Opinions wanted: Fiske FM5 v. FM10

[pbs911]

I'm going with big reds and need 17" wheels. Which do you like best for my black on black 78SC Targa?

FM5:
http://www.fikse.com/images/1.gif
Sort of like Bill Verburg's Targa(on my SC the wheels would not be black);
http://home.nycap.rr.com/wmv/page9.html

FM10:
http://www.fikse.com/images/2.gif
Greg Gulik's Carrera;
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/911_fiske_wheels/outside7.jpg

Vote now!

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Paul
78SC Targa
Pelican Parts Members Gallery

[This message has been edited by pbs911 (edited 11-08-2001).]

[Pillow]

Deffinately FM10!!! Oh my those are sweeeeet!

I think one of the guys in "Tale of two SCs" from San Fran in a recent Excellence article had those wheels too... Yah, the article that was a cause of major controversy on this list

If I were a rich man I would ride FM10s!!! A local guy keeps having deals on Miglia turbo twists and they just do not do it for me like the Fiske wheels.



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Adrian Pillow
1979 911 SC
1966 VW Microbus
PCA - Peachstate Region

[KTL]

I'd vote for the FM5.

Easier to clean and more polished spoke surface to stand out/shine.

Bill's are actually Kinesis wheels, FWIW.

Simmons makes a nice five spoke, three-piece, 17 in. wheel. That is, unless you're dead set on Fikse. Simmons might be more cost effective for the same result. I don't have them, but appear to be a quality wheel.

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Kevin
87 Carrera coupe

[Bill Verburg]

I sort of like the 5 spoke designs from Kinesis, Fikse or Simmons, they're elegant and easy to keep clean. If you have ever tried to keep the lattice style clean you know what I speak of(unless you are not anal, like me).

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Bill Verburg
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[This message has been edited by Bill Verburg (edited 11-08-2001).]

[mjc76]

I vote for the FM10's. Actually those rims are on my wish list.

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[TimB]

I vote for the 5's. To me they look more "classic". I also have had the displeasure of cleaning web type wheels for what seemed like hours.

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Tim
'81 Porsche 911SC Targa
'00 Audi A6 4.2
'99 Ellsworth Truth
'01 Eisentraut (coming...)

[GregS]

I don't think you can go wrong either way. And since I don't have to keep 'em clean, go with the 10's and have fun.

[Mike Feinstein]

10's by a mile.

[Oliver911]

10's by a mile and a half. I am partial to the BBS RS style wheels.

Dante Oliverio

[Jim T]

between those, I'd go with the 10s.

Is there anything more ubiquitous and boring than the "5 spoke star" wheel these days???

[rscupper]

Performance or looks?

[Randy W]

I think FM-5s look best on the early 911s, and FM-10s look best on the later models. Of course, I'm biased :

[89911]

Here are some Pics of my car with both the wheels you are talking about. I like both. The black fm5's look like fuchs on steroids. The fm10's are a bit lighter though.

[89911]

Another pic. Not sure how to post multiple pics on this new bbs?

[89911]

Side pic

[Kahuna]

5 spokes just look right on 911 and 964, the cleaning issue can be a major pain with narrow spoke spacing. Plus the fabulus brakes can be shown to their best advantage with 5 spokers. contrasting colors are a plus, black on a silver car lilke Bill Vs, or 8911s black on red, silver on a black car as proposed, yellow centers on a green car, blue ctrs on a white car etc.

[89911]

fm10 side

[JockeWijk]

10!

[JohnnieA]

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