15 replies to this topic

[ACBarnett]

so in my continuing search for new rims for my car I decided to look to tirerack and see what they offered in 17" or 18" by 8" and it brought up some results that interested me alot, especially the prices.

The ones I liked were the Rial Nogaros at $199 a piece for an 18" by 8"

I'm not nuts about the whole fake 2-piece look, but I love the look and color

the ASA AR1's at ~170 a pop for 17" by 8"s

same comment as the Rial's

the AT Italia Inox's at $199 for 17" by 7.5's

they look alot like some of the OEM wheels that saab offers for the 9-5, but are a bit wider.

the ASA AR2's also caught my attention


and I really like the ASA EM9's, but they only come 17" by 7" which is a bit narrower than I'd prefer.



My real question is whether anyone has any experience with any of these wheel brands, and what can they say about the quality and durability? I decided against 19's because the MA roads are horrible and the tires would be way expensive, but I'm wondering about the durability of these rims. I know ASA is BBS-backed so that probably says something about the quality, and Rial is a german-based company and the wheels are all TUV approved, but I'm still interested about how any these wheels would compare quality-wise to say the recent OEM volvo wheels. I really like the prices, but I wonder how much you get for your money with any of these brands.

[matt b]

the AT Italia Inox's 17" by 7.5's

Good company, good rims (but not speaking from personal use, was a friend), these are a safe bet.

[CAKES855]

I have ASA rims and I love them, havent bent or cracked one yet and Im on 35 series tires+the roads suck down here

[Mattphi]

ASA's are NOICE!!!!

[shellie]

go buy one of rodspods;]

[T-5Bandit]

go buy one of rodspods;]

What the fuck does that have to do with anything?

[Account_Deleted_T5M]

go buy one of rodspods;]

This has to do with rims and not rods OEM looking 2-gauge pods.... and back on topic

These caught my eye because the lip is uber sexy

[Piglet]

go buy one of rodspods;]

Stop inhaling so much penis.



Get the ASA AR2's

[firepuma]

Get a volvo

[Piglet]

Get a volvo

I believe he did, there's nothing wrong with having a Saab and being on a Volvo forum

[shellie]

Get a volvo

reguardless if saabs or bad or not, some people like to strive away fro ma volvo here and there. nothing wrong with it.

[ACBarnett]

I get all of the vicarious volvo thrills I need by trying to talk my dad into doing a V8 conversion on my old 940 (now my brother's car)

and right now it looks like it's coming down between the Rial Nagaros and the ASA AR2's, though I'm so-so about whole black painted bit on the ASA's and I'm leaning heavily towards the Rial's

[CAKES855]

get the ASA AR2s, the finish on ASAs is good, Ive had mine over a year and I dont even have a nick on mine yet, They havent faded or anything, In my opinion they are a quality wheel

[pocket penguins]

get the ASA AR2s, the finish on ASAs is good, Ive had mine over a year and I dont even have a nick on mine yet, They havent faded or anything, In my opinion they are a quality wheel

i agree

[ACBarnett]

I dunno, the AR2 seems a bit flashy for me, I want to see how it would look on a larger car like mine

the nogaro looks alot like the 17" BBS rims that came on 9-5 aeros so I konw it will look awesome and work with the car.

EDIT: I forgot to add that the AR2 is 18" by 7.5" whereas the nogaro is 18" by 8" so I could run wider tires, something especially important with my FWD car

Edited by ACBarnett, 11 January 2007 - 04:49 PM.

[Account_Deleted_T5M]

I dunno, the AR2 seems a bit flashy for me, I want to see how it would look on a larger car like mine

the nogaro looks alot like the 17" BBS rims that came on 9-5 aeros so I konw it will look awesome and work with the car.

EDIT: I forgot to add that the AR2 is 18" by 7.5" whereas the nogaro is 18" by 8" so I could run wider tires, something especially important with my FWD car

Yes, but the lip on the ar2 is sexy, i'd make out with those lips