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Re: Panasport question / more wheels from Europe

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Subject: Re: Panasport question / more wheels from Europe
From: Dennis Currington <dc@datsuns.net>
Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 17:33:46 -0700
roger.loop@euronet.nl wrote:

>Hi there,
>I don't know about shipping costs or duty, but I have another suggestion for 
>Panasports look-a-likes.
>The make is KN (don't know whether related to the filters), and the type is 
>Minator. They're from the UK.
>You can check them out on the web-site:
>http://www.brooklyn-wheels.com/Kn_minator.htm
>(this is not the manufacturers site, but the site from a Dutch wholesale; the 
>suggested price for the 6x14 is approx. USD 190, but you should be able to get 
>them cheaper; I was able to buy them at a wholesale price without VAT for 
>approx USD 100 ...)
>I have these under my 1968 1600, and indeed they did not fit on the front. The 
>ones on the rear fitted perfectly, but on the front I had to have them 
>drilled. 
>This has been done by an official supplier.
>I have them fitted with Michelin MXL tyres, size 185/70R14 (I was told that 
>these Michelins are no longer available, but that there is plenty of choice in 
>this size).
>If you want to check out how they look on my car, visit the register at 
>www.311s.org, or directly
>http://www.311s.org/Pics/spl311-19980.jpg.
>All the best,
>Roger
>from Holland
>68 1600
>
Actually, these are the same wheels I run on my 67.5 2000,  They look so 
much like Panasports that we I even used a photo of my car with the 
Minators in CDM's Panasport ad.......and no one noticed (yet) [:-)]

And Mike,  spacers are the trick.

> http://classicdatsun.com/new/FS15.gif
>

Dennis

-- 
Dennis Currington
1967.5 2000
1971 240Z
San Diego

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