Car guy problems...

"Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow" (chriskf) 09/15/2014 at 12:49 • Filed to: None

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when you live in an apartment with roommates.

Storing an extra set of OEM wheels in a corner of my room, because I don't have a garage. On the bright side, I got a set of OEM wheels and tyres with plenty of tread and TPMS for $350! Soon they will get wrapped in some winter appropriate rubber and plasti dipped to protect the finish.

CalzoneGolem > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 09/15/2014 at 12:51

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Just toss a board on top. BAM! Table time.

For Sweden > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 09/15/2014 at 12:52

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Build a tasteful cedar armoire

Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 09/15/2014 at 12:53

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Pretty good deal. You might have to get tpms programmed for your car, I'm not certain though. Think I remember reading that before somewhere

macanamera > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 09/15/2014 at 12:54

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Where did you get OEM BRZ wheels for 350? That's great.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > CalzoneGolem 09/15/2014 at 12:56

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Planning on finding one of these actually.

CalzoneGolem > For Sweden 09/15/2014 at 12:57

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Cedar? Are you mad!?!? It will clash with rest of the decor. Ebony. That's the correct choice here.

STREPITUS > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 09/15/2014 at 12:57

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Thats nothing. This is the content of my new garage.

All for the Miata. Contemplating getting a second set of wheels/tires for the Mustang.

CalzoneGolem > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 09/15/2014 at 12:57

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haha nice!

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > macanamera 09/15/2014 at 12:58

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They're OEM FR-S wheels, thank you very much! lol

Got them off a guy in the Upper Midwest FR-S/BRZ FB group.

Most OEM wheel sets are going for around $400 w/o TPMS. With TPMS they're generally about $600-800 depending on the seller. When I saw him post on the FB group that he wanted $350 I responded instantly that I'd buy them.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > STREPITUS 09/15/2014 at 13:00

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If I had a garage it would be a whole different story. Also, another corner in my apartment will be occupied by RPF1 track wheels/tyres next spring.

Why two sets of wheels and tyres in a rather small apartment room? #becauseracecar

macanamera > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 09/15/2014 at 13:00

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Do they not have Subaru logos on them? Dost mine eyes deceive me?

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > For Sweden 09/15/2014 at 13:01

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Gonna try to find a tire stack advertising cover, like the ones pictured above. Because I'm classy like that.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 09/15/2014 at 13:01

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Thanks! Yeah, I'll definitely have to check into that.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > macanamera 09/15/2014 at 13:03

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Thine eyes doth deceive the. Those are Scion logos.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > macanamera 09/15/2014 at 13:08

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In your defense, they do look pretty similar from a distance and it was dark in my room when I took the picture.

yamahog > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 09/15/2014 at 13:09

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In addition to the Miata tires, I also had 5 Jeep wheels & tires, 4 other wheels, and 2 doors taking up space. Our housemates hated us.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > yamahog 09/15/2014 at 13:11

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Yeah, it's gonna get excessive when I start modifying the car and have to find places for all the stock suspension and exhaust components too...

macanamera > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 09/15/2014 at 13:13

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Ahhh yeah, now I see. Sorry.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > macanamera 09/15/2014 at 13:16

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No worries. haha

Now I just need to decide what color to plasti dip them. I kind of want to do the Cobalt Blue or some other crazy color, just because. lol

yamahog > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 09/15/2014 at 13:18

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Time to find a sugar mama/daddy.

macanamera > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 09/15/2014 at 13:23

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Clearly hot pink right?

F1Fan426 > Stapleface-Now Hyphenated! 09/15/2014 at 13:26

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If it's a newer car that has TPMS, when you put tires on with new TPMS sensors in them, then yes you have to reprogram the computer to read the new unique sensor codes. Doesn't take long at all. Any shop can do it in a few minutes.

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > yamahog 09/15/2014 at 14:16

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Yeah, a sugar mama would be nice. lol

Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow > macanamera 09/15/2014 at 14:21

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I would, if my car were any color but red. Hot pink on red would look awful.

There are the options for their wheel specific colors:

Here are some examples of the other colors too: https://www.dipyourcar.com/examples.html


This may need to become a poll on Oppositelock when the time gets closer.

Local Miata Bro > Chris_K_F drives an FR-Slow 09/15/2014 at 16:00

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I feel your pain, I have lost the desk space in my dorm, due to half of my winter set of Miata wheels hiding there, the other half is in my trunk