I was wondering if any of you B7 owners have installed Sumitomo HTR Z III tires on the wheels pictured above. I have these wheels on my B5, and I am worried that the lack of the "rim protector" on the HTR Z III will not work well with these particular wheels, due to the fact that the outer edge of the rim on these wheels is very thick.

I have searched on various forums and found pictures of a Michelin Pilot Exalto A/S (also without rim protectors) mounted on these wheels, and the rim sticks out way beyond the tire, as in the following picture.

This is exactly what I do not want. I think that the Sumitomo has more rim protection than this tire, but it is listed on Edge Racing's website as having no rim protector. Hopefully someone out there has a picture of the HTR Z III mounted on these wheels.

By the way, the pictures in this post were borrowed from AW.

Thanks!