wheels forum so quiet... OK I ordered a set of forged rims.

[Time2Fly]

You mean the razor goes before the handle?

Which makes sense given the Pure Blood moniker, as distasteful as that connotation is.

 

[wallstbear]

I think this may come down to a cultural difference. I think in the US/England yellow with red interior and these wheels is a lot visually. But in Asia, this may work really well, I don't know.

They are indeed a bit loud, but I will swap out the red seats sooner or later. I cancelled my original order of blue with black interior when they announced the V6 was going to be released sooner while the i4 was nowhere in sight. Then the i4 was delivered in late 23 so I picked up someone else's order with less than ideal colors.

 

[Drambeenie]

Makes the car look even more like a Ferrari

 

[wallstbear]

Which makes sense given the Pure Blood moniker, as distasteful as that connotation is.

The razor wheels would be badass.

You mean the razor goes before the handle?

Believe it or not... this was top 2 finalist during the decision making process.

 

[SirSoysauce]

Maybe I'm odd, but I've always liked Alfa Romeo wheels such as this:

I wonder how they'd look on an Emira.

 

[Gprodigy]

Maybe I'm odd, but I've always liked Alfa Romeo wheels such as this:

I wonder how they'd look on an Emira.

not odd..the Emira has no straight lines, so it makes sense to wonder.

 

[SirSoysauce]

not odd..the Emira has no straight lines, so it makes sense to wonder.

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that's spicy, I don't believe they're offered in 20" and or have the right offset for the Emira, but man, maybe I'll look for something similar. Thank you!

 

[Gprodigy]

that's spicy, I don't believe they're offered in 20" and or have the right offset for the Emira, but man, maybe I'll look for something similar. Thank you!

Rotiform has similar wheels, usually used on lambos.

 

[wallstbear]

that's spicy, I don't believe they're offered in 20" and or have the right offset for the Emira, but man, maybe I'll look for something similar. Thank you!

If you can live with an involved design process like I did, I'm sure it can be done.

 

[MIGZ]

here they are

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Looks good

 

[Lotus64]

here they are

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Looks amazing. I love the new wheels. Great work!

 

[wallstbear]

Could you take a photo with a little more light so we can see the detail?

If you showed me that wheel off the car, I would have said no way.

But…

I think it looks pretty dang cool! That wheel, plus hethel yellow with upper black pack, makes me think of Hot Wheels in the best possible way. Not Hot Wheels Edition Camaro.

I like ‘em! Job well done taking a design risk very few would!

 

[cyanmauve]

Very nice!

 

[lynchy73]

So with this design, each of the 4 wheels is different, right?

Look good, I like them. Wheels look big.

 

[wallstbear]

So with this design, each of the 4 wheels is different, right?

Look good, I like them. Wheels look big.

Correct. The CAD designer basically had t draw a front wheel and a rear one, then "flip" them into the opposite side.

 

[lynchy73]

Correct. The CAD designer basically had t draw a front wheel and a rear one, then "flip" them into the opposite side.

Good, that’s the proper way to do it

Not a fan of directional wheels if they don’t flip to keep direction consistent both sides of the car.

 

[wallstbear]

Good, that’s the proper way to do it

Not a fan of directional wheels if they don’t flip to keep direction consistent both sides of the car.

What was helpful was that the spoke pattern was essentially CNC'ed into the chunk of alloy cylinder after the forging process, so it wasn't too much work to just flip the 3D model. In contrast, cast wheels need pre-made modes so there is more incentive to cut corners.