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Old Feb 14, 2005 | 08:23 AM
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thoughts on ebay replica rims

so I'm kind of digging the mustang cobra wheels, I know not very original, but every time I find a nice rim with the right size and offset, they seem to point me to the poor house.

Now I noticed they sell a ton of replicas on ebay for cheap. Has anyone had any luck with these? I've never known anyone to buy replicas from ebay. I'm just afraid its too good to be true.
all opinions are welcome.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=43958
Old Feb 14, 2005 | 12:10 PM
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Replicas are just copies and hundreds of thousands are sold each month.

Its just a wheel made in taiwan or china. Buy it and if it breaks oh well not to much money lost.
Old Feb 15, 2005 | 12:45 AM
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they suck donkey *****
Old Feb 15, 2005 | 07:03 AM
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Ok well I figure what the hell why not try it out, figure even if one goes bad I can buy another one cheap. question is fitment.
18x9 f&r with +26 (6.11 backspace) will that clear AGK's w/sportlines in the front okay?
I'd like 18x8 in the front but they don't make em.
Old Feb 17, 2005 | 11:33 AM
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at least they are a decent offset. 18x9 isnt bad
Old Feb 18, 2005 | 08:29 PM
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IIRC Mustang wheels fit the S14 5-lug, but don't expect much in terms of "looks"
Old Feb 20, 2005 | 12:12 PM
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I think they look great
on 240's
A guy, Dekan has those and they look great

Cant find his site though
ohh here

http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/358810
Old Feb 20, 2005 | 01:23 PM
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they look clean to me. i'm a fan of 5 spoke wheels such as RH c5's
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 02:08 AM
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get them they are worth it. they are cheap and have good widths and decent offsets.

i have the 2003 mustang cobra rims

18x9 +26 18x10.5 +27. but im running spacers to flush them out better. these are temporary but they do weight sorta a lot. the wheels arent on my car yet, sitting in my bath tub as storage. waiting for tires

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...956551765&rd=1

those are the ones i have exactly. same seller too. sorry part is they dont come with valve stems. you have to buy those seperately. valve stems with chrome caps are 2 bucks each.

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Old Feb 27, 2005 | 03:16 AM
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do they make junkstang rims in 17"????? I would rather have 17s thats why I ask. The 18s are a little to *bling* for my taste, just my opinion, so no need to flame me. I just think 17s would look better with the whole look of my car.
Old Feb 27, 2005 | 03:33 AM
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yes. they make it in 17x9 17x10.5 also

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=43957

searching for them wasnt that hard.

finish: chrome/black chrome/machine/polished
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