- What is going on, everyone?
Gels from Fitment Industries, and I am here with:
- Dakota from Fitment Industries.
- And today we're gonna be going over the Fitment Industries
Wheel Buying Guide, Or Buyer's Guide.
Now, we did a video like this not too long ago
with coilovers, like the ultimate coilover buyer's guide.
So what we're gonna do is we're kinda gonna break it down
between like, price range, from like your entry-level,
to like your mid-level or intermediate,
and then up to like your high-end, top tier--
- Like dream wheels. - Like dream wheels.
- And these are subjective.
Me and Gel sat down, looked at some of the wheels
that are hot right now, wheels like look good on pretty much
about anything, and just kind of our opinion on what wheels
are great for those categories.
- Definitely. So first things first, we're gonna start off
with entry level wheels, so these are gonna be wheels
that are like if you're not looking to spend a crazy amount,
if you're just looking for something simple.
Maybe you got not a ton of money to spend on wheels,
but you want something.
You want something that's stylin'.
- It's gonna be your first set of wheels basically--
- Exactly, like your first set of wheels,
or if you're getting into drifting or something like that,
and you're busting up wheels or something,
that these are gonna be something
that are probably gonna hold up to it,
but you're not gonna be crying about
that you smoked it into a curb--
- Right, it's not that big of a deal
if you gotta pick up another one.
- Exactly.
- Okay, so the first wheel on this list
in our budget friendly category,
so these are wheels under a grand, is the ESR SR08.
Now, this is a super simplistic design,
it has nice concave if you get something
with a decent offset on it,
and like we said, this is a wheel
that looks pretty good on anything.
It's kind of, I'd say, more of a sportier look
rather than like a luxury look or anything like that.
But yeah, they're affordable and they look cool.
They come in a bunch of different sizes and colorways,
so that's awesome too.
- So the second wheel on the list, that's coming in
for the affordable, entry-level market, under $1,000,
would be the Option Lab R716.
Now we've seen these wheels kind of blow up in popularity
a little bit throughout the last years,
with the introduction of the FRS and BRZ-86 platforms.
Now I know these are very popular wheels
for these platforms, which is another reason
why they are such a popular wheel,
why they're out there, why we're seeing 'em more and more.
You get 'em in a couple different colors.
Not crazy amount of sizing, there's only, I believe
it's only a 17 and 18 inch sizing.
- Probably to keep it affordable.
- Yeah, but with an 18 by 9 and a half,
and the plus 35 offset, it's a perfect size
for the 86 platforms.
- All right, so next up on the list is,
we gotta mention it when we're talking
about affordable wheels, the XXR 527.
Now this is a wheel again you see on all different types
of cars, they're kind of a thin spoke design,
come in a bunch of wide sizes so you can get a crazy,
you know, concave of those wheels too.
And they're super affordable.
- So comin' in at number four on our list
would be the new kid on the block,
as far as this year for 2019, late 2018.
And that would be the Kansei KNP.
Now we've seen a huge amount of questions
and people just absolutely love the KNP.
It's that simple, big, bi-spoked design, you can get it--
- What's the wheel that looks like Patrick?
- (laughs) - (chuckles)
- It's that Patrick wheel, what's the bronze wheel
on the wall behind us, yeah.
That's the one we always get questions on.
So it's like I just said, super basic
but like awesome design.
So what's cool about the KNP's however, is they're
under a grand, they're right under $1000,
right around the $900 mark.
They're more designed for the JDM market, of course.
But they are flow form wheels, so they are a light-weight,
strong wheel that isn't over $1000,
which is pretty crazy.
So it's a cool design, you get some really nice finishes,
they do some crazy stuff with their finishes,
and then you're getting that awesome design.
- For the affordable bracket here that we're talking about,
I think this is my favorite wheel on the list.
- Definitely.
- I love the KNP, it looks so cool and like Gels was saying,
a lot of the drift guys are running 'em,
and it's a great wheel overall.
- So number five on the list is a good one,
'cause you're gonna get some of that brand name action
with this: the Konig Hypergram.
So Konig makes some really cool wheels
and the Hypergram's an affordable one.
It's really cool because it's flow form,
so you got that strength in there,
and Konig's a big brand name.
Pretty much, if you've shopped around for wheels,
you've heard of Konig.
And I like the look of this one,
this is another thin-spoked design,
kind of mesh-inspired face.
So another benefit to these too is
that they're light-weight, which is awesome for the track.
It'd be a great wheel if you wanna autocross
and stuff like that, at an affordable price.
But let's move on to our next bracket.
- Definitely, so the next bracket we have is our
medium to intermediate tier.
Now these are gonna be wheel that are ranging anywhere
from $1000 to $2000 for a set.
Now that's what we're talking about,
I don't think we mentioned that,
but it is for a set of four. - Yeah, right, correct.
And looking at 18 inch wheels with nine width.
- Yeah 18 by nine, nine and a half is kinda the stadard
that we're basing our pricing around,
so if it's like--
- We're not talking about 24s here.
- Like 20, 20 by 12 might be,
"Oh, it's like $1200, it's not $900."
Well, it's like normal--
- We're going general size here, 18 by nine,
nine and a half, around there.
That's where these wheel are priced.
- So the first wheel we have up on our intermediate
or medium tier list, from $1000 to $2000,
is none other than the Cosmis XT-206R.
Now this is a fantastic wheel if you're looking
to get into intermediate, and pretty much
any of the Cosmis market, but the 206R is one
that really stands out.
Now one thing to note about this wheel, however,
is its split, six-spoke design.
It's got a good amount of lip on it.
They colors are just absolutely phenomenal.
- Yeah, killer colors.
- You get into the hyper bronze, and the hyper red,
and stuff like that.
They're really, yep.
They're right behind me actually, the hyper bronze.
They really start to pop in their crazy colors,
it's more like a brushed finish,
but they're super reflective, they're super glossy.
One thing to do, keep in mind with the 206R, however,
is they look really good with a lower offset.
However when you get up into the not so aggressive offsets,
the spokes tend to stick out a little more,
and it's looks a little goofy, so if you're--
- It almost changes the look of the wheel entirely.
- It does, it really does, so if you're looking at
around like a nine and a half with like a plus 35,
it's gonna look a little different,
so make sure if you're looking at it,
actually like, kind of see, you know hop over
to the gallery, we have pictures.
- Yeah, check it out on the gallery and you'll see
a ton of people running them.
- So we have pictures of them where they're kinda looking
like what we're talking about.
But with a plus 22 or I think they even go down to a plus 15
offset they look really, really good.
- Definitely, I love XT-206Rs, I've been trying
to talk my girlfriend into buying them for forever now.
And yeah, those ones: real good.
The second wheel on this list is gonna be
the Rotiform RSE, which if you remember Jasper used
to have on back in the day, on his Beemer.
- Those were the Jasper wheels.
- The Jasper wheels, yeah.
So these are super common wheels, we see them everywhere.
Rotiform makes a ton of sweet designs,
but in this price range, the RSE is a great
and super popular option.
It's something we see a lot of people running
and picking up.
I think I've said this so many times,
but that's another wheel that goes so well
on so many different vehicles. - Yeah we see it a lot,
even on the newer body style Mustangs.
- Yeah.
- I think people really like, 'cause the RSE is one
of those ones where you got the cover that covers
the lugs and everything like that.
So it kinda gives it that center lock kinda look to it.
So it's a little bit different, it's really clean.
And they do fit literally everything.
And they offer a huge amount of sizes too.
So coming in at number three on the intermediate list
would be none other than the Konig Ampliform.
Now this is another wheel from Konig.
Konig made it on both sets
or the entry level and intermediate.
So with the Ampliform, you do get a good amount
of concavity with the design, you get that cool
split-spoke design, multi-spokes design
towards the end of it.
And I mean, it's a common trend with, I think, the wheels
that we're talking about is why they're so popular.
It's 'cause they do fit so many different cars.
And you get, like the finishes are really nice,
you get that bronze or the copper.
That's a really nice finish.
- They look really good.
- So I mean all in all, Konig's doing it right
with the Ampliform.
- So the next one on the list, now this is a heavy hitter,
and it's not heavy at all: the Enkei RPF1.
- (laughs) - The most iconic wheel--
- That was so cheesy!
- Yeah, cheesy. Cheesy jokes are my game, all right.
That's what I do, Gels, if you haven't learned it by now,
I don't know if you're ever gonna learn it.
- That's true. - But the RPF1,
what's there even to say about it?
We beat it to death, everyone in the world has
beat it to death.
It's a super light-weight wheel, has a very nice design.
Some people dislike 'em, I like the way they look.
- I think they only dislike them because they're so common.
- I was gonna say, you see them on everything,
so I mean if you're going for something that's like,
"I don't want to look like everyone else."
RPF1 might not be the best option for you.
But if you're just looking for something that performs well,
and isn't gonna break the bank, the RPF1, like
that is the RPF1.
- Right, for like $1500 and you get a set,
or like an average set of RPF1s.
Evo-X RPF1s is my favorite thing, I love it.
- Yeah, I can't tell you how light they are.
Like, we work with wheels obviously,
so lifting wheels all around and stuff.
And then it's like every single time I'm,
"Lift wheel, lift wheel,"
I grab the RPF1 and I'm like, "Whoa, holy (beep)!"
You know?
It's light as hell. It really is.
And it's iconic, it's an iconic wheel.
- It'll be around for a long time.
Whether you like it or not, that's what it's gonna be.
And then coming in hot at the end of this list
for the intermediate, is the Work Emotion D9R.
- I love these wheels.
- So this is really cutting it close, and again
it's one of those things where the sizes were
an 18 by nine and a half or something around there.
It's falling right around $1900 for a set of four.
So you can actually get into a set of Work wheels
for not too insanely expensive.
So with the D9R, it's a little bit of an older style,
I would say, you get like a convex face.
The spokes do fall back from where the hub would sit,
but that offers a really deep lip to it.
The D9R is still for those people that still want
that deep lip, it's not a step lip,
it is just a regular lip on there.
So it's a really good, solid choice for getting
the Work name, which is a huge name, obviously.
So it's like, when you drop it, "Oh yeah, I'm running
"some Works on my--"
- Yeah, "I got works on my whip."
- Yeah, exactly. (laughs)
So it's like, for right around $1900 to get
into a set of Work wheels, you can't go wrong.
- All right Gels, we're at the top of the mountain.
These are the dream wheels.
These are the wheels that you are definitely not picking up
and putting on your first car, unless you got heavy pockets.
These are some pricey boys.
But, you'll eventually work your way up,
you'll save up your money and you'll probably get
one of these someday.
Number one on the list, we gotta bring it up,
the Volk TE37.
Classic, iconic, you know, everybody knows 'em.
Tons of people run 'em, and it's for a good reason.
They're a super aggressive-style wheel,
they're great for the track, they look phenomenal.
The simplicity of 'em, yet looking so good, it what's cool.
You can get 'em in a bunch of different colors, actually,
which is really cool.
You're gonna be paying a pretty penny for 'em,
but they're worth it.
I mean, if you want to show your car,
they look great for it.
If you wanna track your car, perfect,
that's what they're meant for.
- So coming in number two on the list,
obviously kinda following that same mentality of the list
that we've been following with the TE37's,
like those iconic wheels that are your dream wheels,
number two wold have to be the Work Meister.
Now of course, these things are literally everywhere,
and they look so good on every car--
- I love 'em on Stan's cars.
- On Stan's cars they look amazing,
there's a guy in Wisconsin that's running 'em
on like an SRT Ford Neon.
Frickin' three-piece Work Meisters
and they look absolutely fantastic.
It's one of those wheels that it's like,
they function really good, they look amazing.
They look good on-- - They're a staple--
- a variety of cars - in the car community.
- Exactly. - It's another classic.
So remember that we're in that top-tier,
these are dream wheels for people,
you know, these are where you're spending a lot of money--
- $3600, $4000 and on up. - Yeah and up and up and up,
depending on what you want to do.
So, with the BBS LM, that's a multi-piece obviously,
with the nice mesh face.
You see these all over GTIs, Golfs-
- And if not those exact wheels,
something that looks like those exact wheels.
- Yeah, very similar, yeah.
They're awesome, they look amazing.
Obviously BBS has been in the game for a long time,
so they have an astounding quality to their wheels.
- Moving on to the fourth wheel of the list,
of the high-tier list, has to be
the SSR Professor SP3.
- Ooph, those are solid wheels.
- Such a good looking wheel, again we see that multi-piece,
comes with a multi-piece price, comes with the SSR price.
You know, SSR wheels are, I've always loved them personally,
I think they look super, super good.
Like, I've seen FRSs on 'em, I've seen like E36s on 'em,
and they just look so amazing.
So with the SP3, it's one of those, another iconic wheel.
It's got the multi-spoke design, it's a multi-piece wheel.
They look amazing, you can get the customization of it.
And it's just one of those wheels that's like,
you see it and you kind of fall in love with,
and then if, you hope one day, one day,
you can just pick up a set of SSRs.
- All right, now as the last wheel
in this dream wheel category,
this one was just kind of for fun.
It's different, I love it, it's super cool.
It's the SevenK Nika-S.
- Oh that's the flower one right?
- The flower one, yeah.
It's such a unique design, it looks insane
and I wanted to put it on the list
even though it's not popular.
I haven't seen this wheel much out in the world.
- Right? I wouldn't imagine, no.
- Yeah, I want it to be more prominent though,
in the car scene.
I want to see more people doing stuff like this,
'cause it's so crazy and out there.
I understand it's not for everybody.
Definitely not for everybody,
it's a very specific style.
The right type of person has to have the right type of car.
This is a wheel that will not look good on any car.
You can not just slap this on your car and it's like,
"Oh, nice." No, no.
Definitely need the right set up for this.
But if you pull it off, it looks amazing
and you're breaking necks, you know?
People see them and they're like,
"What in the hell was that wheel?"
And I don't know, it's just a super cool design,
so I wanted to throw it in there.
- With these wheels, sometimes you gotta wait,
you gotta wait for 'em to be made.
And sometimes people just don't want to wait for that too,
so it's like you said, they're not for everybody,
but they are super neat so I'm glad they made the list.
- If you haven't already, check in the description,
we'll put link to a bunch of these wheels.
You can check over all the wheels that we have available
over at FitmentIndustries.com, make sure to check it out.
- Yeah, so actually every wheel on this list,
besides the SevenK, we actually have over
at Fitment Industries.
You can actually pick up Work three-piece,
like Work Meisters on our website.
They're actually pre-assembled, you just go ahead
and pick the size that you need.
There's like pages of exact sizing.
- If you are like, "Well, Gels, I don't have five grand
right now this very second."
Maybe check out those ESR SR08s, we got those
on the website too, you can check out
all the different finishes.
We got 'em all in each different tier, the price for you,
so go over, take a look, and check 'em out.
- All right I think that's gonna wrap it up for today.
If there's some that you think,
"Hey, why didn't you guys mention these?
"Come on man, the Work Meisters?
"You coulda said this other wheel,
"you coulda done it like that."
Drop it down in the comments below,
we're always looking to see what people are really digging
right now in the car scene.
But I think that's gonna wrap it up for today.
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I'm Gels from Fitment Industries.
- And I'm Dakota from Fitment Industries.
- And we'll see you later. Peace.