7gc gt-s wheels!, got some Options

[96bluevert]

Well I was at a local custom car shop/dealership with some friends and noticed some stock 7th gen gt-s wheels that had been painted black. asked about them, and they said they'd sell them for $150 for all four wheels. They need a little TLC and new tires, but hey for 150, I figured it wasn't a bad deal. Heres a pic:(sorry for poor quality, I had to take it with my cell phone ).



They have a little curb rash and need repainting, but the black should look good. One question though, can someone give me some info on how to refurbish these wheels..? I know I need to prep them, and sand them down, then I can paint. But what grit sand paper do I need? Also will tires be more expensive than the ones on my stock 6th gens?

[808celica]

HEY join the "i have gen.7 gts rims on my 6gc club"........lol

the tire i bought were falkens they were about $225 for 2 installation mounting & balancing with lifetime road assistance for the life of the tire.

it shouldn't be that much difference.

the stock tire size was 205/50/16 if your wondering.

but i would upgrade to 215/45/16......just a recommendation IMO should look better.

as for the sanding down i'm sure 80 grit then 120 grit then any grit in the 200's would do.

as for prepping i can just say keep it as oil free as possible.

primer.......thin coat of paint.......another thin......then thick but not to thick............then clear coat(s) you decide

use you instincts when painting. use good judgement when you decide if more paint is needed.

you can go cheap and some what good quality using duplicolor spray cans.

all in all its you that have to make the judgement.

[808celica]

really cant tell the quality here.......but if you look and the gen.7's i really need a drop.....lol



This post has been edited by 808celica: Jan 9, 2008 - 2:12 AM

[96bluevert]

Thanks, so I guess the price is pretty much the same (just got some new all seasons on the stock 6th gens which now = my winter wheels )

Do you still have a good amount of tread with those tires? cause I don't want to get ones that are too low profile, you know?


thanks for the paiinting advice, I know it's not complicated stuff, but hey want to do it right

btw:your cars looking nice there, I'm probably also going to need a drop one of these days even with a little bigger wheels.

[goferris]

check the how to articles for the refurbishing of your rims. there is a pretty good right up there.

[96bluevert]

^^^ shoot completely forgot about that.lol.good call!

[808celica]

you know what i bought my gts rims for 150 also.........lol

the blue celica next to mines was the car that held the rims i have now HAHAHAhahaha

needed to change 2 tires........the other 2 had 75% thread left.

yeah i have my stock 15's on 55/15 tires with alot of meat left for emergency.

[njccmd2002]

too bad i wont be able to be part o f this club, i tried though. Ill start one of my own.

[96bluevert]

Finally finished painting the wheels and I have to say I'm very happy with how they came out



still need to get tires, but I'm in no hurry really cause the snow last week made me realise I should at least wait until Feb to put them on my car. I know you can't really tell much of a difference by the pictures, but up close, they look a whole lot better.

[95st-celica]

yea your car needed some rims...there gonna loog good on that vert...are they the same size as your GT rims? you might be able to take the tires off your gt wheels and throw them on your new ones??...post up some pics of them on there when you do get them on!

[96bluevert]

Thnks. yeah the the gts wheels are 16's my stocks are 15's so the tires wouldn't be interchangable, besides I want some low(ish) profile tires to make the wheels stand out more.

[808celica]

^^ no way not me i'm sticking to 205-50-16 cuz of the damn hawaii roads..........lol

i might go lower maybe 215-45-16 if anyone has that size

[6strngs]

215/45/16 won't be too low profile but will look better on the wheel.

[96bluevert]

^^Thats the size I was thinking

[808celica]

shoots let me know how they look and feel.

[DEATH]

shoots let me know how they look and feel.

They do great on Houston's $hitty roads [major trucking center etc]. I sued to have them on my old 6GC with 215-45R16. That's still plenty of meat. I only paid $100 for mine iwth good Yokohama's on them. Just had to wait the guy out for a while.
I need to get me another set or at least 2 for drag racing at the track.
IMO the best looking stock swap rim ever for our cars.

[96bluevert]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOYOTA-CHRO...tem260207731206

Was looking at these center caps on ebay for the gt-s wheels since they didn't come with any. Are these the right ones? I'm pretty sure I just want to be possitive before I bid on them.

Also I'm getting some GoodYear Eagle GT tires for them today so they'll be on the car soon

[goferris]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TOYOTA-CHRO...tem260207731206

Was looking at these center caps on ebay for the gt-s wheels since they didn't come with any. Are these the right ones? I'm pretty sure I just want to be possitive before I bid on them.

Also I'm getting some GoodYear Eagle GT tires for them today so they'll be on the car soon

they look like they are the right ones to me but i'm not sure what the dimensions are.

[6strngs]

I don't think those are the right ones. I thought they were just circles that popped into the center of the wheel, if you know what I mean. like, istead of being the circle with the extra inch of plasitc before the prongs where it goes into the wheels. but I'm not 100%

[Fate]

anyone have a part number for the center caps?