Watanabe Racing F8 Type Gunmetal Rims have arrived!

[71zman]

F8 Wats got installed this morning! They are SICK Nice!! So Dang Iconic! Way nicer in person too! Better than anticipated with the Yellow So go ahead and judge for yourselves. This is a 6MT proto Z. I installed Continental EC DWS06 plus tires. Took six months to get the Rims made and delivered to US and another 2 for TPMS sensors. Long wait but worth it. The only thing I’m not necessarily settled on is the red center caps. They offer black/white as well. Thoughts would be appreciated on center cap decision?

 

[StrikeS30]

Looks amazing! I'd be tempted to leave the red center caps.. for some reason when I look at the photos, it gives me a sense of... authentic, old school vibes. It seems to suit the wheel

 

[71zman]

Looks amazing! I'd be tempted to leave the red center caps.. for some reason when I look at the photos, it gives me a sense of... authentic, old school vibes. It seems to suit the wheel

I agree after a few hours I like the Red ..it provides a pop of color too!

 

[DerrellSC]

F8 Wats got installed this morning! They are SICK Nice!! So Dang Iconic! Way nicer in person too! Better than anticipated with the Yellow So go ahead and judge for yourselves. This is a 6MT proto Z. I installed Continental EC DWS06 plus tires. Took six months to get the tires and another 2 for TPMS sensors. Long wait but worth it. The only thing I’m not necessarily settled on is the red center caps. They offer black/white as well. Thoughts would be appreciated on center cap decision?

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Those look AMAZING! Now I just need to get a set ordered for myself. Think I'll go with the black/white center caps for my silver Z. With those offsets how flush are they with the fenders? Looks really close.

 

[DerrellSC]

I agree with the above comments. Leave the red center caps on your yellow proto.

 

[71zman]

Those look AMAZING! Now I just need to get a set ordered for myself. Think I'll go with the black/white center caps for my silver Z. With those offsets how flush are they with the fenders? Looks really close.

The offsets are actually very close to fender edge. I am pleasantly satisfied with how they fit. I was thinking of adding spacers but not with these rims.

 

[DerrellSC]

The offsets are actually very close to fender edge. I am pleasantly satisfied with how they fit. I was thinking of adding spacers but not with these rims.

Thanks for the info. I am probably going to start with a set of spacers for the factory rims until I can get a set of these.

 

[jc604]

Did you get the 19spec that just came out? I thought u got the 18s. Yea center caps is a def must when mine come in. What about tire sizes? Im gonna get the dws as well but for next season

 

[Jah_Happy]

They look great! I honestly didn't notice the red caps at first so id leave them as is.

 

[71zman]

Did you get the 19spec that just came out? I thought u got the 18s. Yea center caps is a def must when mine come in. What about tire sizes? Im gonna get the dws as well but for next season

These are 19’s. I happened to be the First US order in this size back in mid February. They are now advertising in their website. There is a noticeable difference with the Conti DWS tires!! Way better grip than the Factory skis.

 

[jc604]

These are 19’s. I happened to be the First US order in this size back in mid February. They are now advertising in their website. There is a noticeable difference with the Conti DWS tires!! Way better grip than the Factory skis.

Haha nice! How long was the wait approx? Yeah im most likely slapping on dws on them or swaping the bridgestones on there and with the oems dws. What tire size did u end up with?

 

[71zman]

Haha nice! How long was the wait approx? Yeah im most likely slapping on dws on them or swaping the bridgestones on there and with the oems dws. What tire size did u end up with?

The wait for the Wats was just over 6
Months landed in my Driveway. My contact at buynowjapan.com said they took longer than anticipated due to new 19” size being manufactured. I would assume now that they have been produced they might take a shorter time to get. I also figured out that https://www.nissanoempartscenter.com has significantly lower prices for TPMS sensors, washers and nuts than my local dealerships did. I put the same size DWS tires as the factory Dunlop’s. I negotiated the tire addition as part of my sale price when I bought the car back in Sept of 2022. They fit fine to my eye so I’m happy with my decision.

 

[jc604]

Looks like you got featured today
Glad they were doing the 40% off but the conversion rate is totally incorrect from google. I ended up paying about 2200 usd for the set not including shipping

 

[71zman]

Looks like you got featured today
Glad they were doing the 40% off but the conversion rate is totally incorrect from google. I ended up paying about 2200 usd for the set not including shipping

I think I paid close to that. Plus caps lugs and shipping. Cool on the Insta callout

 

[jc604]

Any close up pics of the wheel? Hows the clearance from the brakes n suchv