(Pics) New Wheels: VMR V702 19x9.5 - Matte Hyper Silver

First off - Thanks to Kevin at VMR for the excellent customer service and deal on these. If you're looking for an OEM+ look for your car, not sure if you will find a better wheel. Specs are 19x9.5 et45 with 4mm spacers on all corners.

Those that know my car will say these aren't a huge change from my previous wheels, (V701's), but they do have a completely different look and feel in person. Let's start with the finish - Matte Hyper Silver. This finish is pretty unique...It has a glimmer to it when the light reflects of the surface of the wheel, but the "feel" and overall look of the wheel in all lighting conditions is sort of a metallic flat silver. I really like it so far.

The design of the wheel might be my favorite part. It's clearly thicker spoked when compared to the V701. The concavity is still present, however it's less prominent as a result of the straighter spoke design. One other noticable aspect of these is the "inner lip"...if I can call it that. It's really cool how the wheels appear to have a lip when the face of the wheel is still all the way to the outside edge. That's a terrible attempt at explaining it, but you'll get the idea from the pictures.

Here are a few pics to start, I will update more on this thread once the weather clears up. Also, I'm not a photographer, so go easy on me! [up]

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Looks nice !! Pardon the ignorance, but why use spacers ??

looks great! matches the lip & mirror caps:)

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Originally Posted by Toiffel

Looks nice !! Pardon the ignorance, but why use spacers ??

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Thanks, I wanted the wheels to come out and be a bit more flush. ECS had a nice sale on the spacers so I picked a set of the 4mm up. It makes a noticable difference, with zero rubbing.

Not bad at all. I haven't really liked 702s on my car, but they look great on the B8.

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Any vibration issues with the 4mm spacers?

Actually, No! I was a bit gun shy to throw 'em on but I have zero vibration.

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Any vibration issues with the 4mm spacers?

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Looks amazing, it really suits the car

Looking good!

They look great. Do the spokes stick out past the rim of the wheel? I'm worried about being prone to curbage.

Those look great.



Andreas

Damn, I might look into getting these come spring time in gunmetal, what tire size did you go with to get the stretch?

These are 255/35's.

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Originally Posted by CanadaRed

Damn, I might look into getting these come spring time in gunmetal, what tire size did you go with to get the stretch?

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those look amazingly nice!!

Thanks for the compliments!

very nice!

Awesome! Thanks for posting this, Todd!

If you trust a buddy enough to allow them to swap cars for a short distance, you should see how your car looks while driving. Then you'll REALLY understand how awesome that undercut lip is. [up]

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I like these a lot! They really suit the car!!

Wow Todd! They look amazing! Your choice of color is unique and does indeed compliment your theme. The style is superb. It reminds me of the OEM 18" Sport wheels with the same thick radial spoke design but "more better". I think this design gives off the appearance of a larger wheel too so I think your 19" look a little bigger. Just a clean, strong, OEM+ style, and they must look amazing when spinning.

Just when I think I know what aftermarket wheels I like best, another style comes along and gets me back to square one.

Looks really good on your ride and very OEM+! Nice work!

Thanks everyone for the compliments, these are getting better and better to look at by the day. 701's will be up for sale shortly.

Thanks man! They actually do look big for 19's...even my fiancé noticed that. Really appreciate the kind words.

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Wow Todd! They look amazing! Your choice of color is unique and does indeed compliment your theme. The style is superb. It reminds me of the OEM 18" Sport wheels with the same thick radial spoke design but "more better". I think this design gives off the appearance of a larger wheel too so I think your 19" look a little bigger. Just a clean, strong, OEM+ style, and they must look amazing when spinning.

Just when I think I know what aftermarket wheels I like best, another style comes along and gets me back to square one.

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simple, subtle, and very clean! I prefer these over the 701s.

They look great! what kind of trunk lip is that?

Looks solid man, love your setup... I wish there was a alu optic splitter for my b8.5 like yours

audipcanugo, I am loving the look. Do you have (can make) a video? I will love to see them rolling.

Anyone else got these wheels?

I'd love to see a video as well. I've seen them rolling around in person and they look great with the undercut lip. Just need to show off that feature to others at this point!