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Old 03-26-2011, 06:15 PM
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Exclamation Question for Fikse owners

Today I tried to get an alignment but the tech was having a tough time keeping the paddles (or whatever they're called) on my wheel. He said there was no lip in between the rim and the tire so it was almost impossible to do. Any other Fikse owners experience something similar? I figured there's got to be a way, but at the same time I didn't want him to jam the damn thing in there and screw up the rim.
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Find another installer. No problem w/ mine.
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^ This...run...quickly...
Old 03-27-2011, 10:39 AM
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Never had an issue . . . the lip profile on a FIKSE is almost identical to a steel wheel . . So I agree with the previous statement . . . RUN AWAY quickly and find a good shop . . .
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What everyone else said... Run and don't look back.
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you could always get her aligned with other wheels on there.

something I would have done in the first place just to avoid or prevent some fool from accidently messing up my fine looking wheels.
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Yeah that's what I would do,I have had to many problems with dumb people that should not mount or even look at custom wheels,
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Originally Posted by 69TA
you could always get her aligned with other wheels on there.

something I would have done in the first place just to avoid or prevent some fool from accidently messing up my fine looking wheels.
I agree!


I've ALWAYS wound up putting custom wheels on my cars, but I always keep my OE wheels, with a set of matching, but well-worn tires, just for these "special occasions"....




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