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Old 06-20-06, 04:04 PM
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Default Rare Axis Phins?

Hi Guys, as many of you know, I'm on a mission to find some multispoke rims for my car. I had my heart set out on some Amistads but this came across my eye:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/19-Ax...QQcmdZViewItem

These don't seem to be the normal Axis Phins. They do not have the rivets or the weird center dish thingy, and are of a different color. Does anyone know what the heck these wheels are and where I can find them? Thanks.
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Those aren't the AXIS PHIN, they are actually the AXIS FINISH, which are a dis-continued wheel. I would look for something else, due to the fact that these wheels are indeed dis-continued.

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Old 06-20-06, 04:28 PM
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so what if they are discontinued... if you screw up a rim - yeah, it sucks because you won't be able to find another easily but hey, for 700 bucks... i think it'll be a nice setup to have.
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Thanks for the info; I do quite like this design. I wonder if I can find any second hand...
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Are you sure these would fit your car anyway? The ones on ebay have a 5 x 120mm bolt pattern and if you were planning to put these on your IS, you need a 5 x 114.3mm bolt pattern
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Yeah I can only find them in the BMW and Audi/VW bolt pattern fitments (120 and 100?)... but I figure if they made multiple fitments they had to have made the 114.3 bolt pattern, right? Plus, I've seen pictures of this rim on a Scion TC, which if I'm not mistaken is 114.3 too?

The search continues....
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Actually, the Scion tC is a 5 x 100mm bolt pattern, not 114.3mm

The xA and xB are 4 x 100mm
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According to this website http://www.wheelmax.com/wheelmodels.asp?CtgId=1851 it looks like the Phins are available in 5x112, 5x114.3 and 5x120mm bolt patterns, so you should be able to find something that may fit your car, just not the ones you listed on your original post.

I think you are in OC. If so, have you tried Wheel Warehouse in Anaheim? They carry Axis and could probably order whatever size you are looking for.

It looks like D2Autosport carries Axis also and they are a CL sponsor.

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Yarse, thanks for the help. I know where to find Axis Phins but ahhh I can't find these older-model Axis Finish! I just don't like the rivets and the weird center dish of the Phin :/

The news that the Scion tC is actually 5x100 is another bolt in the coffin for me :/
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