what about Advan RGII?

My one of the fav wheels.

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she said cheap haha

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lol Tiga thanks for listening! haha ..im not made of money at the moment lol

$99/wheel. MB Five X. 17x7. Seem to be quite heavy though...Amazon down there says 28 lbs, but that must be shipped.

http://www.amazon.com/MB-Wheels-Gloss-Mach...Wheels+Five+X+1

Honestly, I would scour your local Craigslist to see what is on offer - wheels get nicked and dented so easily, it's not a bad idea to buy used wheels, as long as they're not bent in any way - the surface can always be refinished, cheaply at that as well. I picked up my wheels, with tires that I ended up using for another year and a half, cost me $280. There are deals out there...

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Jul 16, 2012 - 9:30 AM

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If you're looking for wheels too, check out my specs, They're not really flush, but really sucked in either, but I can't remember off hand the sizing (I think 18x8 +35 )
and I didn't even need to roll fenders, and it is lowered.

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Rota wheels will fail as much as Enkei RPF-1 will fail, as much as any other wheel you slam into a pothole will fail.

There's more reports of people breaking rota wheels than "original" wheels because those who buy rota don't give a **** if they break one, since they're so cheap. People with $3000 wheels won't daily drive them, and most of the time live in places like California with their awesome roads.

I've seen bent RPF-1 in person. Hell I've seen OEM wheels bent and cracked.

Rotas aren't knockoffs. Sure, they make wheels that look the same as other wheels, but they have rigorous testing procedures just like any other decent wheel manufacturer...


Just because they look like a more expensive wheel doesn't mean they're a "knock-off". I don't see people saying Corollas are Celica knock-offs.

not to be an ass of start a fight.
but they are knock off's
they are imitations of the real thing.
and a corolla is an entirely different car than a celica

not that that an imitation wheel is bad, I dont care. The 17 year old me would have gotten rota's in a heartbeat lol

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Jul 16, 2012 - 2:41 PM

This is just a difference in brands. Buy an Armani suit or one from Men's Warehouse...they look similar but one costs 4X more. The difference is in the details and the tags In my opinion, a "knock off" would be a product with all the brand identifiers on it trying to pass as the original. Either way, no matter how old you are, figure out your budget and how much you want to spend on your car and go from there. Good luck

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What do you exactly define "knock-off" as? They're not "imitations", they don't sell them as "TE37", or "Spoon", or "Gram Lights", etc...

So if I am a wheel company and I make a mesh-style wheel, I'm selling BBS knock-offs?

And no, a celica and a corolla are much alike. They share the same suspension, the same engine, transmission, most parts, etc. 4a-fe, 7a-fe Corolla, 1zz Corolla... etc

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in an effort to not have this be ongoing and desist from taking this topic more off track than it has already gotten , this will be my "closing statement"

this, as much everything is with cars, is opinion based.
Just like CELL said. In his opinion.

I personally think rota's are imitations of the real things.
Nothing I say will change your opinion on that matter.


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they are very similar. but not the same.

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Biggest I want is 16" though. Which it'll be awhile before I replace the stock 14" wheels, car came with new tires.

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This. If you have a local Discount Tire or the like, you can try there.
I paid 850 out the door for my wheels (MB Drifter 17x7) plus Tires (Kumho Ecsta Ast) all mounted/balanced.
Not top of the line, but for a daily it's plenty.

I've come across some decent OEM scion rims for cheap on craigslist, just no need for em

This post has been edited by smkr3w: Jul 16, 2012 - 8:44 PM