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04-17-2008, 08:10 PM

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New Enkei LS5's???

Seriously considering buying a set of these, anyone out there have a set of them on their 8's? Btw, the ones I'm looking at have the red inserts. Any help is appreciated!!
Edit: Lol i stole the pics from a guy on the cobalt forums, soo whadya guys think? Any info on 'em?

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04-17-2008, 08:57 PM

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pic of them?

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04-17-2008, 09:56 PM

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I say pass. There are much better enkei wheels available.

Check this thread for a sweet set of black enkei's

https://www.rx8club.com/auto-rnd-91/18-black-rpf1-sold-out-142465/

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04-17-2008, 10:35 PM

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Rice.

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04-17-2008, 11:03 PM

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Those look like Konig Hot Swaps...

Which look like crap...

Ugly Rice FTMFL.

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04-17-2008, 11:55 PM

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why are all the great companies making ugly *** wheels now?

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04-18-2008, 03:22 AM

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wow,

i just got a set of oz wheels.. i was going to use my old Enkei wheels for the track.

i think i might have to sell them..

the op wheels are the most god awful things i have seen.. not that there is anything wrong with that..

beers

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04-18-2008, 08:42 AM

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Quote:

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why are all the great companies making ugly *** wheels now?

IMO Enkei makes a lot of cheap looking wheels.

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04-18-2008, 04:26 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by pdxhak

IMO Enkei makes a lot of cheap looking wheels.

They may look cheap but they can handle a lot. Ask the trackers who use the RPF-1s

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04-18-2008, 04:35 PM

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I definitely am not implying all their wheels are cheap. For instance I provided a link in this thread for a group buy on black enkei rpf1 wheels

But I also remember their wheels from the 80's and they were not considered quality. They have done well to move up market but unfortunately they have not dropped the lower end of their line. Of course this is all my opinion which is worth squat!

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04-18-2008, 06:02 PM

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Yeah, the "Racing Series" are mostly good looking, light and strong. The "Performance Series" and "Tuning Series" are mostly ugly, cheap and 7.5" wide max (so meant for Civics, etc.) and don't do much for brand image. The wheels the OP posted have to be the ugliest I've seen from them.

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04-20-2008, 10:46 PM

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RPF1-RC ftmfw!

major bling, as good as HRE and also light enough to back it up imo. its a good SSR alternative for performance...

then again, its just my opinion.