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Old 06-05-16, 03:20 PM
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Source for Watanabe wheels

I am looking for a set of Watanabe RS8 wheels for my GSL-SE, do you guys know of a source for these wheels?
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I think Techno Toy Tuning will order you a set.
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Watanabe Wheels | eBay

watanabe wheels | eBay

https://www.nengun.com/watanabe/wata...et-of-4-361894
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I have read a couple places that you call Kiyo in LA, CA (626)627-3555 and that is the most direct line to Watanabe. Everyone else is middle men to him; that is the rumor...
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You can also try UpGarage's Japanese site, they ship internationally. That's what I did for my set that had decent tires already mounted.
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Originally Posted by BLUE TII
I have read a couple places that you call Kiyo in LA, CA (626)627-3555 and that is the most direct line to Watanabe. Everyone else is middle men to him; that is the rumor...
might be true, we're sponsored by Rota, and the US distributor is relative, so all of the Rota wheels go through him first.
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???????10?14inch | ?????????????

Do the sizes mean anything to anyone, as I'm what is the actual width of the wheels they sell? Offset is obvious, but I can't seem to find width. I'm playing around with getting a set of wide 13"
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Your text is looking screwy in my browser.

They're all in inches. The listing on the bottom of the page makes me think "13-65" on the table is 13" x 6.5".

Otherwise, use Google Translate.
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The width is on the leftmost column, it's just written a bit wierd. For example, 13-50 is 13x5in.
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Got it, thanks. Yea I'd really like a set, every vintage European/Japanese car should have Minilite/Watanabe/Panasport wheels. I'm not sure I can justify the cost right now though, oh well.
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