THE TRUTH ABOUT WATANABE WHEELS
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- Опубліковано 4 кві 2018
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On this episode of Wheel History, we take a look at the history of Watanabe wheels. We cover how they have managed to become such an iconic wheel brand in today's market. Find out more as we go in-depth on Watanabe wheels on this episode of Wheel History. Let us know your thoughts down in the comment section below!
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"Watanabe! the heaviest wheel for the price."
As much as I love RS Watanabe they did NOT come up with the original eight spoke design. That is just straight-up misinformation. Watanabe, like many (if not all) Japanese wheel brands, started out making knockoffs originally. The eight spoke specifically is a knockoff of British Minilite which predates it by 4 years ('64 vs '68).
Thanks to you guys, I can't listen to XO TouR Llif3 without thinking about buying car parts...
Team 5zigen Next PLEASE
For the record, I payed $1650 shipped for my 14" RS Watanabe through a dealer, and waited just shy of three months, i bought other things along with them like lug nuts and center caps which made the price slightly higher. Just my experience which I thought i'd share.
japan has the watanabe, america has the bullet style
You want a watanabe get a rota rb
Watanabes look good on almost everything.
Do avant garde rims next, please.
You forgot to mention that Watanabe wheels went even more viral because of the anime show called "Initial D".
Watanabe 8-spokes debuted in 1968.
The Watanabe RS on Initial D's 86 influenced my wheels purchasing decision. But because of the spec I needed (15x7, 5x4.5PCD, +offset) and the difficultly/cost of Watanabe, I went with Enkei Compe which has its own charm but still echo's the Watanabe design some bit.
By far my favourite wheel brand. If I had money for new wheels, I would be dropping on 8 spokes for sure.
I thought the iconic 8 spoke design was originally the Minilite wheel? Competition wheels from the 60's used on MGB's, mini's, lotus cortina's/escorts etc etc
HOLY CRAP THAT WAS QUICK!! You gents are awesome. All hail the oldschool Watanabe! 😎😎 great video
those 8 spokes are like te-37's , they look good on almost anything you put them on
Now this was a great one! I had my Rota knock off Watanabes stolen off my first S13 and was heart broken with that alone. Keep up the great content!
Fantastic videos, love the clean editing and film work, keep up the good work
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