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FK2 Factory Alloys - Alu or Mag and the myths

If you try 7 or 8 let me know how it fits. Also there are several shades of red. Which one did you choose?


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I was just playing about with some black 6mm tape to see what the wheels looked like without the red band really mate.

7mm is needed.

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Post any proof of one or the other as I keep seeing misunderstandings in the forum.

First let's clarify what an alloy is - it is actually a mix of materials with the named material comprising the most metal.
At the risk of teaching how to suck eggs, here is the Wiki article
Also a specific article for Magnesium wheels
More confusingly, mag wheel is a generic term for any alu alloy wheel as magnesium wheels were the first popular type of wheel alloy - but actual magnesium alloy wheels are found mainly on older cars, track cars and some bikes, they don't tend to be in common modern automobile usage.

All I can find are examples of Alu for the FK8 - it is entirely likely that alu is the main metal and magnesium takes up some minor percentage of the overall alloy composition:

http://hondanews.com/honda-automobiles/channels/civic-type-r/releases/honda-civic-type-r-overview
https://www.honda.co.nz/news/reviews/the-2017-honda-civic-type-r-price-announced
http://hondapartsnetwork.com/part/9...TGH-A92-Aluminum-Wheel-Disk-20x8-1-2J-Hitachi

The FK2 are alu as well - this post appears to show someone has gone to the trouble of testing them:
https://type-r-owners.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?102369-Wheel-Trim&p=1355459&viewfull=1#post1355459

http://www.lingshondaparts.com/lings_part_number_search_A10?partdes=42700TV8E93

This pic is from a Tokyo trade show with Hitachi showing off the FK2s - so unsure of how this belief has persisted.

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The confusion came from the box for the FK2 wheels stating "Aluminium Magnesium Wheel." It has persisted ever since. :D
 
Loxy said:
Powder coating involves heating the wheel and paint for it to cure onto the wheel. Temps are higher (200°C) than curing paint (20°C), and that can weaken mag wheels.
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We do Ferrari and Lamborghini mag wheels and never had a problem.
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Hi Guys,

I've just become an owner of an FK2.

Sorry to refresh this thread, but...

I have 2 questions based on this very significant thread.

1. Based on jay.dee's research above I'm pretty confident that FK2 Alloys are refurbish-able via stripping and powder coating... But I'm still a little nervous about the idea, has anyone had them done and what was the results...? (At the moment I can see 3 FK2s for sale on Autotrader as a reference).

2. Is there a way a powder coated can reinstate the red rim after the refurb? Maybe rim tape and a lacquer coating on the face only? Again, any experiences on this would be nice.

Thanks all!
 
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