Looking good!
Imo, the stock 17's are decent. I don't hear any rattles of any sort. Maybe because iM is a big change from my 96 Celica? I can hear all the rattles in that car with 15" rims.
Oh, what roof rack are you using?
Thule aeroblade with a new bike rack I imported from Europe (not released here, Thule too).
The 17 stock wheels make for a combo that's over 50 pounds with the tires per wheel. I dropped that number to 40-41. The difference is huge. The additional 5mm of sidewall meanwhile cushion the ride just enough for the broken cobblestone grade road I've got.
Stock tires are also some poorly appreciated/rated fuel economy all seasons here. The combo rode needlessly hard and heavy to me. The new wheels and tires make this practically MQB grade for road compliance and the feedback - Jesus, the fucking feedback at the wheel. It's like the car I've wanted but was too scared to buy into due to reliability concerns now (aka a Volkswagen).
I was actually super unlucky with the rattles on my car but yeah the dealer seems to have fixed all of them.
Man I'm so pumped haha.
And I'm giving those impressions carrying a bike and the winter tires in the boot. Hahahahahahahaha.