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skidude 05-21-2012 10:40 AM

Mixing 6ULs
 
I completely ruined the finish on one of my gen1 6ULs this weekend, and nobody is answering my WTB ads for a replacement. What is the difference between the gen1 and gen2 wheels that would matter? Can I just buy one new wheel, or will it not match enough so people (including me or my car) would notice?

curly 05-21-2012 07:10 PM

http://949racing.com/wheeltech.aspx


It takes trained eye and both wheels in hand to spot the differences but there were more than a dozen little tweaks to the Gen II compared to the Gen I.

viperormiata 05-21-2012 08:22 PM

Your car will probably explode. Would not recommend it, unless you enjoy fiery ---- torture.

I don't see there being a real issue as long as the offsets aren't drastically different.

edit: Oh wtf, come on.... a-nal is a banned word?!

Faeflora 05-21-2012 10:08 PM

aww poor baby

finish is ruined

kill yourself pussss

Boost93 10-18-2012 08:49 PM

U guys can be asses,Its a legit question.... O.P they do look slightly different...Good Luck man....

dk wolf 10-18-2012 08:59 PM


Originally Posted by Boost93 (Post 940947)
U guys can be asses,Its a legit question.... O.P they do look slightly different...Good Luck man....


Savington 10-18-2012 09:04 PM

I'd be able to tell if I looked from <3ft, but 99% of people won't.

y8s 10-18-2012 09:22 PM

15x8 nickel gen 1?

what's it worth to you?

y8s 10-18-2012 09:24 PM

oh nevermind, we've danced this dance before. silver!

orion4096 10-18-2012 09:56 PM

I think I did a 1:40.x at Laguna Seca last year with 15x9 gen1s on the front and 15x9 gen2s on the back with nt01s. This was the session after some off-roading which put a giant bubble in the inside of the sidewall on one of the tires and driving around on 5 psi... They are pretty easy to spot if you know what your looking for.

hustler 10-18-2012 10:42 PM

Nickel gen 1 crew signing in.

hustler 10-18-2012 10:44 PM


Originally Posted by Boost93 (Post 940947)
U guys can be asses,Its a legit question.... O.P they do look slightly different...Good Luck man....

Grow up and shave off that neckbeard you're trying to grow. You're unfortunate celibacy is not our problem.

RedCarmel 10-18-2012 10:58 PM

I think something small, like "6UL" was cast into the GenII that wasn't in the GenI. If you're not that OCD about it just do it.

NiklasFalk 10-19-2012 01:53 AM

If you are really care about looks, get two new 6ULs and place them on one side. You seldom see the wheels on the left and on the right at the same time.

y8s 10-19-2012 02:14 PM


Originally Posted by hustler (Post 940992)
Nickel gen 1 crew signing in.

you want my spare?

bbundy 10-19-2012 02:31 PM

One of my sets is mixed right now. Nickel Gen 1 and gen 2. The finish looks different and you can tell from 30 feet or so pretty easy. Do I care? No. I destroyed one when a bolt got picked up off the track somehow and wedged itself between the brake caliper and the rim and nearly sawed the thing in two. The other one I bent somehow and I don’t know when it happened.

Bob

Ben 10-19-2012 03:12 PM


Originally Posted by y8s (Post 941205)
you want my spare?

I do.

closer98 11-19-2012 12:12 PM

PM me if you want a set of 15 x 9 Matte Bronze. Lugs and stems included.


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