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Fittipaldi Aero Wheels- opinions? rare?

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Old 07-25-2011, 05:05 PM
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Default Fittipaldi Aero Wheels- opinions? rare?

Are these wheels of any worth or desire? They seem pretty rare, only found this picture of them.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g281/MacMan2626/bmw-porsche/DSCN0537.jpg

I really like the retro 80s feel of these wheels
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They are rare cause they suck. Look like bad C4 vette wheels.
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I like them, personal taste I suppose, but they are retro. Probably look better on an 80's VW Golf though.

I have OZ Racing Fittipaldis on one of mine, not the Aero, all i know is that they are forged and very light.
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very retro but not for me. if you like them then get a set and use them
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Agreed - these would look pretty slick on almost any VW of the era.
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wow thats fugly!
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Originally Posted by pjburges
Agreed - these would look pretty slick on almost any VW of the era.
I vote mk2 16v jetta in dark grey with big bumpers.
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Remind me of Pontiac salad shooters.
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Originally Posted by M758



They are rare cause they suck. Look like bad C4 vette wheels.
Here, I fixed it for you, better? doesn't help that the front wheels on the 944 are mounted wrong (looks odd):

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Rare? Yes.
Desirable? Not.

FUGLY.

A 931 parts car I had came with a set of wheels like that. The stoopid redneck tow driver that brought it over to me (don't ask, long story) didn't check the lugs, and discovered 5 miles into the trip to my house that one of the rear wheels only had two lugs on it. The wheel fell off while he was towing it and he had to drop the car and turn it around and tow on the front wheels because the rest of them had locking lugs and he couldn't get them off. Dork. So I ended up with three wheels. I can't remember what I did with them. I think I gave them away as rollers to somebody.

They would look good on a Fiero.



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