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My New Wheels!

1.5K views 34 replies 22 participants last post by  Carrera1984  
#1 · (Edited)
After so long I finally got some. Picked these rims off Bagpiper. They look alot better on blue, sorry Herb ;) lol.


I know first thing out of everyones mouth is - DROP IT!!! Thats going to be the next thing, along with getting my bumper repainted priority #1. Also redoing the calipers again since they've chipped over the year, get them looking good.


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Orlean
 
#3 ·
Not that it matters but I really don't think the all black rims against that blue looks good. I'm glad you like them, just to dark for my taste. Those first two pics are beautiful!
 
#4 ·
At first black was my first choice when I first got the car but in the end I decided it was to played out. I want bronze really bad but I'm a student now so money is not available to me. For the price and good shape these are in they are good for now - more of a substitute till I can afford my bronze ones - thanks for the comments though.
 
#6 ·
looks great, and the tib looks so clean in the pictures!
 
#8 ·
Thanks, Sam. The first picture came out good. The rest of them the sun bounced off the car and messed with my camera's metering abilities. They are a bit dark but I like the non glossy look. All I need to do now is drop it to add to the look. Still cant decide on what springs to get.
 
#9 ·
My friend has same rims on his Spec V cept his are 17s, They look good dude! I love black rims. Lower your car and you'll be good to go!:3_nosthum :3_shiny: :3_bier:
 
#12 ·
Well, I must say, this gives me hope that 18's will look fine on a Tib without a body kit......I was hesitant to get 18x7.5's for mine because I was unsure how good the larger size wheels would look without a kit; so thanks for giving me an idea Orlean.

Congrats on the new wheels mang! :)
 
#17 ·
Thanks for the Comments Gentlemen:)

No problem Brad lol I always like to help a old friend out. They fit nicely - except the small gap but that will be corrected with a drop whenever I get the $.

@Yam - Chrome is a iffy thing for me. The only thing I'd like to see it on is my dads truck other than that it doesnt belong on a Sporty looking car. The whole lip thing is nice but I couldnt see one on these rims - and also thats to played out specialy by the Honda people.

@Staw - I like the flat black look. But then again it wasnt like I had a selection of finish, lol. I took what I could get. Price was perfect so I jumped on it.
 
#21 ·
i dont understand why people find it necessary to lower their tibs. i think a stock tib has an absolute perfect wheel well gap compared to other car like the celica, eclipse, rsx, etc...all those cars you can fit 4+ fingers inside the gap and that goes all the way around the wheel but with the tib, it's a very small gap and it follows that all the way through the wheel well. all the tibs i've seen with lowering work done end up looking like the fender is scraping the top of the tire leaving no space at all (obviously it does clear though) and IMO that doesn't look good. i think the wheel well height is perfectly made for a bodykit / lip kit to look really good. obviously if you're going for a track car then by all means lower it with some nice coilovers but just for cosmetic reasons, it's kind of pointless.
 
#27 ·
Well, since you posted it up here....I don't like em. I personally thing blue goes well with silver, chrome or gold. Something lighter to blend in with the color. Too much black makes em offset the contrast of the car...especially if they're flat black. That's just my 2 cents. Don't mean to sound like an as*hole; just being honest with you man.
 
#28 · (Edited)
To each there own opinion. I like them and that's all that matters because I'm the one that drives it. If you see it in person its allot better than seeing it in a photo - the car just looks so exotic. Also my 2 cents is that Chrome doesn't belong on a car only a truck or a motorcycle. Silver is to stock looking and I'd rather have Bronze than gold - once again to each there own opinion and I have many.But then again I see you must of not read my posts I said I was a student, these were in good shape and a steal so I got them for the time being. Now I hope I'm not coming onto you as a as*hole because I'm not it just bugs be people always have something negative to say.

Orlean
 
#29 ·
Nice 18's. I like flat black wheels on the tidal wave blue. Looks good, and clean.
 
#35 · (Edited)
Black rims never look good in pictures... Camera has a hard time im picking them up... I bet in person they look great... The first pick is sweet though. I like the design of em! I dont really see the chrome lip being the In thing within a year. Its kinda a little crazy but im betting the next new wild rims will be color matched to the car. Seems to be catching on. I will be going with bronze rims :)

P.S I have a 04 Tidal wave too!