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Old 04-17-2008, 07:58 PM
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Aften 10 weeks these finally arrived. Many thanks to Ben @ Wheels Boutique & Bill @ Rennworx.































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Old 04-17-2008, 10:08 PM
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Beauties. I would be very interested in a long term report on those, as I am a little leary as to whether they will hold up. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
What do they weigh?
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Gorgeous. Must resist. Don't think my daughter would understand if we served KFC instead at her wedding this August.
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Weights of wheels:

I will weigh the factory wheels after the Dymags are installed.

Unfortunately things are on hold for a while. See the last picture. One of the wheels has a small defect in it. My options are to keep with a small monetary adjustment or send to factory to have reconditioned. I am proposing I use these wheels, have them send me a replacement wheel and then change it and send the bad one back. They don't seem to like that option. Am I out of line in my request? I don't want a refinished (although new) rim. Would almost rather keep the wheel with the blemish than take a chance on a refinished rim.

Front 16.80 pounds



Rear 20.58




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What defect? What am I looking for?
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the small dot on the fork....
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first off, awesome wheels. my first choice when i get around to it.
as for your request, i don't think it's unreasonable given their high cost. but if they want recondition to sell later, which is not unreasonable in of itself, then it makes your argument kinda tough. if the blemish is hard to take, looks like you're gonna have to wait it out a bit longer. but of course, they should compensate you for your troubles.

and, yes, we would love both short and long-term reports.
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Originally Posted by manny_g
the small dot on the fork....
Seems insignificant to me....wait 'till the first stone chip.
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Well it looks like the defect is on the metal and not the carbon fiber so it should be relatively easy for a good wheel shop to fix. You'll never see it especially after you get the first stone chip
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questions...are the wheels actually constructed of cf or a cf overlay. if cf how would you balance something like this...can you get them in different sizes and approx. how much. they really look amazing.
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Originally Posted by manny_g
questions...are the wheels actually constructed of cf or a cf overlay. if cf how would you balance something like this...can you get them in different sizes and approx. how much. they really look amazing.

They are carbon fiber (not overlayed) with magnesium centers.
Sizes: http://www.dymag.com/index2_e.html go to products then sizes.

Get in touch with Ben @ Wheels Boutique info@wheelsboutique.com for pricing. Varies by size and finish. In the 9000.00 to 10,000.00 range.
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Originally Posted by hduffy
They are carbon fiber (not overlayed) with magnesium centers.
Sizes: http://www.dymag.com/index2_e.html go to products then sizes.

Get in touch with Ben @ Wheels Boutique info@wheelsboutique.com for pricing. Varies by size and finish. In the 9000.00 to 10,000.00 range.
Then it only seems proper that you secure them to your car with $1000 Ti bolts

Absolutely phenomenal. Your car is a real dream machine. Love the color combo. Now just bolt on AWE's 700 kit and drop it a tad. About the blemish: at that price, they should be perfect, but in the long run it won't matter. Nobody is gonna give you crap for having sh*@%y wheels.
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those wheels are gorgeous, I saw a pair in person two weeks ago and couldn't stop drooling
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Can't wait to see them on the car!
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Originally Posted by C.J. Ichiban
those wheels are gorgeous, I saw a pair in person two weeks ago and couldn't stop drooling
yeah they are pretty insane. Ive seen a few sets on different cars but the one that really worked well with the car was a CGT in SY with them and black spokes.


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