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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dryle Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15-February-2007 at 17:23
Originally posted by gjoconnor92 gjoconnor92 wrote:

Make your own, here is the material

From McMaster Carr Catalog


Part Number:  8574K98
 $7734.28 Each
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Material
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate Material
Polycarbonate
Backing
Plain Back
Shape
Sheets, Bars, Strips, and Cubes
Sheets, Bars, Strips, and Cubes Type
Rectangular Sheet
Thickness
2"
Thickness Tolerance
+.2"
Length
8'
Length Tolerance
-.25"
Width
48"
Width Tolerance
-.25"
Clear
Clear with No Tint
Operating Temperature Range
-40° to +200° F
Performance Characteristic
High Impact Strength and Flame Retardant and Weather Resistant
Tensile Strength
9000 psi
Impact Strength
17 ft.-lbs./in.
Tolerance
Standard
Hardness
Rockwell R: 118
Specifications Met
Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
UL Rating
UL 972

and A technique known as bezel setting which only master diamond setters can know, is where the diamonds are just slightly larger than the bezel they are set into, and held in place by pressure

so as well as being a wheel manu you require the knowledge of a master jeweller.

tbh the wheels look rank and would only suit a car with super cool brakes (like Kin Mak's) possibly with leds attached to them for a show.



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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote dryle Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15-February-2007 at 17:24
Originally posted by ///M3Mick ///M3Mick wrote:

Am I the only one who thinks it looks absolute pants???

Extremely gimmicky.  An answer to a question no-one was asking.  To my mind a nice alloy wheel is not just functional but a piece of automotive "art" (for want of a better word) to be enjoyed in its own right. 

But hey, each to his own.

Mick

depends on your definition of pants if you mean look rank then yes i agree if you mean they look minty then i dont agree

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote T.J. Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16-February-2007 at 08:52

They're impractical, probably have serious usability issues, and unless everything behind them was tip top like Micks ......

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.......they'd be rank. (I said Kins were getting too much attention when yours are tucked behind those rims! You can send me the backhander to my paypal acc, Mick).

But as an exercise and a foil for your ginormous brakes or chromey suspension, they are cool. Sometimes cool isn't necessarily nice. Look at the Alfa SZ - a super cool motor and great looking in its own inimitable way

alfa romeo sz zagato.jpg



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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote ///M3Mick Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16-February-2007 at 15:18

Hehe you picked the wrong analogy TJ cos I happen to love Alfas, and think that car is both cool and nice at the same time.

Mick

ps the money is in your account.

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