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Old 03-23-2003, 08:30 PM
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<img src="http://darklotus.dyndns.org/media/germany_pics/Crazy_Chiemsee_Auto_Show/Originals/124full.JPG" alt=" - " />

I want to find something that looks similar to those wheels for my '82 Widebody. They look like they might be Gemballas. Do any other manufacturers make wheels that look like those?
Old 03-23-2003, 09:16 PM
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They do look something like Gemballas or lookalikes.... 2 piece anyway.
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who makes decent lookalikes?
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it seems like wheels like this dont exist in the us, you have to order them from germany which makes them expensive :\
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These are most probably RH built Speedline GT2 replicas. Should be available in the USA too.
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any ideas as to where i might start looking for them?
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Here is RH's English site:

<a href="http://www.rh-alurad.de/html/englisch.html" target="_blank">http://www.rh-alurad.de/html/englisch.html</a>

BTW what's that rear bumper? Ruf Yellowbird?
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They do like like RH's. I would call wheel enhancement. <a href="http://www.wheelenhancement.com." target="_blank">www.wheelenhancement.com.</a> Located in Culver City, SoCal.
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">BTW what's that rear bumper? Ruf Yellowbird?</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">ive been told that bumper is by BW Motorsports out of ILL. I think its called the D-2 Rear with slots

here is a photo of the front if anyone is interested
<img src="http://darklotus.dyndns.org/media/germany_pics/Crazy_Chiemsee_Auto_Show/Originals/126full.JPG" alt=" - " />
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rear=good...front=not so good...rims=killa
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these look close:

<img src="http://www.rh-wheels.com/images/wheels/rhwheels/AG-Cuprad.jpg" alt=" - " />

i'm about to order a set
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I have seen BW Motorsports offer those wheels. I believe they are 3.6 Turbo lookalikes. If this car has bodykit parts from BW, then he probably purchased those wheels there as well.



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