Weds Sports Full CF Wheel

QJS · 08-29-2008, 05:52 PM

Found this on www.carbonfibergear.com.

When it comes to wheels i change my mind alot and like other wheels more & more and its making me go crazy!

Do u think this wheel will be too much, or rice on a AW 1er that has CF on the exterior ( Tii CF kit )?

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A Japanese company by the name of Weds Sport has come up with the first full carbon fiber wheel. They unveiled the wheels with what they call their Dry Carbon Wheel Project at the last Tokyo Auto Salon show.

One wheel weighs in at just 2.76kg, which works out to be 6.08475844 pounds. Interested in getting a set of these for your car? Expect to pay around $10,000-$12,000 for the set. While it sounds expensive, you can easily spend $8,000+ on custom three-piece forged wheels from a company like HRE.

Anyone here read Japanese to translate the above pic?

They also have this design, forged aluminum wheel surrounding, Cf center. This of course must be cheaper.

backtoreality15 · 08-29-2008, 06:00 PM

And so pothole-phobia develops... :eyebulge:

Misterkris · 08-29-2008, 06:13 PM

yes very cool. A little over the top too. Like said above the i dont think the strength properties of CF go to well for road applications.

QJS · 08-29-2008, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by MisterKris

yes very cool. A little over the top too. Like said above the i dont think the strength properties of CF go to well for road applications.

so thers no point?

what about the forged one?

frimmelnojerz · 08-29-2008, 10:08 PM

o
ver
kill.
carbon fiber, while nice looking, is horrendously tacky when overdone.

ptack · 08-30-2008, 08:38 AM

I guess they're OK.
I had a set on my Gremlin, but they just didn't really do it for me.

amdmaxx · 08-30-2008, 11:30 AM

Wouldnt wanna damage those, but handling would be awesome on those, since unsprung weight is greatly reduced..

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backtoreality15 Captain 81 Rep 752 Posts Drives: 2019 330i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0)	And so pothole-phobia develops... :eyebulge: __________________ 2019 M-Sport 330i \| G20
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Misterkris Private 0 Rep 77 Posts Drives: R32 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Badlands iTrader: (0)	yes very cool. A little over the top too. Like said above the i dont think the strength properties of CF go to well for road applications.
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frimmelnojerz Captain 23 Rep 692 Posts Drives: Montego blue 135i Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Bayonne, NJ iTrader: (0)	o ver kill. carbon fiber, while nice looking, is horrendously tacky when overdone. __________________ 08' 135 in much need of some TLC. But after that... Watch out. AA/Berk/ER/UR/CP-e/Snow/ESS
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ptack Brigadier General 269 Rep 4,470 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: May 2008 Location: NJ iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 135i [6.50]	I guess they're OK. I had a set on my Gremlin, but they just didn't really do it for me. __________________ 135i, SGM, Coral, Sport Package, Auto, Premium Hifi, USB/ipod, Apex EC-7s, PPK Stage II
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amdmaxx My gift Registry: M2 119 Rep 1,432 Posts Drives: Future Mowner of Monster Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Wouldnt wanna damage those, but handling would be awesome on those, since unsprung weight is greatly reduced..
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