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    1. #1
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      Q ship, that is a good point and trust me it is not only for looks. The Fikse are a true three piece racing wheel and any part can be replaced if it is damaged. On the other hand the Bonspeeds can only be repaired. Like most things you get what you pay for. They are both great wheels for thier intended design and use. I will not need the Fikse's for 90% of what the car is going to be used for. It is just the other 10 that I do not want to worry about. That is where the styling come into play. As for the weight difference, I do not know and will look into it. That is a good point.

      One of the reasons I posted the question is so I can get the many opinions that have been stated. It is helping me sort out exactly what I want. I like the styling on both about the same. It is the finish on the Fikse's I like better. Well anyway you all are a great help in this.
      Brian



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      dennis68 Guest
      Quote Originally Posted by baz67
      The Fikse are a true three piece racing wheel and any part can be replaced if it is damaged. I will not need the Fikse's for 90% of what the car is going to be used for. It is just the other 10 that I do not want to worry about.
      Brian

      True-Fiske are a true 3-peice wheel

      True-they can be repaired if damaged. So can the Bonspeeds at any number of faculties throughout the US where as the Fiske’s need to go back to him for repair.

      Are Fiske wheels much stronger, maybe? A good friend and co-worker runs his 69 Camaro 7-10 times a year at a variety of road course events. It has been clocked on radar repeatedly at over 160MPH. He runs an old O.Z. wheel, same wheels for over a decade now and that includes lots of short courses as well. This car has way over 75K into it and that is doing his own work, this thing is state of the art. Halon system, cage, pressurized wet sump, reinforced everything and he feels no need to pop for 1K/ea. wheels. Buy what you want, but I wouldn't base my whole decision of buying Fiske on strength alone, guys have gone plenty fast without them for a long time.

      I may be a little biased 'cause I like them but can't pry that kind of cash out of the BOSS' hands for rims.

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      I agree Brian, I love the machined look, too. I went with the brushed finished on center sections of my HRE's for that very reason. It just gives them a different look.
      Scott
      Twin Turbo 434 SBC, T56, Baer brakes, HRE wheels, etc...
      My 69 Camaro
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