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Old 03-17-02 | 06:51 PM
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Anyone have pics of an FD with FM/10s?

I know John Duff had them on his, but I can't find a picture of it anywhere. Anyone have a pic of an FD with the Fikse Fm/10s on them?

I did find this one, but I was looking for other angles.




Also, are these 18s or 17s?
Old 03-17-02 | 10:41 PM
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I will soon I have some on the way IMO FIKSE's are works of art. If you decide to get some talk to Rishie he will give you a great price.
Old 03-17-02 | 11:17 PM
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Damn those wheels look good.
Old 03-17-02 | 11:25 PM
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Old 03-18-02 | 06:28 AM
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Does Rishie have a store, I know that he is a forum member and was working on a group buy or something for Kinesis rims.
Old 03-18-02 | 09:16 AM
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Thanks Gordon. What is a the recommended size to get? I was looking at the PFS site but Peter didn't list the widths of the rims though, but he did list the tire size.
Old 03-18-02 | 11:06 AM
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Johnsrx7,
Ask Rishie if he can start a group buy on them, cause I definitely want a set. He's in the Suspension/wheels/tires/brakes section of the forum. Btw, I know a local shop that can get me 17's for $2,300. I want 18's though. Btw, I'm going to go with 18x8.5 with 42mm ET for front, and 18x10 with 45mm ET rear. That seems to be a proven "no rub" combination. Tires should be 245/35 front, 285/30 rear.

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Old 03-18-02 | 11:08 AM
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WOW, those rims are pretty tight! (first pic)
Old 03-18-02 | 12:41 PM
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Mach2, I will see what I can do, I email Rishie, but I have not hear from him yet.
Old 03-18-02 | 05:34 PM
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Fikses are BEAUTIFUL wheels and are very lightweight. There are only 2 wheels I considered for the FD. The Fikses and the Kinesis.
Old 03-18-02 | 10:10 PM
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Originally posted by Flybye
Fikses are BEAUTIFUL wheels and are very lightweight.
actually all these "top of the line" as i like to call it (Kinesis, Fikse, Forgeline, HRE) are not as light as most pepole think. they are light, but for the price, you would expect much lighter.

the mid range to high end models of some of the JDM wheel manufacturers (Advan, Buddy Club, Volk) are significantly lighter, with a MUCH lower price tag.

but still, if money was no object....i'd only settle for the "top of the line".
Old 03-18-02 | 11:29 PM
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advan, buddy club,volk...

yes they are lighter...but usually 1 or 2 piece also.. and I'd argue their strength is not as great as the "top of the line" mentioned.... but you are right...they are not superlight weight be any means...for example for 18x10 Kinesis K58's weighed in a 23lbs
Old 03-19-02 | 12:02 AM
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Originally posted by Johnny
...for example for 18x10 Kinesis K58's weighed in a 23lbs
and just for comparison...18x9.5 Volk SE-37Ks weigh 16.75 pounds (according to the issue in Turbo about wheels and various wheel wheight webpages). half an inch in width does not make a real difference in weight, so lets just say 17 lbs. for the Volks that cost just over half the price of a similarly sized Kinesis K58 weighing in at 23 lbs.

but streangth, customer service by the manufacturer, custom sizing, custom colors, and the abily to replace a piece in case of damage....thats a different story.
Old 03-19-02 | 01:18 AM
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ok guys these are not my wheels but just some pics i saved from some other post on the forum. i can't remember whose they are but if you search for fikse fm/10 then i bet you could find the post. they are kick *** wheels and i'm saving up to buy some







Old 03-19-02 | 03:50 AM
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Wow,,,nice red FD.
Old 03-19-02 | 04:15 AM
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They look like 17's. can anyone clarify this ?
Old 03-19-02 | 07:37 AM
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the ones on the red FD look like 17 and the ones on the black one are 18s. Too bad the price is so high for the 18s.
Old 03-19-02 | 08:40 AM
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I remember Duff having the "Mach V" Fikse wheel on his red FD. IMO those are even nicer looking than the FM/10 but both are really, really nice looking wheels.

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Old 03-19-02 | 08:45 AM
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I though Duff had FM/10s
Old 03-19-02 | 11:05 AM
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ive got a buddy who owns a shop in raleigh who has the Fm-10's and Fm-5's. next time om over there (with in the next few days), i'll try and get some pics for you guys. Theres also a white corvette in my neigborhood with some that look great.
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Old 03-20-02 | 10:25 AM
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Old 03-20-02 | 12:31 PM
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according to the post that i got those from the sizes are 17x8 and 17x10.

Originally posted by Dr Wankel
They look like 17's. can anyone clarify this ?
Old 03-20-02 | 12:56 PM
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Originally posted by Flybye
Fikses are BEAUTIFUL wheels and are very lightweight. There are only 2 wheels I considered for the FD. The Fikses and the Kinesis.
Even Volks are not good for you?

I've heard of Fikses, but not Kinesis, oh, the one on the orange color FD way back in the Turbo mag?
Old 03-20-02 | 01:03 PM
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ya Volk's not good enough for me...well maybe MAG TE-37's...
Yes that orange FD had Kinesis K58's... black anodized centers..sweet wheel.



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