Carlsson 3/6 by OZ RACING, Mercedes R129 Fitment. A study in massiveness

I have said that before, wheels might be round, when it comes to desirability they all fit in a pyramid. That is especially true for Carlsson. That company has been through a lot lately, however in Japan it is still popular as the company made the odd decision to start building wheels in 5x114.3 PCD …

[FRA] Restaurer des jantes en s’éloignant de ses sous, partie 2 : ponçage, peinture, finitions

Et nous voila donc au bouquet final, la peinture. J'avais ramené du boulot pour mes congés en France. Une ligne de mort aussi : pas plus de 2 jours pour poncer - dégraisser - peindre (apprêt, base et vernis). En réalite, en comptant les touches finales c'est plutôt 4 jours dessus. J'ai donc commencé par …

[ENG] Packing Wheels : another tutorial, 4 x 1 method

Not being - quite - utterly obtuse i tend to still pick up techniques and tricks along the way. More precisely, living in a country with different and sibyllin package size limitations (between regular AIR mail, super fast EMS, and leisurely paced SURFACE shipping...) it is sometimes a safer option to pack wheels individually rather …

[ENG] Speedline for Ferrari 550 SL1363 : A swan song for the Modular.

It is only fitting that i address a term that defines the wheel-as-object-of-interest by itself. The modular wheel. It is a 3 piece wheel but with gusto. To put it in plain english, a 3 piece wheel for some exotics, mainly Ferraris. 3 piece wheels are good and beautiful but not the most telling for …

OZ TYP 06.A and the intractable bend toward Virginity

How "new"can you go ? And what "new" really means ? Having seen a few countries and took my ever increasing passion with me, I discovered soon that the notion of new is as numerous as the countries themselves. For some countries like France and the Philippines new is more of a perceived quality, a …

BBS RS. Part One, RS033 : Through Japan’s glance

Building another bridge. It might be weird that I never got around to comment this behemoth. That’s even weirder because i broadly use it to introduce my ever consuming passion to non-car people “Felgen ? …wheels ? BBS, basketweave. You follow ?” And they generally say yes while waiting for me to stop talking. Yes, …

[ENG] RUF Speedline CTR : well-meaning Elitism

It could have gone wrong in so many ways. A small German tuner, a Porsche purist shop, a coach builder then manufacturer ordering a small batch of wheels from an extravagant Italian manufacturer, a juggernaut of the wheel game that cant say no to anything that has enough lira attached to it. [...] Well, uh, …

[ENG] Speedline Alessio (Porsche) : for bargain-hunting-air-cooled connaisseurs

But wait, where is the Porsche OEM number ? Any "Speedline for Porsche" engraving ? Alas, that clearcoat is not hosting any message. None of that, just plain Speedline layout : you get an in-house serial number (SL plus 1 to 4 numbers), a production date ( month / year), country of origin and if …

[FR] BBS RG : la vraie BBS, made in Japan

La nomenclature BBS fatigue très rapidement, c'est un fait. C'est à dire que BBS et sa filiale BBS Japan réunie les deux peuples les plus disposés à fabriquer les meilleurs équipements pour votre automobile, et à leur donner les noms les plus insignificants. Lancia Delta Integrale ou Mercedes 190e 2.3-16s ? Attendez, lancez moi encore …

[FR] Fuchs 7 batons SLK R171 : la jante à avoir (W210,W202,W208)

Après un hiatus et un temps d'activité hors jantes, je sens le besoin d'y revenir en abordant le sujet plus simplement. J'ai parlé de la jante de collection, celle à chérir comme les 151 premiers Pokemon et à traiter céramique à chaque solstice. Mais quand est il de la jante du quotidien, ou plutôt celle …