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[Aqualan]

Seriously! All this hype, the wheels are in and you still don't have pics up. C'mon man, post a pic!

[Hedges]

I want to be in awe... pics now!

[imajnazn23]

Originally Posted by Alpine Whiteboy

My wheels are FINALLY IN!!

I Don't have any pics as of now. But it was a longgggg wait thats for sure...

So, the thing is, my "shop guy'' is away till Monday for his birthday. So I wont be getting them installed till Tuesday evening. He is going to pick them up from his warehouse first thing Monday when he gets back and then after I get out of work on Tuesday (6 p.m.) I will be stopping by his place (which would be around 7 p.m.) for the install. So I'm guessing I'll have some GOOD pictures by NEXT weekend. I'll have some pics after the install of course BUT they will be from my iPhone and it will be dark being it'll be pics from the shop at night.

SoOoOo until THEN!!

P.S. - I will also be painting my lower front grilles Matte Black this Sunday, to match my Matte Black grille I bought and will be having that installed along with my rims the same day.

He basically laid it all out and we won't see pics til after 7pm on Tuesday and better pics next weekend. Everyone is so pushy and anxious..

[rkick08]

Originally Posted by Alpine Whiteboy

LOL your right man sorry about that. Nah no step lip. I love the look but it makes the centers smaller and since I'm going with a black center it will look even MORE smaller because black rims in general just look smaller then they are because of their color. I don't have any more pics tho I wish I did. Hopefully by Monday they will be installed and I'll have plenty of pics then.

As far as me "getting all but hurt". I'm not hurt at all, and I am chill. This IS a teaser. Regardless of a shitty pic or not. A teaser is suppose to show u a little of what's to come. If I showed u my "new rims" they wouldn't be a "teaser", they would be "my new rims". I showed this pic to show everybody what general direction I am going in. If you don't like the rims that's fine with me, I wouldn't post them if I was gonna get upset at somebody disagreeing with my idea. It's just that you can simply say things like "not my taste", or simply "ewww ugly" and I wouldn't care. But leaving smartass comments serves no purpose to why I'm showing you guys this pic and sharing my idea and info with you. No hard feelings, I'm not trying to be a d*ck, but if u show me something your working on and I reply some wise ass shit for no reason, I'm sure your gonna respond the same way...

+1

[Alpine Whiteboy]

Long story short i went thru mad bullshit waiting way too long for my rims and they finally came in....NOT THE FINISH I ORDERED!! dumbass shop made them polish aluminum instead of matte black i originally ordered. For now im dealing with it because the rims look nice but i am still PISSED...

more pics tonight once they're on the car...


So what do you guys think? should i leave them polished? or get them powder coated Matte Black?

[Pure745]

I like them in that finish.. I say you leave em as is! Nice wheels.. really cool.

[MMOTION]

Nice! Now lets see them mounted on the car! Since you're AW, i think matte black face would look amazing but then polished would also look nice.

[USC2000]

They look nice, but nothing like the original pic. Thought the centers were supposed to be concave?

[rkick08]

i say leave polished

[Alpine Whiteboy]

Some crappy iPhone pics. This weekend i'll get her washed and take better pics.

The fronts are 8.5'' and the rears are 10"












Being i have AWD and a lip, i couldnt get the concave TOO deep in the fronts, they are SLIGHTLY concave. The rears are nice tho...

[IllLojik]

That's Hot as hell. Leave em Be.

[GREGS335]

Sick wheels

[John_01]

Those look great on your car. I think they are a lot better than matt black.

[Alexander]

Looks good need to kill that reflector!

[Alpine Whiteboy]

Figured I would just do an update because I washed my car and took pics with a REAL camera today...

[xyaaeg234g234]

Very very VERY nice wheels! Great job with those man.. I'd say keep them that finish!

[Tallest]

so how much you saving over the 4.5k quoted price? Looking forward to the final result, but i dont understand people who go through the trouble of getting customized rims and then paint them matte black... i just dont get it. Leave them polished, looks classy and cool.


And AW with matte black is definitely more common here than CF. It's a good look though but its nowhere near unique.

[Alpine Whiteboy]

Originally Posted by prodigymix

Very very VERY nice wheels! Great job with those man.. I'd say keep them that finish!

Thanks and yeah I'm thinking of keeping them this finish.

Originally Posted by 320what

so how much you saving over the 4.5k quoted price? Looking forward to the final result, but i dont understand people who go through the trouble of getting customized rims and then paint them matte black... i just dont get it. Leave them polished, looks classy and cool.


And AW with matte black is definitely more common here than CF. It's a good look though but its nowhere near unique.

In total they cost $3900 for the wheels, and $500 for the tires, for a grand total of $4400. That includes wheels to work with OEM lugs, OEM fitment (no spacers/offsets needed) TPMS swap, OEM Wheel Locks, and installation.

I don't think I'm gonna go with Matte Black anymore. At least not right away.

[X1 Trojan]

Definitely OEM specs. If I were gonna pay $4k for custom wheels I'd definitely get them in more aggressive offsets/widths, but that's just my opinion.

[I335]

Those look WAY better polished than they would in black!

[Alpine Whiteboy]

Originally Posted by 335 Trojan

Definitely OEM specs. If I were gonna pay $4k for custom wheels I'd definitely get them in more aggressive offsets/widths, but that's just my opinion.

they are very agressive actually. The rears are as wide as u can put them before having to roll fenders (10") with 265 tires and the fronts are 8.5" w/235. I know I could have gotten them MORE aggressive but I don't want to roll my fenders. If I ever change my mind I guess I can always buy some spacers. But I think they fit perfect as they are.

Originally Posted by I335

Those look WAY better polished than they would in black!

Thanks man. Yea I think this finish is growing on me. They turn a lot of heads.

[JoeyBananaz18]

leave them dude. im happy to see it was worth the wait. they look good as is. between the drop and wheels, you got yourself a good looking ride. good job.