What are the quintessential roadster wheels?

[pebbles]

I have Pannasports on my roadster and I know that I should be content with that. Yet, I feel like these wheels and the copies of them are too common and maybe I should go with another choice like LeMans, or Libre, or ? What is the aftermarket vintage/retro wheel that just screams "roadster."

[Alvin]

I have Pannasports on my roadster and I know that I should be content with that. Yet, I feel like these wheels and the copies of them are too common and maybe I should go with another choice like LeMans, or Libre, or ? What is the aftermarket vintage/retro wheel that just screams "roadster."

225/50/15s!

[jrusso07]

LeMans
Libres
OEM Steelies with hub caps...


In that order

[GeoffM]

What Dan said.

Also Work Equip 01's (or eqiv.)
Cue Pebbles with a picture of his car in 3,2,1....

Geoff,

You got it right the second time!



Four of these beauties arrive next week!

Can't wait to see them on!

[pebbles]

These are nice wheels for a roadster and the color aligns with all the chrome and aluminum.
Now if there was a gold griffin instead of the VTO in the cap ...

vto_wheels.jpg

Hmmmmmmm,,,,,,,,
Like these?

[msampsel]

[quote="pebbles"][quote="msampsel"]These are nice wheels for a roadster and the color aligns with all the chrome and aluminum.
Now if there was a gold griffin instead of the VTO in the cap ...

[attachment=0]vto_wheels.jpg[/attachment][/quote]

Hmmmmmmm,,,,,,,,
Like these?

[url=http://s1301.photobucket.com/user/David ... a.jpg.html][img]http://i1301.photobucket.com/albums/ag1 ... fc4ada.jpg[/img][/url][/quote]

Those are it! Where can I find this car on a dark street

[Levallois]

Dang, you guys made me go out and buy some genuine American Racing Equipment Libres! The Pannasports looked good. These look better.

[msampsel]

[quote="Alvin"]Libras!

We did a comparison of stock/EMPI and Libras here:
http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=21229
[img]http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uplo ... e2crop.jpg[/img]

IMHO, I agree that Panasports are a "safe" but boring choice. At Solvang I was really impressed with the 15" Libras on MIke Young's SRL:

[img]http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uplo ... 24x614.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.zcarblog.com/wp-content/uplo ... C00702.jpg[/img][/quote]

I love the compare extraordinaire! I guess on this case with the silver car my vote would be for
the standard caps and steel (silver) wheels. Amazing you guys can compare these wheels. You got
any appliance wheels?

[Alvin]

You got
any appliance wheels?

Yes, if you look at the very top of this forum there is a "Wheel Pictures" topic. It has (most) every wheel you can imagine on a roadster:

http://www.311s.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=34&t=5787

[Kendall124]

Sorry I'm a little late to the party here but...
I have always dug the look of wires. THIS, I believe, is the quintessential roadster look.
(photo was copied from an eBay ad)

[nismou20]

The wheels on above silver car look more like Empis than Panas. I think Panas are aesthetically more pleasing than Empis. Watanabes, TE37, and VTO 4 spokes do it for me!

[msampsel]

Sorry I'm a little late to the party here but...
I have always dug the look of wires. THIS, I believe, is the quintessential roadster look.
(photo was copied from an eBay ad)

Wires are nice, but they increase the likelihood of being mistaken for a British (MG) or Italian car.
And I just can't live with that Lol