I am looking for pictures of evos with MB Motoring Weapons
Nov 17, 2004, 12:51 PM
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Whew, finally got my order in!
I went to my local Discount Tire (DT) on Monday to see about getting a set of 18" MB Weapons in bronze, but all they had available were 17x8s. So I was like "bummer" and ordered 17x8s. Apparently, though, DT had ordered the wrong offset, cuz they called me back later that day and said that they wouldn't fit. So here I am dragging my a$$ back in there yesterday to see what was going on. Spent 30 minutes looking at available wheels with one of the guys in the store. Finally, he ends up having to help someone out and I snag the computer from him and look at the DT website instead of the in-store list ... and lo-and-behold there's a set of 18x8 MB Weapons in bronze listed as "available". Waved the guy back over, and sure enough, they are sitting in a warehouse in Ohio
Would have been nice to get this right the first time ... but hopefully they will be in town on Friday and hopefully they will fit (I think they might be 30mm offset, we'll see...) If they do come in on time, I'll take a few pics. Otherwise y'all will have to wait until I get back from vacation 
l8r)
PS.: some trivia: the "MB" are the initials of a guy that works for Discount Tire. I gather that they name specialty wheels after ppl that work there
I went to my local Discount Tire (DT) on Monday to see about getting a set of 18" MB Weapons in bronze, but all they had available were 17x8s. So I was like "bummer" and ordered 17x8s. Apparently, though, DT had ordered the wrong offset, cuz they called me back later that day and said that they wouldn't fit. So here I am dragging my a$$ back in there yesterday to see what was going on. Spent 30 minutes looking at available wheels with one of the guys in the store. Finally, he ends up having to help someone out and I snag the computer from him and look at the DT website instead of the in-store list ... and lo-and-behold there's a set of 18x8 MB Weapons in bronze listed as "available". Waved the guy back over, and sure enough, they are sitting in a warehouse in Ohio
Would have been nice to get this right the first time ... but hopefully they will be in town on Friday and hopefully they will fit (I think they might be 30mm offset, we'll see...) If they do come in on time, I'll take a few pics. Otherwise y'all will have to wait until I get back from vacation l8r)
PS.: some trivia: the "MB" are the initials of a guy that works for Discount Tire. I gather that they name specialty wheels after ppl that work there
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Feb 23, 2005, 04:02 PM
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18x8 MB Weapon 30mm offset
sorry for the looong wait, but finally here's some snapshots...
Wheels are (off the Discount Tire sheet):
p/n 53651 - 18x8 5-114.3 30BR MB Motorsports Weapon 789 $164 ea.
and I had them put Continental Extreme Contact 235/40R-18 tires on the rims. So far I am very happy with the rim/tire combo. Although the Extreme Contact tires aren't as sticky as the stock Advans, they are still fairly impressive and track nicely in rain and snow. The car feels noticeably softer with these tires vs. the Advans and is less nervous, but doesn't turn in as fast. So basically a good winter tire setup that goes well with my detuned winter map, but I can't wait to get back to stickier tires in a month or so.
l8r)
Wheels are (off the Discount Tire sheet):
p/n 53651 - 18x8 5-114.3 30BR MB Motorsports Weapon 789 $164 ea.
and I had them put Continental Extreme Contact 235/40R-18 tires on the rims. So far I am very happy with the rim/tire combo. Although the Extreme Contact tires aren't as sticky as the stock Advans, they are still fairly impressive and track nicely in rain and snow. The car feels noticeably softer with these tires vs. the Advans and is less nervous, but doesn't turn in as fast. So basically a good winter tire setup that goes well with my detuned winter map, but I can't wait to get back to stickier tires in a month or so.
l8r)
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