What do you guys think? I,m looking to get a set of rims for my 03 Platinum Silver WRX can't decide what color silver or steel grey? Any pics would be appreciated thanks.

I like steel grey better because they are darker than the rest of the car but that is just my opinion. You should get what you think looks best. who cares what other people think they arent the ones driving your car you are. There are some pic's of my platinum silver WRX with steel grey wheels on this link http://www.i-club.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=56840 The pic's arent that great because it was dusk and my camera sucks.

Yeah, I like steel grey better too. But, I must admit that I am biased towards darker wheels.

Hey thanks for the reply. I was leaning towards steel grey just needed another opinion. Do you guys know much about Kosei rims? I'm looking at the K1 TS. They are extremely light but don't know about strength?

I just got a pair of the Kosei K1 TS from TireRack. I'll post pics soon.

Cool I would like to see them.

steel grey

I HATE wheels being darker than the car, it screams punk kid to me. Sooooooo, I got a great deal on a set of steel grey Tarmac II's for my PSM '02. My heart was set on silver, but like I said, the price was too good to pass.

What has helped me feel more comfortable with the steel grey is that the majority of cars on the road have silver/light grey wheels or hubcaps. After watching traffic today it was amazing how little variety in shades of silver there are for wheels.

I still feel that wheels look ridiculous when they are darker than the car so we'll see if they get mounted or not (haven't decided on a tire yet) I'm hoping that steel grey is light enough to not make my car look like one of those that drive me nuts because
the wheels themselves look incredible. They'd be absolutely perfect on sedona red, black, any shade of blue, darker greys etc.

But psm.....we'll see:eek:

Here, "glepko," this ought to shut you up... I mean, calm your anxiety ;)

Kosei K1-TS 17" w/ Goodyear F1 DS-G3 in "Light Grey" painted finish. Sorry the car is so dusty, it's been pretty windy the last few days, and that means DUST on everything.

http://homepage.mac.com/meilers/.Pictures/P1010008.JPG

http://homepage.mac.com/meilers/.Pictures/P1010011.JPG

Here are a few more; for some reason the thumbnails didn't make it, but the big pictures did:

http://homepage.mac.com/meilers/PhotoAlbum18.html

I'm pretty happy with the wheels and tires; I'll save any review on either after my first 1k with them. I think they look dead sexy, however, and I typically never use that term to refer to cars
:D

Hey Meilers thanks for the pics. Your car looks great with those rims. I think I have definantly made up my mind. Quick ? did you go with a 225/45/17 or 215/45/17?
Thanks crawlwrx

225/45/17, as per TireRack specs. Looking at the tires I almost wish I went 235, as they seem to have room on the rim for it.

Hey Meilers I forgot to ask if you noticed a difference in acceleration due to the weight reduction from the stock rims?

I have 17" Tarmac IIs. I am usually NOT a fan of dark wheels, but I really like the steel grey. I haven't noticed any differences in acceleration at all:

http://www.freedombound.com/matt/pictures/wrx28.jpg

Well, I also got heavier tires, and I went to 17" from 16" which means more wheel for the car to turn, so the acceleration is pretty much the same -- however, the initial GRAB is intense with the new tires! Overall the car does feel "lighter," easier to drive and more precise. I'll be interested to see if there is any change in my gas mileage...

It's official, the steel grey is not for me....just put them on tonight and my mother said the same thing I was thinking.....too dark on a shiny silver car.

Anyone wanna swap?