Advice on Tyres and Rims

• ricardo79

  3 Feb 08, 13:02

  Hi all,

  Newbie here...just got a 08' Civic 1.8L(A) with in house bodykit, will like to change the rims and tyres, need advice.

  How much can i trade in my Honda original tyres and rims? my car is 1 week old and I would like to change into 17 inch Rims...and new tyres....

  What brands are good (both rims and tyres), how much, where are the trusted workshops, dealers?

  My budget is around $1000-1200. Is that enough???

  Any comments will be welcome. 

• veron soh

  3 Feb 08, 16:57

  $1000-$1200 as budget.?Then Better stick to the standard 16 rims,at least it is made in japanese,if you really want to have a good set of 17" rims,prepared to folk out $3000-$5000,buy "Mugen" or something,don't go for the Taiwanese or Chinese wheels.!

• zerocool85

  4 Feb 08, 05:43

  Originally posted by ricardo79:

  Hi all,

  Newbie here...just got a 08' Civic 1.8L(A) with in house bodykit, will like to change the rims and tyres, need advice.

  How much can i trade in my Honda original tyres and rims? my car is 1 week old and I would like to change into 17 inch Rims...and new tyres....

  What brands are good (both rims and tyres), how much, where are the trusted workshops, dealers?

  My budget is around $1000-1200. Is that enough???

  Any comments will be welcome. 

  
  ur rims with tyres and trade in worth about $600-$800 depending on the tyre shop.

  taiwanese brands are good. but they are not as lightweight as those japanese made ones. but still, they will weigh the same as ur stock ones.

  taiwanese brands, $1.2k is barely enough.. 1.5k with tyres are more likely.

  japanese lightweight ones, prepare to pay $1k PER piece. so its about $4k + tyres.. good ones would be about $150-$200 / piece of tyre depending on ur preference. $200 x 4 = $800.. $4.8k for a good set of 17" japanese rims.

  since its just a 1.8 civic (no offence).. ure prob not gonna do much modifications.. the new r18 engine cannot be like the older models.. just get taiwanese brands..

• jerryng78

  4 Feb 08, 22:49

  thanks guys!

  so any workshop that u will recommend? least i can go there and take a look...

  i saw this Advanti brand(made in tw), any comments on that?

  How about Oz?

   

• veron soh

  5 Feb 08, 07:33

  O.Z. is agood rim,but expensive.

• Unknown_X

  5 Feb 08, 22:06

  advanti distributed by stamford tyres i think. im using SSW, from stamford too. like the design. maybe ts can try. price wise i not very sure, dad paid.

• nOrmalbOi

  6 Feb 08, 11:35

  Congrats on the new ride.

   

  How much distance you have on the current rims/tyres? Once you hit >500km on them, their trade in value nosedives. If not, FD1A rim/tyres combo should get you about 600-700 from shops, if you purchase the next set from the same shop.

   

  I would suggest you go down to the shops to have a look see and find out what kinda design you like, and what kinda price are you looking at for the designs you prefer. Against policy to openly suggest so if you need suggestions, you can PM me.

   

  Lastly, you can go to www.civicfd-sg.com for more information on your car. The brothers there will poison you deep deep :P

   

  Enjoy your ride.