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Imatation OEM wheels, 5 spoke 17"

Old 06-17-08, 11:45 AM
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Default Imatation OEM wheels, 5 spoke 17"

i'm looking for some the OEM 5spoke 17" wheels, in the silver/machined finish. but i'm having a hard time finding a set. but i did find a bunch of new fake ones on ebay for about $575 shipped. anyone have experience with these copies?

Old 06-18-08, 09:24 AM
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no experience on these copies...
suggest you check out the FS forum on my.is
every so often, there's guys selling their oem wheels... g/l
Old 06-18-08, 09:16 PM
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I was looking a few months back and found some pop up on Craigslist every now and again. GL
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I Would Suggest Not Investing That Kind Of Money In Knock Off Rims. Your Best Bet Would Be Purchasing A Set Of Used Or Reconditioned Wheels. They Will Run About The Same Price And As Long As They Are Nice At Least You Know They Are Genuine Toyota Parts. Reconditioned Rims Are Oe But They Have Just Been Resurfaced. My Brother Bought A Set Of Knock Off Corvette C5 Wheels And They Peeled In Less Than A Year.
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I personally loved the gen 1 5 spoke OEM wheels. I made my 2gen look like the gen 1 with the MOMO 5 spoke, yellow fogs, and 6k HID's. Man that gen 1 was ahead of it's time although the Altezza was released in Japan around 1998. What a great car.
Old 06-25-08, 06:25 AM
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They should hold up fine! we have a vendor on here that does this. you are just not paying for the "name"
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