There are copies of both the XR 18" and GT wheels available now - sounds like this could be a set of them. If they were the genuine Ford mags, they'd come with the Ford centrecaps.
JamieXR6 got the 18's fitted to his 6T by the dealer and they had crappy non Dunlop tyres, but they came with the genuine Ford centres.
Its very similar to the original ford, thats why i didnt see it.
THe wheel seems more chromy then an original... maybe cos its new...
but the label in the centre is in a blue oval with silver capital writing FRW in the centre.
I've had them a little over a week
and i dont know if i should call them back saying they ripped me off..
or be happy cos i got the new style wheels.
Its very similar to the original ford, thats why i didnt see it.
THe wheel seems more chromy then an original... maybe cos its new...
but the label in the centre is in a blue oval with silver capital writing FRW in the centre.
I've had them a little over a week
and i dont know if i should call them back saying they ripped me off..
or be happy cos i got the new style wheels.
Turbo6i, just drop in and ask your dealer what's going on would be the easiest..and while your there check around and see if there are any cars in stock with 18's and see what centres they have....
There are copies of both the XR 18" and GT wheels available now - sounds like this could be a set of them. If they were the genuine Ford mags, they'd come with the Ford centrecaps.
called footscray ford dealership. they say they've never heard of FRW wheels
called DAndenong, .. the place i got them from.
Spare parts have no clue... spoke to the salesman that sold the car to me... he said he hasnt heard of them... but said that maybe just the centres have been changed from the NEW wheels, ford racing wheels.
I dont buy that.!!!
told me to bring it in so he can have a look.
i didnt know the centres could be changed that easily.
This may get ugly.
part of the deal when i bought the car was that they would upgrade the wheels to 18"
it wastn clarified, but the assumption is that upgrade to the ford original wheels.??
plus the 17" original wheels probably cost more then 18" duplicates anyways!!!!!
if the centres have been changed.
would there be anything on the rest of the wheel that indicates that they are original?
ie. ford logo on the inside? or writing? ..
if the centres have been changed.
would there be anything on the rest of the wheel that indicates that they are original?
ie. ford logo on the inside? or writing? ..
I checked mine and on the inside of one of the spokes it has Mullins Wheels....it's got me beat what's going on...I have the Ford centres on mine though..
I thought ROH made them aswell,I have ROH and Tickford stamped on the back of my XR rim's so if they are made by ROH I would say there would be a ROH stamp and possibly a Ford logo.
I thought ROH made them aswell,I have ROH and Tickford stamped on the back of my XR rim's so if they are made by ROH I would say there would be a ROH stamp and possibly a Ford logo.
my cousin's ed fairmont v8 had replica wheels when he bought it neww. He wanted the optional 16 inch 5 spoke rims (quite a few xr6/xr8 s have them ). The wheels looked the business but had blank silver caps in the middle. They were actually a csa wheel and there is not alot u can do as they comply to standards and look the same as orig equip.
my cousin's ed fairmont v8 had replica wheels when he bought it neww. He wanted the optional 16 inch 5 spoke rims (quite a few xr6/xr8 s have them ). The wheels looked the business but had blank silver caps in the middle. They were actually a csa wheel and there is not alot u can do as they comply to standards and look the same as orig equip.
The ED 16 inch wheels Where CSA Probes, made for Ford. They had been around for a few years before Ford used them.
The Ford ones had a machined finish, where as the retail ones where powred coated silver.
BBS make some, but Speedline make most.
BBS make mostly Lace type rims.
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