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At 9:19pm on October 28, 2008, Lourdes said…: Pretty car and Very-Very nice wheels, though we ordered the TireRack 16" 3-spoke wheels. We are doing the same as you are and just ordered a 2009 Cabrio and will swap all our stuff over when it arrives.

At 10:53pm on July 10, 2008, JEFF CUSHING said…: The size I chose works best and looks great!!! My choice was made by the Yokohama rep who provides racing rubber for winning Mini Coopers. The car tracks well, speedo is correct and life is good.

At 7:54pm on June 28, 2008, 451 Kahn said…: The Schmidt wheels look good.

At 10:43pm on June 27, 2008, JEFF CUSHING said…: They are Schmidt wheels from Germany. They supply Brabus. Contact Fog City Performance.com. They are in San Francisco and are great guys. Look at my other postings for tire/wheel sizes. Good luck!

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