My new rims!

SRT Metro · **September 09, 2009, 11:38:45**

Did a great deal with my Hyundai dealer and bought these 17 inches rims.

Easy to clean! And perfect color for my car!

More info here: http://www.koseieurope.fr/fr/gamme2009.htm

Cheers!
Sven-Erik

sweetbix · **Reply #1: September 09, 2009, 11:42:49**

Very nice.

2i30s · **Reply #2: September 09, 2009, 11:45:41**

i second that.

accim · **Reply #3: September 09, 2009, 12:13:57**

Nicee! When will you put them on? After the winter or anytime soon?

bumpkin · **Reply #4: September 09, 2009, 12:14:26**

Look great

SRT Metro · **Reply #5: September 09, 2009, 12:25:08**

Quote from: accim on September 09, 2009, 12:13:57

Nicee! When will you put them on? After the winter or anytime soon?

Hi accim!

After the winter i will mount them...
I have not decided which tires I should buy ...
Any recommendations?

bumpkin · **Reply #6: September 09, 2009, 19:31:45**

I find round black sticky ones work

SRT Metro · **Reply #7: September 09, 2009, 20:16:28**

Quote from: bumpkin on September 09, 2009, 19:31:45

I find round black sticky ones work

Nice one!

hipposniper · **Reply #8: September 09, 2009, 23:55:46**

Naaa not on your car m8, ON MINE.MINE.MINE, oh i can dream thou.. Very swish woo

stkman · **Reply #9: September 10, 2009, 02:54:20**

Very nice rims! I notice from the website they are a 38 offset so will look wider than the 45 offset Hyundai rims on mine. Great choice :-)

SRT Metro · **Reply #10: September 10, 2009, 08:47:02**

Quote from: stkman on September 10, 2009, 02:54:20

Very nice rims! I notice from the website they are a 38 offset so will look wider than the 45 offset Hyundai rims on mine. Great choice :-)

Hi!
They are available with 38 and 48 offset but the recommendation for i30 are 48 offset...
So I bought them with 48 offset...

A link to the Swedish importer
http://www.eyemag.se/core/showpage.php?PROJECTNR=2961&SITEID=03f8c

Blue · **Reply #11: September 10, 2009, 23:11:40**

Nice!

gbranco · **Reply #12: September 10, 2009, 23:20:11**

anyone knows how much is one 19 wheels in UK?
in Brazil it costs around R$10-12.000, around 5.500 US Dollars

too expensive.

SRT Metro · **Reply #13: September 11, 2009, 08:19:40**

Quote from: gbranco on September 10, 2009, 23:20:11

anyone knows how much is one 19 wheels in UK?
in Brazil it costs around R$10-12.000, around 5.500 US Dollars
too expensive.

Hi gbranco!
Example:
These nice 19" rims cost about 321 US Dollars per piece in Sweden...
But you can buy 19" rims from 200 US Dollars per piece in Sweden...
I don't know how much they cost in the UK... But in Germany they cost much less than in Sweden...
Everything is very expensive in Sweden compared to Germany and the UK.

I don't know if you can mount 19" rims on the i30 (i think 18" is maximum)...

Cheers!

Lorian · **Reply #14: September 11, 2009, 11:00:29**

The aftermarket 19" rims suitable for the i30 listed on ebay in the UK run from £530 to £1100 a set depending on design and how greedy the seller is. Without tyres.

felipe3k · **Reply #15: October 05, 2009, 07:04:06**

You are gonna wait until the end of winter???????

MANNN i could never do this... the way i am, the second i bought me those rims, THE NEXT DAY they would be on the car, with snow tyres of course!!!

Ifffffffffffff my i30 arrives eventually, someday ill put some 19" on them....

SRT Metro · **Reply #16: October 05, 2009, 08:22:36**

Quote from: felipe3k on October 05, 2009, 07:04:06

You are gonna wait until the end of winter???????
MANNN i could never do this... the way i am, the second i bought me those rims, THE NEXT DAY they would be on the car, with snow tyres of course!!!
Ifffffffffffff my i30 arrives eventually, someday ill put some 19" on them....

Hi!
Winter here in Southern Sweden is terrible.
For the most part of the winter temperature is around 0 degrees celsius and hardly any snow at all, but a lot of ice on the roads and therefore we use a lot of salt on the roads and it takes hard on the cars and especially the wheels.
Therefore, I wait with the mount of my new rims until spring and I have also anti-rust treated my car.

In Northern Sweden, however, they have a lot of snow and temperatures are mostly between -10 to -30 degrees celsius in winter and there is no salt on the roads.

Blue · **Reply #17: October 05, 2009, 08:45:22**

Minus 35.5 degrees C !!!!!!

OUCH !!!!

reecho · **Reply #18: October 05, 2009, 11:09:01**

What car is that dash out of SRT?

SRT Metro · **Reply #19: October 05, 2009, 12:06:07**

Quote from: reecho on October 05, 2009, 11:09:01

What car is that dash out of SRT?

I don't know... I found the picture on a Swedish webpage...

SRT Metro · **Reply #20: October 05, 2009, 12:30:57**

Hi!
New wintertyres are now on the car...
I selected Goodyear Ultra Grip 7 + 205/55-16.
Not the best tires on the market, but has a low price...
Very quiet compared to the original "bakelite" Kumho tires and have much more grip on wet roads...
It feels like a different car to drive...

Lorian · **Reply #21: October 05, 2009, 12:37:20**

They look REALLY good. I could use some of those, but like 99% of the other UK drivers I drive on one set of tyres all year round. One of the reasons why the place comes to a standstill if there are more than three flakes of snow

SRT Metro · **Reply #22: October 05, 2009, 12:42:45**

Quote from: Blue on October 05, 2009, 08:45:22

Minus 35.5 degrees C !!!!!!

OUCH !!!!

Yes really cold! "The beam freezes before it reaches the hill when you take a piss outside."

eye30 · **Reply #23: October 05, 2009, 18:16:02**

Quote from: SRT Metro on October 05, 2009, 08:22:36

Is this your i30 instrument panel?

SRT Metro · **Reply #24: October 05, 2009, 20:22:44**

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Is this your i30 instrument panel?

No, it is not my instrument panel.... I found the picture on a Swedish webpage about winter pictures...

SRT Metro · **Reply #25: October 05, 2009, 20:40:53**

Quote from: Lorian on October 05, 2009, 12:37:20

They look REALLY good. I could use some of those, but like 99% of the other UK drivers I drive on one set of tyres all year round. One of the reasons why the place comes to a standstill if there are more than three flakes of snow

Here is a great picture my brother took last winter of my grandparent's house...
"Nobody lives there nowadays"

And a great video about Swedish winter driving "You really need a strong car here in Sweden"

sonatacrdi · **Reply #26: October 16, 2009, 13:13:12**

Quote from: SRT Metro on October 05, 2009, 12:30:57

Hi!
New wintertyres are now on the car...
I selected Goodyear Ultra Grip 7 + 205/55-16.
Not the best tires on the market, but has a low price...
Very quiet compared to the original "bakelite" Kumho tires and have much more grip on wet roads...
It feels like a different car to drive...

hi srt metro,
you mentioned a 17" rim and a 205/55-16 tyre,
is there a reason?

rgds,
Sam

2i30s · **Reply #27: October 16, 2009, 21:43:15**

Quote from: Blue on October 05, 2009, 08:45:22

Minus 35.5 degrees C !!!!!!

OUCH !!!!

not ouch,numb,then bits break off.

SRT Metro · **Reply #28: October 16, 2009, 23:40:12**

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hi srt metro,
you mentioned a 17" rim and a 205/55-16 tyre,
is there a reason?

rgds,
Sam

Hi Sam!
The wintertyres 205/55-16 are on my stock 16" rims...
The 17" rims will not be on the car until spring...
Cheers!
Sven-Erik

Zhangster · **Reply #29: October 30, 2009, 12:43:47**

Quote from: eye30 on October 05, 2009, 18:16:02

Quote from: SRT Metro on October 05, 2009, 08:22:36

Is this your i30 instrument panel?

i rekon its a volvo or saab instrument panel

hahahah hence sweden