Carbon Fiber Wheels

[YSOSLO]

How friggin' sweet are these?!?!

http://www.motorcities.com/media/image/640/08HSG272818116AA/2008-News-Weds-Sport-All-Carbon-Fiber-Wheel-Only-6lbs-AA-640.jpeg

They were revealed at the Japan Auto Show by Wed Sport and they only weigh 6.08 lbs each. No price given.

[dmention7]

The weight is freakin amazing (any idea what size they are?) But I'm not totally feeling the weave pattern on the spokes. I know some would call it sacrilege, but I'd paint em... lol

[JustROLLIN]

Wow, thats awesome. Lightweight and much stronger than standard alloy wheels. But, I can only imagine what the price would be... Magnesium wheels can be insanley expensive and I am sure these are more.

[mazdamn02]

Wow... Wonder how they'd do with real roads and temperature extremes...

[Slim]

Nice. But probably would cost more than some people's whole car.

[YSOSLO]

Another design blending alloy and carbon fiber:
http://www.carzi.com/wp-content/uploads/430.jpg

German specialist Wheelsandmore states that the 20-inch version of their beautiful and military advanced carbon-fiber / alloy wheel weighs 6 kg or about 13.2 lbs. That’s compared to 18 kg or approx 40 lbs of a standard same-size alloy wheel. But nothing comes for free as a set of 20-inch Megalight Forged Series wheels cost $29,000 USD.

[DrWebster]

So do those come with CF lug nuts or what?

[ij1889]

FUCK THAT SHIT!!!! $30k for a set of rims is fucking redonkilous, FUCK THAT SHIT!!!

[dmention7]

If you had a quarter-million dollar supercar that was already made of 75% CF, that would just be a drop in the bucket.

[YSOSLO]

"expensive" is ALWAYS relative...no matter What you're talking about.

[mndsm]

But see, it's CF wheels...


*plots to sell the Mini to get some rims*

[TsunamiTam]

just cf sticker the stock wheels!!

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seen on a wrx at the waldoch station at the fair!
^_^

[lwrydr]

just cf sticker the stock wheels!!

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seen on a wrx at the waldoch station at the fair!
^_^

Those are dipped, it's more like a formed decal. I did some work for Waldoch a couple years ago (custom installed Eclipse Nave units in the new Charger & 300) I took out the stock Mickey Mouse eared radio's & filled the gaps w/ ABS. Then when The dash was all finished ( mount wise that is) they dipped the dash. The Charger got a brushed silver dash & the 300 got a burl wood dash. Looked amazing & you could not tell they were not factory.

Some of my best work...:cool:

[dmention7]

Ugh, I'm not a huge fan of the real CF wheels, but those fakies look uber-lame.

[Slim]

Yeah that cf pattern is not that realistic looking.