Last week on Friday the new designed Kosei K1 for our EP3 arrived..
All I can say is: The wheels are awesome.. The design is like the cp-035 but the best of all: I could put two fingers between the rim and the caliper

 

Got a pic?

 

sorry, my Digi cam was at home..

The new ones look like that:

 

If you dont mind me asking how much did they cost?

 

They are the new Kosei K1 Racing TS Version.

For a larger and more clear pic of the wheel, check out sport compact car's may issue on page 152 (sorry, I dont have a scanner).

Here is a pic of them in red, which might not look half bad on a PY R.

More info about the wheels can be found here: http://www.koseijp.co.jp/engfl/body10.html

 

Gotta love japanese pages translated to english...wow....

 

No 16x7???


Bigger pic:



Better page here:

http://www.rakuten.co.jp/ezbuy/472164/476093/

 

15x7 ~10lbs....nicey nice

 

I like em a lot. I also saw them in the mag and was going to try to locate them online. Is this a replacement of the old design?

Why two valve stems?

 

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*** yeah

 

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What's the price on those things!? WOW.

 

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do they have it for 5 lugs though?

 

Wow! Those spokes look very thin....

 

I wonder if TireRack will be carrying them?

 

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Just emailed them, i'll let ya'll know as soon as i do.

 

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Here is the translated portion regarding the 2 valve stems:

"The user which fills up the nitrogen gas in the tire recently, in place of the air has increased, but that comparing & fluctuating of the internal pressure is little in the air, * the gas to come out becomes difficult improving of fuel economy, because there is a merit that * because it is not included life of the tire and the wheel extends, because * than the air the vibration is more difficult to be transmitted, riding comfort to become good the road noise due to air resonance decreases the impurity, is.
While with motor sport as for nitrogen use to be standard, pulling out the air, it fills up the nitrogen, it installs 2 air valves in order higher efficiency to raise nitrogen density at a to a greater extent.
Competition standard * & * " K-1 racing TS version " adopts the twin valve to many people of course, 貫 pulls out development theme."

 

just wondering if anyone, members or retailers, has heard anything new about this...
I'm assuming that if the weight really is 10ish lbs., these should be more $$ than the old style K1's.

and BTW, if anyone can translate the translation I'd really appreciate the help

 

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Here is the translated portion regarding the 2 valve stems:

"The user which fills up the nitrogen gas in the tire recently, in place of the air has increased, but that comparing & fluctuating of the internal pressure is little in the air, * the gas to come out becomes difficult improving of fuel economy, because there is a merit that * because it is not included life of the tire and the wheel extends, because * than the air the vibration is more difficult to be transmitted, riding comfort to become good the road noise due to air resonance decreases the impurity, is.
While with motor sport as for nitrogen use to be standard, pulling out the air, it fills up the nitrogen, it installs 2 air valves in order higher efficiency to raise nitrogen density at a to a greater extent.
Competition standard * & * " K-1 racing TS version " adopts the twin valve to many people of course, 貫 pulls out development theme."</TD></TR></TABLE>

wth is that translated by babel?

 

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that is very nice , wow !! i wonder whats the price for them ....

 

these are not even remotely like the cp035's..... unless you mean they are double-spoke design...

 

2nd valve is to bleed out the normal air so its all nitrogen.

 

They obviously aren't identical (they don't even have the same number of spokes), but you can't say that this:
doesn't look even remotely similar to this:

 

just heard back from tirerack:

"Question: Just a quick question, will you guys get the new Kosei wheel,
replacement for the K1 I believe...


Thanks,
Rob"

"Hi-

I'm sure we will but I haven't heard when it will be out yet.

Best Regards,

Bruce"

 

I never said they are the same...Just when they designed it, they took a longer look at the cp035, I guess..

Here the pic from the ring last friday:
The left ITR (mine) with the RH and the EP3 with the Kosei`s