Winter + 18" tires

Hello!

Got my new set of tires and wheels few days ago.Tires are Nokian Tyres Hakkapeliitta 5´s, so with studs we go! Tire size is 235/50/18. Wheels are Image Blade´s, and 18 x something.

The set is very nice to drive in snow and ice, grip is okay. Some of my mates have been amazed: "oh, you got nearly 300hp car, front wheel drive and inch thick layer of snow and ice, how could you drive?" Well, its just attitude and anticipation. And some fun...

Oh, the price, it´s high. With install the set costs ~ 2300 USD. Tires took about 65% of that.

Picture (I´ll take new pictures soon):

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/8004/winteret1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/winteret1.jpg/1/w1024.png (http://g.imageshack.us/img156/winteret1.jpg/1/)

They look realy good. Almost factory.
That sure was expensive though. wow!

Looks sharp!

Holy expensive though, damn.

nice choice of wheels. looks sharp. did they bolt straight on without any interference problems, or did you need to use some spacers? are these the ones made in the u.k.?

yeah looks good!

Thanks for compliments!
nice choice of wheels. looks sharp. did they bolt straight on without any interference problems, or did you need to use some spacers? are these the ones made in the u.k.?

Spacers are illegal in Fin (you mean those plates you put back of a wheel?) , so wheels were bolted straight.

Really don´t know where the wheels are made, only have got some finnish distributor prices and image of it...

http://www.specialfalgar.fi/vanteet/valikoima/2008/image-blade.aspx