ANd you would know...how

i dont even have vtec i need my accelaration
and i remember when i had 18 inch chrome wheels on my benz it did make it slower
the only thing is that most good looking rims are 17 inches
i havent seen nice 16 inches that made me go crazy yet

i am starting to consider gsr blades or mesh rims if i was going to go for the stock look
gsr blades are very nice but pricey seen it for 700 bucks for sale
i thought they would be cheaper

acceleration comes from low end torque. non vtec motors are better for that. that doesn't mean you can toss on 18s and expect it to be the same. if you don't notice a difference in acceleration and braking you obviously don't know your car well enough.

oh no im not saying that at all
i know the bigger the rim the more the weight the less the accelaration
i learned it from chrome rims from previous cars even with my old cars(bmw and benz) having a nice amount of accelaration lossed some of its power and of course my gas would get enought even more

but teg is my first japanese so there thats why im new to this because im used to euro cars

No, it's not necessarily the weight, but in most cases, that is indeed a factor. It's the larger rotational mass, meaning that because the weight of the wheel is now distributed farther away from the axis (center), it requires more force to make it rotate. So, a 17" "lightweight" wheel that ends up weighing the same as a heavy 15" oem, means that the 15" can rotate more easily. SO, a 15lb 15" rim is better for acceleration than a 17" 15lb wheel.

Put on what ever rims you want on your car and that you like, it's your car, and you are the one that has to drive it. Who cares what other people think, you like it, thats all the matters.

just interested in peoples opinion thats all

if you wanna get sum flashy rims and make your car attractive and give it "life"..get some deep dish rims instead of these rims..or other then that get like rota slips, subzeros or the meshies and there are lots of good rims out there..i think for 700 you can get better rims in similar/better style..deep dish will look nice..google it up and look at images that way you'll have an idea of how yoru car will look like after you have them on your car

go to torontojdm one morning and go check out their rims, they got a huge selection it will help you get a good idea of what you want. plus their prices arent bad at all you might even find a set you really like if your lucky!

thanx for advice guys i will for sure check it out
any idea where toronto jdm is located?

diiirrttyy get em!! lol

That just made my night!:yeah:

ya ive been thinking and i am pretty sure i will end up buying those riceout rims
since i cant race with my car being auto i need some flashy stuff
ya its rice i know but i think i will put them on in the summer if i dont like how it looks i can always sell those bad boys for the price i got them for if not a bit more

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thanx spike u the man !

I like those first rims you posted but I'm a reformed ricer so I guess that explains it lmao....I ride with 17s with the same colour scheme, black with a chrome lip...ride is fine but someone really knowledgeable (Spike lol) told me max you go is 2" up from stock so that would be 16s for your teg

And it's true...do what you want and don't let ppl opinions determine your style....trust me I come from experience...I slapped on a huge pink Honda banner across my rear bumper and everyone hated it but I wasn't afraid to rock it because I don't care what ppl think...if I like I do it

PS: I love the colour of your teg

not my style

Play nice guys, so we can keep the thread going, k?
Pleeeeeeeeeeeze? :)


Some really good opinions and suggestions above.
Keep them coming.

ya its all good

If you all don't stop fightin like little school girls, I will lock this thread.

its all good spike



what do u guys think about this rim on my car ? i dont like the red stripe but i do like the black rim look to make it stealth

http://img1.classistatic.com/cps/kj/...538j2n_20.jpeg

im not a fan of alot of spokes but if there shined up nice they would look good man a specially wiith your colour of the car ...

and for sure get rid of that stripe lol

how can i get rid of it ? it totally does not match
what would u recommend..

if you like the rims, but not the color just paint them lol. i've done it on my winter rims and its really easy just takes about half a day of hard work

i say go for it lol
my rims almost look like ures except no rivets and smaller chrome centre
i love the clean look but i've gotta have the flashy rims
thats jus me, my rims are prolly the only riced up thing in my car besides my tail lights
=)
got big plans for the teggy after this

Those rims are nice. If you wanna paint it, I can help you. They dont need to be sanded cuz they look pretty mint.

I just get a bunch of Q cards, stick them around the rim so no paint goes on the tire(if im keeping the tires). clean the dirt off. prime it with grey primer(2 coats) let 1st coat dry for an hour. then let the 2nd coat dry for another hour. Then paint whatever color you want. Id say do 3 coats of color. Or until your satasfied. Let each coat dry for an hour.

make sure u get rim paint and now car paint.

i just did mine. you can tell in the middle the bumps. but i didnt care. These are just beater rims. Im getting new ones. But overall, i did a good job.(i sprayed over the tires because i dont care for these)
http://i47.tinypic.com/dmz8mo.jpg

i have to say anthony u did a pretty good job with those rims

i will probably throw the rims on just to see how it look, and we will see about painting it
i just dont like the red stripe
but other than that i dont want to waste to much time on these

dude you didn't even take off the tire weight. now when you get new tires they're gonna pull that wight off and see the old colour.


anyways, it's not hard to paint rims, just time consuming if you go all out. if it's a scuff and spray, you can have it done in a day.

i went all out on mine.

when i got them.
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paint being stripped
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most of it came off this easy
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half way through sanding and polishing lip.
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final result. pulled an all nighter to get them from half sanded to final result. finished painting them at about 9am. ordered tires at noon installed at 4pm.
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i like what u did with the rims.. very niceee

Well buff, like ive stated in my build thread and here, these are just beater rims. I could care less about them

those wheels are sex man and i hate striping the paint lol as specialy when you get the ---- on your hands and it burns like a mother bleeper lol ........but good job man

and if your doing wheels dimasbenz do it right put some hard time into them cause then youll love them after and thew will look sexxier lol

What a difference it makes, unbelieveable. :)
You did a really nice job transforming your rims from white to this ^.

ya man gold looks really nice with red..

thanks man. ya the paint stripper stung a bit but i also stole some MEK (methyl ethyl ketone) from work and that ---- was eating through my gloves. it's serious ----

thank you. i just used motomaster colour match paint. total of about 40 hr's of work.

tip: pick up a wire wheel from home depot. not an actual wire one but a nylon one. the wire one wrecks the finish of the aluminum. attach to your drill or rotary tool and go to town. it's a real time saver. if i didn't have a tight deadline i would've stripped every square inch of the wheel rather than just the face.

atleast your pixel tegy matches hahahaha

ya i also use the same ---- it does damage to what you apply it on

both of them do. the beater one is gonna change once i toss on my old 92-93 gs/gsr wheels. they're gold too.

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Dima,
Post a pic of your old rims on the benzo, maybe they'll understand your need for "flash", haha.

I loved those rims.

i already pick up rims for my teg
and just for u chris i will show them on what i had on my previous cars

Lol - You need a better pic of the chromeeez, the angle doesn't do it any justice.