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Old 04-02-2010, 04:01 AM
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Got some new wheels put on today, and they are a little different, but I will update when we get some nice weather so show that they aren't just lavender




We saw the originals a couple years ago and have been trying to get them ever since, I even joined a bB/materia club in Singapore to try and maybe see if they could get them Either way I ran into these, had them painted and my wife LOVES THEM! In the sun and straight on they almost match the color, the go back to a pink/lavendar at an angle. Any who enjoy, its kind of an acquired taste I know but we like it!

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http://r-pride.co.jp/index/wheel/sakura.htm
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someone makes a concave version similar to this. i've seen it on a miata.
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They were supposed to be a throw back to these:



^ would give my first born for a set of those....drool.....
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Hey Kanchi, I like them! Definitely different but cool!
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Thanks! I'll be sure to post some more pics to when the sun hit them.
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theres a set or two in houston.

maybe in my garage...

maybe not...
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Old 04-02-2010, 12:42 PM
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ORLY? Originals? ...PM me
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Lookin good Erik!

And yea, the Hayashi Sakuras are sick.
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Not a wheel choice I would have made, but it looks good! Post more in better light ASAP.
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^^Thanks Burst! Would literally kill for an origional set ...I would too.

^WKTJ AS soon as the wind stops blowing and the rain stops coming in sideways I will
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nice ..if the rears were a lower offset with the concave to them ..id be all over them ..i think the color looks sweet its diffrent but not crazy diffrent ..nice job!!
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love em would like them better in 5x100
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Looks good Erik, where did you pick em' up? And yeah, those originals are definately worth a first born.
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Erik those are all that... I like them
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lucky **** these are one of the wheels i want to own once in my life... (and the OG Sakuras) i wish they were more aggressive though
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Originally Posted by Kanchi
ORLY? Originals? ...PM me
not in my garage, but theres a set of original sakuras running around houston somewhere, although last i saw was a while back.
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Originally Posted by brainneeded_
not in my garage, but theres a set of original sakuras running around houston somewhere, although last i saw was a while back.
^WANT!!!! I would soooooo sell my tC to build a car around those rims!

Thanks again guys, unfortuantely when I found these the only came in blue w/ a polished face & lip only in 17x7 and in a +40 offset. Wanted to put something different on, that caught your attention but nothing too obtrusive/enticing for thieves. I too wish they made it more a aggressive/staggered but looks like they played it safe so they can fit on Hondas
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Originally Posted by bbszero
Looks good Erik, where did you pick em' up? And yeah, those originals are definately worth a first born.
Ebay!!!!! Funny thing is I haven't seen them anywhere! Wondering if the manufacturer is stopping production
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I like them, definitely unique. But I also have a set of Teddy Bears, so I guess my opinion doesn't count!
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I like the wheels but not sure i like the color of em on that color box
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