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Old 05-04-2005 | 12:43 AM
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Fikse wheels...anyone like? (pic)

Thought this looked familiar from the boards....(i think). Regardless, I think these wheels are cool.



Old 05-04-2005 | 12:52 AM
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FM5's are uber cool wheels.
Old 05-04-2005 | 12:58 AM
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i couldnt have put it better......cant find pricing on their website though (scares me).
Old 05-04-2005 | 02:06 AM
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they look good on that car
Old 05-04-2005 | 05:08 AM
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Those wheels are priced depending on size , anywhere from $600 to over a $1000( for say like an 18x10 ) per wheel . They do pop up used from time to time , usually see them used at $2K to $2500 for a set of 17x9.5/17x11's

They are imo ..perfection , on top of that their like 11 lbs a rim .
Old 05-04-2005 | 07:55 AM
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Yep awesome wheels. But way pricey.
Old 05-04-2005 | 08:14 AM
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umm, sorry for the bad news guys, but you cant buy those exact rims . I just saw a post that the guy said something , hes on here the one with that car and he said they were custom made fikse or fiskes.
Old 05-04-2005 | 08:22 AM
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Those look like FM5's to me. Maybe he meant custom backspacing. But the wheel design isn't custom.
Old 05-04-2005 | 10:28 AM
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fiske rims are hands down the best i have ever seen.
Old 05-04-2005 | 10:35 AM
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They are fm5's. I talked to him before.
Old 05-04-2005 | 10:42 AM
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seen em in person.. very nice.. look awesome..

i think they are over priced though
Old 05-04-2005 | 04:35 PM
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Originally posted by KiLLJ0Y
seen em in person.. very nice.. look awesome..

i think they are over priced though
You pay for the lightweight , there not overpriced one bit imo. He may have meant custom meaning Fikse wheels for the most part are made to order in what ever size , backspace and offset you want .
Old 05-04-2005 | 05:12 PM
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Wheels like this are not overpriced at all. Every wheel that is forged and highly polished will be around that price. You pay for the machining, surface prep, size, lightweight factor and material. HRE's, I-forged, and Intro wheels are priced the exact same. I am a huge fan of the FM5's and they can be had in numerous finishes.
Old 05-04-2005 | 07:03 PM
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nice wheels
Old 05-04-2005 | 07:53 PM
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nice wheels

post *****.


I like those wheels, but, they cost as much as my car for set...so...i'll pass.
Old 05-04-2005 | 08:49 PM
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Those are incredible IMO. Expensive, yes. But for 11lbs. per wheel, and if you had the need and funds. Very, very sharp either way.
Old 05-04-2005 | 09:43 PM
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love 'em. I did a photoshop of that car a couple of years ago to make the spokes black

Found it, check this link

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Old 05-04-2005 | 10:35 PM
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Originally posted by TexasLT1
love 'em. I did a photoshop of that car a couple of years ago to make the spokes black

Found it, check this link
They sell an abousultely incredible looking version of that FM5 with a powercoated black outer lip and the center section/spokes are anodized black .
Old 05-05-2005 | 12:00 PM
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a while back (about 5 years ago) i wanted to get a set of FM5's for my typhoon... the jacka$$'s wouldnt sell them to me because they "dont want our product on an SUV, its not the image we want out there"... thats a direct quote..

sucky..
Old 05-05-2005 | 01:44 PM
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That's actually kinda funny.
Old 05-05-2005 | 04:04 PM
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I found a site that had them @ $700 per!!!!!!!
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Originally posted by BadBowtie88
Those are incredible IMO. Expensive, yes. But for 11lbs. per wheel, and if you had the need and funds. Very, very sharp either way.
11lbs a wheel, what size? that would be unbelievable..

if you search you can find great deals on them also several wheel companies make that exact same wheel and style which can be had in 2 and even 1 piece designs for a fraction of the retail cost. no reason wh you couldn't get a 1 or 2 piece 17" wheel just like that for 350-400 a wheel, size depending of course.

i'm just going to guess since i don't have my wheel weights in front of me but a 17" 3 piece billet wheel is usually around 19-20lbs. an wheel of any size but particularly that size will have some weight to it. centerline has one of the records right now for it's cast forged series rim weighing in at 1lb an inch, now that's a beautiful design.

if you want some helpful suggestions and don't care how many pieces the wheel is check out heavy d's or (intro) with their aero line as they make the same wheel that is also made for their sister company i-forged that is offered in a 3 piece. great way to get the look you want and save money. boyd and budnik also offer a very, very similar wheel. with most companies you need to send them an email with what you want and they'll send you pictures of wheels they offer that aren't on their websites.

good luck.

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