Flik TDR wheels are on! (BWW)
08-13-2003, 12:23 PM
#1
AudiWorld Super User
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Flik TDR wheels are on! (BWW)
First with the pictures:
<img src="http://www.pbase.com/image/20331274/original.jpg">
<img src="http://www.pbase.com/image/20331275/original.jpg">
Note my need for centercaps:
<img src="http://www.pbase.com/image/20331276/original.jpg">
<img src="http://www.pbase.com/image/20331277/original.jpg">
<img src="http://www.pbase.com/image/20331278/original.jpg">
<img src="http://www.pbase.com/image/20331280/original.jpg">
Now I know a lot of people on this board have been looking for a review of these wheels, so here it is:
Absolutely awesome for the price. These wheels look great and are super light. There are a couple paint imperfections that will be covered once centercaps are on. Ride feels so much firmer and planted with a 17" wheel. The car feels more confident in the corners and at high speed. The car feels much lighter and more nimble- it pulls through the gears noticibly faster. The lighter wheels are most noticible in braking, however. The stock sized brakes feel like they barely have to exert any effort at all to stop the car. Other than that, I'll let the pics speak for themselves.
Tires (Falken Azenis ST115):
Totally kickass in comparison to my Pirelli P6000s. Quiet and comfortable, but with a suprisingly solid sidewall that leads to much more responsiveness. Turns that had all 4 P6000s breaking loose and screaming seem to not even phase these tires. They're pretty good looking for a tire, too. My one complaint would be that they seem to be TOO quiet near the breaking point. Very little communication before they totally lose traction. Other than that, awesome tire.
Edgeracing:
I think they are a good company, although we had a couple of miscommunications. When I originally ordered, I knew I needed the wheels right away, as my P6000s were on their last legs. I was told they would ship the next day. They didn't ship for 6 days (4 business days). My second gripe is the centercaps, or lack thereof. Again, when I originally ordered I inquired as to what the "bundle" package included for the TDR-S. I was told it came with mounting and balancing, bolts, vibration dampeners for the hubs and centercaps. As it turns out, ER does not have centercaps for this wheel and they were not included. When I called back after I received the order I was told they simply didn't have anything that could fit. Now I know these are some of the cheaper wheels ER carries, but I think more could be done to resolve the problem. I don't think they told me the wheels included centercaps to deceive me or push the product, I just think it slipped their mind that 5x112 TDRs have larger centercap holes.
<img src="http://www.pbase.com/image/20331274/original.jpg">
<img src="http://www.pbase.com/image/20331275/original.jpg">
Note my need for centercaps:
<img src="http://www.pbase.com/image/20331276/original.jpg">
<img src="http://www.pbase.com/image/20331277/original.jpg">
<img src="http://www.pbase.com/image/20331278/original.jpg">
<img src="http://www.pbase.com/image/20331280/original.jpg">
Now I know a lot of people on this board have been looking for a review of these wheels, so here it is:
Absolutely awesome for the price. These wheels look great and are super light. There are a couple paint imperfections that will be covered once centercaps are on. Ride feels so much firmer and planted with a 17" wheel. The car feels more confident in the corners and at high speed. The car feels much lighter and more nimble- it pulls through the gears noticibly faster. The lighter wheels are most noticible in braking, however. The stock sized brakes feel like they barely have to exert any effort at all to stop the car. Other than that, I'll let the pics speak for themselves.
Tires (Falken Azenis ST115):
Totally kickass in comparison to my Pirelli P6000s. Quiet and comfortable, but with a suprisingly solid sidewall that leads to much more responsiveness. Turns that had all 4 P6000s breaking loose and screaming seem to not even phase these tires. They're pretty good looking for a tire, too. My one complaint would be that they seem to be TOO quiet near the breaking point. Very little communication before they totally lose traction. Other than that, awesome tire.
Edgeracing:
I think they are a good company, although we had a couple of miscommunications. When I originally ordered, I knew I needed the wheels right away, as my P6000s were on their last legs. I was told they would ship the next day. They didn't ship for 6 days (4 business days). My second gripe is the centercaps, or lack thereof. Again, when I originally ordered I inquired as to what the "bundle" package included for the TDR-S. I was told it came with mounting and balancing, bolts, vibration dampeners for the hubs and centercaps. As it turns out, ER does not have centercaps for this wheel and they were not included. When I called back after I received the order I was told they simply didn't have anything that could fit. Now I know these are some of the cheaper wheels ER carries, but I think more could be done to resolve the problem. I don't think they told me the wheels included centercaps to deceive me or push the product, I just think it slipped their mind that 5x112 TDRs have larger centercap holes.
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08-13-2003, 12:38 PM
#10
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I think it's funny that you say that with absolutely no evidence to back it up.
And people that already have these wheels have driven them hard with no problems.