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Postby JSE » Fri May 05, 2006 7:28 pm

4.5kg! Damn! ... Do you have a link to pictures these rims?

Thanks Daridah,

The wheels look really good. In the pictures it looks as if they are more of a deep gunmetal colour rather then black...is that right or is it just because your paint is super shiny and in good nic?
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Postby daridah » Fri May 05, 2006 8:02 pm

JSE wrote:The wheels look really good. In the pictures it looks as if they are more of a deep gunmetal colour rather then black...is that right or is it just because your paint is super shiny and in good nic?


You are correct, they are more of a dark gunmetal grey. IMHO it looks a lot better!
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black goes better..

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Postby DanielB » Mon May 15, 2006 2:02 pm

Adam:

What offset are your P1's ?

I'm going to be purchasing a set of buddy clubs soon, i think they only come in the one offset though

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Postby Adam_NAclubman » Mon May 15, 2006 3:42 pm

Mine are +17

Still dont know if they'll fit

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Postby Garry » Mon May 15, 2006 4:20 pm

+17 :shock:

I got chastised by my alignment guy for changing the offset by 2mm!
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Postby irwin83r » Tue May 16, 2006 10:22 pm

talk to justinfox, he has a friend that can import jap stuff.. Zi i think his name is

i got my wheels off him, 15x7 and 3.8kgs each 1600 no rubber

best advice i was givin when shopping for wheels was: cheap, light, strong choose any two

great site to browse for wheels that will also search ebay for them for you is

http://www.wheelspecs.com/specs/

some it will also list the sizes available and wieghts, stud patterns etc

my next wheels will be these

http://www.wheelspecs.com/specs/wheelmodels/312

at around 5 kgs for 16x8's cant go wrong :D

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Postby jolt » Wed May 17, 2006 12:37 am

I've been told that Buddy Club P1's are actually made in Taiwan and only cast, not forged like Volks and Advans. NB: the Buddy Club P1 QF's are a different case altogether and are actually one of the lightest forged wheels available.

Hard to justify the price for just a sticker brandname when they're not really any better than the Starcorp's?!?! :shock:

I had to wait three months for my bronze Volk CE28's to be made in the size and offset I wanted (16x8 +25). I love the colour, look, forged strength and low weight (5.8kg) of them, but there's nowhere near as much dish as I was hoping for ... check out egg80x's wheels!! :mrgreen:

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Postby jolt » Wed May 17, 2006 12:40 am

15x7 and 3.8kgs


Damn those Regamasters are light!! :shock:

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Postby EGG80X » Wed May 17, 2006 12:43 am

jolt wrote: check out egg80x's wheels!! :mrgreen:



hehehe,

I reckon i dont have enough dish, I need more lol

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Postby CT » Wed May 17, 2006 10:49 am

Pretty sure the 16x8 buddy clubs are +35 - had my eye on them for a while. Well priced too from memory. 8)
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Postby RG.net » Wed May 17, 2006 10:16 pm

http://www.work-wheels.co.jp/wheels/ind ... vs-xx.html


weee those r my rims, they r on a 2000 model (no foglamps) i forgot the code lol

P.s mine r the polished alloy ones :P

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Postby irwin83r » Thu May 18, 2006 8:58 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8066877256

bummer theres only 2!

i'd buy em other wise... :P
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Postby runovr » Mon May 22, 2006 11:35 pm

enki and buddy club wheels you will find are very lite and not bad on the pocket :?: try an importer of jap cars . or give N.G spares at chipping norten a call.


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