Posted Oct 06 2008, 02:17 PM by Jeroen Willemsen with 23 comment(s)

I'm not a big fan of the Subaru Impreza, but I do see a lot of potential in them. Especially when they are mated with a set of classic BBS wheels. I really like the stance of this car, and I feel that the BBS RS can make any car look good. I also saw a red Impreza with gold BBS wheels, but that combination didn't worked well. The black of this Impreza together with the silver of the wheels looks much better. What do you think about this setup?

-Jeroen Willemsen

Spotted on JDM Style Tuning


Comments

LLa said:

These wheels dont fit Impreza style..

October 6, 2008 2:33 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

STJ said:

Its not bad, but could use more offset.

October 6, 2008 2:40 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

joe said:

i kinda dont like it, it needs a bit more of a negative offset...just a little

October 6, 2008 2:41 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Gabedm said:

I happen to think that the red wrx with the bbs is hot fire. I donno why you dont, but I think that one stands out more

October 6, 2008 2:42 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

stepsAn said:

I like it, but I do agree, just a little offset

October 6, 2008 3:01 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

TougeNoMikado said:

I typically like red with gold wheels.... but I didnt  see the particular Impreza you were refering to so I must take your word for it.  As for the black one... I say Meh    Cool but not the coolest.

October 6, 2008 3:12 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Leo Plummer said:

I think it looks cool. Definately differnet though. I would take off the center caps.

October 6, 2008 3:24 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Alex said:

I'm not a big fan of BBS myself. but they do make good quality rims.

The only Subie I saw with BBS was that Japanese replica of Solberg's WRC car with that wild carbon fiber body kit and gold BBS.

That car looked nice. The one above, not my cup of tea.

October 6, 2008 3:34 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

liamsil80 said:

i don't know how i feel about this setup, i commend the owner for trying something new but i don't think the mesh type wheels look so good on this car,  maybe lower offset is needed like joe said? or if this and the red impreza swap wheels

October 6, 2008 3:47 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

j said:

i personally think that the rims should be fitted on a more old school car

like e30, fc3s, s13 and such

October 6, 2008 3:52 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

jblaine said:

Interesting and different from the norm on the Imprezas.  I like it.

October 6, 2008 4:23 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Kevin said:

Nice. Unique especially when you think that these kind of wheels are usually fitted on older cars. When you think of Imprezas, you usually think of one-piece racing wheels, but I think this one pulls it off. Cool.

October 6, 2008 7:45 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

leongsoon said:

Interesting alright, but I don't like it, I still think the wheels would look better on older cars, say, SA22Cs, Ford Escorts :)

October 6, 2008 8:15 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

BlueSlug said:

i love it! as a euro fan with a bit of a thing for rallye cars, this really sates my taste for awesome JDM-euro crossover action!

the fact that they're BBS RS301 (17" and 5x100) makes it all the better, usually when people are rocking super-balling sets of RS's, they're 15's or maximum 16's since they cost sooaooaoo much (up to 3k canadian for a mint set of 15's with kodiak or schmidt lips)

October 6, 2008 9:36 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

BlueSlug said:

oh and to respond to Joe about needing a lower offset, Subarus have high positive offsets from the factory, something like mid-50's stock, so fitting something that looks amazing on an S13, say, would require either a widebody (like the rallye instances) or some extensive fender modification or large flares (like STi models).  i think that this guy has done VERY well considering the offset limitation he's had to deal with.

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incidentally, if you're wondering how i know this (having proclaimed more than once my Euro allegiance), many VW's are also 5x100, and a friend and i once discussed test-fitting my GTI's rims on his impreza, but he told me why it wouldn't work out too well, and the plight many subaru drivers face :P

October 6, 2008 9:41 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

ITRbroham said:

Those wheels have no business on that car!

October 6, 2008 11:13 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

ridgezero said:

as much as im not really feelin those wheels i give the guy credit for trying something different.

October 7, 2008 1:26 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Dennis said:

Looks okay, but considering most 5 lug VWs are 5x100 like Subarus, those wheels were most likely designed for a VW

October 7, 2008 10:48 AM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

tobeng said:

BBS CH or LM would be a far better choice

October 7, 2008 1:11 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

S_Cherry said:

Hmmm......stance of the car looks good but the wheels are obviously photoshopped in. They look 'flat' and appear to be angled in ps.

October 7, 2008 5:00 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

BlueSlug said:

S_Cherry, as a seasoned Photoshop expert (i've been using it since 1998), and an accomplished amateur photographer, AND a huge car guy, i can say that you're convincing youself of something that simply isn't true.  those wheels are really on that impreza.

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in fact, here's a whole thread of pictures of it. forums.subdriven.com/zerothread

October 7, 2008 7:43 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

Sgtrubberducky said:

I do love me some BBS wheels but those are hideous and may scare small children... :) no offense to the people that like those! haha

October 8, 2008 9:10 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters

JDMR said:

It looks good but in my opinion i think Subies need more tire!!! :-)

October 13, 2008 11:04 PM [flag as inappropriate] Speedhunters