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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 05:13 PM
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Alright in a slight delema here and trying to decide which way I want to go here.

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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 05:15 PM
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neither but if you must...id go with the first set....seen the second up close and it's pretty hideous.
Old Jan 17, 2010 | 05:21 PM
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classic 5 spoke is always a good thing

*cough*
http://fivead.net/wheels/r5f_spec.html
*cough*
Old Jan 17, 2010 | 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Kanchi
classic 5 spoke is always a good thing

*cough*
http://fivead.net/wheels/r5f_spec.html
*cough*
No thanks on those wheels, not my taste at all.
Old Jan 17, 2010 | 05:49 PM
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so you want the decades back now? I like the decades more than those other ones.
Old Jan 17, 2010 | 06:00 PM
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Just trying to gauge some idea's on what I wanna do for the car this year. My other decades had some flaws on them since I got them used and it bugged me alot, which is why I got rid of them.
Old Jan 17, 2010 | 06:03 PM
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gotcha, it think decades have a better design.
Old Jan 17, 2010 | 06:24 PM
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why not get the axis shine? five spokes and axis
Old Jan 17, 2010 | 06:25 PM
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^agreed
Old Jan 17, 2010 | 06:29 PM
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didnt you already have the axis shines in 19s or was that the R1s. They look pretty similar.
Old Jan 17, 2010 | 06:38 PM
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here are some pics
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Old Jan 17, 2010 | 06:44 PM
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I like em, but i don't wanna go 19"
Old Jan 17, 2010 | 07:10 PM
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oh i thought you already had nineteens
Old Jan 17, 2010 | 07:24 PM
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A lil while back I had 19" TSW Nogaro's but not really looking for 19's
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the R1's look better but there are so many better five spoke wheels out there.
Old Jan 17, 2010 | 09:14 PM
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I like the decades better
Old Jan 17, 2010 | 09:55 PM
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I like the decades better too.
Old Jan 18, 2010 | 02:14 AM
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if i have to choose, decades, but you can find much better wheels. price range? new or used?
Old Jan 18, 2010 | 02:51 AM
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Personally if I had to choose, I would not go with either. R1 is plainly poor quality and that version of axis is meh. I would rock the Five Axis like the ones Kanchi mentioned in his post. If you want some decent rims, check out Enkei.
Old Jan 20, 2010 | 04:46 AM
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Thanks for the opinions, for the ones that actually kept it to the wheels that I specified thanks, to the others, thanks for the opinions, but not what i'm looking for. I have just decided i'm gonna stick with my konigs and get them refinished in a hyper grey color, $400 is alot nicer to the pocket than $800.
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