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Old 03-03-2005, 01:51 AM
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Thumbs up Sweet Rims!!

Just want to let you guys know about an awesome wheel company with some killer rims for your camaro/firebird/gto/etc..!!
They are called BONSPEED wheels, and the owner used to work for Boyd Cottington before he went bankrupt.

http://www.uswheel.com/bonspeed/set.htm
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boyd coddington went bankrupt??????

thats kinda funny.
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a long time ago, then he changed the name of his shop, screwed a bunch of people over. he now has his own show
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yea, i am not a particular fan of boyds, but trust me, BONSPEED wheels are awesome!!
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what are the prices like on these? I LOVE the pinstripe ones...
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They look hot, you guys should get something setup like Tirerack has so that you can see what the rims look like on each car...
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I dont actually work for Bonspeed, but the owner is best friends of my dad and we both have their wheels on multiple vehicles of ours. For info on the wheels call 714.892.0021.
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Those remind me of CCW 505A, which is my favorite wheel right now. How much? What sizes? Come on, we need to know!
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The sizes can be anything from 17"-22", and they can fit pretty much any application (many are available in 5 and 6 lug). For pricing on your size and for fitting your car you will have to call 714.892.0021.
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Originally Posted by DamanZ28
The sizes can be anything from 17"-22", and they can fit pretty much any application (many are available in 5 and 6 lug). For pricing on your size and for fitting your car you will have to call 714.892.0021.
Ok, that's cool, I can call. What kind of wheels are those on the vette? I mean, what model? Because those are the kind I really like. Thanks!
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Ok, that's cool, I can call. What kind of wheels are those on the vette? I mean, what model? Because those are the kind I really like. Thanks!
The wheels on the Z06 are the Bonspeed Crokus, 18" front and 20" rear. Since this picture he switched the front ones to 19" and it looks amazing!!
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definately good looking wheels
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Originally Posted by DamanZ28
The wheels on the Z06 are the Bonspeed Crokus, 18" front and 20" rear. Since this picture he switched the front ones to 19" and it looks amazing!!
They can't be Crokus, because those are 6 spoke (I guess you call them 6) while the vette has 5 spoke. Are they the Delta's? That would be my guess, but they look different from the one's on the website, which is why I was asking which model they were. The one's on the website look like the spokes are wider than the vettes. Anyway, let me know.
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Originally Posted by matts22
They can't be Crokus, because those are 6 spoke (I guess you call them 6) while the vette has 5 spoke. Are they the Delta's? That would be my guess, but they look different from the one's on the website, which is why I was asking which model they were. The one's on the website look like the spokes are wider than the vettes. Anyway, let me know.
I promise they are the Crokus (trust me, i polish those wheels all the time), most of the wheels they show are available in 5 or 6 lug applications. When you get the wheel in 5 lug (with 5 spokes) the spokes will be more spread out causing them to look like thinner spokes, plus they are 18" and 20" so the spokes will look thinner too.
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Cool, thanks for clearing that up.

Are they chrome or polished? If polished, do they come clearcoated?

Do you have any pictures of an f-body or corvette with the 17" version of these wheels?

How does the weight compare to stock WS6 wheels?

Thanks!
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Originally Posted by matts22
Cool, thanks for clearing that up.

Are they chrome or polished? If polished, do they come clearcoated?

Do you have any pictures of an f-body or corvette with the 17" version of these wheels?

How does the weight compare to stock WS6 wheels?

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The wheels are all polished, and they are not clearcoated so you will need to keep them polished (but these wheels do keep their shine quite well!!) Compared to stock, they will weigh more, not quite sure of exact weight difference, sorry. I dont have any pics of a fbody or vette with 17's, but i will see what i can come up with. But i did find this pic of the 5 spoke wheel for you. Check back in a bit to see if i found any other pics.
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Not 15"?

Not interested.
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Why would you want these in 15"? Just curious. If using 15" you probably race your car a lot, so you want some lightweight racing wheels probably.
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Still looking for more pics, one cool little tidbit of info. Bonspeed is owned by brad fanshaw (used to work for Boyd) and Michael Anthony (you may have heard of him, he is in a band named Van Halen [catch the little hint of sarcasm])
Check this out:
http://www.robbreport.com/Articles/W...r-Bonspeed.asp

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Originally Posted by DamanZ28
Still looking for more pics, one cool little tidbit of info. Bonspeed is owned by brad fanshaw (used to work for Boyd) and Michael Anthony (you may have heard of him, he is in a band named Van Halen)
Check this out:
http://www.robbreport.com/Articles/W...r-Bonspeed.asp
Cool, thanks! Didn't realize the connection the Van Halen.



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