beauty lies on the eye of the beholder.haha..i think the enkei rs05rr looks good.
however the rs05rr have original japan and immitation.which one are u looking at?
when u change to 18inch defnitely u have to lower the tyre profile maybe to 55 or 60.there are pros and cons.for example lower profile lower the gravity of the car which might improve stabilty.but u feel less comfort compare to 60 series tyres.

this design very nice.i aim this quite long already,the gloss black vd06.haaha..but dont plan to change 18inch yet.varro flow form rims very affordable at rm2xxx almost same with advanti original rim price.the enkei rs05rr way out of budget.double the price of this varro.but this vd06 is top pick.saw many car using this as well.

If talking original and you have the budget, then I'd pick the RS05RR coz I think it's the lighter of your choices (CMIIW) and the design is also timeless.

I totally support your decision to upgrade to 18 coz by doing this you have choices of those excellent UHP tires which you won't have with the stock size. As for the tire choices, your should go either with the new FK510 or V12E2 coz both are very well proven internationally as excellent high performance tires yet with much more reasonable prices, basically the best bang for the buck. MC6 is not yet well proven since it's mostly just for Malaysia market so I wouldn't get that unless no other choices available.

the design almost same.yeah..i have seen this vff107 too.45 is too low profile.dont suggest 45 series.futhermore the gap between tyre and fender will look big.55 would be ideal in my opinion.v12evo2 is good if it is available for your size.not sure about sure about fk510.stil very new although review is good,might have difficulties finding this model.

Hmm I just checked your tire size conversion and you need to use 235/55/18 which is unfortunately not available for either V12E2 or FK510 coz this is still SUV size tire. Not sure if MC6 is available or not.

US branded rim wor.....can get at this affordable level like advanti/lenso? Any idea where is it manufactured?

This is even more headscratching, how can US workmanship cost to be that low??

Anyway, who you contacted regarding the varro rims, kinda interested. Did you manage to also find out the weight of VD06 that you yourself is interested in?

No brainer choice, get the S1 Evo2! That one is also very well proven to be an excellent UHP tire from Hankook, maybe even better than V12E2 and still very closely matched with the new FK510.

yeah..they are designed by varro usa,not manufactured.
just like sparco design by oz italy
tyre wise continental engineered in germany but made in malaysia
pirelli also engineered by italy but made in china.
something like this just for example.
so the price will be affordable.

At what width, 8 or 8.5 inches?

18 x 8.5 at 8.9kg quite ok, considering that rs05rr at same size around 8.5kg.

But if 19 x 9.5 also at this weight, something not right....better bring own weighing machine just to double confirm (luggage bag weighing device also can).

An example of what's light. An original Rays TE37 18" x 9JJ +45 is approx 7.5 kg. Just ignore the price