Rota Boosts, gunmetal, 17x8 +45, 5x114.3 - Subaru Enthusiasts Car Club of the Sierras

sperry · 2009-09-14, 09:36 PM

I've got a set of Rota Boosts, gunmetal gray (or whatever Rota's calling their gray paint these days), in '05+ STi fitment (17"x8" +45 offset, 5x114.3 bolt pattern) that I don't really need for anything right now so I figure I'd see if anyone's in the market for 'em.

They've all got some nicks and scratches, but none of them are really too banged up. I'd rate them 7/10 to 8/10. They'd make a great set of winter or autox wheels for someone w/ an STi, and they'd look pretty nice on an SVX.

$300 OBO.

Pictures as soon as I take some.

van · 2009-09-16, 07:28 PM

Nice price, wrong bolt pattern

sperry · 2009-09-17, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by van

Nice price, wrong bolt pattern

Yeah. I'm going to have the opposite problem that EMO is having w/ those forged 5Zigens. People w/ STi's don't like cheap wheels almost as much as people w/ RS's don't like expensive wheels.

Either way, I'm just getting rid of them because they're taking up space in my garage. I don't really need to sell them, I just figured if someone else is in need they can have 'em for reasonably cheap. They're actually pretty nice looking wheels, but I've got a set of 17x9 FN01Rc's for my race tires, and STi BBS for street tires, and RPF1's for the SVX... all of which I like a lot better than the Boosts.

I dunno, maybe I'll get some 225/45/17 snow tires for 'em on the SVX instead of using the stock 16" wheels. I wonder what gray 6 spoke wheels would look like on a red SVX.

ScottyS · 2009-09-17, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by sperry

I wonder what gray 6 spoke wheels would look like on a red SVX.

Hawt.

sperry · 2009-09-17, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ScottyS

Hawt.

I dunno, I had some similar bronze wheels on the SVX and didn't like them that much.

The car just looks better on something with thinner spokes. I think a set of '08 STi wheels would be awesome, or some OZ ultraleggeras maybe.

IheartSTI · 2009-09-17, 11:37 AM

hmm its tempting. good price

sybir · 2009-09-17, 12:31 PM

Scott, these are my old wheels, right? They're actually the Rota bronze, if that helps.

These are awesome for snows or DD, or a cheap set of solid track wheels.

On an '05....

sperry · 2009-09-17, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by sybir

Scott, these are my old wheels, right? They're actually the Rota bronze, if that helps.

These are awesome for snows or DD, or a cheap set of solid track wheels.

On an '05....

I don't think they're the same wheels... they look gray not bronze. But they are the wheels that I traded my A-techs (picture above) to Kevin for since the Rotas don't fit on Mazda 3's but the A-techs do. Did Kevin get the boosts from you?

I'll try to grab some pictures after work before I head off to the meet tonight.

BTW: if they were gold, I'd keep 'em. I love boosts in gold!

sybir · 2009-09-17, 01:12 PM

Yeah, same wheels, lol.

I wish you could rock 5x100, I still have a set of gold Boosts.

sperry · 2009-09-17, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by sybir

Yeah, same wheels, lol.

I wish you could rock 5x100, I still have a set of gold Boosts.

I've got a dremel. Let's just slot the holes!

But if those are the same wheels, then they are indeed bronze and not gray. They look pretty damn gray in person IMO... I'll try to take some pictures in bright sunlight... not that there will be much of in in my driveway at 5:30 tonight.

GusGus91 · 2009-09-22, 11:40 AM

I wish I could fit in these.. I would buy them in an instant.

sperry · 2009-09-22, 03:45 PM

Sale pending to DARKSTI!

DARKSTI · 2009-09-25, 11:16 AM

Picked them up yesterday, thanks again Scott

2009-09-14, 09:36 PM	#1
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Rota Boosts, gunmetal, 17x8 +45, 5x114.3 I've got a set of Rota Boosts, gunmetal gray (or whatever Rota's calling their gray paint these days), in '05+ STi fitment (17"x8" +45 offset, 5x114.3 bolt pattern) that I don't really need for anything right now so I figure I'd see if anyone's in the market for 'em. They've all got some nicks and scratches, but none of them are really too banged up. I'd rate them 7/10 to 8/10. They'd make a great set of winter or autox wheels for someone w/ an STi, and they'd look pretty nice on an SVX. $300 OBO. Pictures as soon as I take some. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2009-09-17, 11:37 AM	#6
IheartSTI EJ22 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Reno soon.... Posts: 473 Car: 05 sti and 08 honda fit have fun	hmm its tempting. good price __________________ live one day at a time

2009-09-17, 12:31 PM	#7
sybir The Don Real Name: Aaron Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,097 Car: '97 Legacy / '05 FXT Class: low	Scott, these are my old wheels, right? They're actually the Rota bronze, if that helps. These are awesome for snows or DD, or a cheap set of solid track wheels. On an '05.... __________________ Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic.

2009-09-17, 01:12 PM	#9
sybir The Don Real Name: Aaron Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,097 Car: '97 Legacy / '05 FXT Class: low	Yeah, same wheels, lol. I wish you could rock 5x100, I still have a set of gold Boosts. __________________ Tact is for people who aren't witty enough to be sarcastic.

2009-09-22, 11:40 AM	#11
GusGus91 EJ205 Real Name: Austin Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: South Reno, NV Posts: 1,406 Car: 2006 WRB WRX TR, 2008 LR STI Class: Too classy Dont sweat the petty... Pet the sweaty.	I wish I could fit in these.. I would buy them in an instant. __________________ "Like" me on facebook!http://www.facebook.com/pages/AP-Cre...2196449?v=wall _______________ 06 WRX w/ 6MT UNDER CONSTRUCTION 09 chicane yellow 370z

2009-09-16, 07:28 PM	#2
van SECCS Brewmeister Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: on the edge of a marsh Posts: 1,451	Nice price, wrong bolt pattern

2009-09-22, 03:45 PM	#12
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Sale pending to DARKSTI! __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2009-09-25, 11:16 AM	#13
DARKSTI EJ22 Real Name: Ryan Coulter Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NW Reno Posts: 372 Car: '07 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited It's not that I'm lazy, It's that I don't care.	Picked them up yesterday, thanks again Scott __________________ My other car is a Canon

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