There are New Rims in Town...

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There are New Rims in Town...

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I can see this kind of pimpin' taking off all over the world...

http://members.optusnet.com.au/spudshou ... chRims.wmv
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are these for real or just technical genious????
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I'm pretty sure it's real.
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Post by gus »

yeah they r real. They work off LED's flashing at the right time to form a stationary image. They r hooked into the wheel with some sort of laser/infrared meter which judges wheel rev speed and feeds the info back into a computer to calculate the flash speed.
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OMG, I thought it was a joke. How distracting is that going to be...... 8O

Would they be they legal???
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    I can't help but love and hate it at the same time hehe
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    Post by mxysxy »

    I got to get a set of these

    Will take a body shot of mine and display it to the public.
    I always though not enough people are appreciating my muscly curves...
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    Post by mrx »

    WOW 8O

    I hate it, but want some all the same.

    Scared to look up the price though.
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    Imagine the FTO logo on your rims on a night cruise!

    Or better yet the FTO Australia Logo. 8)
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    or giving your rival the finger as you own them off the lights.....
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      Post by dj_ules »

      that looks awsome.. waiting to see the price.. i bet its something like 10 grand :S
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      Post by jonowong »

      hey these are in the other thread!
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      Post by mrx »

      In American $$

      22" package with Pirelli tires ($12,500.00)
      24" package with Pirelli tires ($15,000.00)
      26" package with Pirelli tires ($19,500.00)
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