Rims for 451

[CedMan]

Hi, new 08 smart passion cabrio owner here.Is there any other options other than the Lorinser and the Brabus ... those are really high ticket items :(Also, is there any place that I can get summer tires for my new ride if i couldn't source our other wheels options... the size seems to be not available from any online store that I visited .... Thanks in advance.

[FlyingTigerDevelopment]

Wheels and performance parts for the 451 is slow to develop.

We are looking forward to get more of these wheels soon other then Lorinser. http://www.star-lounge.ca/index.php?topic=855.0 They are marginally lower price, but not by much. Also, the additional cost of tire pressure monitors will drive up the package cost for nearly $400.00 CAD.

You can check out some wheel deals here http://clubsmartcar.com/index.php?showforum=94

[Smartster]

There are a few options, TireRack has a set of rims for the smart 451 for less then $600:

http://www.tirerack.com/upgrade_garage/Whe...mp;autoModClar=

Another option is I've bought a couple sets of wheels out of Europe, with tires they cost $2,000 a set and they were basically the rims used on the spy/testing smarts all power coated in black.

I have one set the 12 spoke that I will be selling, it has winter tires, so you will need to swap out tires for summer ones, but I'll post once I get the tires off the rims and see if I can't move this items to a new home which will get use out of them.

The TireRack option is nice as even with shipping, tax, duty all 4 rims the price to Canada is around $850, far less then I paid for my rims and they are still unique rims that will help set your smart apart from the rest.

[CedMan]

Thanks alot, nice to see new wheels are starting to appears in the market for the 451 ... I would like to get a bigger one, 16/17 mainly for the reason of fitting wider tires for the summer, I'm hoping it will help the car to be slightly more stable at highway speed.