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Old 09-23-2010, 12:49 PM
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Default Wheel dilemma keep firehawks, or fikse fm5's

So next year im thinking of changing the wheels up on my NBM trans am with superhawk hood.


Or Should I go Fikse FM5's either polished or with some gunmetal color and polished lip. I would get the 17x10.5 out back and normal 9's up front. What looks better? Any NBM cars with fikse's post up also.
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Fikse FM5s all the way man. Definetly go that route.
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pricey but there's a reason, quality is bar none. If you can afford the Fikse' it's honestly a no brainer.
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Originally Posted by tbird31
pricey but there's a reason, quality is bar none. If you can afford the Fikse' it's honestly a no brainer.
Well that's the thing. Fikse's are great wheels! Quality is GREAT.. but firehawks are so rare nowadays, I feel that it makes the car but I'm not sure. It seems every year that goes by firehawks go up like $500 for a set lol
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well then keep them both and down the road if you feel like you dont need or want the firehawks you can sell them.
fiske wheels look awesome on nbm cars
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Is this a question? FM5s!!
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you need our opinions on this? i thought it was common sense.
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Originally Posted by SSmoken
you need our opinions on this? i thought it was common sense.


No kidding, that's no dilemma to me. That's like asking which would you rather have, a fox body mustang, or C6 corvette
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Which ever route you decide to go, that car looks Gorgeous! The stance alone does it for me.
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fm5's all the way...I know Ill be getting some sooner or later for my nbm ss.
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ahah wow I wasnt sure the fm5's look THAT good on NBM cars. The hawks always looked amazing on firebirds. I'll have to look into this more and see if polished or the gunmetal polished is better
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Originally Posted by fccs
ahah wow I wasnt sure the fm5's look THAT good on NBM cars. The hawks always looked amazing on firebirds. I'll have to look into this more and see if polished or the gunmetal polished is better
Polished IMO. I've had like 10 sets of wheels on my NBM Camaro, Anthracite, Polished, black, chrome, the polished and chrome wheels always looked the best against NBM.
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Keep the Firehawk wheels definitely. Id get the polished FM5s. Those would look sick and then you would have your stockers in case you ever sell it or need to clean the wheels.
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take it from someone who own's a hawk and had both set of wheels............THERE IS NO COMPARISON FOR FIREHAWKS TO FIKSES.


the Fikses rule all day long
and then you have a NBM TA

NBM + Fikse =
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not the greatest pics but here ya go. https://ls1tech.com/forums/vehicle-c...ns-am-ws6.html
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FM5'S all the way.
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FM5's are my vote and keep the wheels that are on it now as backup wheels or wheels just to have incase you get tired of one or the other
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Why hasn't this thread been blown into a trillion interweb chunks?? FM5s or GTFO!
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Originally Posted by IWGF
Why hasn't this thread been blown into a trillion interweb chunks?? FM5s or GTFO!
haha......bring your car to my place and you can put my 18's Full polished Fikses on your car.

Wet yourself

Take them back off your car.

And then go home with an empty feeling in your stomach.



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