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Discussion in 'Ferrari Discussion (not model specific)' started by drsrock, Jul 22, 2004.

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  1. drsrock

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    #1 drsrock, Jul 22, 2004
    IMO The Best 5k I ever spent. What do you think?
    BTW John Henry the owner of Eurocar in Shrewsbury NJ was the best and the cheapest. Was dealing with him thru my Mercedes dealer, but as you can see he does his share of F cars.
     
  2. sparta49

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    #2 sparta49, Jul 22, 2004
    BLING BLING
     
  3. Kevallino

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    #3 Kevallino, Jul 22, 2004
    Great stuff - I like 'em shiny. Nice the way the calipers are peeking out from under as well.

    What sizes on the wheels/tires??

    Cheers
    Kevin
     
  4. PSk

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    #4 PSk, Jul 22, 2004
    Shiny = too much maintenance to me ;).

    I do like the shape of the rims though.

    Pete's opinion
     
  5. drsrock

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    #5 drsrock, Jul 22, 2004
    They are stock size 8x18 front, 10x18 rear. I think that's the size on the rear it may be 10.5 its what ever orig was, the front though is .5 wider.
     
  6. Tubi

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    #6 Tubi, Jul 22, 2004
    agreed!
     
  7. drsrock

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    #7 drsrock, Jul 22, 2004
    They have clearcoat on them so maintenance is not too much of an issue. This car is not an everyday driver anyway so not too much s**t gets on it.
    BTW in the pictures it looks worse than in person, they are not THAT obnoxiously shiny.
     
  8. Kevallino

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    #8 Kevallino, Jul 22, 2004
    Yeah, stock fronts are 7.5 on the 355. Your 8's and 10's are the same as I have on my 348. And mine are shiny, too. Dunno why folks say shiny is more work - I'll tell you more spokes are more work!!!

    Cheers and congrats.
    Kevin
     
  9. Bmyth-FDC

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    #9 Bmyth-FDC, Jul 22, 2004
    Clear-coat? Wouldn't they just be polished? what kind of advantage do you see from having it clear-coated?

    Btw, nice wheels.... HRE and Kinesis make some of the nicest 3-piece forged wheels IMO. (just got a set of Kinesis wheels for my car!)

    Byron
     
  10. PSk

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    #10 PSk, Jul 22, 2004
    Byron,

    Clear coat is the way to go if you want this finish. Aluminium oxides as quick as it can and thus most polished wheels have a clear coat.

    My club race car had polished rim part of the wheel and it took a lot of work to keep them looking okay. I had the option to clear coat them but didn't go down that route because it was a race car ... for a road car I 100% would, otherwise if you use the car you will be polishing every weekend (until the rim wears through ;)).

    drsrock,

    I did not mean that they were obnoxiously shiny BTW ;)

    Pete
     
  11. drsrock

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    #11 drsrock, Jul 22, 2004
    Clearcoat protects the surface from oxidation, just like on your car, and illiminates the need to keep polishing them every few months or so especially here in Jersey.
     
  12. Kevallino

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    #12 Kevallino, Jul 22, 2004
    Pete - agreed. I have a set of Simmons FR's with the polished rim on my GP Rally Mustang and they were a b@st@rd to keep nice. Much nicer w/clear coat.

    Cheers
    Kevin
     
  13. drsrock

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    #13 drsrock, Jul 22, 2004
    I did not mean that they were obnoxiously shiny BTW ;)

    Pete[/QUOTE]

    Pete, it was I who thought they were obnoxiously shiny when I saw these pictures. I felt I needed to explain.

    Thanx, Alex.
     
  14. FerrariSlave

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    #14 FerrariSlave, Jul 22, 2004
    They look good but I think 355 wheels are already perfect for the 355.
     
  15. f355b

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    #15 f355b, Jul 23, 2004
    each to there own. they look nice just dont like chrome.
     
  16. meantestarossa

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    #16 meantestarossa, Jul 23, 2004
    Alex

    Those HRE 547R's are awesome! Improve the look of your car dramatically. I just got a set for my Testarossa 3 months ago and everyone that sees them say it makes the car look meaner.

    Ron
     
  17. Art

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    #17 Art, Jul 23, 2004
    Those rims are nice, but I dunno about the chrome.
     
  18. Jerrari

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    #18 Jerrari, Jul 23, 2004
    I know about the chrome...it looks frickin awesome!! Love it.
     
  19. h22gordo

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    #19 h22gordo, Jul 23, 2004
    I love HRE's wheels!
    Great choice, they look great!
     
  20. benaustin

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    #20 benaustin, Jul 23, 2004
    I like the stock wheels better.
     
  21. riverflyer

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    #21 riverflyer, Jul 23, 2004
    Alex, I have 547's on my BMW and every time I go in the garage they speak to me. I love the look and they are made so beautifully. Mine are not clearcoated and require paste polishing a couple of times a year to keep them shiny. Seems like a lot of people mistake the polished ss for chrome but in person you can see the difference. Great rims.
     
  22. spyderman33

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    #22 spyderman33, Jul 23, 2004
    nice shape but I don't like chrome.. Ruins the look of the Ferrari.. Too flashy..

    But hey, if you like them, that's the most important thing.
     
  23. meantestarossa

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    #23 meantestarossa, Jul 23, 2004
    Ditto
     

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