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MrFail
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Looking thru Mini Delta's website I found these
10x6 magnesium Watanabes
Soooo hot. I think I converted them to be $1500 . I hope that's for 4 . :o
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Very nice. That price is for a set of four.
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That is absolute PORN !!! i think that you may have just made my day :D

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turns out you can buy them here in little Australia

Dont know if its the same RS wheels but defiantly still look great :D

http://www.watanabe.com.au/attachments/ ... g_data.pdf




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Cool
I think they are a variant of the ones that are top middle on that page of yours.
2.3kg is pretty awesome. 8)
I wonder if the rs ones are lighter??

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hmmm time for some new wheels for the road car .. 13x8 anyone :P

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i always wondered if watanabe made a 10" rim! very popular in old school JDM

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Meh they aren't far enough different from a mini lite to justify the cost.. I'd buy force racing splits with that money

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meeni wrote:
Meh they aren't far enough different from a mini lite to justify the cost.. I'd buy force racing splits with that money


Glad you said it meeni, I was thinking the same thing but was too afraid to post it...

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But do they make magnesium Minilites anymore??
How much do the force rims weigh?? They are pretty light too .

I mostly love the colour. :lol:

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MrFail wrote:
But do they make magnesium Minilites anymore??
How much do the force rims weigh?? They are pretty light too .

I mostly love the colour. :lol:

meh.. I like the look of my restored `black + Bling' Contessas more. :lol:

[edit] A$1 = ~Y100 now.
why are the prices on Watanabe's au site 4x those on their Japanese site? :? :shock:

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I'll stick with my three piece Spectums. Light enough. :)
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+1 Force racing.
I had a set of 10x6 on my doorstep for $1100.
They weigh 2.3 kegs each

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Is anyone running the Force racing rims in Oz?

Just wondering if they leak much, and if maintaining them is a pain.

It's either that or the black 10x6 Minilites for me - If the Watanabes were half the price they'd be the go though...
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Meeni makes a good point. For that price some of carls split mambas would do me!

Whilst there is maintenance on a split rim, its not much more than a normal single piece wheel. Just need to polish the outers every now and then. The way they look after cleaning is worth the extra effort. Then you become addicted to the shine and tend to clean them a bit more religiously

I dont see why leakage would be an issue, plenty of UK guys run them ok. If they do leak its easy to fix them. You could get all 4 pulled apart and resealed for about $100 IF they needed it

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