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> Just Got My Gts Rims, For my Lancer ES
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post Aug 22 2008, 09:05 AM
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Hey all,

I'm quite excited as I just picked up my GTS rims from the Mitsu dealer.


I dropped them off at my local tyre shop to get some rubber wrapped onto them and I'll be shooting back there in half an hour to have them fitted to the car.

That's what my ES looks like with the body kit (lip spoiler) and the stock 16 rims...looks odd hey?




I know many of you GTS owners out there think there's nothing special about your standard rims, but they don't sell the GTS model car over here so the ES model is the top of the range with the standard 16" rims, so now I've got the only Lancer in the country with imported GTS Mitsu rims and I think they're hot!!!! :P
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post Aug 22 2008, 10:30 AM
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nice :thumbsup:

I'd like 19" Ron Jon's Legends Type I in the front:
(IMG:http://www.ronjonwheels.com/ronjonimages/large/legend_silver.jpg)
and 19" Ron Jon's Legends Type II in the rear(not as deep as on this pic, this is a pic of 20" with 3.25" dish, 19" is 1,5" deep)
(IMG:http://www.ronjonwheels.com/ronjonimages/large/legendii_silver.jpg)


this would send me back over 2G's with no tires, so it's big nono for now.
I might be lucky enough to find them used somewhere...someday... :grin:
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post Aug 22 2008, 11:57 AM
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That Type I is hot!!!!

Here's my car with the new rims fitted...I'm stoked!













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post Aug 22 2008, 12:06 PM
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Great job ;]

Car is looking nice and clean now! :thumbsup:

BTW: Kitty no scratchy scratchy??
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post Aug 22 2008, 12:53 PM
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QUOTE(mitsugts @ Aug 22 2008, 07:06 PM)
Great job ;]

Car is looking nice and clean now!  :thumbsup:

BTW: Kitty no scratchy scratchy??
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Thanks, I'm so happy with it!!!

Hehe, my kitty cat!?!?! That little guy gets away with murder! No, he knows now to be careful when climbing on my car ;)
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post Aug 23 2008, 04:12 AM
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I was thinking about doing the same thing, are the gts rims you got 16''? Or did you get new tires as well?
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post Aug 23 2008, 05:09 AM
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No, they're 18" GTS rims, so new tyres too.
I'm hanging onto the original rims and tyres for now.
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post Aug 23 2008, 09:08 AM
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Looks good, i will take your 16" for winter rims here in Canada
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post Aug 23 2008, 09:15 AM
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QUOTE(Fuzze1 @ Aug 23 2008, 09:08 AM)
Looks good, i will take your 16" for winter rims here in Canada
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Hey what is up with those white spots by the rear door? Is it just low quality pictures or your paint is peeling off? Just asking...
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post Aug 23 2008, 10:33 AM
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Looks like camera flash reflection to me :grin:
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post Aug 23 2008, 02:33 PM
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Looks great! The more I see the lip spoiler, the more I like it. But I can't complain... the GTS wing blocks the headlamps from people driving behind me :)

What size tires did you put on those rims?
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post Aug 24 2008, 08:43 AM
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QUOTE(freakingwilly @ Aug 23 2008, 09:33 PM)
Looks great!  The more I see the lip spoiler, the more I like it.  But I can't complain... the GTS wing blocks the headlamps from people driving behind me :)

What size tires did you put on those rims?
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Thanks! Yeah I had the GTS spoiler on. I ordered a body kit with lip spoiler and the dealer put the GTS wing on by mistake. It took them about a month or so to get more stock of silver Lancers and when they did they took the trunk lid off the new car and put it on mine with lip spoiler. I didn't mind the big wing too much but the lip spoiler is definitely more my style.

I put 225/40/18's on the rims. It's a far more common size tyre over here. The 215/45/18 or 225/45/18 are quite rare leaving costs very high and choice very low.
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post Aug 24 2008, 09:42 AM
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just reflection, no problems with the paint yet...
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post Aug 25 2008, 07:43 PM
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As long as you don't have harsh winters that will terrorize your streets and make basketball sized potholes, I think you'll be fine ;)
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post Aug 26 2008, 01:20 AM
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QUOTE(freakingwilly @ Aug 26 2008, 02:43 AM)
As long as you don't have harsh winters that will terrorize your streets and make basketball sized potholes, I think you'll be fine ;)
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I haven't hit a pothole in years fortunately :beer:
I don't have too many around my area and we don't have winters...I think the coldest it got this past winter was 17 degrees centigrade. Spring starts in a week and then summer starts for another 10 months!
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... Another 10 months of summer?