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rowan
October 12th, 2002, 04:18 PM
The man at Auto R&D in California, Rishi, is getting a new style Rota made specific for the 3rd gen Protege/P5... see the link for details and let him know if you want to buy a set.

http://www.protegeclub.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14091 (http://www.protegeclub.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14091)
cruisinblackp5
October 12th, 2002, 04:45 PM
I know his prices are always good but I don't know if that works well for us up here or not as shipping and duty are fairly steep. If anyone is interested in these wheels though this is the time to get them as these are a special no rub fitment even for lowered vehicles. These wheels are made custom for ARD and you won't see many around.
KingKong
October 12th, 2002, 06:32 PM
Damn.. i like the steel grey or bronze...17"..

600USD x 1.50 = 900CAD plus taxes...
California...How much is Tax in the states? Duty and CAD Taxes? oh yeah...Shipping...Ah, it's gonna be too expensive unless I go down and pick it up http://msg.toprotege.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/sad.gif
rowan
October 12th, 2002, 07:33 PM
That $600 is including shipping .. so you'll have to subtract whatever Rishi added on to get the actual price for the wheels.
Some of the costs you won't know until the wheels get over the border. Sometimes they charge you tax and duty, sometimes not ...

At least Rota wheels are usually lightweight :)

I would say contact Rishi and see what the raw price would be for you. Shipping through FedEx might not be that expensive... especially seeing the inflated prices that most stores around here try to push anyway.

(Plus you would be unique since no other stores will likely be able to get this fitment)

Someone should mention this thread to the Vancouver people as well..
KingKong
October 14th, 2002, 06:14 PM
Hey Rowen! I have never heard of Rota Rims before...Are they any good?
mronions
October 14th, 2002, 06:43 PM
wow!..... those look nice indeed.
rowan
October 15th, 2002, 12:17 PM
For anyone who hasn't heard of Rota before (which is not surprising as their marketing to the general public is pretty much non-existant) ..

They are very good quality and probably the best value of any manufacturer. Rota makes rip-offs of other company designs, but makes their wheels durable and very light-weight. Many Konig and other "name-brand" wheels are actually manufactured by Rota.

Check out the Mach III website (www.machiii.net) if you want pictures of the new style Rota wheels ... the actual Rota website is www.rotawheels.com but it's crap.