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Old 07-17-2003, 03:51 PM
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Man I am torn if I like these or not. What do you guys think?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=43957
Old 07-17-2003, 03:57 PM
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beautiful in my opinion, the REAL question is what tires would you wrap them in
Old 07-17-2003, 03:59 PM
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ehhh... mas o menos

(ie, they're not my favorites)
Old 07-17-2003, 04:07 PM
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Only thing I don't like is they twist different directions on each side of the car........ie-left side twists toward the front, right side toward the back........
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Yeah but can you look at the left and right sides at the same time? Besides then it makes you photograph more angles of the car because it looks different
Old 07-17-2003, 05:27 PM
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Originally posted by slevy951
Only thing I don't like is they twist different directions on each side of the car........ie-left side twists toward the front, right side toward the back........
Aren't turbo twists the same?
Old 07-17-2003, 05:28 PM
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Originally posted by led
Aren't turbo twists the same?
yes, iirc.

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Old 07-17-2003, 05:31 PM
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Starting bid and buy it now are the same price. Cute.

Wheels look good though. I like the fact that the twists are directional
Old 07-17-2003, 05:32 PM
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Wow! thats pretty crazy, I never noticed that before. Just went out to the garage to check, mine are the twist different ways.
Old 07-17-2003, 06:57 PM
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Ah, the real question is how much do they weigh?
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I very strongly dislike the look. Directional spokes never work w/a 3 piece looking wheel IMO.
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Old 07-17-2003, 08:18 PM
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I like them, but I dont like the starting bid and buy it now being the same (as previously mentioned) that just bothers me.
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I love the style, but in light of the price I question the quality / weight of the wheels. I recently was in the market for wheels and after looking at online and ebay options I purchased a used set of 3 piece Tagart 18"s in a very similar design. I got the used Tagarts for a comparable price to what I could get on ebay / tire rack except the Tagarts are much lighter.
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they dont show enough of the brakes. you can see about as much through them as you can see through some phone dials.
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Nice.

But I like to keep things stock pretty much.


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