Finally Out. Glass Rims!!!
11-09-2006, 03:23 PM
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Finally Out. Glass Rims!!!
Finally Out. Glass Rims!!!
The D'Vinci Forgiato Radurra wheels are made from polycarbonate and are totally transparent where one would expect to see spokes. The wheel on display featured 1.5-inch think polycarbonate, while the set installed on the Mercedes-Benz CLS had 2-inch thick polycarobonate. Each wheel costs $2,000, which is a bargain compared to the $250k you need to cough up roll on just one Asanti rim. You'll need the extra dough, though, to keep these clear wheels clean of brake dust.
The D'Vinci Forgiato Radurra wheels are made from polycarbonate and are totally transparent where one would expect to see spokes. The wheel on display featured 1.5-inch think polycarbonate, while the set installed on the Mercedes-Benz CLS had 2-inch thick polycarobonate. Each wheel costs $2,000, which is a bargain compared to the $250k you need to cough up roll on just one Asanti rim. You'll need the extra dough, though, to keep these clear wheels clean of brake dust.
11-09-2006, 04:00 PM
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yea I saw these on another forum...pretty weird but I guess if you got the money its original. They even have them for motorcycles also. Im sure sooner or later all the knockoff companies will be making them for about $2g's a set. Not my tase either way
11-10-2006, 01:00 AM
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Originally Posted by afici0nad0
good luck cleaning them.
how soon before we see the first in a rap video?
how soon before we see the first in a rap video?
No chrome, so I guess never :-)
Not my cup of tea either, but original... have to give them that...
11-10-2006, 01:02 AM
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If the clear pane is made of polycarbonate, then it is not really glass, its plastic.
Its a form of thermoplastic polyesters.
Because If it was made of glass....yikes.
Its a form of thermoplastic polyesters.
Because If it was made of glass....yikes.
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11-10-2006, 03:28 AM
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I doubt these would ever be rolled other than very short distances to for a show vehicle.
Certainly not practical for everyday use.
And give 1.5-2" thick polycarb - more weighty than cast aluminium and certainly forged aluminium wheels.
Nice but just not designed for the rigours of real world usage.
Certainly not practical for everyday use.
And give 1.5-2" thick polycarb - more weighty than cast aluminium and certainly forged aluminium wheels.
Nice but just not designed for the rigours of real world usage.
11-10-2006, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by integuy98
how the heck do those brakes get enough cooling?
11-10-2006, 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by xenonhid
If the clear pane is made of polycarbonate, then it is not really glass, its plastic.
Its a form of thermoplastic polyesters.
Because If it was made of glass....yikes.
Its a form of thermoplastic polyesters.
Because If it was made of glass....yikes.
Moda, i was thinking that too, but isn't the inside of the wheel open for the air to flow through? Also, if you have the money to get these then i don't think you care about them cooling fast enough....lol
EDIT: My company among many others, (i think others have already developed and many produce them) are working on a form of polycarbonate I-beams to use for smaller bridges. They are already in production for other smaller uses but the moment capacity of them is still very large, and they weight nothing. Plastics and such are all that will be used soon enough. I still love concrete and steel though
11-10-2006, 04:00 PM
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definitely going to have to get a set of these for the tsx man, straigh show and no function
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Originally Posted by EuRTSX
Stock 06 Wheels FTW! .
11-10-2006, 07:16 PM
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11-11-2006, 09:08 PM
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It would be awesome if instead of one piece of polycarbonate, you could have 2 thinner pieces with a waterproof gap in between- imagine rolling on a set of working fish tanks!
11-13-2006, 05:02 PM
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Imagine these wheels with spinners 
already been done!! Well with LED's anyway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkBPQwxHupA
Originally Posted by stuckthrotle
wow, next is lcd monitors as wheel spokes
already been done!! Well with LED's anyway
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkBPQwxHupA
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