[GhoSStRyda]

Originally Posted by Spaceman

I like how the Volk lettering on your front and rear wheels are lined up with each other. It's a small detail but I know I try to match mine up as well.

a lil anal aren't we~ could be just attention to detail tho

[tonton]

Dude I rememebr when you just got ur 04? Sti and you were so excited hah see now you're even better! Nice car! ****ing loving ever look of it!

[VSGTS14]

did you mount the hella's yet? i want to see how they will look behind the grill.

[midnit]

Yup, sure did. I also got 20% tint all the way around, and removed the volks.

I'll take some pics tomorrow.

[UberWagon]

Beautiful pictures!

[Chris05STi]

Looking good!!!!

[Pastapuck]

epic win with those wheels

[VSGTS14]

no more volks?? what did you put on, those te37 look amazing on the 08, what size were they?

[midnit]

18x8.5 +30et ... I put the stock 5 spokes (18x8.5 +55et) back on. I agree and really liked them on the car, even the handling was nice compared to the heavy ass stock rims, but I was having some rubbing issues even after rolling my fenders.

[VSGTS14]

+30 was a no good offset man lol.

[PuccasBad_STI]

Originally Posted by VSGTS14

+30 was a no good offset man lol.

I agree... especially on 8.5 inch rim. I think Midnit got em cause he got a good deal and they came from an Evo owner which explains the low offset. If you gonna go lower than 40 offset then go with a 9 inch or wider rim.... plus its an 08 .. go wider I say

Nothing wrong with low offset if its for looks...

[VSGTS14]

besides it prematurely wearing your bearings and having fitment/rubbing issues
what is the WIDEST wheel the 08s can fit and with what size tire?
9.5 with 265's, does that sound right?

[MorePSiTehBett4]

awesome pic!

[midnit]

Originally Posted by PuccasBad_STI

I agree... especially on 8.5 inch rim. I think Midnit got em cause he got a good deal and they came from an Evo owner which explains the low offset. If you gonna go lower than 40 offset then go with a 9 inch or wider rim.... plus its an 08 .. go wider I say

Nothing wrong with low offset if its for looks...

You nailed it, I picked em up for a grand, so I figured why not, even if they didn't fit right, I could flip em probably.

People rocking 18x9 +29 are fine, but I was not so fortunate. Funny how that little bit makes a world of difference.

I'll sell these and then the plans are for some Advan TC2's, 18x9 or 18x9.5. Brand new this time, **** buying used, I keep getting ****ed over by shady people.

[midnit]

***UPDATE***

So, I went to the track for my first time ever this past Friday, participated in Friday At The Track at Summit Point Raceway. It was a blast, I had an amazing time for the first two sessions of the day. Broke for lunch, and came back ready to rip it up for the last two sessions too.... 5-6 laps or so into my third session, I miss the line coming out of turn6 too hot and found a ditch 150ft or so off-track.



All things considered, I'd say I'm pretty damn lucky! I drove straight to the dealership from the track and dropped it off to get an estimate. This is the damage (not great, only cell phone pics) from the car in front of the dealership. I had already snapped the bumper and sideskirts back onto the car at this point.





It looks like everything just popped off and broke a couple clips here and there. Everything should pop right back into place, but the bumper is scraped up something awful underneath that mud/dirt.

I got my estimate back today and the total is $1656.28... $686.95 of which is parts, the rest is labor and paint.

So I'm faced with this dilemma...

• I can pay the outrageous $1700 and the car will be back to 100% normal.
• I can pay the $500 deductible and my insurance will cover it, and then my rates will go up.
• I can pay the $90 for an alignment tomorrow morning, pop the fog covers back in, wash my car, and drive it around like nothing's wrong, but have a slightly scraped up front bumper.
• I can buy some aftermarket JDM bumper for X amount of dollars, and then another $50 for a new plastic fender liner.

What would you do?

Also, I'm not really sure what the options are for new bumpers, but at this point, I wouldn't mind investigating and replacing it for a better looking one.