Having lunch at Colo Riverside (again😂) . Gotta say the Michelin Pilot Super Sports are a good tyre. Comfortable enough and nicely pointy. They make you point to where you want to go when you want them to with great feed-back. The Contis grip nicely too with lots of feel. I’m not one for mixing tyre brands but this combo is good. Both tyres have similar characteristics (round, wide and black😂). The GMS front end helps too I’m sure. An acceptable combination, with nice balance. They look pretty good on the wheels too.

About the wheels: Really happy with the offset. Not too aggressive and no scraping of guards (so far). In my case I think there is no necessity to go wider with the tyres. I’ve lost 1kg or more of unsprung weight at each wheel. Adding tyre weight by going wider for little practical effect on the road and costing massively more makes little sense to this retiree.

To @John4C, thank you for your advice and patience. These wheels are beyond my wildest dreams. Simply brilliant. The offsets suit my purpose
and the colour? Yep….it does it for me. Cheers…You’re a genius. 👌👍

Two readily apparent negatives:
1. That exposed inside rim area is going to need a lot of cleaning.
2. Might have to go 215/245 simply for ground clearance. There’s a rake effect making the nose even lower than the quarter inch height reduction from the smaller sidewall of the front Super Sports. Another suspension fiddle might be needed….Then again that might screw things up for the Cup2s.

Edit: Wheel Specs.
Stefania Matrix Gold
F:17x7.5 ET 24 (Current tyre: 205/45x17 Michelin PSS)
R:18x9.0 ET 25 (Current tyre: 235/40x18 Conti Sport Contact 6)
Note: Rear tyres fitted are due to a lack of availability of rear MPS4S or MPSS.

 

Having lunch at Colo Riverside (again😂) . Gotta say the Michelin Pilot Super Sports are a good tyre. Comfortable enough and nicely pointy. They make you point to where you want to go when you want them to with great feed-back. The Contis grip nicely too with lots of feel. I’m not one for mixing tyre brands but this combo is good. Both tyres have similar characteristics (round, wide and black😂). The GMS front end helps too I’m sure. An acceptable combination, with nice balance. They look pretty good on the wheels too.

About the wheels: Really happy with the offset. Not too aggressive and no scraping of guards (so far). In my case I think there is no necessity to go wider with the tyres. I’ve lost 1kg or more of unsprung weight at each wheel. Adding tyre weight by going wider for little practical effect on the road and costing massively more makes little sense to this retiree.

To @John4C, thank you for your advice and patience. These wheels are beyond my wildest dreams. Simply brilliant. The offsets suit my purpose
and the colour? Yep….it does it for me. Cheers…You’re a genius. 👌👍

Two readily apparent negatives:
1. That exposed inside rim area is going to need a lot of cleaning.

2. Might have to go 215/245 simply for ground clearance. There’s a rake effect making the nose even lower than the quarter inch height reduction from the smaller sidewall of the front Super Sports. Another suspension fiddle might be needed….Then again that might screw things up for the Cup2s.
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@Alfanut looks amazing! Love the colour combo.
these almost look like 18/19s in the photos - must be slightly lower profile on the fronts, seems to make the rears look even bigger

 

Gonna take a little getting used to Jim when we go for our drives. Big change from the fan style wheels.😆
These look stunning. Well done ….
Now just organise another drive so I can appreciate the wheel porn👍

 

The TPMS valves I bought for these wheels work. They are pre-programmed. The TPMS warning light extinguishes within the first 4km. A good price and reasonable shipping.

 

They look amazing @Alfanut , I'm starting to have wheel envy, can I justify a fourth set of wheels and tyres ??!

 

It’s crazy. I’ve that many as well.🙄

 

And a Sunday best set 😎

 

Alfanut's set make's me also consider another set......Love that color...and it's a 17/18 inch set up...Maybe next year if this is still going on....(even the same tires...just looks perfect to me...)

 

Here’s a shot in full sun, Tib.

 

See my DREAM WHEELS post so not to double post. Big thank you to John the fit and service is perfection

 

@Let_it_snow The Brushed Champagne on your car is looking pretty phenomenal. My 4C is Rosso Competizione with the Tobacco interior. I've been thinking bronze wheels would look great but now I'm really liking the Brushed Champagne. I think it would complement my color scheme well.

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This is RC/Tobacco with Brushed Champagne (Gloss). I’m a fan personally 👍🏻

There’s a slightly darker brushed bronze version as well actually (pics not the best, but it’s a little darker tone, basically)

 

Not sure what gold color to go with on a rosso alfa... the matrix gold seems too light. Anyone have some more 18/19 setup pictures? TIA

 

No, it’s not. It doesn’t photograph accurately. If anything it’s still a little dark to my eye. It is still slightly darker in realty than in the shade in this photo.

 

 

@Nawt2019 - Fantastic color! Can you tell us more about the splitter on the front?

 

Still waiting for delivery but here they are being packaged up. Hyper black, 18/19.

 

Today it was my turn....

Gabriella's
front 18' 7.5j et 34
rears 19' 8.5j et 30
Satin black
stock Pirelli's
stock suspension

New Pirelli's

Carefully mounted and balanced

On the car

Side views

Stretch oem Pirelli 205 on a 7.5J wheel (the same stretch compared to the Pirelli 235 on a 8.5j wheel , very good for me)

Happy chappy!
Noticed i've got ( a tiny bit) the stance like Alfanuts set up (with the first set tyres) which i loved

Thanks John. Very happy with my wheels. Love them on my car.

 

Today it was my turn....

Gabriella's
front 18' 7.5j et 34
rears 19' 8.5j et 30
Satin black
stock Pirelli's
stock suspension

New Pirelli's

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Carefully mounted and balanced
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On the car

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Side views

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Stretch oem Pirelli 205 on a 7.5J wheel (the same stretch compared to the Pirelli 235 on a 8.5j wheel , very good for me)

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Happy chappy!
Noticed i've got ( a tiny bit) the stance like Alfanuts set up (with the first set tyres) which i loved

Thanks John. Very happy with my wheels. Love them on my car.

Bougth some new black bolts...

before

After

And some final weigths
oem teledials with oem Pirelli's and tpms sensor vs BSPK wheels with same Pirelli's and tpms sensors

teledial 18' 7j et 33

BSPK 18' 7.5j et 34

oem teledial 19' 8.5j et 49

BSPK 19' 8.5j et 30

Most benefits for me are the rears because i mounted the teledials with extra Eibach 15mm spacers. The BSPK wheels have the correct offset.

weigth of the spacer

 

 

Mine are ready!!!! Love the colour!! thanks @John4C Cant wait to collect them.

 

At last! Now get ‘em on. 👍👌😁

 

Now I need mine 🥺

 

 

Mine arrive tomorrow 😁😁😁

 

I had absolutely no idea they were coming in today

 

Here are mine, took some photos today. Received them just over two weeks ago but couldn't check them out until today.

They are Stefania 18/19 Matrix Gold Gloss. I thought they would look lighter under the bright sun but contrary to my assumption they appear much darker which is stunning. Forgive my lack of photography skills but this is what I could offer

 

Finally after 11 months I've got the wheels in. They are lighter in color than I was expecting, but I'm not mad about it... Supposed to be brushed bronze, but it's more of a gold. Oh well, stunning either way. I love how the brushed finish catches the light. Just need to order another set to give John more headaches

A friend has already mistook them for some custom CINEL wheels. @John4C you should be proud of that

 

Finally after 11 months I've got the wheels in. They are lighter in color than I was expecting, but I'm not mad about it... Supposed to be brushed bronze, but it's more of a gold. Oh well, stunning either way. I love how the brushed finish catches the light. Just need to order another set to give John more headaches

A friend has already mistook them for some custom CINEL wheels. @John4C you should be proud of that

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Don’t worry. They look perfect. 👍👌

 

Finally after 11 months I've got the wheels in. They are lighter in color than I was expecting, but I'm not mad about it... Supposed to be brushed bronze, but it's more of a gold. Oh well, stunning either way. I love how the brushed finish catches the light. Just need to order another set to give John more headaches

A friend has already mistook them for some custom CINEL wheels. @John4C you should be proud of that

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I think they will look great on a black 4C. I kept going back and forth between brushed light gold and bronze, both of which will look great regardless. Finally settled for matrix gold as lighter shades will require more maintenance.

 

Oh, I forgot to mention that I was alerted to the delivery by the sound of the UPS man throwing the boxes around in his truck. Heard it from inside my house

He was surprised to see me standing there waiting for him as he dropped the dolly with my wheels on it down out of his truck. I say all this to note how well the wheels are packaged. They survived the brown just fine. I like how how meaningless the "fragile handle with care" note printed on the side of the box is.

 

@John4C - Did you ever post pictures of the Brushed Celestial Gold?

 

Not on a 4C. There are people out there who have them on a 4C but none that have shared pics.

Here it is on (not a 4C):

 

Returned from a trip to find my wheels had been delivered, brushed double gunmetal gloss. They are spectacular in person, finish quality is excellent and the brushing really sets them off. As others have mentioned they were extremely well packaged too. I'll take a decent pic or two once they are mounted.

 

@John4C - What are the chances you can line up the gold variations side by side? Are you getting samples of these colors? Picking a color for the Stradale 33 wheels is going to be tough!