« Reply #54 on: 28 May 2010, 15:56 »
It definately looks more tyre sidewall related. On my 8x18 BBSs which were ET44 (thus very similar to the R reps in dimensions), I initially had Conti 2s which sat nice and square on the rim. When 2 wore out I replaced them with Conti 3s 'cos I couldn't get hold of 2s cheap enough. I thought being from the same stable they would sit more or less the same but that wasn't the case. The Conti 3s had big rim protectors and these made the tyres sit very similar to Gossa's.
So I reckon it's a tyre thing.
They look really nice whatever. Would look a bit nicer again in black against the red car, so being reps they'll probably want a re-paint after a while (not that many OEM wheels fare that much better in that area) and that's the time to experiment with colours.
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