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What do you guys think of this Style of Rim on a 1st Gen Need some Opinions.

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Old 04-28-09, 06:48 PM
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What do you guys think of this Style of Rim on a 1st Gen Need some Opinions.

http://www.nlmotoring.com/PhotoDetai...e=SPO-00258083 . saw this style of rim around town on a car and i thought that it might look good on the 1st gen rx7. Just need to see what you guys think of it. They have different colors red,black,gun metal, and this Silver one.

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reminds me of panasports, i bet they will look good.
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To me....a lot of wheels "look like Panasports".... Wheels can change the look of a car forever!!!

If a Panasport "look-a-like" costs like $125 to $150 a wheel.... Wouldn't it be better to save a little and maybe lay off the big macs for a month and save enough to cough up the $200 a wheel for Panasports????

Then you will NEVER have to say........"They look like Panasports!"
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guess I'll put panasports on my car haha
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guess I'll put panasports on my car haha
Really...I think here is a good deal. Mazdatrix sells the Panasport 7X13 in our bolt pattern for $201 each. These are REAL Japanese made true alloy wheels....the REAL deal!! Not some Chinese made piece of **** wheel!

My 80 will have a set! Maybe even my autocross RX!!!

Check em out!!! http://www.mazdatrix.com/panasportwheels.htm
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Originally Posted by 80's old school
Really...I think here is a good deal. Mazdatrix sells the Panasport 7X13 in our bolt pattern for $201 each. These are REAL Japanese made true alloy wheels....the REAL deal!! Not some Chinese made piece of **** wheel!

My 80 will have a set! Maybe even my autocross RX!!!

Check em out!!! http://www.mazdatrix.com/panasportwheels.htm
Not the same wheel, but half the price for 90% same look:
http://www.good-win-racing.com/Mazda.../60-10437.html
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yea. i'll need the 5 luggers tho. doing a complete respeed conversion
i think they look awesome. not sure what the difference would be between street and race...
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They look like Sportmax 002s to me.
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do like the konigs they are pretty nice
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Originally Posted by PercentSevenC
They look like Sportmax 002s to me.
Thats cuz thats what they are.
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I still dont get what people see in those type of wheels, don't look great at all IMO. I'm 100% mesh for FB's
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you just inspired me kerebrus looking at some are 192s
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I do like the looks of those Konigs also... and the price is real good.

Kerebrus, everyone has opinions... That is what makes the world go round! I personally don't like mesh and they are a bitch to keep clean.
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Originally Posted by 80's old school
I do like the looks of those Konigs also... and the price is real good.

Kerebrus, everyone has opinions... That is what makes the world go round! I personally don't like mesh and they are a bitch to keep clean.
I guess so, I've had 3 sets of mesh wheels on my current and previous FB and had no problems cleaning them! Just need to love them enough
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I have yet to find a set of mesh wheels that I like in the size I need (16x8 or 16x9 0 offset) that are still available. Sportmax 002s look pretty good to me, and they're cheap (leaving me more money to spend on tires), so they're likely what I'll get.
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Agree with you their Percent, I wish I had a set of Enkei 92 or ARE mesh in 16x8 or 16x9 with 0 or +7 offset.. my current Enkei 92 set is 15x7 with +7 and my previous Riken set was the same.
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