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Old 01-21-04, 08:10 PM
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I would kill for these rims!

Yo,

I need new rims. I want Watanabe's!!!







Who do we know is Japan that can hook a brotha up?!

Man, I want those rims.

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Old 01-21-04, 08:18 PM
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i dont realy care for them but give me a set of 17" O.Z. superlegeras any day.
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They look like Pansports, but larger diameter. Pansports were real popular on many british sport cars and with many autocrossers.
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Dunno why you would want 60's rims on an 80's car...
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those are SICK - gimme a PM, I can probably get those for you, we import all the time.
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Yo,

Originally posted by NZConvertible
Dunno why you would want 60's rims on an 80's car...
Bro, because Old School is Old School! I love all black Wats!!

You need to lay off the Vegemite. It's affecting your thinking!!



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those r rockin rims, they'd look good in white on that car
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oh man those are sexy! how much for a set?
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I just bought a set if these if anyone cares. 5Zigen FN01R-Cs, in 17x9 rear and 17x8 front. Only ~17lbs each, which really is pretty light for that big of a wheel. Should look great on my FC

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i love panasports. if they look anything like that, they will look awesome.
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Originally posted by Rxmfn7
I just bought a set if these if anyone cares. 5Zigen FN01R-Cs, in 17x9 rear and 17x8 front. Only ~17lbs each, which really is pretty light for that big of a wheel. Should look great on my FC

you think thats light try SSR Type C (JPN) or Competitions (NA) they are just under 13 pounds for the 17's...
But those rims look sweet though.. remind me of Volk gram lights kinda.
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Originally posted by RyosukeTakahashi
you think thats light try SSR Type C (JPN) or Competitions (NA) they are just under 13 pounds for the 17's...
But those rims look sweet though.. remind me of Volk gram lights kinda.
Hehe..yea I did find a few sets such as those which were lighter....unfortunatly I didnt want to spend more on wheels than I spent on my FC The 5Zigens werent cheap, but they werent rediculous either. I got the set for about $800.
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Hey Kevin,

I'll take your R9's off you when you are ready to sell them!!!

Old school all the way!
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Originally posted by Z3r0
oh man those are sexy! how much for a set?
About 15 and a 1/2 lbs each. Heavy suckers for 16"s!! No thank you.

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That is one of the most sexy TII's i have ever seen... amazing.
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I want those rims, too.... But they are so ******* hard to find!!!! ARGGGG
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I would like one of those also.

PM me pls
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hey there is a store here that has dem instock
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Originally posted by Rxmfn7
I just bought a set if these if anyone cares. 5Zigen FN01R-Cs, in 17x9 rear and 17x8 front. Only ~17lbs each, which really is pretty light for that big of a wheel. Should look great on my FC

Sweet! I think they will look nice on a FC.
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Everyone is on the wrong track. If you are going to dream about wheels, aim high. I want some hollow spoke, bronze Advan 5 spoke wheels. They are like $700 each. I am going to sell my wheels and buy some of those by the end of summer.
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Those Watanabe wheels are really nice, but I'll just stick with my RS Evolutions for now, namely because I don't want to spend obscene amounts of money on wheels of the same size that have a slightly different look.
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make me an offer i have watanabes with es100s ... 225/50/16 x7 .... 245/50/16 x8..

ill sell if the price is right
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I like that wing....
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BTW, I think that's a replica of Ryosuke Takahashi's FC fron Initial D.
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I'm not a real fan of the Wheels.....I does look like the Redsuns' FC tho, Kinda cool, except for the rims.....


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