How can I choose a wheel style looking at the itty-bitty pictures from the car magazine ads?
I’ve actually found a reasonably good way. Find a digitized picture on computer of an RX7 or Miata from the side (or scan one in yourself); it should be a true side view for best results. Cut out the little wheel pictures from a couple of magazines (so you have two of each). Rescale the picture so that it roughly corresponds to the size of the wheel. Put tape on the back of the wheel and stick it on your computer monitor at the appropriate location. Voila! Actually, this gave me a much better idea of how a wheel style would have looked on my previous car; I was considering another style, but decided it didn’t look as good as I thought it might. The Tire Rack has a demo application of the Miata and 3rd Gen Rx7 showing various wheels electronically pasted on the car.
