[ChicagoMalibu2009]

Hey All,

I picked up a set of Borbet Type LS (mfg. in germany) Alloy Silver Painted wheels. I wanted to jump outside the sticky to get some feedback, and this is another new one that has our bolt pattern. I wasn't feeling chrome or black on my color so decided to go with Silver and found a set I really liked.

I got a Tire/Wheel combo so am running these at 40PSI in the summer, and the stock steelies with hubcaps (Malibu LS) in the winter at 36PSI (That's the plan)

Let me know what you think!

 

[gopedxr7]

looks good. reminds me of the saturn aura rims. pressure sounds a bit high to me, but i always run stock rims. keep looking at the tire wear.

Alan

 

[elcompaLalo]

Silver does look good on that color paint, but I think that chrome would too. Props to you for thinking outside the box and showing us that there are more wheel choices out there.

 

[ChicagoMalibu2009]

@Goped: Yup, I have a milton tread gauge and will be using versus stock every 2k or so.... Thats the plan for now so I know if and when anything funny pops up.

@elcompalalo: Thanks man, much appreciated. I looked at just about every 5x110 painted and chrome rim I could find and most of the rims were just not my style for this car. I think most of the ones i saw would look bad, and out of the minority good looking ones alot looked familiar from the site. By alot, I mean about 100 total, 15 would work IMO and ive seen about 8 of those in pics on here.

I liked these the most once I decided on painted, had mixed feelings once i ordered, and then when i finally saw them installed I liked them even more.

 

[my1stlt]

Not bad at all, gives it that rally look. I think it matches the scheme your going for on your ride.
Myself I'd go with something that would be easier to clean. I'm just flat out lazy on trying to keep the wheels clean.

 

[rvguy79]

Look cool. How wide are they?

 

[Malo83]

Silver does look good on that color paint, but I think that chrome would too. Props to you for thinking outside the box and showing us that there are more wheel choices out there.

These AURA chromies would look good




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[ChicagoMalibu2009]

@Malo: Wow, no kidding they look VERY similar. Is that a stock package on the Aura from a certain year? I didn't want to go with chrome though, but i agree they are way close in terms of design.

@rvguy: They are 17x7 (I went stock sizing all around, wheels and tires which to me was another benefit. Mentally + or - 1.1%, 2.3 %, etc on the odometer, I can't handle that. I keep thinking that im getting boned on my warranty (60k warranty becomes a 58.9K warranty, etc...) but thats just the way i am haha.

@my1st: Thanks, thats a good point. I never thought about that and it is what i like and probably drove my decision subconsiously. Appreciate the comment and yes, they were a pain to clean after driving them home and around for the last couple weeks of no free time.... but I now have them waxed and "Keep Clean Wheel"'d(Eagle one product, well see how it goes.) I

So....
Next up is Caliper painting, lighting redone(silverstar all around and maybe a piaa fog. No HID for me right now), and 35% tint all around. Also applying undercoating for Chicago winters.... It's like driving around a pretzel during the winter here.