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Old Apr 21, 2011 | 11:47 PM
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What wheels are these? Kinesis what?

I'm looking at a car with some wheels and the dealer said that they're Kinesis wheels. What can you guys tell me about these?

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Those are great lite weight 3 peice wheels. i forget what model they are but the centers are shot peened(textured) with a hard anodized grey finish with polished step lip.
 
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Send the pic to Wheel Enhancement. They will know for sure.
 
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Kinesis K59

 
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Thanks. You guys are quick! I'm not usually a fan of the 3 piece look with all the visible bolts, but everything else about the car seems legit. If they were those wheels but 1 piece I'd be even happier, but it's nice to know it's a quality set on there as it is.
 
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Kinesis not in business anymore.
 
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Kinesis not in business anymore.
I realize this. Is this wheel one of the ones made by the real Kinesis before they went bust or one of the newer ones from whatever company bought their name? They're still listed on the website which worries me whereas something cool like the F110 is no longer available.
 

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K59 is one of the original Kenesis wheels...yes when they were under original managment before they apparently sold out to a large wheel distributor and seemed to have suffered in quality control....there is a huge thread about a currrent set with the centers shearing concerning Wheel Dynamics, a buyer, a reapair, a resale, and then a fiasco...it's a very long thread...
 
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K59 is one of the original Kenesis wheels...yes when they were under original managment before they apparently sold out to a large wheel distributor and seemed to have suffered in quality control....there is a huge thread about a currrent set with the centers shearing concerning Wheel Dynamics, a buyer, a reapair, a resale, and then a fiasco...it's a very long thread...
I was following that thread from the beginning and just stopped recently. Certainly a sad story for many reasons.

As for these wheels, I'll try to ascertain when they were purchased and when they may have been produced. I'm not a big fan of them in general, so if I end up with this car I will probably swap them anyway, but it'll be nice to have all the information.
 
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