"MUSASHI66" (musashi66)
12/18/2015 at 11:40 • Filed to: None
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"MUSASHI66" (musashi66)
12/18/2015 at 11:40 • Filed to: None | 8
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I just bought a set of these in 16” for my Abarth - they are shipping today and I can’t wait to get them :D
Next item - something to lower her without ruining the ride.
Twism
> MUSASHI66
12/18/2015 at 11:51 |
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My feeling right now:
What size are those? 17? 18?
4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
> MUSASHI66
12/18/2015 at 11:56 |
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smobgirl
> MUSASHI66
12/18/2015 at 11:56 |
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I've been looking for new wheels for mine...love those.
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MUSASHI66
> Twism
12/18/2015 at 12:11 |
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16’s - I wanted some more meat on the wheels. Last small car I had on 17” wheels and low profile tires was a 2003 Civic Si and it wasn’t the most comfortable.
They do come in 17 and 18” version as well though.
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MUSASHI66
> smobgirl
12/18/2015 at 12:15 |
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500madness sells them - if you want to buy there, talk to Joseph. However, they are for sale on ebay for much, much less, although they ship from Riga, Latvia. $820 on ebay, and (listed) price of $1500 on Madness. I traded my GQ wheels, bought a shift knob, and arranged a nice little deal with them. I still could have saved money with ebay route, but as I get older, I value convenience and time more and more.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1615445435…
AndyG_UK
> MUSASHI66
12/18/2015 at 13:46 |
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Oh me likey them lots, mines on standard 16’s.
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MUSASHI66
> AndyG_UK
12/18/2015 at 14:54 |
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Those are pretty - we don't get them in states. I almost kept my wheels - I was this close to removing the large center cap and going with a smaller 58mm center cap and exposed lugs, but then this deal happened...
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AndyG_UK
> MUSASHI66
12/18/2015 at 15:26 |
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They are the standard wheel here but I’ve noticed that on the new ones they are just all matt grey, no diamond cutting which doesn’t look as good (though cheaper to repair I’d bet!), mine had the center caps off when I test drove it and it looked really cool!
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MUSASHI66
> AndyG_UK
12/18/2015 at 15:50 |
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See I like non-shiny stuff. I have matte gray competizione badges on her, my dark door handles just arrived to swap the chrome ones, I have plastidip ready for the boot handle, and my headlights are blacked out.
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AndyG_UK
> MUSASHI66
12/18/2015 at 16:16 |
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Me too normally but I do like a nice diamond cut alloy!
I like the sound of all the matte chromed bits, some 500’z (including Abarth’s) have it as standard now.
Would love the darkened headlights but it would be asking for a copper to pull you over here, even if they were legal!
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MUSASHI66
> AndyG_UK
12/18/2015 at 16:20 |
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Case is dark, not the glass, so it should work OK. I would love factory matte bits.
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AndyG_UK
> MUSASHI66
12/18/2015 at 16:51 |
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That looks so good in silver with all the black bits, it doesn't come in silver here. :(
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MUSASHI66
> AndyG_UK
12/18/2015 at 16:58 |
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Here it only came in Argento in 2014 as the GQ edition. Abarth bits (engine and transmission), Turbo bits (seats and headlights), but I made an Abarth out of her by swapping some parts. This car is very unique - I’d be surprised if there is a 100 of them in Argento in North America
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> MUSASHI66
12/18/2015 at 17:16 |
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Very nice! Hute FIAT fan here....pity we’ve only got one dealership in our entire province an hour from me. I’ve only ever seen 2 Abarths in person and I saw the “local” one today up close for the third time. Makes me want one even more! It’s one of the black ones with red stripes. :)
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AndyG_UK
> MUSASHI66
12/18/2015 at 17:20 |
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Ahh I see, does look very cool though!
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MUSASHI66
> RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
12/18/2015 at 17:46 |
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Thanks! I presume you are in Canada - they only sold 10 GQs in Argento up there I think.
Yeah, their dealer network leaves much to be desired - but I have one a mile from my house! I rarely see Abarths either - they only sell 20-30k 500’s yearly in the USA, and I presume a small percentage is Abarth models.
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RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> MUSASHI66
12/18/2015 at 18:51 |
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Yeah, Nova Scotia for me. Only dealer is in Halifax and I live an hour away. There are a fair number of 500s around here, and a surprising number of 500Ls. I’ve only seen one 500X in the wild so far, but they are relatively new, so I’ll give them time! :)