New Rims!!!

When I took over the car, Mr T had changed the rims (brand: SSP). He told me that the old rims (Rota) and tires previously used by Mr L was going bald and ride was too low for him. He changed the rims and tyre size from 195/55/15 to 195/60/15. This resulted the tyres being too thick and almost touching the fenders. Problem with this was that the larger tires put a lot of stress on the driveshaft and also burn more petrol. Anyway, I told him I wanted both sets of rims/tires.

For the rota rims, I advertised at SHC and sold it off for $2XX. Went shopping for new rims at Silent, Leong Seng, Coco, Stamford etc. Wanted to change to 205/45/16 for better fit. Initially shortlisted this Konig rims, model Incoming. Calvin from LS suggested the rims to complement the car - towards more design styling rather than sporty. Last Saturday, decided to get the rims from LS. On my way there, I drove past this rim shop (Hong Tyre) at Jalan Jurong Kecil (opposite Bt Timah CC). Went down to take a look at saw this deep dish rim. Boss told me brand was RM. It was perfect as the offset was 38. Mr L told me before if offset is 35, the rims/tires will be flushed with the car body. Fell in love with it and decided to get it. Boss was super friendly and patient, even suggesting to INSTALL to see how it will look on my car. No obligation to buy! But I had already decided to buy. Negotiated for the price and trade-in for the existing rims. The process was quick. New rims were onto my car within 20-30mins. The boss also threw in a 3mm wheel spacer to make the rims flushed.

Went home happy but realised that 2 of the wheel caps were not perfectly in place and went back to the shop again. Super duper after sales service! Took out the 2 wheel caps and replace with new ones! No questions asked! Impressed!

Changing to New Rims

Rota rims that I sold away

Konig Incoming which I initially wanted to get

Hong Tyre Shop front

Changing the rims at the back of Hong Tyre

Before and After

New rims from front and back