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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 12:40 PM
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Looking For Black Or Gun Metal Rims...Help Me..

Hey, I have a Yellow 94 RX7..I am looking to find a pair of black or gun metal 17 " rims for it but I have not found that many that I like..Anyone know of any rims that fit my specs that I can take a look at, let me know


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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 03:12 PM
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 05:20 PM
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I like the Tenzo R Psycho rims, myself. Or, If you have oodles of money, the Enkei Phalanx is an awesome wheel
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 05:20 PM
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What's your budget? That's the first place to start. I do have some suggestions.

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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 05:39 PM
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tenzo R are taiwanese rims...
=(

i can think of a few affordable ones... black racing N1 see thread in this section.

Enkei RPM2 are gun metal color.

of course you can always powder coat any rim u desire
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 08:41 PM
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tenzo R are taiwanese rims...
I'm not sure I follow
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 09:01 PM
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Originally posted by disturbd
I'm not sure I follow
Questionable quality perhaps?
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Old Feb 26, 2003 | 09:04 PM
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By these from me....

O-Z Superlegarra 17 x 8 ( 40mm ) w/ 245-40 P Zero's

They have 250 miles on them and have no scratches or dings period....Only lit the tires once

1,400.00

New there about 1,800.00 so as you can see I can't give them away and if I can't sell them I'll use them for the street.....I have some CCW's in the works instead

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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 11:16 AM
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I can afford anywhere from 1000 - around 2200 so let me know of the quality of rims I can get, and I got 255-40-17's so....also throw some pictures of some rims on there for me if you can, thanks for all the help


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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 11:44 AM
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Here is a pic of the Tenzo R Psycho rims....I'm not sure why people are hating on Tenzo, but I like the style:
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 11:08 PM
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Okay bro. I got these coming in next week in the sleeper fitment.

17,9 +43 offset all the way around. I reccommend 245/40/17 all around. I will have these in matte black next week.

Check them out.



For $800.00 shipped.

Let me know ASAP. There's only one set.

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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 11:08 PM
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They are 17lbs.
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 11:39 PM
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I would like to know what is wrong with the Tenzos
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Old Feb 27, 2003 | 11:51 PM
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a japanese car deserve japanese aftermarket products.
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Old Feb 28, 2003 | 09:26 PM
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TENZO sucks ***. They are heavy, made in taiwan, and waaaayyyyyy too thin for an FD. It's just not a good fitment.

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Old Mar 1, 2003 | 02:29 PM
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Get creative.... take some rims you really like and get some gun-metal shaded engine paint. Orr-Lac has some 'carbon' stuff that looks damn good. Go mask up the tires, do some painting. You'll have your favorite rims in a custom color.
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Old Mar 2, 2003 | 12:34 PM
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Originally posted by ARD T2
TENZO sucks ***. They are heavy, made in taiwan, and waaaayyyyyy too thin for an FD. It's just not a good fitment.


Bluntly put but right on. Also the OZ's are a little thin for FD fitment as well. If you're going to upgrade you might as well get a wider rim than 7.5" or 8". The 5zigen's posted seem to be a great deal and might be up your alley. Rishie, what model wheel is that?
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Old Mar 2, 2003 | 12:38 PM
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Get creative.... take some rims you really like and get some gun-metal shaded engine paint. Orr-Lac has some 'carbon' stuff that looks damn good. Go mask up the tires, do some painting. You'll have your favorite rims in a custom color.

I recommend if anyone is going to do this, remove the wheel from the tire and have it powdercoated. That is if it's a wheel worth keeping.
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Old Mar 2, 2003 | 01:50 PM
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ardt2 those wheels are really nice.do u still have them
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Old Mar 2, 2003 | 02:42 PM
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Yes we do. Please relay to me immediately if you're interested in a particular color. We have the shipment going out tommorrow.

Bronze, Anodized Silver, and Black

Thanks, Rishie
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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 12:43 PM
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1 - ALT fusion
2 - HP Racing Fusion (dark silver)
3 - Nippon Racing Fino-5
4 - Nippon Racing Wishbone
5 - Velox VX-Nova

Those are my top 5 (not in order), and they all come in 5x114.3 and in varying offsets. Numbers 3,4, and 5 come in gunmetal, and 1 and 2 come in hypersilver or titanium silver.
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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 02:07 PM
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tenzos suck and belong on hondas.
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Old Mar 7, 2003 | 02:23 PM
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What do you think of Nippon Racing? I really like the stying of the Wishbone:
, only in gunmetal
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