MOTEGI RACING  MR142 CS8

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Awesome looking wheel. My Miata friend said it wasn’t his cup of tea, but it’s all about taste. I think the red stripe looks so good. Buy the wheel you like! I like the little offset and it looks great with my Firestone Firehawk Indy 500s. Also going from stock 205 45R17 to 205 50R16 gives a 5% upgrade to ride quality. It drops the car .6 inches so I’d like to close the gap with lower springs eventually, but they look awesome. A little bit more sidewall smooths it out. Black end gets dirty fast. Going to wax them to make them easier to clean.

The Motegi Racing red stripe MR142 CS8 looks great!

Looks - It stands out while other all black wheels of any design simply look like a black wheel. The red stripe pops! It makes a good accent on an otherwise stock vehicle with only the tail lights and markers also being red. I can imagine they even look better with a few other red accents, or as a contrast to any other accent color. Yellow, Green, etc.

Install - They were a breeze to install. Spacer rings, lugs, and the lug tool were perfectly compatible. TPMS sensors were as-advertised, and Tire Rack guidance was superior to the vehicle manufacturers.

Use - These are replacement wheels for winter weather tires. The fit and offset allow severe ice/snow Run-Flat tires with more sidewall to remain within the wheel wells and maintain the dimension of the stock Falkens. These wheels are lighter than the stock wheels which somewhat compensates for the heavier Run-Flats. The open 8-spoke design has not accumulated dust and mud as much as more complicated designs. What does remain on the wheels after driving in any weather easily hoses off.