Thread: Wheels or Rims?
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Old 01-08-2014, 08:16 AM   #15
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Originally Posted by Steve Tinker View Post
And in the cheaper secondhand car yards in Australia, the term 'the car has mags fitted" refers to mag(nesium) wheels, which is really old fashioned even for Oz! I don't remember magnesium alloy being used for wheels....
great point. Where in the heck did that term come come from?

when I was a kid mag wheels referred to five spoke BMX wheels.

http://mauricemeyer.com/BMX/tuffs/images/BMXA_8401-2.jpg
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