Okay guys, here's the deal. Went to the shop today on my way home, and checked out the product - rims are silver in colour, and aluminum alloy made in China. They are extremely light, I was surprised. Anyhow, first step was to test the caliper clearance:
Plenty of room! Time to mount the tires.
Here's the back tire mounted and sitting on the car - notice the similarity to the stock wheel:
And here is the car with the wheels <sort of> on:
So that's that. All in all a good package I think. As far as price is concerned, my dad worked it out to be $1749 + taxes, which would be PST+GST+$5.84 tire tax x 4. So all together you're looking at $1999.73 for everything all-in. That is for 4 18" rims, Toyo Observe Garit KX tires (225 45 18 Front, 245 45 18 Rear), mounting, valve stems, balancing, installation. Toyo is also offering an $80 mail-in rebate if you buy 4 tires until December 15, so you can factor that in as well. It takes them 8 weeks to send it out though, so by the time it comes, you've forgotten all about it and it's like free money!
The tires really are top-notch, and something I don't like to skimp out on is my rubber. I consider it to be the most important safety aspect of the car. You can read about the tires here:
OBSERVE GARIT KX | Toyo Tires
The grip is fantastic and the treadwear is really good - they'll last twice as long as Blizzaks.
If you want the name and number of the shop, just send me a PM and I'll hook it up.
Off-topic: We were really impressed with the construction and engineering of this car when looking at it underneath. Transmission is right there in your face, and the beefed-up control arms are nice. I was surprised to see such a nice exhaust as well - Hyundai has really come a long way!!