Pirelli Snow Tires w/ Moda F6 rims - Long Island, NY
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Pirelli Snow Tires w/ Moda R6 rims - Long Island, NY
I purchased these off this board in January for my '06 G35 Sedan 6MT. I soon realized that they did not fit. I ended up having to go with an 18-inch setup from TireRack.
In the interest of being 100% honest, please note that in the process of attempting to fit them on my car, I ended up scratching the INSIDE of the front 2 rims on my calipers. The scratches were basically surface scratches that went to the paint. Again, this only happened on the 2 front wheels, as the rears have smaller brake rotors, and were unharmed. On the 2 wheels that were damaged, I ended up sanding down the scratches, priming and putting on a combined 5 coats of wheel paint and gloss. The backs of the wheels look just about as good as new. They actually look better in my opinion, since the insides of the wheels don't come fully painted from the factory to begin with...
In any event, the wheels are in great shape as you can see from the pictures. There is only one noticable bit of curb rash that I have taken a close up of. It looks to be about an inch long, if that much. 3 of the tires have 3K miles on them and one of the front tires (I think it is the passenger) has only 400 miles on it. This is the setup:
4 Moda 17" Moda R6 rims
2 Pirelli 225/50/R17 - fronts
2 Pirelli 225/55/R17 - rears
Stainless Steel valve stems and covers
Chrome lugs with associated lugwrench adapter
Wheel offset is 35, lug pattern is 5-lug
Wheel width is approximately 9.5 inches
All wheels are balanced, tire pressure set, and ready to roll
All tires are labeled as to where they should go on the car, however they are unidirectional, should you want to rotate them perpendicularly. I was told that this setup basically makes the car like a tank in the snow. I ended up having to get a set of 18" rims and snows to fit my particular setup, so I didn't get a chance to play with these in the snow.
Please note that this setup will NOT fit any coupes or sedans or Brembo brakes, as the rotors/calipers are too large. If you have either of these cars, do not buy this setup.
A similar setup would cost well over a grand new from tirerack. I am willing to let them go for $500, which is less than I paid, and I didn't even use them. I would prefer local pickup, as these could potentially be expensive to ship , depending on where you are in relation to NY. I will drive up to 20 miles to meet you if you are far away, but I can only do this on the weekend, as I work very late and commute to and from Manhattan during the week.
All wheels:
Pass Front Face:
Pass Front Tread:
Driver Front Face:
Driver Front Tread:
Pass Rear Face:
Pass Rear Tread:
[img]https://img177.imageshack.us/img177/1143/passrearpennyfx7.jpg[img]
Driver Rear Face:
Driver Rear Tread:
[img]https://img241.imageshack.us/img241/4833/driverrearpennyxp4.jpg[img]
Curb Rash Shot - falls within red line
Below are pics as referenced. I have tried to be as descriptive as possible, and provide as much information as I can, but I may have missed something. Any questions, please reply or PM me. I know I do not have a reputation on this board, but if you need a reference, you can see my perfect feedback on Ebay - ID: Boomer775. Thanks!
In the interest of being 100% honest, please note that in the process of attempting to fit them on my car, I ended up scratching the INSIDE of the front 2 rims on my calipers. The scratches were basically surface scratches that went to the paint. Again, this only happened on the 2 front wheels, as the rears have smaller brake rotors, and were unharmed. On the 2 wheels that were damaged, I ended up sanding down the scratches, priming and putting on a combined 5 coats of wheel paint and gloss. The backs of the wheels look just about as good as new. They actually look better in my opinion, since the insides of the wheels don't come fully painted from the factory to begin with...
In any event, the wheels are in great shape as you can see from the pictures. There is only one noticable bit of curb rash that I have taken a close up of. It looks to be about an inch long, if that much. 3 of the tires have 3K miles on them and one of the front tires (I think it is the passenger) has only 400 miles on it. This is the setup:
4 Moda 17" Moda R6 rims
2 Pirelli 225/50/R17 - fronts
2 Pirelli 225/55/R17 - rears
Stainless Steel valve stems and covers
Chrome lugs with associated lugwrench adapter
Wheel offset is 35, lug pattern is 5-lug
Wheel width is approximately 9.5 inches
All wheels are balanced, tire pressure set, and ready to roll
All tires are labeled as to where they should go on the car, however they are unidirectional, should you want to rotate them perpendicularly. I was told that this setup basically makes the car like a tank in the snow. I ended up having to get a set of 18" rims and snows to fit my particular setup, so I didn't get a chance to play with these in the snow.
Please note that this setup will NOT fit any coupes or sedans or Brembo brakes, as the rotors/calipers are too large. If you have either of these cars, do not buy this setup.
A similar setup would cost well over a grand new from tirerack. I am willing to let them go for $500, which is less than I paid, and I didn't even use them. I would prefer local pickup, as these could potentially be expensive to ship , depending on where you are in relation to NY. I will drive up to 20 miles to meet you if you are far away, but I can only do this on the weekend, as I work very late and commute to and from Manhattan during the week.
All wheels:
Pass Front Face:
Pass Front Tread:
Driver Front Face:
Driver Front Tread:
Pass Rear Face:
Pass Rear Tread:
[img]https://img177.imageshack.us/img177/1143/passrearpennyfx7.jpg[img]
Driver Rear Face:
Driver Rear Tread:
[img]https://img241.imageshack.us/img241/4833/driverrearpennyxp4.jpg[img]
Curb Rash Shot - falls within red line
Below are pics as referenced. I have tried to be as descriptive as possible, and provide as much information as I can, but I may have missed something. Any questions, please reply or PM me. I know I do not have a reputation on this board, but if you need a reference, you can see my perfect feedback on Ebay - ID: Boomer775. Thanks!
Last edited by boomer775; 02-06-2008 at 10:52 AM. Reason: lowered price
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10-26-2007, 11:31 AM
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Nice try d*ckhead, but I didn't buy these from that guy - I bought them from tabs31 on this board, and here was my original post from January of this year:
https://g35driver.com/forums/archived-sales/132523-pirelli-snowsport-210-w-moda-f6-rims-long-island-ny.html
Try doing your homework before calling someone out for being dishonest.
https://g35driver.com/forums/archived-sales/132523-pirelli-snowsport-210-w-moda-f6-rims-long-island-ny.html
Try doing your homework before calling someone out for being dishonest.
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As far as the rotor size - it is whatever comes stock on the '06 sedan with the 6MT option. As far as I know, all sedan versions with an auto transmission come with smaller rotors. The sport package with the 18's on the sedan and 18/19 combo on the coupe have larger rotors, and thus, won't fit this 17" setup. Hope that helps
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Tire Rack info
All, Just spoke with Tire rack - they could only confirm that this setup will fit coupes without the bembro brakes. He couldn't confirm the sedan setup since they don't carry these wheels anymore and couldn't be certain based on the offset that I gave him and wheel width. You all on this board may know better than he.
The wheels are 17"
Offset is 35
Bolt pattern is 5-lug
Wheel width is approx 9.5"
Tire size front is 225/50/R17
Tire size rear is 225/55/R17
Hope that helps
The wheels are 17"
Offset is 35
Bolt pattern is 5-lug
Wheel width is approx 9.5"
Tire size front is 225/50/R17
Tire size rear is 225/55/R17
Hope that helps
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Originally Posted by da mayor
bump i remember the original post. good luck w/ the sale. i'd be interested if they could clear the g37 14" calipers
I drove the car when my father in law was testing it for Newsday back in August. Smoked a Buick Grand National on North Ocean Ave. The guy couldn't believe it (neither could I to be honest), but just goes to show how far cars have come in the past 20 years..