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Old 05-10-2010, 10:51 AM
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Focal F05 18 inches

Ok i love how these rims look, does any one know any feed back on this manufacture. the price seems perfect as well as the look and size.

also on tire rack its asking if i have plastic or metal valve stems, im not sure i have 2008 G5GT


I have black car and these are flat black i think it will look nice
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Do you have tpms sensors if so then you need new ones or else Your low tire pressure light will stay on
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Do you have tpms sensors if so then you need new ones or else Your low tire pressure light will stay on
yes i do and im aware of this thank you tho
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my rims are from Focal too, it seems like the company has been around since the 90's or so. It looks like they made mostly luxury rims, but now have some tuner rims

i have the F16's i love em matte black with a red pin stripe
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Focal has been around for years. I used to have their old F5's. The company kinda went under then sold to another company that is kinda cheap.
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i was iffy on the Matt black but after your pick DS, im in love.... how are they holding up any issues with dents and crap..

also which cars have plastic valve stems and which have metal stems
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Im in love with these as well! But my question is will they clear Brembo's? Anybody have any insight on that???
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Originally Posted by joeyblaze
i was iffy on the Matt black but after your pick DS, im in love.... how are they holding up any issues with dents and crap..

also which cars have plastic valve stems and which have metal stems
they are great, fit prefect, they have the same offset as stock +42, this are 18x8 but the offset is the same for the F05 with their size 18x7.5
i wanted to get the F05, but the F16 got my vote haha
im running 235/40/18 and they dont rub on turns and they look awesome
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Im in love with these as well! But my question is will they clear Brembo's? Anybody have any insight on that???
they dont list them when u pick the turbo balt, you could contact tire rack and ask them if they know about the fitment with the brembos
u probably have to run spacers if u get these rims to clear the brembos
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The curved spokes are a good indication that these won't clear TC Brembo's.
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should look good
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Originally Posted by Bumpin Balt
The curved spokes are a good indication that these won't clear TC Brembo's.
AWWW SAD!!!!
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Any car with TPMS has the metal valve stems.
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Originally Posted by mkriebs
Any car with TPMS has the metal valve stems.
any one else cosign this?
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got my rims and tires put on yesterday...
Falken 225/45zr18





what you guys think
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After seeing these on a car, they look really cheap IMO. I would have went with 225/40/18 tires. Some people have rubbing issues with 225/45/18's and they make the wheels look like 17's. If you love'em, that's all that matters though!
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they are a matt black clean five star, not sure how they can look cheap. i wasnt going for bling, i want subtle and clean, but thanks for your input. the rims def dont look like 17s, i had 17s stock and these things dwarf them.

the tires are beefy, but living in northeat its usefull, no rubbing so far with the pedders.. so im happy. thanks for your input tho
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not bad maybe more pics
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those are badass!
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thanks glen,

here are the other pictures i have , only cell phone ones tho




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me like them more now
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Originally Posted by DSmastery
me like them more now
yeah im getting a lot more looks now then i did before, thanks
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