Help me with wheels! I'm just a girl *giggle* - Page 3

robjh80 · 08-06-2006, 07:12 PM

Dropping in to Bob Jane on my way to work in the morning to order my new wheels, 17"x7" ROH Strada's, same as these ones on Danny's Zetec.
The Bob Jane guy originally said that none were available for the Fiesta, but after a bit of a chat with him he said he would make a few phone calls and see if he could call in a few favours......"no promises but"..........he called me back in the afternoon and said that he had managed to source some 17" ones but cannot get 16" ones anywhere, he wants a deposit in the morning before he can go ahead and order them.......excellent price too I thought, $97.00 each.
I was going to go 16" so I could use the tyres that are on the car now and get away with it all on the cheap, now I'll have to cough up for 17" tyres as well although I'm not going to get the tyres straight away, too many bills coming in at the moment.....rates, electicity, telstra etc etc, you all know how it is, "everyone seems to be in my back pocket at the moment"
Cant wait to get em on the car though!!

Ives · 08-06-2006, 07:50 PM

^^^ that's sweet, man. That's a good deal!

Danny · 08-06-2006, 09:28 PM

Good stuff. They are a nice wheel, Just annoying to keep clean...

b2tf · 08-06-2006, 10:07 PM

wow, $97 each for a 17" rim is VERY good.

Scareybear · 09-06-2006, 08:35 AM

Great, glad you could get them.

robjh80 · 09-06-2006, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Scareybear

Great, glad you could get them.

Might have to give ya a call for tyres later on Scarybear once I get some mileage out of the Conti's, dropped in to Bob Jane this morning and placed the order, the guy was saying he sourced them from Melbourne, should be here next Tuesday,........now what about those coil springs, cant put 17" rims on the standard suspension.......the Fez would look like a bloody "Moon Buggy" or something.

Scareybear · 09-06-2006, 10:16 AM

I'll make some calls.........

photn · 09-06-2006, 10:49 AM

if any oneis looking for a cheap set of rims brand new, a place in syndey sell pretty cheap, plus come with free set of tyres, also free fitting. have a look. www.tempetyres.com.au there cheap friendly and worth it.

Sonia · 17-06-2006, 09:22 PM

If only we had a tempe tyres in Melb *sigh*

simonr · 17-06-2006, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by HyperKid

I reckon this would look nice. 17x7

Would they have the right stud pattern for the fiesta 4x108?

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Originally Posted by photn

www.tempetyres.com.au there cheap friendly and worth it.

Friendly?? lol

Ives · 17-06-2006, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by simonr

Friendly?? lol

You had some bad experiences with them?

jabba · 18-06-2006, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrsfantz

Danny, those wheels look really good

I was originally looking as getting the Focus 17's that look like the optional 16's on the Fiesta WP. But I've decided to go for something that less people have done.
At the moment I have my eye on the wheels below... but I'm still undecided.

Will look good on a focus

I think those rim that you have chosen will look the part on your focus... If I were you I would get them... Thier just the right style for your car......

jabba · 18-06-2006, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrsfantz

If only we had a tempe tyres in Melb *sigh*

Ther deliver all around australia

Sonia · 18-06-2006, 02:32 PM

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Originally Posted by jabba

Will look good on a focus

I think those rim that you have chosen will look the part on your focus... If I were you I would get them... Thier just the right style for your car......

It's a Fiesta... but thank you

I think they will look great too ! I wish I knew how to photoshop the wheels onto my car to really get an idea... seeing as I plan to get wheel in the next week or so.

Oh... and yes... Tempe Tyres do deliver.... but I use the prices they have on the site as a bargaining tool for a local tyre/wheel place. mwahaha

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Teki04 · 18-06-2006, 06:39 PM

Sometimes they quote lower over the phone then on the website though Mrs Fantz....

jabba · 18-06-2006, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrsfantz

It's a Fiesta... but thank you

I think they will look great too ! I wish I knew how to photoshop the wheels onto my car to really get an idea... seeing as I plan to get wheel in the next week or so.

Oh... and yes... Tempe Tyres do deliver.... but I use the prices they have on the site as a bargaining tool for a local tyre/wheel place. mwahaha

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Just posta picture of your car and the wheels you want in the Photo-shop and one of the boy will do it for you... If you send Racecraft a PM you may get him to do it,,, He is one of the better photo-choppers....

Anyway... I still think those wheels are suited to a T for a Festie or Focus... Black on black whith a hint of Chrome or silver is the way to go....

simonr · 18-06-2006, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by HyperKid

You had some bad experiences with them?

Well put it this way.. in my couple of experiences..

If you don't rock up in a skyline, supra, etc they dont wanna talk to ya..

Ives · 18-06-2006, 08:41 PM

Really!?! that's very un-professional. A form of discrimination in a way.

simonr · 18-06-2006, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by HyperKid

Really!?! that's very un-professional. A form of discrimination in a way.

Well what do u expect? lol

Teki04 · 18-06-2006, 10:01 PM

Really Simon?

I remember when I went to get two front Falken replacements for the Fiesta - they were really nice, and the guy remembered I was in there not long before (7,000kms went so fast). I only changed two tyres, yet they let me get two free TempeTyres seat covers! Fully sik!

Ives · 18-06-2006, 10:04 PM

Hmm... well i better check it out myself sometimes.

simonr · 18-06-2006, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Teki04

Really Simon?

I remember when I went to get two front Falken replacements for the Fiesta - they were really nice, and the guy remembered I was in there not long before (7,000kms went so fast). I only changed two tyres, yet they let me get two free TempeTyres seat covers! Fully sik!

lol well i guess everyone has their bad experiences...

i had mine.. but obviously u cant judge by ones persons opinon

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Originally Posted by Teki04

Fully sik!

LOL

kenneth_lks · 18-06-2006, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by simonr

Well what do u expect? lol

I had the same experience as you suffered from Tempe tyre too. I went there with my Fez at the first time (just got the car about 3 weeks from dealer), none of them willing to show us around and didn't care about us. Then, I told them I need a good tyre but what I got was 'it gonna cost a lot for a good tyre'. 2 days later, I went there again with my BMW 330ci and their attitude was totally changed, but what did they get from me was 'I want something good, but I don't see anything better than what I was expected, cheap and low quality'. Then left that place..lol :sm_headba

Swaytan · 18-06-2006, 10:43 PM

I have too heard stories about a lack of service at Tempe Tyres, mainly from people not driving a 200SX or Silvia. These could very well be isolated cases though, I've seen plenty of different walks of life in there every day (I live 5 minutes from Tempe Tyres).

The guys I buy my petrol from are Lebanese, really nice guys, they've always got their Porches/BMWs/WRXs parked at their servo. I asked one of the guys there the other night where they get all their wheels from, they said Tempe Tyres. They said with Tempe Tyres having a name like they do, they get a lot of guys price trauling all the time, so probably don't give much service until the money is in the bank.

Has anybody ever dealt with Ozzytyres.com.au? They've got some pretty awesome stuff. As in an older post, I'm looking at this wheel they've got but in black with the silver rim:

Sonia · 18-06-2006, 11:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Teki04

Fully sik!

LOL @ Fully sik!

simonr · 18-06-2006, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Swaytan

Has anybody ever dealt with Ozzytyres.com.au? They've got some pretty awesome stuff. As in an older post, I'm looking at this wheel they've got but in black with the silver rim:

U mentioned u were getting that before??

I drove all the way out there wit cash in hand to get that exact rim but in white..

I had emailed someone the week before and they said it would fit...
but the manager(i think) who i spoke to at the time said it didnt come in the right stud pattern (4x108)
So next stop was tempe...

the dish looks a bit big aswell.. so it might be the wrong offset.. ??

theBlake · 30-06-2006, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Mrsfantz

At the moment I have my eye on the wheels below... but I'm still undecided.

good choice, i am getting those Panther Vectors for my Focus. i really wanted to get some of those silver/black jobs from Advanti but they have nothing in my PCD

theBlake · 30-06-2006, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Mrsfantz

If only we had a tempe tyres in Melb *sigh*

There is probably a dealer down there.

By chance i stumbled across a Tyre place that is a dealer for Tempe Tyres on the Gold Coast, Platinum Auto Care, Bundall. so I will be buying mine from them at the exact same price as the website. But i dont get a choice of what tyres i want. They guy said if i want to customise the tyres it will cost a whole lot more as they are normally sold as a package.

Mind you when i contacted Tempe they werent forthcoming that they had a dealer up here, even though i pointed out I really wanted to buy from a place that would fit me as well. They just maintained they were the only exclusive distributors in the southern hemisphere for the Phantomwheels.com products. (then again maybe the sales rep just doesnt know about resellers)

Might pay to ring them a couple of times.

If you get no luck, give me a hoy and i will ask my dealer up here to ask on your behalf.

Sonia · 30-06-2006, 06:36 PM

I have a tyre & wheel place here who will match their price.... so all is good. But thanks for the offer, much appreciated

Scareybear · 01-07-2006, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by theBlake

There is probably a dealer down there.

By chance i stumbled across a Tyre place that is a dealer for Tempe Tyres on the Gold Coast, Platinum Auto Care, Bundall. so I will be buying mine from them at the exact same price as the website. But i dont get a choice of what tyres i want. They guy said if i want to customise the tyres it will cost a whole lot more as they are normally sold as a package.

Mind you when i contacted Tempe they werent forthcoming that they had a dealer up here, even though i pointed out I really wanted to buy from a place that would fit me as well. They just maintained they were the only exclusive distributors in the southern hemisphere for the Phantomwheels.com products. (then again maybe the sales rep just doesnt know about resellers)

Might pay to ring them a couple of times.

If you get no luck, give me a hoy and i will ask my dealer up here to ask on your behalf.

Tempe don't have 'dealers' as such, tyre shops can buy off them at a slightly lower price, but still get the same crappy service from tempe, I've bought a couple of sets through them, only because they are the only distributor of some wheels. I try to avoid it though.