New rims for Mr Cheap! :D, (56K go make some tea) Options

[manphibian]

Well, i needed a couple of new tyres and got prices around £60 each, so i had a scan on Ebay and found a set of Gen 7 wheels, with almost brand new Goodyear eagle tyres on starting at £79.99.

I put my bid in, then to my surprise, noone else bid so for less than the price of 2 tyres i had myself a set of wheels and tyres

They were a bit shabby as you'd expect for a Gen 7 part


So i sanded them down (a lot) and stuck some primer on:


Decided on Smoke grey metallic for the colour, i think they have come out pretty well, not used to them yet as my other ones were much darker, but i think i like them. They're not perfect up close but they look pretty **** hot for £80 :lol:





Plus as they're standard celica wheels, i won't get raped by my insurance company

So that's how i spent my week off work

This post has been edited by manphibian: Oct 25, 2007 - 9:38 AM

[94celigts]

They look good, but i think im used to ur old black stockers

[dustin15brown]

I like these a lot better than the black stockers.... Good choice

[jason]

very nice! wanna help make up for the cost of them by selling me some front euro splitters like ya got there

[bccentaur3]

I didn't know aftermarket rims can mess with your insurance rates.

[manphibian]

I didn't know aftermarket rims can mess with your insurance rates.

Maybe it's a UK thing, but you're supposed to declare any mods here, my insurance company wanted an extra £120 ($240) per year for non standard alloys


and Jason: I'll try to get some more. Watch the For Sale section......

This post has been edited by manphibian: Oct 25, 2007 - 9:35 AM

[jason]

its like that here in the us, they are not as strict here though

and i shall! if you do get some you have 1 buyer with cash in hand then =)

[Batman722]

looks great

[snapshotgt]

Awesome job!

[goferris]

is this the photo shoot that you killed the bird with? lol
i like the new rims
there are a set nearby for 160 that i am debating on picking up that have been powdercoated white. the only thing is the tires are shot on them and it's a good hour drive. i know it's a good deal but tires are xpensive. especially when i can get a set of 17''s with tires brand new shipped for 520

[manphibian]

Yeah it is!

It must have happened on the way there as i checked the pictures and you can see it when you zoom in real close ewwwwww!

Yeah, tough choice. I went with these because of my Nazi-like insurance company

[m0dd3d1]

Nice clean up! Watch out for those birds!

Tire shine goes a long way!

[Valo666]

Very nice Luke. much better than the stockers.

[manphibian]

Thanks man, not sure which mod i like best, the wheels, or the bird hangin off the front

[Sinyk]

These are way better than your black painted stock rims. Good job

[ILuvMyCelica95]

you car looks awesome!!! So shiny, is that the stock red?

i <3 the wheels

[manphibian]

Thanks hun

Yeppers, original 13 year old stock paint.

[rayneezy23]

now thats a clean car

[Valo666]

hey luke..what did you use to mask the tires off?? Im gonna be refinishing my stockers probably tomorrow or on wensday.

[manphibian]

Ahh, those things are awesome, got them off ebay, they are like 4 curved pieces of card with a sticky side, i'll try to find a link later, guess you could just make some though, you just bend them and push them into the gap between the tyre and the rim.

genius.