Why No Fan Blades ?

Peaky85

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Doesn't anyone like the factory fan blade wheels ? Are they too bulky ? I rarely ever see a car sporting these wheels. Also what are the width on these factory 18"'s.

 

cave diver

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I have the factory 18" fan blades and think they look great. I get plenty of compliments on them too. The bullits are so common that they don't even stand out where the blades are much more unique.

 

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blackgt460

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18x8.5 I think is the size of them.

 

DarkFireGT

Playing with my wife's really makes me want one.

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The only stock wheels that still continue to impress me are the polished Bullitts. Everything else is just "meh" to me. IF they were to bring the wheels out more, it might help.

 

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stanmckinney

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I have them and love them on my 2007. I also have gotten many compliments. I wanted the wheels and had to wait several days before my dealer could find a car with them back in 2007.

 

jpplaw

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My 09 came with painted fan blades. Some grey & black with the polished aluminum. I haven't seen any like them anywhere else, not even on the ford website.

 

NastyStang113

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The FanBlades are my favorite factory wheels that came on the GTs. The GT500 wheels have to be my favorite OEM wheel of the S197s though.

 

Five Oh Brian

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Too many bullitt style wheels out there, so I chose Fanblades for my GT. They are 18 x 8.5" from the factory. Here's my '07 GT...

 

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shooterm1

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not a fan

they look like something invented (styled) by Mattel ...

 

Five Oh Brian

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shooterm1 said:

they look like something invented (styled) by Mattel ...

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That's high praise considering I played with and collected Mattel Hotwheels as a kid. I think I still have a huge box of them in storage somewhere.

Now if I just had some redline tires, too, like Hotwheels had on them 40 years ago!

 

GOLDENPONY

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Fanblades

I have 'Blades and I love them

 

'69 Hardtop

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I too think that the fan blades are the poop (it could be a matchbox thing, who doesn't like matchbox cars?). I just wish that they came in a large size than 18".

When I ordered my car, I asked for the polished fan blades, but received the polished bullitts. Rather than push the issue, I went with some 20" CS67s.