Month: March 2008

Customer Car of the Month: VW GTI Wheels and Rims

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For March our Customer Car of the Month went Euro on us. That is right, this beautiful 2006 VW GTI MKV is our Car of the Month and it belongs to Vadim O. Vadim's VW GTI is fitted with a brand new set of Tenzo Type-M Version 1 wheels in a matte black finish with a red stripe. These Tenzo Wheels have just arrived at our warehouses this month and are part of Tenzo Wheels new line up for 2008. We wish Vadim the best with his VW and hope that the blog community makes comments on his car. At the end of the year, the Customer Car of the Month with the most hits and comments will receive a free set of tires from rimsdealer.com. Congrats again to Vadim on his 2006 VW with Tenzo Type-M wheels.





US Senator 22-inch Chrome Rims Stolen

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If you did not hear about this a couple of months back, let this story be a cautionary tale on protecting your expensive custom wheels and tires. Anyone can get their wheels stolen at any time, so the best thing to do is make sure that you have wheel locks on each of your wheels. While this will not prevent someone from stealing your car, this will prevent them from stealing your wheels.

This is exactly what happened to Don Perata (D – Oakland). The Senator was driving his Senate-owned 2006 Dodge Charger set with 22-inch chrome wheels and a Candy Apple Red paint job when he was startled by a man knocking on his window… with a gun. The jacker instructed him to get out of the car. Perata was shaken up but otherwise fine.

Since the story broke a couple of months ago, the Senator's car was recovered. Surprisingly enough, it still had the wheels because each wheel had a wheel lock that the preps could not get off the wheels. Moral of the story is that a $40 set of wheel locks is the best investment you can make to protect your set of wheels and tires worth hundreds and maybe thousands of dollars. At rimsdealer.com we offer wheel locks for all our wheels. Wheel locks at rimsdealer.com start at only $20 per set.

Infiniti G37 with AM Forged 20" Virtuoso Wheels Rims

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Welcome to another fantastic setup brought to you directly from rimsdealer.com. This Infiniti G37 has to be one of the cleanest wheel and tire package that we have recently done. This Infiniti G37 is rollin' on 20×9″ AM Forged Wheels in the front and 20×10″ AM Forged Wheels in the rear for a custom staggered wheel setup. The AM Forged wheel model is the Virtuoso and it is done a custom finish Infiniti paint code 'K51' to match the car's body color. As you can tell from the pictures, these are the perfect custom rims in the perfect staggered wheel fitment. To check out the AM Forged Wheels at rimsdealer.com, just click on any of the Inifiniti G37 or wheel pictures of the Virtuoso displayed here to be directed to the rimsdealer.com AM Forged wheels page.



R-1 Racing Wheels and Steeda Racing 2008 Ford Focus

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The R-1 Racing Steeda Focus Club Racer Concept was recently debuted at the 2007 SEMA Show in Las Vegas with much fanfare and plenty of media attention. This all new vehicle had it's world debut in the Ford Motor Company Corporate Display at the 2007 SEMA Show where it won a prestigious Ford Motor Corporate Design Award that acknowledged it for it's unique workmanship, appearance, and product integration.

The R-1 Racing Steeda Focus sports R-1 Racing Victory wheels. The R-1 Racing rollers are black wheels and come with a stainless steel chrome lip as do all R-1 Racing wheels.

Taking the famed Steeda Autosports Race-Bred and Road-Ready DNA to two a new platform for the Ford performance enthusiast, the Steeda Focus Club Racer underscores the commitment that Steeda Autosports has made to consistently deliver the best possible performance and value to the Ford performance enthusiast.

Inspired by the famous Steeda Club Racer Mustang Series, the 2008 Steeda Focus Club Racer is designed to win, and delivers solid, spirited handling with pulse-quickening performance. The vehicle has been modified throughout, and features every performance-minded item and accoutrement that the Steeda Skunk Works could think of to include.

Look for more detailed information about a serialized Steeda Focus Club Racer and individual performance components in the very near future at www.steeda.com. You can also sign up for our newsletter that will keep you up to date with the latest Steeda news and products.

2009 Lambo Gallardo Pics Released

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As we reported here on the wheel and tire blog on February 29th the Lamborghini Gallardo was getting some significant facelifts. In that article we only had the test car spy shots of the new Lamborghini, but now we found the real deal pics of the new Gallardo. The car has received a new front spoiler, even more aggressive lines, and a revamped rear-valence that is out of this world. The official press release is not yet available, but the Gallardo is powered by a 5.2 liter V-10. This engine gets the car from 0-60 in under 4.0 seconds. Well enough words, just check out the beautiful pictures of the Lamborghini Gallardo with new wheels, tires, body, etc.

Kumho Tires names new V.P.

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Rancho Cucamonga, CA … On Monday, March 3rd, David Hudrlik, Kumho Tires VP of Sales resigned his position at Kumho effective as of February 29th, 2008. In the wake of Hudrlik, Kumho Tires went to look for his replacement. Kumho did not have to look very far as they choose to fill the position internally and stick with a Kumho team member who already understood the Kumho culture and philosophy. Effective, March 4th, Jim Milhaupt will assume the position of VP of Sales for all of Kumho Tire USA. Most recently Milhaupt was the Regional Vice
President for Kumho Tire USA's Western Region.

From everyone here at rimsdealer.com we wish both David and Jim the best of luck in all their future endeavours and look forward to a very prosperous 2008 in relation to Kumho Tire business.