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Old Jul 30, 2005 | 08:52 AM
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After seeing Ron's Riken wheels I made a search but couldn't come up with a dealer that sells them new. Has Riken stopped making wheels?
Is there another company that still makes those "mesh" type wheels. Seems like now almost all the aftermarket wheels are those Gawd-awful 22" spinner bling-bling things
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Old Jul 30, 2005 | 08:58 AM
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Those classic old Riken's were so cool in their day.
That really tight mesh pattern is impossible to find in a new wheel, but the more open "snowflake" is still as popular as ever.
http://www.hrewheels.com/Wheels/

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Yep, no more Riken's. Sometimes you might find them on eBay, or even the classified section of the Corvette forums. BBS made them for some of the Trans Am Pontiac's too.


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Are your's 16" or 17"?
Those HREs are nice but a little pricey. A set of those would cost more than I paid for the car!
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Originally Posted by lt4dogman
Are your's 16" or 17"?

Mine are 16 with 255/50ZR16 tires front and back.
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Originally Posted by CREWZIN
Mine are 16 with 255/50ZR16 tires front and back.
Same here
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