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Old 08-04-01, 06:56 AM
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Available up to 19"...

I think I'd do these instead of MAE's or the Rays Revolver...
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Old 08-04-01, 07:25 AM
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those are SWEEEEEEEETTTTTTT man

makes me wish I could afford TWO sets of rims
Old 08-04-01, 09:12 AM
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Hmm they look like Giovanna Barletta. If this is new for Weds, where did the Gio, knock off that rim??
Old 08-04-01, 12:17 PM
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Actually, the Gio. Barlettas are a little different. No lip, no bolts. Check the attached pic.

/Cheers/Daryl
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those Barletta's are BUTT ugly !!! (IMHO) :eek:
Old 08-04-01, 06:55 PM
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Besides what Dr. Polygon pointed out, the Barlettas are 8 "spoke" while the Weds are 7..and The Rapier's center is convex whereas the Barlettas are concave.

Also, the Giovannas are not the originators of that particular "spoke" shape...I can't recall right now who did that "straight slot spoke" first but it wasn't Gio...
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i saw some guy driving a gs today with those giovanna wheels! they are even UGLIER when you see the real thing. i hope you guys dont get those wheels for your car.
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Gs with barletta's. Hmm weird looking.
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Old 08-05-01, 11:47 AM
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YUCK! That GS on Barlettas looks hideous.

BTW: as some of you may know, I've been drooling over the 20 inch Lowenhart BR5's... I was at the Import Revolution in Seattle yesterday, and talked with the owner of a SilverGS4 with the EXACT wheels. I asked if he was on ClubLexus, he had never heard of it. He even had the Tein CS coilovers and the Veilside kit! Damn, it was like someone had already painted a picture I wanted to paint!

Anyways, it kind of took the wind out of my sails; but atleast he had a set of tires I don't want. (Pirelli P-Zero)

To top it all off, it was even 20x8.5/20x9.5 245-35/275-30 staggered!

Was anyone else here at the event?

/Cheers/Daryl
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