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Did the 599GTO come with 2 different wheels?

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  1. Exoticar Auto

    Exoticar Auto F1 Rookie
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    #1 Exoticar Auto, Feb 24, 2016
    I'm not sure if its just me or the angles I'm seeing but some of the cars appear to have a much thicker/softer spoke and some seem to have razor sharp/thin spokes. Anybody know?
     
  2. greyboxer

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    #2 greyboxer, Feb 24, 2016
    Options price list shows variations on basic rims rather than different rims ie

    Ball polished rims RIMX
    Black painted rims R4CM
    Carbon Fibre Wheels Caps CUPC
     
  3. amenasce

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    #3 amenasce, Feb 24, 2016
    I think you are right. There are differences in thickness of the spokes and i think the supplier of the rim was changed mid production.
     
  4. Exoticar Auto

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    #4 Exoticar Auto, Feb 24, 2016
    Poor examples here but you get my dfrift

    Think spoke
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    thick
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  5. M-individual

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    #5 M-individual, Feb 24, 2016
    Correct. Initial rims have thinner spokes.
     
  6. tazandjan

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    #6 tazandjan, Feb 24, 2016
    Chris- Affirmative, but all the dimensions including offsets were the same.
     
  7. MoeD

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    #7 MoeD, Mar 5, 2016
  8. Bas

    Bas Four Time F1 World Champ

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    #8 Bas, Mar 5, 2016
    Would be interesting to see the weight difference, if any.

    FWIW, BBS make the FI and the FI-R, the latter being a bit lighter. IIRC the GTO wheels where made by BBS and another manufacturer...would be interesting if the BBS one is based on the FI or FI-R model.
     
  9. M-individual

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    #9 M-individual, Mar 5, 2016
    Taz will probably know the answer to that one.
     

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