I'm interested in getting some wheels that are in a wider fitment, or 17 inch size that have a similar appearance to either the 09 or 12 factory wheels. I remember some Enkeis (I think) that looked like the 09s, but I have a feeling that there are more options with the painted back section like the 12s. I'm going for a double-take appearance, where you aren't sure if it's factory or not, but is wider and slightly more striking. Thoughts?

 

Have you seen the Focal F10? They can look factory-ish and come in 16x7 and 17x7 sizes. They are a bit on the heavy side though.

 

Not bad at all! My plans here are for a daily driver set of wheels that is probably in 17" fitment with low rolling resistance tires, or something else with a high treadwear rating that I can put tons of miles on every day, then keep my stockers with the 205s for track days, and upgrade as necessary on that end of the equation. My commute just doubled or more. Something cheap, and heavy-ish is okay, even though I know it will hurt every aspect of performance and mileage.

 

I see... Well, I just skimmed Tire Rack a little while ago and the only low rolling resistant tire listed at this time is a Michelin snow tire.

In terms of high tread wear, the Yokohama AVID ENVigor (UTGQ of 560) and the Continental Extreme Contact DWS (UTGQ of 540) seem to be two of the longest wearing tires based on the UTGQ rating.

I personally considered picking up the Focal F10 in the size of 16x7 with 205/45R16 Conti DWSs for my GD at one time but went a different route. An uncle of mine had a set of DWSs on his E60 535I and those things were great in terms of tread wear, ride quality (in comparison to the E60s factory Goodyears), and quietness for an all-season tire with such a high UTGQ rating.

I ended up getting the Yoko ENVigers in the size of 195/55R15 and am impressed with these so far. Very quiet, sidewall isn't too stiff (or spongy/soft) at all, and pretty grippy of a tire. My only complaint is that they are directional so I can only rotate them front to back during rotations, this is a set back from me since my rear toe on the driver side is slightly out and causes my tire on that corner to feather over time so I'll eventually have to "flip" the tires to the opposite sides to get the most usage out of the tires. With the DWSs, they're asymmetric so that would not be an issue during tire rotations.

 

Enkei SC05s look like big Integra Type R wheels

 

Those are the Enkeis I was thinking of that look like the 09 7 spokes. Thanks.

Hootie- I could try the DWS. I like the DWs I have now, but they are spongy and mileage took a hit. I really enjoy the ride quality actually. Just thinking about trying something else.

 

Never seen these Rotas, or heard of them. Could only find one car with them on google. Rota Bolognia. Hell of a name. I think these are the closest to what I'm going for, so far.





They could very well end up looking amazing. Hard to tell.

 

The Bolognias are actually stock fitment on a special-edition Vios (what we call the Yaris Sedan here). Rota makes OEM wheels here.

You could also consider the R-Spec - that's basically a 16" version of the old 1998-spec DC2 Integra Type R wheel.

 

The most attractive one's I've seen IMO are the Enkei T-forks 17x7 ET45 like Kenchan was running on his. I like the look of the factory style wheels more than just about anything I've seen aftermarket as well, but those Enkei T-forks are sharp!

Here they are on Tire Rack:
Enkei Performance T-Fork Machined w/Anthracite Accent

-Dustin