Checked out a Kona 5.0 yesterday...
6/8/10, 09:55 AM
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Checked out a Kona 5.0 yesterday...
...and ended up deleting the Brembos from my package. The wheels are hideous in person. Instead I upgraded to premium with saddle interior and HIDs. 
Has anyone else seen these wheels up close and changed your mind on them?
Has anyone else seen these wheels up close and changed your mind on them?
6/8/10, 10:00 AM
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Yep- the extensive time Ford took to pull my order worked to my advantage after all. Now hopefully they'll fix the problems and start shipping everyones' cars and start building mine.
6/8/10, 10:17 AM
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I thought they were even better in person. Just my opinion though. They didn't blow my mind but I like the car overall in person above just the pictures I had seen.
6/8/10, 10:39 AM
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Personal taste.
I almost wish I hated them because I might have been able to talk myself out of the package!!
The standard wheels are fine looking on these cars but the Brembo package wheels are the bee's knees...in my opinion.
6/8/10, 10:42 AM
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6/8/10, 11:16 AM
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I got the Brembo package mostly for the wheels, for some reason I'm weird and have always liked having factory looking wheels on my mustangs. But I really like the SVTPP wheels as well. Has anyone started making replicas of those yet? SVTPP would be sexy as well.
6/8/10, 11:17 AM
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So which wheels are you getting, then? Since you don't list any wheels in your On Order line, are you getting the standard 18" five spoke?
6/8/10, 01:20 PM
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It's still a very cost effective option given the price! That's what makes it nice! Even for the wheel set, just include tires and you've already almost doubled the initial cost.
6/8/10, 01:25 PM
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This is the part where I say, "If he's bull****ting me I'm going to be so pissed...," but I'll never know better, so no point getting worked up over it, right?
6/8/10, 01:27 PM
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Depends on how you look at it- it's not Brembos on the back, so paying the cost to just get the Brembo calipers up front (rears are larger, I know, but still not the same) isn't worth it if you don't like the wheels. I thought I liked them, but after seeing them in person they just really didn't sit well for me.
6/8/10, 02:14 PM
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Depends on how you look at it- it's not Brembos on the back, so paying the cost to just get the Brembo calipers up front (rears are larger, I know, but still not the same) isn't worth it if you don't like the wheels. I thought I liked them, but after seeing them in person they just really didn't sit well for me.
I guess I just see it as the Brembo pkg has:
New steering tuning, ESC tuning, stiffer springs, bigger front brakes, pistons instead of floating calipers, wider wheels and tires...phew I calculate a benefet over cost here on the cost benefit analysis meter.
I think they are all great Mustangs and to each there own!
6/8/10, 02:22 PM
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I know i just hate the fact that the fronts are soo much bigger than the rears, it looks really dumb when viewing the side profile of the car.
6/8/10, 02:33 PM
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Hmm, I suppose.
I guess I just see it as the Brembo pkg has:
New steering tuning, ESC tuning, stiffer springs, bigger front brakes, pistons instead of floating calipers, wider wheels and tires...phew I calculate a benefet over cost here on the cost benefit analysis meter.
I think they are all great Mustangs and to each there own!
I guess I just see it as the Brembo pkg has:
New steering tuning, ESC tuning, stiffer springs, bigger front brakes, pistons instead of floating calipers, wider wheels and tires...phew I calculate a benefet over cost here on the cost benefit analysis meter.
I think they are all great Mustangs and to each there own!
6/8/10, 03:14 PM
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Structurally the 2011 should be more to the level of the Track Pack of 2010. The Brembo takes it a tad further with stiffer springs. The Brembo cars wheels are also a 19x9 instead of a 19x8.5.