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Old Sep 25, 2007 | 08:46 PM
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Here's a design that we would like your opinion on, What do you think? What sizes would you want to see? What finishes? What offsets?

This wheel is one we are working on now, it's release date would be sometime around Feb 2008. Would you buy it? Pricing would be along the same lines as it is now for current Enkei wheels.
Old Sep 25, 2007 | 10:33 PM
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sick!!! I say a more noticeable lip, 18x8 or 17x8 with +35.
Old Sep 25, 2007 | 10:38 PM
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how about black? flat black or gloss black? lip polish or none?


Old Sep 25, 2007 | 10:58 PM
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the lip is pretty small. but if u make the lip bigger in polished and gloss black
Old Sep 25, 2007 | 11:47 PM
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I think it looks sweet the way it is. Could you make it black with a red lip?
Old Sep 26, 2007 | 12:30 AM
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id like to see it in gold as well =)
and yes a slightly bigger/deeper lip would be nice
Old Sep 26, 2007 | 12:53 AM
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How bout making a polished lip BEHIND the spokes? like it is now, only polished!
Old Sep 26, 2007 | 12:57 AM
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That's a very nice looking wheel. Bronze? Gold?
Old Sep 26, 2007 | 01:10 AM
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Will it be available in 19x8?
Old Sep 26, 2007 | 01:13 AM
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I really like it. No lip is a + for me. Makes the wheels look bigger when the spokes go all the way to the edges. Is this going to be on the high spectrum of the the price range? How about an SBC version of it?
Old Sep 26, 2007 | 02:01 AM
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i love it.....
Old Sep 26, 2007 | 04:41 AM
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Isn't that a revised RSV?

Old Sep 26, 2007 | 04:45 AM
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hmmm, i guess no lip does look nice. whats the weight on these gonna be?
Old Sep 26, 2007 | 04:47 AM
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18 inch in flat black or even a black chrome would look sick.
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^^ Good question.
Old Sep 26, 2007 | 05:26 AM
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looks kind of like the ultraleggera
Old Sep 26, 2007 | 02:15 PM
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I don't have much specs on it yet, just the pictures you've seen. I'm not sure what the weight will be, the sizes it will be made or the finishes it will come in. I'll end up linking this thread to our wheel R&D department so fill it up with all your thoughts.
Old Sep 27, 2007 | 12:12 AM
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looks good... you guys should contact me and we could work out a nice little marketing agreement.
Old Sep 27, 2007 | 06:04 AM
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gold or bronze in 18x8 with decent offest of 38-42 to keep rubbing down.....
Old Sep 27, 2007 | 03:56 PM
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Bronze or gold you say, would you dig this?




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