something to be said for the classic 5 spke wheel.
 
#18 ·
I am with Palmer, no on all the Rials.

Here is what I would recommend. ESPECIALLY on a black vehicle.

I had the Gary Fishers that Palmer rolls on. But I bent one way out of whack.

So I ended up buying these. Personally, I don't think they look good online. But once I got them I loved them.

They have a pearl satin type finish that goes incredible with a dark car. It looked sooooo good. I never got any pictures of them on the car and promptly totaled it via deer, three weeks later.

And for $99 and 20lbs a piece, you can't really beat it.

Just trust me, I am a model.

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#34 ·
Castor Troy,

Can we see more pictures of your car? Is it the color from 1995 Aubergine/Eggplant? Love the JH8s on it. The coupeness of it looks great.

The Rial Nogaros look VERY good on Coopers (MCrowley) 900SE
This'll be my last post on my car in this thread lol; we've hijacked the thread enough

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Car started off as black, was repainted metallic black cherry after it was hit in a parking lot. It's currently 10 below outside. When it warms up, I'll wash and wax her, and get new pics.