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Old 08-03-2007, 08:40 PM
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Konig Unknowns vs. Konig Hot Swaps

so i'm thinking of buying rims i want to know what people think i want the hot swaps black with red inserts i have a vic red balt or should i go with the unknowns??? plus some guy wants to buy my rims and tires for 800 bucks so i'll have almost all the cash i need
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I would go with the unknowns but look around and youll find some better. EVERYONE has konigs. Dont get me wrong, they are nice rims its just they are not very original at all. just my 2 cents.
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Neither....imo
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if you're going to go with one of those two hot swaps ...

unknowns are ugly and way too over done... IMO you can find something nicer for cheaper though.. especially when you got 800
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Lots have the unknowns and the hot swaps weigh toooooooooooo much (like 50lbs a pop before tires)
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I'm not a personal fan of either, but if I had to choose, I'd go with the Unknowns. Yeah the Unknowns are played but, but they look better IMO and the Hot Swaps will end up being just as played out after they've been out longer.

I say shop around, but if you do get either of those wheels, that's still cool. Anythings better than rollin stock.
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hot swap thats what i have and i'm waitning for my red inserts.Here is a pic

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how about some american racing wheels?

fyi: my buddy had some konig toxins on his car. a very small pothole that most of us wouldn't even avoid claimed 2 of them. i dont think konigs are very strong.
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Originally Posted by OrngBalt
Lots have the unknowns and the hot swaps weigh toooooooooooo much (like 50lbs a pop before tires)
no they dont, i just got mine and the shipping for two rims is 60lbs so they weight around 30 lbs apiece
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Originally Posted by nybull05
no they dont, i just got mine and the shipping for two rims is 60lbs so they weight around 30 lbs apiece
what color hot swaps did you get and how much did they run ya
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If you must go with the Konigs get Hotswaps. However i paid $800 for mine

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money is not a problem and i've never been a fan of konigs but the hot swaps are sick at least i think so
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the unknowns are so played out, and i think they're ugly as hell... the hot swaps aren't that bad... i still haven't found a rim that i would spend money on though, for the damn price of rims i don't see what the big deal is.
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since u have seen unknowns and hotswaps on a cobalt id do some konig troubles on there and get them in black with chrome lip if possible


http://www.americanracing.com/wheels...heel&section=P

just for ***** and giggles see what these would look like on a balt

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troubles are ugly
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Originally Posted by ssfreak84
what color hot swaps did you get and how much did they run ya
my pic is a couple of post up. but they are the gloss black with chrome inserts, but i have the red inserts on back order. I paid like 750 from discounttiredirect.com They had the best price on them and free shipping. And the red inserts cost me 120
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i got the black hot swaps on my g5 with the red inserts and i love the look of it, i'll try to get some pics up in a couple days
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konig, official rim of 9 out of 10 tuner cars!
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neither at all cause eveybody already has the unknowns and the hotswaps will be next...
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look at falkens.. i particularly like alot of what they have.. and not too many people have them well cept me of course
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i'd go with neither of them. every other cobalt i see have konig wheels. not sure if you care about performance at all but konig wheels are heavy as ****.
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Originally Posted by DC52NV
not sure if you care about performance at all but konig wheels are heavy as ****.
Not all
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Originally Posted by 05redline
Not all
that's true but those are not one of his choices. all but 3 models of their wheels are extremely heavy.
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Originally Posted by ssfreak84
so i'm thinking of buying rims i want to know what people think i want the hot swaps black with red inserts i have a vic red balt or should i go with the unknowns??? plus some guy wants to buy my rims and tires for 800 bucks so i'll have almost all the cash i need
heres a pic of wat the hot swaps wit the red inserts look like photoshoped on my vic red cobalt



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