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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 07:04 PM
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Has any one used Fikse wheels they have been around for a long time but I cant say that I have ever seen any on a Corvette they make some great looking wheels.

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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Sherpaboy
Has any one used Fikse wheels they have been around for a long time but I cant say that I have ever seen any on a Corvette they make some great looking wheels.

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/gary.s...b3.jpg&.src=ph

Agreed - nice looking wheels


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Fiske does make some very nice wheels, expensive, but nice. I haven't seen too many of them on Vettes either - especially not on the forum.
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Originally Posted by JDs00PewterCoupe
Fiske does make some very nice wheels, expensive, but nice. I haven't seen too many of them on Vettes either - especially not on the forum.
They are nice and pricey, my buddy has them on his 95 ZR1 LPE and they are nice
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Old Jan 14, 2006 | 11:52 PM
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Here are Mach V's in 18"

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Old Jan 15, 2006 | 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by *89x2*
Agreed - nice looking wheels



Those in the pic are FIKSE Profil 5S wheels. I have the Profil 5....see sig.
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I have Profil 5s, 10x19" and 12x19" .
Pricey, but Fikse has an excellent reputation.
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Here is mine with the polished classic 5 spoke, 18" all around.

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Fikse ARO 18" front and rear

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Old Jan 15, 2006 | 03:55 PM
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I had them on my old Porsche 928. Great quality. I think the Tire Rack has them installed on a black C5 you see in ads on websites. I think they are the older FM10's. Not sure.

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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 03:43 AM
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Although they are not as heavily advertized and marketed, Fikse Wheels are great quality wheels since the nineties.
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 10:39 AM
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The Profil 5's are my first choice wheels. They are riveted from behind the wheel, which makes cleaning easier. I have spoken to them before - they are big into race applications. As mentioned earlier - expensive.
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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 04:50 PM
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I run FIKSE FM5's on my 03 Z06. They are 17X9.5 front and 18X12 out back. They are a 3-piece spun-cast aluminum design lighter and stronger than the stock Z06 wheels. The bolts are on the inside (unlike HRE's) but still retain the other advantages of 3-piece construction. They are expensive but you can customize them (almost) any way you need. You have to pay 50% of the cost up-front before they even begin to make them. It took me 6 months to get mine but that was because they don't keep the 12 inch wide blanks lying around. All in all it has been some of the best $ I have spent so far on the car. They have a large lip on the outside but maintain the stock offset. I run 335 Pilot Sports and the look is awesome. I never fail to get compliments on the wheels wherever I go. I would post some pics but I don't have any. If you go to the FIKSE website they have a picture of a Black 03 Z06 with the FM5's on it. The 2 dimensional rendering does not do them justice however. Spend the money and get some; you won't regret it.
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I have the FIKSE Profil 10 series wheels.
Great wheels, love em'!

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Old Jan 16, 2006 | 05:42 PM
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Hey guys I just wanted to say thanks for all of the input & pic's still not sure what I am going to do I spent months at this last time and thought I had what I wanted and after six months looking again to all.
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We have sold a ton of different sets of Fikse wheels for c4's, c5's and now the c6's. The wheels fit great, look super and are light weight, all those things together it makes a great package. The price is the only down side to the package. Let me know what you like and I can shoot you a quote.

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Hey Randy I was looking @ the profil 13's 19X10 and 19X11.
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