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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 08:17 AM
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I recently stored my old sawblades in my garage and I was very surprised to see that they were made in japan
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 10:09 AM
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I recently stored my old sawblades in my garage and I was very surprised to see that they were made in japan
Probably 40%+ of the Corvette is made in other countries.
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Yeah the sawblade wheels are made by the same company in Japan that made the OEM wheels to my honda accord.
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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I don't care who made 'em. They did a great job. I think the sawblades are the most distinctive wheels in all of cardom, and I don't understand guys to replace them with spokes.
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I don't care who made 'em. They did a great job. I think the sawblades are the most distinctive wheels in all of cardom, and I don't understand guys to replace them with spokes.
I agree, but I need room for bigger brakes.
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Originally Posted by sillygatboy
I don't care who made 'em. They did a great job. I think the sawblades are the most distinctive wheels in all of cardom, and I don't understand guys to replace them with spokes.
I'm currently running them on my car, I have 2 sets of sawblades.
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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 04:47 PM
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I have sawblades on my 92 and it makes the look of the car
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