Theme Tuesdays: Borbet Type A Appreciation

Mar 13, 2012

With their chunky twist on the classic five spoke the Borbet Type A is a wheel that people love as much as they hate.

Personally it took me a long time to warm up to the raised center caps, but after pulling this post together I realized that like everything else it all comes down to sizing and application.

typea10 — Perhaps the only Honda I've ever seen on A's

typea2 — Like I said I no longer mind the raised caps all that much

typea14 — MK 3 and e36 guys seem to love these wheels the most

typea8 — The more simple the body modifications the better these wheels work in my opinon

typea13 — They even work well white on white

typea12 — Someone likes their 1/4 pounders

typea11 — Harlequin's turn up in the damndest places

Who knew how popular this car would become?

typea4 — No denying the look really good on the e36

typea17 — Like Type A's this e46 is love hate

My first introduction to Type A's Andre NY

typea16 — As good a place of any to end it

I think if I were to get a set I would still get flat caps….maybe.

More Mega Speed Custom Car And Truck coverage coming later today.

9 COMMENTS

Richie - PureMB.com Mar 13, 2012 At 12:20 pm

<3 Type A's.

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Edgar Mar 13, 2012 At 12:29 pm

Good publish!!! Here my A4 B5 rolling on A’s…
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/5695/11reducida.jpg

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go kart tyre fitment oliver Mar 13, 2012 At 1:38 pm

borbets are a classic euro wheel thay came stock on mer’s and calibra’s and probably a fue others and thay ether look amazing or shit

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valek Mar 13, 2012 At 1:47 pm

without center caps is the best look imo

and how about some polished A’s on a S14?
http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd127/sileight/DSC_0397.jpg

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Hampsta Mar 13, 2012 At 4:42 pm

More on that 190 please, looks awesome!!!!

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Fastphil Mar 13, 2012 At 7:08 pm

Never did care for them. I’ll make an exception for the last pic though.

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hahaha Mar 13, 2012 At 9:32 pm

These arnet really my favorite wheels either but that fit is sick and it would look kindof weird without the type a but the bmw z wwhatever clown shoe car also scream super gnarly they actually make me like these but jettas on type a’s is kindof played out but still a good loook and last pic = epic e30 booty short heck yes hahahahahahahah

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Aidan (Mr VIP) Mar 14, 2012 At 10:02 am

The Honda Fit I think is on ESM (Borbet reps)…you can tell by the center cap.
The center cap is bigger in diameter and all silver yhan the real ones beins smaller, more detailed and black emblem.
Here are the ESM ones
http://esmwheels.com/access/images/30.jpg
They also come in a flat center cap version.

I could be wrong tho.

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- DaveT Mar 14, 2012 At 12:19 pm
  
  I didn’t even know those existed!
  
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