New Sexy Advan Racing TCIII one piece wheels
 

So Yokohama (Advan Racing) has been keeping quite about their new TCIII wheels. First debuted earlier this year, not much info was given and very few pictures popped up. Mostly the CAD design and some showroom exposure. But yesterday they released some more pictures of the wheels in two different finishes and on several cars. So far it seems like these wheels are still in testing but hopefully in the final stages... I'll keep you guys informed once I have more info but for now here are some pictures :tup:

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I am seeing these all over the BMW sites.

Looks like a nice "LMGT 4" style rim with greater "depth" to it. Are they still only offering 18's?

Looks like they copied the te37 but made it into a 5 spoke instead of 6 spoke. I'm not liking the polished center.

yea the BMW sites have been all over these but Advan hasn't officially released them yet, not sure they're just doing 18s though... from the pictures that might be the only size they have when they first release them

well if you look at it Advan has been making wheels since the 70's and they've had these TC wheels for a while, if you look at the other TC models, such as the TCII you can see where the design came from

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yah, im not diggin the polished center either. :(

I didn't really notice until you guys pointed it out :P

no but seriously am I the only one that likes these wheels? haha

the spokes and everything look good, but that polished center is tacky. :D

is the silver (hyper silver) one the same way? :confused:

I like them as long as they're better than my OEM Ray's :)

Any specifics on OEM replacement sizes and weights?

Yeah, not sure on that center

at least they plugged up the hole for the spokes though. that hole was such a pita with water getting inside they even sold plastic caps for it. :D

the fact that the entire center is polished is throwing me off, especially if the mounting holes are that far recessed from the wheel face. the TE37SLs at least didn't have that much area polished because it was flatter, so it didn't look as awkward.

Yup the hyper silver is the same but less noticeable, I also think depending on what lug nuts you use they'll look different... but we'll have to wait until more pictures are released after they go on sale

No official specs released from Advan here in the US but I found this from a Japanese source:

18x9 +25
18x9.5 +45
18x10 +35
18x10.5 +25
18x11 +15

it might possibly change depending on what wheel size and offset you get but for you guys It'll look like it looks on the GT-R

I know some of these might be using a hyper disk to account for a BBK so that might explain why there is some much polished area but hopefully more pictures will be released soon with the specific fitment for the 370z

for most people i think they will appreciate the polished lug bores (if you want to call it that) cause they dont have the right sockets with plastic protectors and will scratch/chip them anyways.

also for race situations wheels are swapped frequently its just a pita worring about chipping your wheels i guess...(?)

For it's price and design id rather get the rpf01's!
Definetly not feeling that polished center...

I like those sizes though. I want some 18x 10/11's. How much are these gonna run?

no idea yet, if it follows the prices of other advans I'd say somewhere between $2500-3500 for a 18x10/18x11 setup

i'd love these in gold.. in 19's... :yum:

but I could handle 18s

The polished center definitely throws them off a bit but I like the overall design. I'm really digging the small GTR wheels with the beefy race tires.

Wheels look okay....

FIXED.

hahaha :icon18:

Glad to see advan step past the 10.5 width and into the 11. I would prefer to keep 19s on my 370z. If they release this in a 19x11 i will sell my played out TE37 overnight. I would consider an 18 if they did a 12", but my idea of perfect would be a 19x12 :)


my gold TCIIs on my 350z. By far the lightest wheels I have ever had the honor to hold. You can hold them with one hand and fan them around in the air they are so light. the compliments i got on these wheels were ENDLESS, and pictures just dont do them justice, as im sure the pics of those TCIIIs do not.

Those of you complaining about the unpainted hubs... RELAX! besides, my TE37SLs are the same way and it bothers me a lot, never once bothered me on my TCIIs, maybe because the plugs where there for the hollow spokes. (TCII were hollow spokes, in the hub was a rubber blue cap for each spoke, if removed you could stick your finger in the spokes or hide drugs in there, which is what made them so light, unless you had lot of drugs in there).

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strong graffiti ...

great job on the 350, car looks amazing :excited:

and yea I don't think people realize how great Advans are at times, especially the TCIIs. I hear the TCIII will also have hollow spokes too but I didn't the see the same bore hole as the TCII so unless the bore is integrated some other way idk how they'd be hollow. And I'm already surprised they got 18x11, getting wide one piece cast wheels is quite an engineering feat.

yes. my buddy who photographed my car had the opportunity to capture this artwork in the background, forever preserving it's inspiration and expression.

thanks!

TCIII would definately be perfect for my 370z after having had the TCII on my 350z. A pair of sequels for me.

it looks like the TCIII may just use a very thin spoke to accomplish low weight rather than hollow

Unpainted hubs don't annoy me, but the unpainted surface area on the TCIII is much, MUCH greater than the TE37SL.

Not that I care, I have the SLs and I like them like that. And I got to admit...that GT-R looks ridiculously good like that. I miss the days of good sized wheels and meaty tires haha

the diameter of the unpainted area is pretty much the same. the only extra "surface area" the TCIII has on it is the depth, which is part of what makes advans so much lighter. my TE37 are "light" but they are not ***LIGHT*** like advans get.

I like, but I like my RS-D's more.... I would like to see them offer 19's.

Meaty Tires FTW

yes, by extra surface area, i am referring to the depth.

look i'm not here to start an argument, so whatever floats your boat. i like these, just not as much as my te37sls. but if you want to have them, then by all means go for it.

i am here specifically to start an arguement. and i dont have a boat.

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Nice wheels, I've never seen them before.

Would look good in 19 and 20" sizes. I've always liked 5 spokes.

So do I :tup:

Well these were meant to be Advans flagship performance wheels, so the ideal size for this are the 18 as they are big enough but not too big where weight becomes an issue. but hopefully they'll come out with other sizes.