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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 09:22 AM
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Racing Beat wheels?

Yeah, sorry, gotta drop an eBay link, but this is just something you don't come across everyday...even on eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/AUTHE...spagenameZWD1V


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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 09:27 AM
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That's really cool!
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 09:44 AM
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how does that wheel lock work? I don't know anything about racing wheels.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 09:55 AM
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I don't think it's a true center-lock rim.
I think that single center nut is just to secure the cover on.
The 5 lugs are under the cover.


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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 09:55 AM
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im stupid i thought RB was american!!!
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 10:00 AM
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i must have them ....imjust to broke blagh.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 10:11 AM
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Originally Posted by --MAstermind--
im stupid i thought RB was american!!!

Racing Beat IS american..
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 10:14 AM
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im stupid i thought RB was american!!!
racing beat is american, they are in anahizle my nizzle.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 10:15 AM
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They also have these other 2 piece rims that look really nice, someone that works there has them on his car and it looks very nice.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 10:20 AM
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y are they saying this a japan import? im confused! my tiny brain cannot handle the awwsomeness...lmao there is JDM in the title i thought they outlawed that **** lmao
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 10:24 AM
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I think they are butt ugly. I can think of several other rims I would want for that price or less.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 10:41 AM
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yea...they're ugly...it's just the "cool" factor of them being the same wheels that were on the 238mph rx7. Kinda like the expression "A face only a mother could love" ...those are wheels only an extreme rx7/rotor head could love.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 11:13 AM
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ug-ly
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 11:36 AM
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yeah im with the rest of the world on the ugly part and yes the 5 lugs are under the cap thoes are bullshit racing rims ..... knock offs if u willl .... but yes they are hidious .... and if ur gunna put stupid wheel on a car u might as well put american racing rims on or somthing .... thoes come prebent .. hows that nfor a novelty
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 11:48 AM
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Are these really the wheels from the 238 mph car?
I mean, if you go to Racing Beat's website, the picture of the car has different wheels.
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 11:50 AM
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its bogus man .... did u sdee that center lock ring ..... there wasnt even enough thred to hold under any sort of tq load .... com on guys lol ....
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 12:54 PM
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i'd buy em!
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 12:57 PM
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With a title like Silvia Drift JDM how could you NOT buy it?!
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 01:52 PM
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Originally Posted by evileagle
With a title like Silvia Drift JDM how could you NOT buy it?!

thats whay im saying! if RB is american, y is it japan import? and JDM?
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 01:54 PM
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Maybe the seller is full of ****?
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 01:55 PM
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Maybe the seller is full of ****?
winner!
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 01:56 PM
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winner!
**** yeah!

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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 02:11 PM
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rota makes a set of wheels that look exactly like that , they are called cosmo's . they can be had new for about $450-600 . http://www.rotawheels.com/products.php?id=17

17x8 +10 offset . they dont come in 5x114.3

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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 02:54 PM
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Ummmmm why do the remond me of stock s4 TII wheels?
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Old Dec 6, 2005 | 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by rotary downshift
its bogus man .... did u sdee that center lock ring ..... there wasnt even enough thred to hold under any sort of tq load .... com on guys lol ....
if you were to read the auction, those are not real center lock rings....they only hold the center cap on, they are 5-lug wheels....... so, i dont see why a center cap ring would go through any sort of torque load?
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