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JIRZLEE
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Wheels [View Article]    (Score: 1, Normal) 09-06-2012 19:50
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Are they alloy rims? I'm asking because they appear to be directional. The blade shape at the outer edge always faces forwards on both sides of the car so there would actually be a right wheel and a left wheel unless they are just covers that could be swapped.

Would rotating the rim to the opposite side of the car change the aerodynamics?
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Re: Wheels [View Article]    (Score: 1, Normal) 09-09-2012 01:50
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JIRZLEE wrote:
Are they alloy rims? I'm asking because they appear to be directional. The blade shape at the outer edge always faces forwards on both sides of the car so there would actually be a right wheel and a left wheel unless they are just covers that could be swapped.

Would rotating the rim to the opposite side of the car change the aerodynamics?

What you're seeing are wheel covers. They can likely be easily swapped; they're probably held on by the lug nuts as with Honda's usual wheel covers.

The wheels underneath are forged aluminum. Most likely these:

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Re: Wheels [View Article]    (Score: 1, Normal) 09-09-2012 23:11
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thanks for the info!
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Re: Wheels [View Article]    (Score: 1, Normal) 09-11-2012 14:50
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Honda must have copied the wheels on the BMW ActiveHybrid 5 as they are very similar designs.

~Patrick
 
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