Nine Ball

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Since Chuprokabra selected the R05 wheels, that means the R16 wheels above are available and ready to ship!

$3250 shipped. I can accept check or credit card via paypal.

SPANKY LS1

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What other brands of wheels do you sell?

Shawn

Nine Ball

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www.Fikse.com
www.iForged.com
www.DPE-Wheels.com

kny3twalker

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these are welded though right? not bolted together?
So are the rivets an added expense?

and after looking at them a while I like the 5 star

Nine Ball

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Rivets are included in the price, but you can opt to get them without rivets. No discount for that though. Yes, these are welded 2-piece construction.

Morpheus

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I like the design of the R05-s but I hate wheels with the rivets/bolts all the way around.

Nine Ball

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R16s are SOLD to 'captpickle' (Jeremy)!

Nine Ball

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Chupr0kabra hated rivets with a passion too, until he saw them in person. These don't look like big fake and cheesy bolts like most wheels use. They are countersunk and are ARP type fasteners, they look nice.

captpickle

How am I going to sleep until I get these delivered?

Pics coming once I get them mounted.

captpickle

I hate rivets too... guess DPE is changing our minds about a lot of things.

chupr0kabra

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Borrowing Tony's original picture:


The reason I like these with rivets is because they don't have a stepped lip. If they weren't there, there wouldn't be a visual break between the centers and the hoops.

Due to a communication error on both ends, I found out they would have rivets about six hours before they arrived. I was pretty disappointed. Tony and I agreed I would go look at them in person, and if I didn't like them, I could order another set without rivets. But when I got to Tony's, I tried to visualize them without rivets and I think they wouldn't look as good. If they were polished centers, I would be more inclined to get them without rivets. But with the brushed center, I think they would look cheaper without rivets.


-Mike

chupr0kabra

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Welcome to the club.


-Mike

Taco

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Since you seem to know what these guys have and what they can do... do you know if ^^^ this wheels (R05) is/will be available with a finish similar to a "black chrome" on the centers with a polished lip, in offsets that will give a nice lip with F-Body offsets???

If so, YAY!

If not... Booooooooooooo!!!

chupr0kabra

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Once again: http://www.dpe-wheels.com/

If you look at the options link on their page, they offer several custom finishes. Since it's a custom two-piece wheel, they should be able to do pretty much any offset you want.


-Mike

Taco

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I looked the site over thoroughly, they don't show a "shiny black" finish, just flat/semi-gloss. I just wondered if maybe they had something in the works for the near future.

Thanks for the info on the offsets though.

chupr0kabra

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I get the feeling they don't show every conceivable configuration they offer on their website. If they do powdercoating (which they do), I'm sure they can do a gloss black.

I'd be VERY surprised if they can't do what you're after.


-Mike

Taco

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SWEET!

Perhaps... (LOL)... I COULD contact them... Ha ha ha!

Thanks again, Mike! Your car looks GORGEOUS man!

kny3twalker

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taco what I think you would want would be anodized centers like fikse does
http://www.fikse.com/raceblack.html

Nine Ball

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you want a black chrome, or more like a transparent black? Black chrome looks cheesy on a multi-piece wheel. I'd just go with a gloss black center if you want a black wheel. Like the ones I had on my C6.

I should have a set of rivet-less R05 (not R05-S) wheels showing up for a 1st gen f-body in a week or so. Brushed centers too. I think it will look killer...

chupr0kabra

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Yeah, like the ones I have for sale at the bottom of my sig.


-Mike