Import Monster

[dylan8]

The estimate said $1000 for 4 wheels :/

link me the wheels on facebook

[walshydub]

The estimate said $1000 for 4 wheels :/

That's probably air-frieght. Shipping them is way cheaper.

I bought a set of wheels through Import Monster, cost me $800 delivered. Great service too, highly recommended.

[nightphotographer]

yeah but even air freight shouldn't be $1000 - that's what I paid for 3 sets to get here in 4 days from the UK :/ and Dyl they're the 17" Aristos, so the first link - unless they sold yesterday...I don't have any monies at the moment anyway

[kaanage]

Heaps under 17

Really?
If yuu look here Import Monster | Rims and tyres , there are 52 sets of 17" or larger rims and zero for 16" or less

Am I locked out of some secret section on their site???

[dylan8]

yeah but even air freight shouldn't be $1000 - that's what I paid for 3 sets to get here in 4 days from the UK :/ and Dyl they're the 17" Aristos, so the first link - unless they sold yesterday...I don't have any monies at the moment anyway

err cant see them?

Really?
If yuu look here Import Monster | Rims and tyres , there are 52 sets of 17" or larger rims and zero for 16" or less

Am I locked out of some secret section on their site???

looking in the wrong part then. no secret bit?
Otherwise just look up YJ directly

[Jarred]

I stronly recommend that you DO NOT click on any of the links or visit Importmonster AT ALL.

I can almost gaurentee you'll spend all your nights and weekends searching for wheels, buying wheels that you dont need or for cars you don't own and end up going broke.

Don't say I didn't warn you.

[PranK]

Yeah or cool Japanese bits. They have super cool stuff.

[nightphotographer]

I just buy all my wheels from Real Wheel Warehouse - 'Genuine' BBS for an awesome price!

And if anyone doesn't get my sarcasm in that statement please feel free to go and buy a set haha!

[leighaus]

just bought these badboys.. funny this thread came up actually. i used to browse I-M all the time when i had my s13 looking for nice rims etc to import and was keen on getting some 17s for the gti and thought id give I-M a crack again. the next day this thread popped up.

Today i bit the bullet on these.. not sure what modifications ill need re hub-rings and new wheel nuts etc, but they should go on no problems.
For $580 delivered,i had to have them.


RAYS VOLK RACING 17×8JJ OFF+38/+39 PCD100/5H

[rayray086]

Good sizes, I only see 16" 5x100 ones here in Australia.

[Jarred]

nothing some hubcentric spacers wont be able to fix up!

Looks like a pretty good buy.

[leighaus]

yea, im happy with the specs, ive been chasing 17s for ages. bought some 18 inch audi A8s and i just didnt ever want to run them.

hub is 65mm, rays make hubrings to suit VW.. 17 dollars EACH plus postage. ****, im sure they sell alot. found some on JEGS (USA) 17 dollars for a set of 4 aluminiums, but shipping was 50 bucks.

theres a ****load of polycarbonate ones on ebay, but none are quite right, 66.5 OD instead of 65 etc. i got plenty of time to find some.

Will also need to drill out the stud holes from M12 to M14, which is easy.

[Jarred]

yea plenty of options.

If you're going to go down the route of spacers (I'd reccommend some ~10mm ones to help fill the arches a little) then you can get them made up with the centre bore spigot ring incorporated.

Otherwise, have a search locally, you should be able to find some locally, as they're not exactly uncommon.

[leighaus]

yea i thought of putting the spig in the spacer if i run them. ill do a lugcentric fit first and see how they look.