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Old 03-03-03, 09:07 PM
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I'm new here and was looking thru some pics,does anyone know what kind of wheels these are?They look almost like m5 wheels from BMW.Thanks
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wow they do , dont they? might have better luck with this in the wheel forum though.
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Hi CL,
I'm new here and was looking thru some pics,does anyone know what kind of wheels these are?They look almost like m5 wheels from BMW.Thanks
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They look like knock offs of the Lowenharts. At first glance, maybe Zenetti Vega's?

And onelasttry is correct. Wheel posts belong in the wheel forum...funny how that works. Moved!!

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Calgon................ take me away!
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are those actually knock-off of something? i remember thinking they were, but i can't name what they'd be a knock-off of. Valeo and Mystik are knock-offs of Weds DP-V11(bit, 1sicklex) and Kranze Cerberus.

maybe i just think they're knockoffs because they make knockoffs when it might be an "original" design. i'm guessing knockoff, but can't remember.

but they don't really look like BR5, and especially not the M5. those are boltless and lots of spokes.
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Bravo, I think it is this wheel here.

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That sure looks like them.Thanks Pcmw.
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pcmw,

so is it a knock-off of something?
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A direct lowenhart knock off with no chaser.
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Originally posted by bravo261
pcmw,

so is it a knock-off of something?
If it looks like, but isn't, then it is nothing but a knock off. Nothing really wrong with it. They will roll as long as they are round. But if you are buying them to add style to your car, then the knock-off is not the proper method of wasting money.

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oh, you guys see it as a BR5 knockoff. i see the somewhat similarities of ten grouped spokes and rivets, the the spoke design is pretty different. the zenetti is curved towards the lip and just a plain spoke. the BR5 is flatter and subtle designs are in the spoke.

the closer BR5 knockoff is the ADR Sterling, but without the rivets. so i guess between the sterling and zenetti, lies the real BR5
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Only brand I've seen them in is American Racing:thumbdown I have attached a pic below, I'm pretty sure that's the same wheel as on the Lexus above...



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kinda looks like this wheel too

http://www.arceowheels.com/carwheel....ostar&type=car
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Originally posted by NEADmike
Only brand I've seen them in is American Racing:thumbdown I have attached a pic below, I'm pretty sure that's the same wheel as on the Lexus above...



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hey, first post!! let's get him, guys!!!

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you know, that's a fairly similar design, but i can't name a thing from American Racing. But pcmw is right, the zenettis are on that Lexus above. you can clearly see the spoke are closer then the AR, and the blue circle around the center cap is clear. but welcome to the forum and adding another element to all this. see you, around, huh?


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