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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 01:47 PM
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just woundering if anyone here has seen these rims on a Flint Mica, how would they look ? what are your opinions

http://www.performanceplustire.com/p...972#prodAnchor
Old Aug 8, 2008 | 01:53 PM
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They would probably look OK. Gold isn't an awful color for FM... IMO anyway.
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yeah i kinda thought gold was going to be a weird color, you think you can give me some advise on rims that would match flint mica, or links would be really helpful and appreciated
Old Aug 8, 2008 | 02:01 PM
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gold goes well wit flint mica very well ack is trying to say that it goes well wit it. another cick color would be hyper black or gunmetal even black would look nice. but i like those gold wheels id get them for my FM
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idk if gold would look too tacky if you know what i mean
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i know wat u mean u can search up sum FMs with gold rims and u can get an image to see whether or not ull like it IMO it looks sick that and bronze r the sickest colors for fm
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206's are so overdone. I just sold mine for this exact reason. Plus they are super light weight but if you hit a good pothole they are destroyed.
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what would your suggestion on rims for the FM ? my limit is $1000
Old Aug 8, 2008 | 02:42 PM
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what would your suggestions be on the R1 racing rims http://www.automotoringgroup.com/r1/wheels.html what would look best on a FM scion
Old Aug 8, 2008 | 02:47 PM
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my suggestion is wait till you can afford something that you will be proud of.

to hawgs, having lightweight wheels isn't what makes them weak, what makes wheels weak is their manufacturing process. all wheels posted in this thread are cast wheels which mean they are more brittle. This means that at a certain point the wheel will fracture much easier than if it was a forged wheel.

to the OP, look in threads here, there are TONS of wheels i can garantee you will find something in those threads but please wait. you're in FL so you can run nice wheels year round so make sure you're happy with them and don't settle with what you can afford right now. I hope this helps.
Old Aug 8, 2008 | 02:55 PM
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Yeah i understand what you mean, but i also dont want to spend a fortune on rims im sure there are some nice looking rims for an affordable price, just matter of finding them kinda hard to choose without seeing them in person. Anyone know of a good wheel place here in florida ?
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fm + gold / bronze = sex on wheels

look up flintmicatc, he has nebsters old wheels on his car i think, but flintmica is a pic ***** so there are a bunch of good pics and neb is a tease, he has none.
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Well nebster what are some tires brands you recommend? And ones for someone who isnt loaded.
Old Aug 10, 2008 | 10:29 PM
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tires? man any brand is semi affordable at discount tire direct!
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oops i ment rims. Sorry was looking at tires just before i looked at this thread.
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lol it depends on the budget. i'm a firm believer in waiting and saving for a quality product. i do it myself.

but more budget minded wheels would be the work emotion series or the ggames wheels or the gramlights both made by rays.
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go black over gold...
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