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My MX5 has the exact same specs so I know your pain and frustration.
If you had started this convo a month ago, then I'd have told you to order a set of ATS DTC. They're very light and very strong, a true motorsport wheel in a sensible offset and 15x8/4x100.
Unfortunately after many years they've decided to stop manufacturing them and the GTR in September and they closed their order books about 2-3 weeks ago.
I have a set on my MX5 and they just look so good on every car.
It's worth setting up an eBay saved search, they do come up for sale, expect to pay anywhere between 250(v cheap) and 600(a bit much).
I paid 400 with needing a refurb, but it was the only set that had come up in about 24 months so I paid the asking price. Since I bought mine, about 3 sets have come up in the last 24 months and they've all gone for cheaper than that.
NurseHolliday-
I've just had JDM Distro back on to me...
Custom Sourcing:
- Deposit €200 paid via Bank/Paypal/Card (£ GBP payments via bank transfer only). Deposit is 100% refundable if you decide not to proceed and your deposit goes towards paying the total on your order.
- We notify our Japan office of your specific requirements.
- We email suitable candidates for you to consider as they come available in Japan. We will continue sourcing until suitable item found. This process can take some time for particularly rare items but we will keep the search open until complete.
- Total balance payment due once item is ready to ship from our Japan warehouse.
- For UK & Europe orders we will ship your order to our warehouse in Ireland before forwarding to you. Our price includes all import taxes and duties.
- For USA and rest of world we will ship your goods direct from our Japan warehouse.
I think I might get them to source something for me, I'd never be able to compete on shipping to source them myself when they're bringing in full containers so I'd imagine their margin will be no worse.
I need to come up with a shortlist of ideal wheels now...
Work Equip 40 are top of the list.
Work Meister S1/ L1/ CR-01 also very nice.
Gram Lights 57DRAny other suggestions for JDM wheels that would look sick on an R53 with meaty tyres welcome...
- Deposit €200 paid via Bank/Paypal/Card (£ GBP payments via bank transfer only). Deposit is 100% refundable if you decide not to proceed and your deposit goes towards paying the total on your order.
Nahguavkire
These are quite nice alright. I've been eyeing up some of the Gram Lights (57CR, 57DR and 57 Transcend are all quite nice) and I had been having a peep at Buddy Club actually, are the cheap ones any use because they're VERY cheap indeed!
I've also been keeping an eye on JDM Distro, Croooober and UP Garage although the shipping costs from Japan seem a bit painful so I need to figure out if there's any cheaper way to get them back if I did find a bargain. I'll try Yahoo Auctions too!
Irritatingly it's not really the most common wheel spec so the stock options for anyone who's selling used JDM wheels aren't flooded with 15x8 4x100 wheels, I've widened the search to 7j-8j but I think anything bigger than 8j would be silly and I don't want to get into running nonsensical camber either so realistically offset will need to be probably absolute minimum ET25...
I can see myself ending up ordering a set of Work Equip 40 if I don't find anything soon though to be honest. It's not that they're terribly expensive in the size I want but it would have been nice to nab a bargain and have some cash towards the coilovers and other bits.