Another "identify this wheel" post...

munk · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 3:46 am

Hi guys,

Came across your forum last night when I was originally trying to identify these wheels, very very impressed with the knowledge floating around!

Not currently an owner of a Jap ride- however the feelers are out for an SA / FB Rx7... but they're rather hard to come across in the UK. For the time being I'm starting to work on a JDM inspired Euro look for my Renault Clio... sorry if I blaspheme!

Any chance that someone can identify these wheels for me?

I have this feeling that they are Wanatabe Rs-8 Type A's, however they seem to have a rough finish- almost like the spokes have been roughly cast when they were made, which makes me think 'knock off'.

They're also in a bit of a weird size - 14x6.5j- which I couldn't find on the wanatabe site. They are 4x100 with an offset of 14. I have heard that they came in a bewildering array of sizes- am I worrying too much?

Last question about the center hub hole - anyone know what diameter that might be? Could do with around 65mm.

Thanks in advance guys and gals!

Dave[/list]

Slappy · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 11:16 am

We need a close up pic of the center of one wheel.

colink · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 12:01 pm

Not sure but they went for £421 :shock:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0331162663

munk · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 1:03 pm

Yeah... those would be the ones... I fear that there may be a scammer in the works... or at least someone has more money than sense.

I kinda thought £100-£150... £421 seems a little high to me seeing as though they are most definitely Wanatabe RS-8's and not those odd little magnesium roadster jobies...

john · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 8:58 pm

munk wrote:

£421 seems a little high to me seeing as though they are most definitely Wanatabe RS-8's...

FYI, RS-8s are multi-piece wheels, not cast one-piece. :wink:

G · **Posted:** Wed May 06, 2009 9:09 pm

Need a high res close up pic.

munk · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 2:26 am

datsunfreak wrote:

munk wrote:

£421 seems a little high to me seeing as though they are most definitely Wanatabe RS-8's...

FYI, RS-8s are multi-piece wheels, not cast one-piece. :wink:

kk, so what actually were they then- def Wanatabes as I checked them out personally, and was only following what was said in another post!

Still can't belive £421 for them though...

The link to the post showing the same flavour of wheel from Google Im's.

http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.japanesenostalgiccar.com/forum/pics/rims/watanabe%2520rs8%2520type%2520a.jpg&imgrefurl=http://japanesenostalgiccar.com/forum/viewtopic.php%3Ft%3D605&usg=__sMpDkvGGUojXZNNfPjLcnZn-C9s=&h=300&w=400&sz=27&hl=en&start=1&um=1&tbnid=cSdyLMdPkf9UuM:&tbnh=93&tbnw=124&prev=/images%3Fq%3DWatanabe%2BRS8%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1

G · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 2:28 am

G wrote:

Need a high res close up pic.

munk · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 2:33 am

G wrote:

Need a high res close up pic.

Yup, saying it twice isn't going to change the fact that thats the only one that was on eBay.

That's as high res as I can get.

Most definatley wanatabes as they had the three birds symbol... couldn't find a model number though.

They looked roughly cast, and seemed to have a stainless steel lip- also they weren't really quite as light as one would have imagined.

john · **Posted:** Thu May 07, 2009 6:57 pm

munk wrote:

kk, so what actually were they then- def Wanatabes as I checked them out personally, and was only following what was said in another post!

They are either "R-Type" or "F8".

Usually the R-Type has a deeper lip and slightly flatter spokes:

The F8 is more commonly seen in narrower widths without much lip:

KFC · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 5:29 am

They are Type B RS Watanabe's ,have a set on my car and are well worth the money the ultimate roadster wheel

have a set of Type R's to the only difference seems to be the way the spokes end

KresSlyda180 · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 1:08 pm

If those aren't Watanabes, then they could be Enkei Compe 8s or Minilites.

munk · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 1:20 pm

Not entirely sure that they're worth the fat end of £500 to be honest, but hey if they are one of the best mx5 rims then who am I to argue huh?!

They would have looked lovely on an Rex- which was the original plan when and if I found one in good nick. Oh well, t'is a shame.

Garant · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 2:17 pm

that certainly isn't cheap, but it's not too bad for a set of wats in that size
having said that, they certainly don't qualify as "deep" considering the small lip on them :lol:

zukiru · **Posted:** Mon May 11, 2009 4:57 pm

KFC wrote:

They are Type B RS Watanabe's ,have a set on my car and are well worth the money the ultimate roadster wheel

have a set of Type R's to the only difference seems to be the way the spokes end

and that's pretty close to the ultimate roadster!

KFC · **Posted:** Tue May 12, 2009 3:07 pm

burabuda wrote:

that certainly isn't cheap, but it's not too bad for a set of wats in that size
having said that, they certainly don't qualify as "deep" considering the small lip on them :lol:

photo's dont do them justice , they do pretty well for a 6.5 et14.5

I just got these for more depth

rw · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2009 2:52 pm

i hav a set of wheels that looks exactly like this.
not with the big dish , 14 inch.
has that emblem on the face with 3 sort of circles but also has what looks like RB or RS next to it.

anyone know the wheel?

john · **Posted:** Mon Sep 07, 2009 7:15 pm

rw wrote:

has that emblem on the face with 3 sort of circles but also has what looks like RB or RS next to it.

anyone know the wheel?

Yes, RS Watanabe. :tu:

Jetto · **Posted:** Wed Sep 09, 2009 4:08 am

Is it true that Watanabes dont have Made in Japan or the word "JAPAN" at the back of the wheel cast? Just the 3 falcon logo?

Some one was offering me once a similar wheel but declined coz there werent any "Japan" markings on them.

Unlike RS8 Watanabes by SSR the words Made in japan is visible on the cast.

KresSlyda180 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:19 am

JETTO wrote:

Is it true that Watanabes dont have Made in Japan or the word "JAPAN" at the back of the wheel cast? Just the 3 falcon logo?

3 falcon?? I think those are cranes.

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