16 Kona Blue ST

Thought I would give an official introduction with some photos of Pepe, my 16 Kona Blue ST. I actually picked this up from a forum member a few months ago, so I'm glad I joined and was able to make that happen!

Since picking him up I've been slowly making it my own. I have some classic team dynamics wheels on it, I'm not sure which model as I picked them up off marketplace and I can't find the exact wheel anywhere online mentioning a model name. But with the tires they are only 36lbs, so enjoying that. Also got the windows tinted to 35% all around. Did a 3 step paint correction, replaced a blend door actuator, and got a fresh alignment. Been enjoying my commutes in this fun little zippy car and my kids love riding in it as we call it "the sneezing car" with it's whoosh BOV. Lol.

My toys before the ST were a R53 Mini Cooper S, and a 2018 Alfa Romeo Giulia. This car is definitely on par or exceeds the others in many categories.

This is my fun toy/daily so I'm not going to go too crazy with it, but I'm on the lookout for good marketplace or forum finds to upgrade the suspension and get this thing making some noise with an exhaust if I can find some good deals.

I also have a 2020 Ranger Lariat and I work for a Ford Dealership in Richmond, VA so if anyone has any questions about part numbers or part availability from Ford just hit me up, happy to look up info for anyone.

Welcome, it's a fabulous car and outperforms many cars that might look better on paper or cost a lot more. I've been fortunate to own some nice cars during my life and this may be my favorite one that I've ever had.
I have that same year and color and love the color. Kona Blue was only available on the 2016 models so you have somewhat of a rare model.
36 lb is good for a wheel/ tire combo, that's where I am with my Team Dynamics wheels. That's about 5 lb lighter than stock, which is a significant and helpful reduction in unsprung weight.

lol, love the license plate!

Thanks! I've noticed a few people taking pics of the plate on the road and got some fist bumps at cars & coffee. Not sure how many people outside of Ford enthusiasts understand it, but it's fun either way.

Welcome and congrats!

Those are not Team Dynamics wheels, they must be from some other manufacturer since TD never made any 15" wheels with 15 spokes and full lug pocket covers.

What do they look like under the lug covers?
I cannot read the name on the lug pocket cap 'center lock bolt', what does it say (it looks like Dynamic something)?

Thanks!

The wheels are 16" and they say Team Dynamics on the lug cover and inside the barrel they say made in England. I'm positive they are Team Dynamics wheels but an old model for sure, something from the 90's or early 2000's. Possibly R1M as it's stamped inside the wheel and on the lug cover. But when I Google it I get results for a Yamaha R1M sport bike, so I'm just assuming they are between 20-30 years old and info on them isn't out there online.

My Google Gemini search suggests that a 15 spoke Team Dynamics wheel would be a Monza or Monza R. It's discontinued and replaced with the 12 spoke Pro Race 1.2

Yeah before I got them from the guy I was doing a ton of research to make sure they were not some cheap reps and I was seeing the same things. But I came across some old what looked like to be a magazine scan that had similar wheels on it labeled Team Dynamics. The thing is most web pages from the early 2000s are not archived so there's no real way to tell what the model line up for Team Dynamics or really any other wheel company in say 2005 much less any earlier than that. So with the deal I got on them I pulled the trigger after seeing that pic I just shared with the stamps on the inside. The lug cover is on eBay from a guy who specializes in old wheel covers which I will probably end up buying since one has the plastic cracked. They have held up well on a few unavoidable pot holes already so Im happy with them.

I also thought that they could possibly be that model as well, but those had some indentation on the lip area of the rim (not smooth like Redline RVA's wheels), as well as a completely different lug pocket cover.
I am not sure that those were even made in a 16" version, as only their Pro Race 1.2s were made in that diameter for our application in a 16x7 exclusively, and those were long gone even years before they had all of the distribution problems when Rimstock dumped Team Dynamics products, and Chalon (Perfect Circle Autosports) the U.S. importer/distributor for Team Dynamics (and a vendor on this site who I bought my 17x8 1.2s from) got out of the business.

I believe that Redline RVA is correct, and these could possibly pre-date the whole Pro Race series, and be an earlier Rimstock marketed wheel.

This is what Gemini says about the rim markings: