Opinion time. Wheels..

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Opinion time. Wheels..

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I can straight up trade my rims (top) for these (bottom). Mine are in HARD SHAPE now and need to be refinished. Thoughts?

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I don't like your current ones at all. Trade.
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those are primax 618s ... look cool in motion, but are one HEAVY wheel. i had them on my mx3

i say no, since they dont look all that great sitting still and are not a performance rim..... not good enough for your car
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i would trade... thoes wheels are at least nice lookin... yours are hurtin imho
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Trade.

There both going to be heavy anyways. Franko's got plenty or power and TQ to move those wheels.

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Am I the only one who likes your current wheels more? I just don't like how bland and weird-looking the other ones are. I guess I'm just a sucker for 5-spoke designs.
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Mad Cow wrote:Am I the only one who likes your current wheels more? I just don't like how bland and weird-looking the other ones are. I guess I'm just a sucker for 5-spoke designs.
Nope, I perfer his current ones as well. The other ones are just too common.
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TRADE
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Nd4SpdSe wrote:
Mad Cow wrote:Am I the only one who likes your current wheels more? I just don't like how bland and weird-looking the other ones are. I guess I'm just a sucker for 5-spoke designs.
Nope, I perfer his current ones as well. The other ones are just too common.

Common on a MX-3? Not really. I prefer them because they don't look like a K'nex set. Just my opinion.
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I'd keep the current ones...just my opinion.
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I've always liked the look of those FOCAL wheels(current).Not fond of the finish color,but I would stick with what you have.IMO
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I think trading would be a pretty lateral move appearance wise, but I would prefer the new ones over your current ones. Neither set really floats my boat though.
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Thoughts?

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Thassodar wrote:
Nd4SpdSe wrote:
Mad Cow wrote:Am I the only one who likes your current wheels more? I just don't like how bland and weird-looking the other ones are. I guess I'm just a sucker for 5-spoke designs.
Nope, I perfer his current ones as well. The other ones are just too common.

Common on a MX-3? Not really. I prefer them because they don't look like a K'nex set. Just my opinion.
Ya, that type of spoked rim looks like what's common out there; there's varieties of it, but they're all basically the same in my books, and not just on an Mx-3, but anything.

Franko's old rims gave it that distinct "it's Franko's Mx-3" look, because it's so cleanly done, it's one of the new features that makes it unique. Those new rims make it look too generic of an mx-3.
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Keep the current ones, powdercoat them though.
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