# New shoes for the evo

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [November 14, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376 "2011-11-14T14:47:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![sobo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sobo/32/5267_2.png) [@sobo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sobo)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376/1 "2011-11-14T14:47:16Z")

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Changed my wheels after much debate. Got a sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet deal in trade for my old enkies.

Traded my Enkie RPF-1 18x10.5 for these BBS MR 18x8.5. I got wayyyyyyyyy to sick of rubbing and the 10.5 width stuck past the fender enough that rolling the fenders would have been useless. I also appreciate the more grown up look.

I just ordered 20mm spacers to get things a bit more flushed.

Before:

 ![http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee367/BYAHH_pelican/IMG_20110928_134126.jpg](http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee367/BYAHH_pelican/IMG_20110928_134126.jpg)  
After:

![http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee367/BYAHH_pelican/IMG_20111114_123437.jpg](http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee367/BYAHH_pelican/IMG_20111114_123437.jpg)

 ![http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee367/BYAHH_pelican/IMG_20111114_123423.jpg](http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee367/BYAHH_pelican/IMG_20111114_123423.jpg)  
 ![http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee367/BYAHH_pelican/IMG_20111114_123445.jpg](http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee367/BYAHH_pelican/IMG_20111114_123445.jpg)

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**Author:** ![deebo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/deebo/32/5218_2.png) [@deebo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/deebo)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 2:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376/2 "2011-11-14T14:53:41Z")

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BYAHHHH

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376/3 "2011-11-14T14:54:20Z")

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I like the change a lot :tup:

What’s going on with the trunk?

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**Author:** ![OneFastMonkey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onefastmonkey/32/7241_2.png) [@OneFastMonkey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OneFastMonkey)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376/4 "2011-11-14T14:54:25Z")

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They look great

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**Author:** ![ieatpaint](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ieatpaint/32/7311_2.png) [@ieatpaint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ieatpaint)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 2:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376/5 "2011-11-14T14:55:06Z")

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So much better, not that the old was bad but this is titties.

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**Author:** ![sobo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sobo/32/5267_2.png) [@sobo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sobo)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 2:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376/6 "2011-11-14T14:59:07Z")

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> [@maxwell](#):
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> I like the change a lot :tup:
> 
> What’s going on with the trunk?

There are 5 stainless steel carriage bolts to fill the holes where the original spoiler was.

I could buy a real trunk one day, but as it stands right now this does it for me.

-Alex

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**Author:** ![honda4life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/honda4life/32/5300_2.png) [@honda4life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/honda4life)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376/7 "2011-11-14T15:12:26Z")

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I spy a 2g in the background lol, live the BBS’s they look awesome!

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**Author:** ![91MR2](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/91mr2/32/7217_2.png) [@91MR2](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/91MR2)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376/8 "2011-11-14T15:18:10Z")

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So much better…I hate trendy black wheels…

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**Author:** ![sobo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sobo/32/5267_2.png) [@sobo](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sobo)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376/9 "2011-11-14T15:19:12Z")

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> [@honda4life](#):
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> I spy a 2g in the background lol, live the BBS’s they look awesome!

I have a 2g and a 1g in my yard currently haha

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**Author:** ![livin4hockey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d2c977/32.png) [@livin4hockey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/livin4hockey)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376/10 "2011-11-14T15:34:14Z")

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Looks good, I definitely think they look better than the old wheels.

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**Author:** ![honda4life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/honda4life/32/5300_2.png) [@honda4life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/honda4life)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376/11 "2011-11-14T15:45:30Z")

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Love not live stupid phone

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**Author:** ![cougarspeed](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cougarspeed/32/7468_2.png) [@cougarspeed](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cougarspeed)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376/12 "2011-11-14T17:08:07Z")

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Love it

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**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376/13 "2011-11-14T18:08:37Z")

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> [@91MR2](#):
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> So much better…I hate trendy black wheels…

black wheels are no longer trendy. Wacky colored wheels are.

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**Author:** ![Onyx\_Z32](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/onyx_z32/32/7581_2.png) [@Onyx\_Z32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Onyx_Z32)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376/14 "2011-11-14T18:10:29Z")

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Can’t go wrong with those :tup:

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**Author:** ![turbod\_ss](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/turbod_ss/32/5352_2.png) [@turbod\_ss](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/turbod_ss)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 5:10am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376/15 "2011-11-15T05:10:28Z")

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looks very nice.

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**Author:** ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376/16 "2011-11-15T05:27:53Z")

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Much better looking. Much.

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**Author:** ![Geoff](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/geoff/32/6104_2.png) [@Geoff](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Geoff)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 5:54am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376/17 "2011-11-15T05:54:36Z")

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I like it :tup:

Spacers will definitely help.

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**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 6:11am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376/18 "2011-11-15T06:11:37Z")

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looks good. I can’t even tell what the old black ones look like in the picture lol.

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**Author:** ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 6:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376/19 "2011-11-15T06:21:22Z")

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I liked the black better, I’ve always liked black rims. New ones look nice though.

I have to LOL at a more “grown up looking evo”. I think a grown up evo is a 335i.

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**Author:** ![jeffthespasm](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeffthespasm/32/3153_2.png) [@jeffthespasm](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jeffthespasm)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2011, 6:51am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new-shoes-for-the-evo/218376/20 "2011-11-15T06:51:10Z")

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Love it :tup:

Makes me want one of these…

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