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Nov 22, 20181 min read

AME Japan, Old School Wheels

Over the last few months we have had lots of requests for the smaller diameter custom manufactured 2 & 3 piece wheels, especially for the popular 4x100 / 4x114.3 / 4x108 PCD’s and we have had an enjoyable few weeks sourcing the world’s finest, we looked at all manufacturers around the world, but we want to go back to where our love affair with building custom wheels started, Japan, where quality is more important than quantity.

We already have these wheels listed on our website, but we want to highlight the fact they offer these beauties in the smaller sizes for all of the 4 stud PCS’s with 16” and 17” available in most widths and applications, with some really cool finishes available, how about these paint shades, Cocktail Grape, Cherry Pink, Caribbean Blue & Sunset Orange, as well as the normal Ice Silver and Matt black shades that are also available on request.

The two designs are from the AME old school range, the mesh and the star which are simple designs, simple names with maximum statement, they both look pretty slick in the small size with the deep rim, they are both available for our R56 & F56 Mini conversions, as we fit 9x17 low negative offset front and rear to the R56 with an 18” set up for the F56 Chassis

So if you are in the market for a 16” 17” custom manufactured 3-piece wheel then look no further than these pair of little stunner's, get in touch with us for further details

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VAD Admin

May 1, 20172 min read

AME Wheels Shallen L.O.D FX

Over the last few weeks we have been updating our website with all the new Japanese brands we have taken on for 2017, and we have had amazing feedback for all of them, especially the Forged magnesium range of TWS wheels, the pinnacle road or track light weight wheel, it really doesn’t get any better, but one wheel in questions that took not only our eye, but an awful lot of interest from customers around the world, the very beautiful AME, Shallen L.O.D FX.

The design has been around since we can remember in various disguises, when it first hit the scene all those years ago, it was as a cast 3-piece wheel design, with a flat profile, but as its progressed through the years and into its second configuration, it changed to a 3-piece concave with the extended legs, and option that is still available and still looking good on any vehicle it enhances.

AME Wheels Japan, Shallen L.O.D FX

Seen here is the latest update and configuration made to the design, a deep concave 2 piece forged wheel, with the spoke running all the way to the rim edge, with a step lip and floating style spoke, and the results as you can see are stunning.

Manufactured in sizes 19” and 20” in various widths, offsets and applications, the wheel can be finished in any colour configuration, with 21” and 22” being added to the line up over the coming weeks.

Email the VAD team for pricing and applications, we can see this wheel being a very popular choice for the 2017 season.

BMW E63 6 Series Cabriolet 20'' AME Shallen L.O.D FX

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VAD Admin

Apr 21, 20173 min read

AME Wheels Japan

Since our trip to Japan in January for the Tokyo Auto Salon, we have been updating the website with some new aero and wheel brands, as we decided in 2016 to go back to our original routes and get some high quality Japanese brands on board, since the closure of the Riverside factory some 6 years ago, we have drifted away from the Japanese scene, but for 2017 and the foreseeable future that’s all about to change.

Over the last few weeks we have added some real high quality Japanese products, old&new for aero and TWS and Enkei wheels brands, I don’t think any of them need introductions, they all have a global presence, and most within the scene will know all of these brands.

One last brand that we are happy to get hold of is the AME brand (Auto Motive Engineering) this brand that has been around for over 30 years, part of the Kyoho company brand that has been around for over 50 years, still producing great designs, and high quality, the latest from the Shallen L.O.D forged line up is breath taking, 3 designs that have gone through various stages and changes in design over the years, and get better and better, from conventional 3 piece wheels, to the ultramodern deep concave 3 piece with the extended legs, to the Dual block 2 piece, with the deeper concave profile, 3 designs that really have stood the test of time.

AME SHALLEN L.O.D FX, MX, WX

AME ‘s timeless designs, and diversity helps them develop in various markets, from the luxury SUV and VIP scene to the German tuning of the BMW, Mercedes saloon series, with the odd exotic and with the latest old school OSS series of the Shallen Mesh and star 2 design, targeted at the euro hot hatch and Japanese sport car scene, they really do touch every market with their extraordinary range of wheel designs, all come with the sought after JWL, JAL, VIA global test approval.

AME Shallen OSS Mesh & Star

One wheels that has caught our attention is the all new TM02, manufactured by their wheel partners Enkei, it’s a super lightweight wheel aimed purely at the track, fast road user, and what a stunner, you can tell the Enkei input just looking at the 6 spoke split spoke design… its very Enkei style, which isnt a bad thing. The manufacturing process also caught our attention, the all new MAT technology, which is basically a process to increase the inner strength of the rim, this flow forming process which also is classified as rim rolling, this process produces not only a light weight product, but also high rigidity, info from Enkei explains the process in depth

AME SPORTS TM-02

ENKEI proprietary rim moulding method developed by applying "spinning process" used for forming rims of forged wheels and 2, 3 piece wheels. After the casting process, stretch forming while trimming the rim part. As a result, the rim achieved material strength comparable to that of forging, and the disc design made it possible to apply a high degree of freedom design that cannot be moulded by forging. With material strength comparable to forged wheels and excellent design technology, Lightweight, high strength, high rigidity achieved at high dimensions!

Along with the high performance of cars, weight reduction of wheels is getting more important as the tires and wheels are increasingly diversified year by year to reduce weight under spring. "MAT PROCESS" which greatly improved the material strength of the rim part greatly contributed to the thinning of the rim, etc. In addition to the designing technology fed back from the race activities, light weight, high strength and high rigidity are balanced at a high level Made wheels manufacturing became possible

The TM-02 is available from all VAD stores to order, available in various applications in various widths in sizes 17” and 18”.