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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 07:17 AM
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Tire Rack - new product lines (Gram Lights, etc)

I just received a new Tire Rack brochure in the mail yesterday; in purusing, I see a couple of new product lines - of note, Graham Lights. Being a fan of these alloys, I headed to the pc in an attempt to find pricing and fitment info on the Tirerack.com site -- however they do not yet appear to be listed on the website. Alex - I've seen several postings of others fitting the 57S Gram Lights w/ success on their MINIs - can you comment on whether such a fitment will be available from Tire Rack in the near future?
 
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by jblow
I just received a new Tire Rack brochure in the mail yesterday; in purusing, I see a couple of new product lines - of note, Graham Lights. Being a fan of these alloys, I headed to the pc in an attempt to find pricing and fitment info on the Tirerack.com site -- however they do not yet appear to be listed on the website. Alex - I've seen several postings of others fitting the 57S Gram Lights w/ success on their MINIs - can you comment on whether such a fitment will be available from Tire Rack in the near future?
Wait a minute, those ProS 17's are mine!!! jk
I really like those wheels.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 05:18 PM
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While we're making requests... I'm wondering if you're actually going to carry any of the forged wheels. The page mentions them, but the pictures only display the cast models.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 06:19 PM
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i thought the ProS's rim were forged... ?

Those are 2pc wheels, aren't they?
 
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 07:15 PM
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I also noticed that you can now get the Koesi K-1 TS in gold.... but not WHITE Damn, I'd sure like to get them in white.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
i thought the ProS's rim were forged... ?

Those are 2pc wheels, aren't they?
According to the Rays site, they're a 2-piece cast wheel. The forged wheels all have an "F" in the name.

http://www.rayswheels.co.jp
- click English at the very bottom of the page.

I learned something today. I didn't think there were any forged Gram Lights at all with it being more of the budget line.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2005 | 08:10 PM
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Jeff-thanks.

humm... I guess I'll go back to my R90's if im running dressup...oh well.
 
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