hey guys. new to the forum. finally fulfilled a 20 year old dream and pulled the trigger on an 05. let me know what you think!


stock AP2V1 wheels with gloss black inlays and tinted clear machined face

 

Nice find, from the pics it looks like it is spa,not rio yellow color.
Levi

 

lol definitely Rio

 

Tasty wheels!

How's your experience with the tires? I had an earlier set back in 2014 that were extremely and annoyingly noisy on the road and went back to Bridgestones.

-- Chuck

 

Thanks Chuck! I work in the auto body industry and the guy who does all my wheel work had a vision that I just let him run with. Couldn’t be more pleased with the final product.

I honestly haven’t driven the car enough to get a good enough sense yet. Which Bridgestone setup would you recommend?

 

I replaced the loud Dunlops with Bridgestone RE-11A tires which were the darling a few years ago but, alas, are discontinued and were superseded by the extremely noisy RE-71R tires. To avoid the noise and since I don't race the car I've dropped down from Extreme to Max summer tires at present running the wonderful Bridgestone S-04 tires. I'm running "CR spec" tire size on 17" AP2V2 wheels: 215/45R17 front and 255/40R17 rear. No modifications needed and the fronts can go to 225/45R17 without mods either, a size I'm considering next tire change.

Beware. Tire preferences are as contentious as engine oil preferences. The Michelin guys will be here soon.

-- Chuck

 

I am with Chuck on the S04s. I can never settle my mind re 16" v 17". Right now I am using 17", (Volk S2k size CE28's), and the S04 is my favorite 17" tire for street. I like them a lot. I have a stock 03 MY, and I use 215/245, not the CR sizes. I drive only on the street - paved country roads in northern new england.

 

Congratulations!