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Offline DavyP

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Who makes these wheels?
« on: January 21, 2009, 05:27:24 pm »



Not that i'll be able to afford them anytime soon but who makes these wheels and how much?  The more I see them the more they've grown on me.
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Re: Who makes these wheels?
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2009, 05:31:57 pm »
Quote from: DavyP on January 21, 2009, 05:27:24 pm



Not that i'll be able to afford them anytime soon but who makes these wheels and how much?  The more I see them the more they've grown on me.

Worth dropping VWR an email, sure they would be able to supply you the wheels  :happy2:
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Re: Who makes these wheels?
« Reply #2 on: January 21, 2009, 05:45:37 pm »
Are they KEI ? (Or at least a version of)
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Re: Who makes these wheels?
« Reply #3 on: January 21, 2009, 05:52:27 pm »
Quote from: 182_blue on January 21, 2009, 05:45:37 pm
Are they KEI ?


They are another manufacturer.. It does say the name "FLASHPOINT" on one of the spokes but I don't know if that is necessarily the manufacturer of the wheels..
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Re: Who makes these wheels?
« Reply #4 on: January 21, 2009, 07:50:41 pm »
Yeah, I'd be interested too actually! Would be cool to know the choice of wheel by a racing team!
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Re: Who makes these wheels?
« Reply #5 on: January 21, 2009, 07:50:48 pm »
fair does them KEI rims are proper multi-fit, how many mounting holes :laugh:
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Re: Who makes these wheels?
« Reply #6 on: January 21, 2009, 07:57:41 pm »
Quote from: WhiteGTI on January 21, 2009, 07:50:41 pm
Yeah, I'd be interested too actually! Would be cool to know the choice of wheel by a racing team!

....They have been chosen for 'fast road' use. They're still under test/assessment, so contact Mark Farmer at VWR (and I'll mention it when I'm there tomorrow anyway)

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Re: Who makes these wheels?
« Reply #7 on: January 22, 2009, 12:29:11 pm »
Quote from: jonnyc on January 21, 2009, 05:52:27 pm
Quote from: 182_blue on January 21, 2009, 05:45:37 pm
Are they KEI ?


They are another manufacturer.. It does say the name "FLASHPOINT" on one of the spokes but I don't know if that is necessarily the manufacturer of the wheels..

Definatly not Kei.... its who i work for!! Although i have been tempted to put these on mine but i would have to have them single fit not the 5110/5112 fitment as per the pic....  Very similar to Sportec rims but i do remember seeing them on the VWR stand at the Autosport show and they look waaaaaaaaaaaaaay better in the flesh.  carefull DavyP, slippy slope!!  :laugh:
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Re: Who makes these wheels?
« Reply #8 on: January 22, 2009, 11:44:12 pm »
They look like MTM Bimoto rims to me
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h8/olih/mtm1.jpg
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Re: Who makes these wheels?
« Reply #9 on: January 23, 2009, 09:29:15 am »
they are similar but aren't the same :smiley:



These are Bimoto's :happy2:
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Re: Who makes these wheels?
« Reply #10 on: January 25, 2009, 10:45:03 am »
According to this article (thanks to RR) they are Flashpoint 9 Spoke Rims 8"x 19"

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/downloads/300R.pdf

Anybody heard of them before ?  :confused:
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