Eagleye
Tinkerer
Enkei TFR 18x8.5 +45
Initial Thoughts:
The Not So Glowing Teddy Bears and Rainbows Part:
Initial Thoughts:
- These look phenomenal! The dark matte gunmetal color is sweet on my Galaxy Blue.
- No noticeable imperfections or issues out of the box.
- Mounted up nicely with little balancing needed using used Dunlop Sport Maxx RT tires.
- Weight feels very similar to the forged BBS wheels that will now serve as winter wheels.
- Cleaning them will be a breeze and they show off the brakes & large rotors nicely.
- Driving (in combination w/ Dunlop tires) has a twitchier/more nimble turn in feel. Twitchier may sound bad, but I didn't realize how sluggish the other setup was until installing these.
- Price is tough to beat for a 20lb 18in wheel that looks nice - Jordan @Defined Performance easily beat other vendors and got me exactly what I needed including the black lug nuts and hubcentric adapters. As always, a great buying experience with him.
The Not So Glowing Teddy Bears and Rainbows Part:
- Only one real gripe here. My very experienced tech that mounted the tires found the lip on these a little hard to work with and the finish to be a little on the thin side (a couple small marks from installation at the lip). He has done thousands of mount and balance jobs and does great work, so I do worry slightly about how the finish on these will hold up over time. Time will tell.
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