I've gone ahead and ordered some BBS RKs for the Subie, so the current UK WRX wheels need to go on the chopping block. The wheels were originally acquired a couple years ago through www.scoobynet.bbs.uk from a private seller. Including shipping from the UK to Connecticut I paid around between $750 and $800 - I don't remember the exact number. After a wet track event they had some brake dust deposits that basically turned to concrete and pissed me off, so I finally had them powdercoated a few months ago to "refresh" them. That cost around $400. One wheel had a minor bit of curb rash, maybe 1/2 - 3/4" long, but with the new powdercoat on there you can't even see it unless you really know what you're looking for. The other wheels were (and still are) in perfect shape. The wheels actually have 4 coats of powder on them (didn't like the way the first color turned out, so they were coated twice, each time with a color and a clear coat), so the finish should be plenty durable. The nice, smooth powdercoat makes them a cinch to clean - dust deposits just wipe right off without a problem. Balancing weights are the stick-on type on the inside of the wheel, and that's all I've ever used on them.

The wheels are 17x7 +53mm offset. (Yes, I'm absolutely positively sure they're 17x7", not 17x7.5"). I've used them on my car and on my sister's '02 WRX wagon, as seen here at the offending track event:
http://www.submariner.org/thepno95/P...02/oaktree.jpg

Here are a few pics taken today to show the new color:
http://www.submariner.org/thepno95/P...%20wheels1.jpg
http://www.submariner.org/thepno95/P...%20wheels2.jpg
http://www.submariner.org/thepno95/P...%20wheels3.jpg
http://www.submariner.org/thepno95/P...%20wheels4.jpg
http://www.submariner.org/thepno95/P...%20wheels5.jpg

The plastic center caps obviously couldn't be powdercoated, and didn't match the new color, so I painted them flat black to match my lugnuts. They look pretty good I think, but others may not agree. The powdercoat does have a metallic finish, which doesn't show too well in the pictures - the pictures make the wheels look they're a flat grey, but they're really not.

Here's another pic that shows how they used to look with the original finish on them, provided as a reference:
http://www.submariner.org/thepno95/P...ls-rearqtr.jpg

Based on the condition they're in, the money I've spent on them, and the relative rarity out here in Hawaii, I'd like to get $600 for them. I'm flexible on that, though, so make me an offer and we'll see. I should have the new wheels later this week from Tire Rack, so I'll probably have these off the car/tires removed/ready to sell this weekend. (Just to clarify, the tires are not included!)

Pat Olsen
'97 Legacy 2.5GT sedan
#28 SM

 

Will they clear the Brembo's that come on the STI??

 

I seriously doubt it, but I can't say for sure.

Pat

 

still for sale?





aloha from the summit of -^-Mauna Kea-^-

 

Yup.

 

What size rubber did you run on them when they were on the wrx?

 

The same 215/45-17s I normally run - I just swapped the wheels/tires off my car onto my sister's so I didn't have to run a track event on RE92s. I think one could run 225/45s, but I don't know for sure.

Pat

 

No takers at $600, huh? How about $500?

Pat

 

nope

 

Still looking for a good home. They're off the car now, new wheels are installed, so these babies are ready to go! Let me know...

Pat

 

Still available.

Pat