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Old Dec 2, 2001 | 05:15 AM
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Should I get these wheels?


The catch is that the bolt pattern isn't exactly right and I haven't checked if they even offer the right backspacing. They have a 120mm bolt circle and our cars run 120.65mm I don't know if it makes enought of a difference to need them to be machined or not. But they look cool Don't they?

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Old Dec 2, 2001 | 09:23 AM
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Those are pretty nice wheels,who makes them?
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Old Dec 2, 2001 | 10:56 AM
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I LIKE them! Different, but in a real cool way!


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Old Dec 2, 2001 | 12:27 PM
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get them, be different. Looks cool, see if someone can photoshop them for you before you buy them, they may not look right.
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Old Dec 2, 2001 | 01:07 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">They have a 120mm bolt circle and our cars run 120.65mm I don't know if it makes enought of a difference to need them to be machined or not</font>
The difference in inches would be .0255" That would mean that each hole would have to be oversize at least .012"-.013" which means they will probably have to be enlarged. Do they use Acorn nuts or Shank nuts?? It should be pretty simple, though, since they are so close.

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Old Dec 2, 2001 | 02:10 PM
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They are MAS Italy rims.

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Old Dec 3, 2001 | 07:21 AM
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That's a BMW bolt pattern. I've always wondered if it would fit with that little a difference.
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Old Dec 6, 2001 | 12:23 AM
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17x8.5s got pushed back to febuary. But good news is that they can do customd drilled pattern for our cars. yeay . I hope it won't be an arm and a leg

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