I am thinking of getting 17" BBS RS Wheels for my tta. The BBS RS is the one that looks almost like our original wheels.
I am asking for opinions on what size of outer lip to choose.
As you all know, our cars had a deeper lip on the front than on the back. That is the opposite of what most supercars have. Most supercars have a deeper lip on back.
Now, with these BBS wheels, I am choosing the lip sizes, and I can make the outer lips any size I want.
Should I mimic the original tta style and have the 3" lip in front and a 2.5" in rear? or should I have the lip the same in front and rear? Or should I do what other supercars do, and make the lip smaller on the front?
And another thing...should I have polished rim lips or brushed aluminum with clearcote like the stock ones?
The rest of this post is my opinions and thoughts which you may not want to read. I just want your opinion on what to use. Thank you
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It is hard for me to decide. on one hand, I am used to the tta, and like seeing the huge deep lip on the front tire. I sort of wish the rear lip was big too. Although I am used to it being a little smaller, it does seem strange.
Part of my motivation is to make the car look as close to factory as possible, while having 17" wheels. (this will enable me to use Goodyear Eagle ZR45 tires, which are the same exact design as the original zr50's except in 17" size). this factory look idea would indicate the need for the deep front lip.
Perhaps the most exotic looking setup would be a smaller lip in front and bigger in rear. But a smaller front lip might shortchange the front of the car's looks...it is very hard for me to decide without seeing it on the car, or at least seeing a picture of it, and I don't know how to do photoshop.
I guess I am leaning towards a factory look (3" front lip, 2.5"rear), or maybe 3" lip all around. The factory look could still be accomplished pretty well if the rear lip was big too (same as front), as it is only a 1/2" difference. To me, a car looks more muscular with a big lip on the back, as it implies a fat tire.
My only reason to do a factory setup (with the rear lip smaller) is because it would look more like the wheels were made just for that car, to factory specs as in a custom upgrade, as opposed to someone putting bbs wheels from another car, which would essentially mean they are the wrong wheels.
Now I have sort of talked myself into the factory look. but I still like a big rear lip. that is why I am asking for other opinions.
So what does everyone think?
Same lip front and rear?
Factory look?
Supercar look?
This picture shows the general design of the wheel.
I am asking for opinions on what size of outer lip to choose.
As you all know, our cars had a deeper lip on the front than on the back. That is the opposite of what most supercars have. Most supercars have a deeper lip on back.
Now, with these BBS wheels, I am choosing the lip sizes, and I can make the outer lips any size I want.
Should I mimic the original tta style and have the 3" lip in front and a 2.5" in rear? or should I have the lip the same in front and rear? Or should I do what other supercars do, and make the lip smaller on the front?
And another thing...should I have polished rim lips or brushed aluminum with clearcote like the stock ones?
The rest of this post is my opinions and thoughts which you may not want to read. I just want your opinion on what to use. Thank you
***************************************************
It is hard for me to decide. on one hand, I am used to the tta, and like seeing the huge deep lip on the front tire. I sort of wish the rear lip was big too. Although I am used to it being a little smaller, it does seem strange.
Part of my motivation is to make the car look as close to factory as possible, while having 17" wheels. (this will enable me to use Goodyear Eagle ZR45 tires, which are the same exact design as the original zr50's except in 17" size). this factory look idea would indicate the need for the deep front lip.
Perhaps the most exotic looking setup would be a smaller lip in front and bigger in rear. But a smaller front lip might shortchange the front of the car's looks...it is very hard for me to decide without seeing it on the car, or at least seeing a picture of it, and I don't know how to do photoshop.
I guess I am leaning towards a factory look (3" front lip, 2.5"rear), or maybe 3" lip all around. The factory look could still be accomplished pretty well if the rear lip was big too (same as front), as it is only a 1/2" difference. To me, a car looks more muscular with a big lip on the back, as it implies a fat tire.
My only reason to do a factory setup (with the rear lip smaller) is because it would look more like the wheels were made just for that car, to factory specs as in a custom upgrade, as opposed to someone putting bbs wheels from another car, which would essentially mean they are the wrong wheels.
Now I have sort of talked myself into the factory look. but I still like a big rear lip. that is why I am asking for other opinions.
So what does everyone think?
Same lip front and rear?
Factory look?
Supercar look?
This picture shows the general design of the wheel.
