Thanks Hamish that last pic I posted doesn't look that black! Well not as black as the black ones posted on that same thread on LGT.
Yeah I would get the 18x8 and run 225/40/18 on them so it's close to the 215/45/17 I'm running now. I'd then put a 225/45/17 onto the spare tyre so they are all interchangeable.
In any case I gotta wait for these tyres to wear out and have some spare cash too