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Old 03-31-2007, 02:48 PM
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BigPhil, what kind of centercaps do you have on your Rotas? I just got a set and I'm not crazy about the centercaps that came with them.
Old 04-01-2007, 12:48 PM
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Originally Posted by redline_Z
BigPhil, what kind of centercaps do you have on your Rotas? I just got a set and I'm not crazy about the centercaps that came with them.

they are the bronze caps.




Old 04-01-2007, 05:04 PM
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did you have any problem fitting them to the rear wheels? Mine don't fit right on my back wheels. Thanks for the reply and pics.
Old 04-02-2007, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by redline_Z
did you have any problem fitting them to the rear wheels? Mine don't fit right on my back wheels. Thanks for the reply and pics.
no problems at all.
Old 04-02-2007, 11:08 AM
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so you have rota's with nismo stickers...
Old 04-02-2007, 11:26 AM
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i'm tempted to see what the black/redpinstripe rotas look like on a daytonablue Z...
Old 04-02-2007, 11:41 AM
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What front lip does BigPhil have on his DB Z? Is it the nismo ver. 2 lip?
Old 04-03-2007, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by MrElo
What front lip does BigPhil have on his DB Z? Is it the nismo ver. 2 lip?

Varis front lip.
Old 04-05-2007, 04:04 AM
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Hummm!
I like these wheels, where is a good place to get some price quotes?
Old 04-05-2007, 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by nothingremains
so you have rota's with nismo stickers...
OWNED
Old 04-14-2007, 11:14 AM
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Volk Time attack - 2900.
ROTA P45R - 900.

2,000 in pocket. = PRICELESS
Old 04-17-2007, 02:50 PM
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Seriously diggin these rims.
Old 04-17-2007, 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by NismoKiller
Volk Time attack - 2900.
ROTA P45R - 900.

2,000 in pocket. = PRICELESS

Its all about the name dude. If your at a car show people will recognize volks over rotas. but i agree the price is a huge difference and for the quality and looks you cant beat the Rota's
Old 04-19-2007, 01:32 PM
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Hehe... if you want to think of it in terms of simple economics, say you've got around $3K in your mod budget. The decision you're facing is that you can either spend your entire roll on some undeniably sexy, top name performance wheels, or you can spend $900 on what the unbiased majority would agree are equally sexy, lower name performance wheels that are slightly heavier. Option two leaves you with another tough decision... how many other mods can you squeeze into the ~$2500 you're still holding?

Option A:

Volk TE37's x4........................=~$3000
Michelin PS2's 255/35 & 295/35..= $1,268 (Tirerack.com)
A good $150 for shipping...........= ~$150
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Grand Total..............................~$4418

You get props for top name gear, lightweight performance rims made by one of the top names in the business, and shave somewhere around 25 pounds off your corners.

Option B:

9.5"x4 P45R's.........................=~$900
Michelin PS2's 255/35 & 295/35.= $1,268 (Tirerack.com)
JWT Popper...........................= $120
AAM/Dyne Plenum spacer.........=~$270
AAM Max-flow cats.................= $600
Tack on somewhere around $250-300 for misc shipping
---------------------------------------
Grand Total...........................=~$3500

You've now got sweet looking, eminently functional rims, top of the line performance rubber, 20-25 more rwhp, a demonic engine growl (thanks popcharger!), crisper throttle response, a smoother powerband, and shave somewhere around 15 pounds off your corners.


The bottom line is this:

Listen to the people that tell you to do what makes you happy, and ignore the rest. The good ones will even guide you through the process of making it happen. To the latter half of the residents, remember that many of us are new at this, but we're learning fast. Being elitist about your hardware is going to ensure that your rides are very, very nicely outfitted, but the costs of such development is prohibitive to say the least for many of us, and are largely superfluous for those without intent to build show quality cars. We're all in it together with the same passion for driving our Z's and G's, but we all have different targets we're shooting for. Don't shut out your fellow brethren by being unyielding in your opinions, simply embrace the diversity and help us maintain confidence in our goals.
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Old 04-19-2007, 02:20 PM
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If somebody can afford volks then by all means I say buy it. But for the budget oriented modder, rotas are great.
Old 04-19-2007, 02:24 PM
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Originally Posted by jjaujou
Hehe... if you want to think of it in terms of simple economics, say you've got around $3K in your mod budget. The decision you're facing is that you can either spend your entire roll on some undeniably sexy, top name performance wheels, or you can spend $900 on what the unbiased majority would agree are equally sexy, lower name performance wheels that are slightly heavier. Option two leaves you with another tough decision... how many other mods can you squeeze into the ~$2500 you're still holding?

Option A:

Volk TE37's x4........................=~$3000
Michelin PS2's 255/35 & 295/35..= $1,268 (Tirerack.com)
A good $150 for shipping...........= ~$150
----------------------------------------
Grand Total..............................~$4418

You get props for top name gear, lightweight performance rims made by one of the top names in the business, and shave somewhere around 25 pounds off your corners.

Option B:

9.5"x4 P45R's.........................=~$900
Michelin PS2's 255/35 & 295/35.= $1,268 (Tirerack.com)
JWT Popper...........................= $120
AAM/Dyne Plenum spacer.........=~$270
AAM Max-flow cats.................= $600
Tack on somewhere around $250-300 for misc shipping
---------------------------------------
Grand Total...........................=~$3500

You've now got sweet looking, eminently functional rims, top of the line performance rubber, 20-25 more rwhp, a demonic engine growl (thanks popcharger!), crisper throttle response, a smoother powerband, and shave somewhere around 15 pounds off your corners.


The bottom line is this:

Listen to the people that tell you to do what makes you happy, and ignore the rest. The good ones will even guide you through the process of making it happen. To the latter half of the residents, remember that many of us are new at this, but we're learning fast. Being elitist about your hardware is going to ensure that your rides are very, very nicely outfitted, but the costs of such development is prohibitive to say the least for many of us, and are largely superfluous for those without intent to build show quality cars. We're all in it together with the same passion for driving our Z's and G's, but we all have different targets we're shooting for. Don't shut out your fellow brethren by being unyielding in your opinions, simply embrace the diversity and help us maintain confidence in our goals.

Love it.

BTW, if you really want to be fair, you could add an 1100 dollar catback to your list of mods and be dead even.
Old 04-19-2007, 02:31 PM
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Originally Posted by irvbulldogs72
Love it.

BTW, if you really want to be fair, you could add an 1100 dollar catback to your list of mods and be dead even.

Hey you want to buy 05+ revised struts? I'm going to sell my tanabe GF210/stock strut combo soon. BTW I have a 06Z.
Old 04-19-2007, 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 97supratt
Hey you want to buy 05+ revised struts? I'm going to sell my tanabe GF210/stock strut combo soon. BTW I have a 06Z.

Nah, I'm good... *#$%ing love your car though...


Edit: nvm... just read bulldog's sig! lol

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Old 04-20-2007, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by jjaujou
Nah, I'm good... *#$%ing love your car though...


Edit: nvm... just read bulldog's sig! lol
Sorry bout that guys, I haven't updated my sig in a while. I'm not modding the car anymore between here and the end of the lease. I think I'm just going to hop into an 07 DB GT instead. No more modding the G for me.
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