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just wanted to show you something i got made up over the week.
still trying to find a good place to get them painted white :cool:
hope you guys like ! :)
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dished steelies are nice, how much did it set you back? is it 3piece?
thanks dude
$130 each + my own centre
just 2 piece :)
I, er... Sorry, I don't quite get it. What's the point of getting steelies made? I've never heard of custom steelies before...
Stance Works? Hella flush? How about you just put the wheels on properly instead.Quote:
Originally Posted by Indie
because normal wheels looks like shit
because they look amazing.
well obviously you dont visit US sites enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by Indie
why buy the same rims like everyone else out there ?
+1 thank you !!Quote:
Originally Posted by civicboy84
another +1 !! so trueQuote:
Originally Posted by Bulbasaur
trying something different! painting them white, with some extended nuts !
black with chrome lip = win our purple lip :D
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Originally Posted by SuperJDM.
nahh dont wanna make it look like commodore on ceptors with chrome trim haha (N)
2piece steelies?
wth
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Originally Posted by Lukey
i take that back basically 1 piece
centre and your barrel welded.
yea 1 piece then.
if people made 2/3 piece steelies id be keen as to buy some
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Originally Posted by Lukey
yeah some people like to call them 2 piece
true !
woah, get some pics of them on your car asap!
should leave them black imo.
Looks good.
Should be good to see them once they are one. Hopefully you are getting some major stretch on the tyres!
I visit them enough for my own needs. I don't feel that there's a certain quota I need to meet.Quote:
Originally Posted by croanth
Steelies are the ugly wheels you get on budget rides, to be replaced by aftermarket wheels as soon as possible. That's how I've always viewed steelies, so in a way I see this as a counter-culture against that established tradition, a sort of punk statement. Sprayed black, they actually look alright, so it'll be good to see what they look like on your car.
those people are retarded. lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by croanth
he wont get much stretch unless he runs a 185/45 or smaller tyreQuote:
Originally Posted by 45SET
Come on lukey tells us how you reall feel :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Lukey
I think that these steelies are gonna be very heavy!
Im not a fan however each to their own.
Pics on the car or it never happend!
Steelies aren't really a performance oriented wheel. More a show thing lol.
A guy on secret drift is doing steelies and I think a 16x10 steelie weighs like 10-12kg I think without a tyre lol
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Originally Posted by eg5civic
yeahh just after show for now, when i want more performance ill just chuck on the fat fives :)
everyone has there own opinion on the steelies, when i get them sprayed white the photos will speak for them selves :)
thanks dude ! yeah hopefully run some 195's :)Quote:
Originally Posted by 45SET
195 would get much stretch, im currently running 195 45 on my sport max. not much stretch. as lukey said. try 185 if u can find it
Honestly, I wish my car had come with the stock steelies instead of what the previous owner put on them.
Picture the cheapest looking racing-style wheel you can imagine, grey, 14", gutter rash everywhere, no centre caps, and worst of all, yellow stickers which say "F-1 Rally Wheel" twice on every wheel.
I'd take black steelies any day...
Just googled white steelies and I must say it don't look too good. Maybe leave it black?
http://ekhatch.files.wordpress.com/2...-30-08-003.jpg
Going for this look ?
Hmm... that doesn't look as good as it does on say a S13 or NA MX5.
It'll be cool because it's different... but I dunno... Honda's just aren't... ghetto?
Maybe if that Civic was a bit more rough around the edges (Read: Drift pig) it would look better.
google diamond racing wheels
diamond racing wheels are awesome, but cost a bomb ! and not to mention freight charges :(
and maybe this might change your minds of how they look ;)
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they are nice wheels but i would NEVER pay the full price + postage for them
Yeah ok... that gangsta...Quote:
Originally Posted by croanth
and +1Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperJDM.
I like this combo for steelies but with black lugnuts
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love it!Quote:
Originally Posted by EKVTIR-T
i was thinking about that combo though the barrel would first have to be chrome then weld the centre (N)
Not sure if srs....Quote:
Originally Posted by 45SET
Nickel plate looks hot too for something unusual
They r pretty cool, still steelies at the end of the day
cerealQuote:
Originally Posted by NightKids
No teasing,hurry up and mount!!
And no purple mardi gras lug nuts lol
The purple should look good once the.wheeks are white
there my old ones they look alright on there from distance!Quote:
Originally Posted by EKVTIR-T
once wheels get mounted ill get some project kiks
thanks dude !Quote:
Originally Posted by V73C
wheels are at the shop :)
srs? purple lugs are best on black imoQuote:
Originally Posted by EKVTIR-T
soo the problems never end... dropped off the wheels at Mr powdercoat in williamstown thursday just before they shut, saying would be ready in 5 days due to having to send them away to get sand blastered.. receieve a phone call at 2 today saying there ready :S not sure how thats 5 days , so went down there and had a look.
well they brang them out,, had a look at them everything was fine untill i turned them around and had noticed black dot on each one size of a 50 cent coin, asked the guy "whats this" his like ohhh mateee there held from there, although they were held from one stud hole on each wheel (you can notice just abit of paint missing) :S. he started speaking all this crap, so he ended up "touching them up" still wasnt happy at all to give him $75 a wheel.
looks like he used normal paint to paint them and just used undercoat,, thats why it probably took him not even a day to finish them,, getting the feeling they didnt even get sand blastered...
well theres a photo of the final outcome
still pretty decent after all that
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were they standard honda steel rims?
if so id advise against aftermarket wheel nuts
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Originally Posted by Lukey
yeahh i know heard about the problems though been running aftermarket nuts on my fat fives for 1 year now :)
i like it in the black, white would be really hard to keep clean
FECK... FIT THEM ALREADY!
Less talky more fitty!
looks good. where did you get the wheels banded?
sorry for the delay guys !
wheels wernt sand blastered or powder coated as i got quoted for ! !! very angry at this stage :@ :@
taking the wheels back tomorrow sorting things out for good.
shit man, so were they just sprayed?Quote:
Originally Posted by croanth
wtf so they just sprayed them?
Its such a piss off when you cant get decent trade work done.All full of shit
btw I saw another cool colour option,gunmetal grey
was gonna go that gunmetal grey first but wanted something really different!
yeah guys they just sprayed over my original black :S :S with just 2pac paint and just straight in the oven.
HONESTLY SO PISSED OFF.:@ :@
heading down tomorrow forsure! OLD MAN IS FUMMING ! gonna be marching in there !!
Don't let them do the work. Get a refund, take your business elsewhere.
God people are ****s.
Hit em !!!
bro thats dirty as
yep get a refund and go somewhere else
Just found this thread and been having a read through. That stinks what is happening to you. Unfortunately this sort of thing is as old as the motor industry itself(and one of the reasons I became a DIY'er 50+ years ago). Hope you get a satisfactory outcome. If not, threaten to make a complaint with fair trading, and do so if they stuff you about. And yes, I wouldn't trust them to put it right.
What I originally was going to say when while I was reading through is it's funny how old things become new. What you are doing is an old trick first invented in the U.S. by the early hotrodders, way,way before wide rims and tyres were even heard of (maybe dreamed of) to give their cars (usually the fat fendered late 1930's-40's models) a wider stance. The method used was to remove the centre and reverse it in the rim (because on all +0 offset steel rims the well in the rim where the centre attaches to is offcentre, biased toward the outside edge). Widening of the rim itself didn't really happen until Radial or wide oval crossply tyres became available.
I used to make my own back in the 70's (mags were way to expensive) by getting them cut on a lathe and welding in a strip. I tried painting the first ones I made, black, and quickly repainted them white 'cause they didn't even look any different to stock steelies, and my view on wide rims (steel or alloy) is, if you're gonna have fancy wheels, why in god's name would you want to hide them!
Here is an example of this reversed (and widened) rim method used on a Honda
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ive seen that done before love it :D
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thanks to jdm yard !
tyre choice, going a 195/50 and most likely go for re002 tyres
got quoted 140 each tyre fitted and balanced :)
What was their price delivered? Personally I prefer 205/50's on that width rim, not quite so stretched.
195/50 is barely a stretch lol
195 is all the stretch i need :)
One of the guys on one of my other forums' got the 195's on his 8" rims so he can get them under the guards on his Gen2 CRX but I just like the bit of extra rim protection with the wider tyre. But then that can vary quite a bit depending on the tyre manufacturer. I've seen some quite large differences in actual tread/casing width between makes in the same size/profile.
just got my tyres fitted today :D !!
RE002
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Mount them already!
Looks awesome but gonna be a dog to drive on.
Form over function hehe
Stupid thread
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thanks mate :)
getting mounted soon :D just been busy working flat out
lmfao straight up hateQuote:
Originally Posted by pat88c
Mount these mofos im keen to see photos!!!!
What happened with the refund?
hahaha soon soooon :D sorry to drag it on !!Quote:
Originally Posted by WATAJK
no refund :@ kept on denying it :@ could of taken it further but really not in the mood !Quote:
Originally Posted by Indie
So these steelies have turned out to be one massive ripoff. Gotta say, I'm not having a go here, but it's pretty weak copping that. But anyway, as long as they look fine once they're on the car, I guess.
This.Quote:
Originally Posted by Indie
Op got fuked over and didn't do a thing about it.
Anyway, still wanna see some pics.