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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 08:26 AM
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Can somebody look at my ride and see how the rims look?

I need to know how they look. I think they look awesome, but need few more opinions.

Here is a link to my page.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2598639

Thanks people.
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 08:29 AM
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 08:43 AM
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Aside from the horrendous wheel i gap I suppose it could look decent. Don't like the style/finish/pattern of the wheel, and well, that wheel gap hurts my head/eyes/heart.
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 08:44 AM
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yea I know I just got them, I just ordered some springs so hopefully the gap will be gone.
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 09:22 AM
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ummmm

There iffy maybe if u dropped the car it would look betta
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 09:25 AM
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yea I know I just got them, I just ordered some springs so hopefully the gap will be gone.
Better plan on ordering shocks soon too....OEMs will not hold up too long
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 10:06 AM
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Are those the fogs I sold you? BlackMaximaMS
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 10:24 AM
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i actually like those rims. you should paint your door handles body color to match your car, it would look better.
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except for drop, higher profile rubber would help IMO
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 10:44 AM
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def with a drop, the illusion / effect will change..
once that wheel gap is reduced, the mags would look better..
ever considered paiting them gold or bronze?
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 10:47 AM
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def with a drop, the illusion / effect will change..
once that wheel gap is reduced, the mags would look better..
ever considered paiting them gold bronze or FLAT BLACK?
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 10:59 AM
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Eh, Im really not into big shiny rims, but either way Im not a fan of those wheels anyways. As long as you like it, thumbs up!
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 11:10 AM
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They look pretty nice to me. If I had em I would wear them on my Max.
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 11:13 AM
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WEll the reason why I got them I got them brand new with tires for 700 shipped. Rubber is NanKand N2 235-40-18. The finishing is actually called Hyper Dark Silver. When you look at them differnent angles they look dark.

PLUS THEY ARE SO LIGHTTTTT!!!. I had 18" 2005 oem's AND IT SLOWED MY CAR DOWN LIKE CRAZY.

I just painted my grille, so I'm about to paint my door handles. You are right aih98Max; It would look much better.
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 11:17 AM
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Well thats a definite plus. Im surprised those OEM 18s slowed your car down so much. Thats nice to know.
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by hiren_patel_83
WEll the reason why I got them I got them brand new with tires for 700 shipped. Rubber is NanKand N2 235-40-18. The finishing is actually called Hyper Dark Silver. When you look at them differnent angles they look dark.

PLUS THEY ARE SO LIGHTTTTT!!!. I had 18" 2005 oem's AND IT SLOWED MY CAR DOWN LIKE CRAZY.

I just painted my grille, so I'm about to paint my door handles. You are right aih98Max; It would look much better.

Weird, I had hyper silver before but yours look more like polished/chrome instead???

nonetheless, its your car, therefore build her to your liking and not for others to like
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PLUS THEY ARE SO LIGHTTTTT!!!.
How much do they weigh?
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 11:49 AM
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To tell you the truth I don't know. But when I lifted the 18" OEM and these, much much difference.

sorry I couldn't help.
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 02:44 PM
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Are those the fogs I sold you? BlackMaximaMS
Yes you did...I have still yet to install them as I need to get some 3M tape to put over them to prevent cracking. Then I need to figure out the easiest way to remove them....
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 03:17 PM
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def need to drop it, but other than that, its all up to you man, its what you think looks good, and you said you think its hot, so who cares
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 03:57 PM
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deff drop it. and it will look better. but still, not my style.
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by hiren_patel_83
I think they look awesome
End thread?? Isn't that what matters?
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 05:32 PM
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Not a fan, but its ur car man!
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 05:41 PM
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OT but I have to say it: Digitized, your sig pic looks awesome!
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 05:45 PM
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Nice Neptune Blue Max, the rims would look cleaner with your new springs (I'd invest in new struts/shocks as well) but its hard to appreciate the car with the low quality pic. If you don't mind me asking, how much did the grille cost to get repainted and is the color match accurate?
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 06:39 PM
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Just me or does it look like his rims are mounted on the wrong sides of the car? Tires look directional, facing backwards...
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Nice Neptune Blue Max, the rims would look cleaner with your new springs (I'd invest in new struts/shocks as well) but its hard to appreciate the car with the low quality pic. If you don't mind me asking, how much did the grille cost to get repainted and is the color match accurate?
I actually painted the grill black. It was chrome before but i sanded it down for about 15 minutes put some primer on it and then put black paint. But it's not the shiny black, it's what they call flat black.
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jeez guyz i feel bad now. I feel like i wasted my money on my rims.
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 07:52 PM
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if you like the rims just get some good springs/shocks like everyone said and it'll be fine..the gap is the main thing that kills it.
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Just me or does it look like his rims are mounted on the wrong sides of the car? Tires look directional, facing backwards...
looks like it to me...
honestly, they kinda look like G35 rims....just in chrome.
Old Jun 5, 2007 | 08:19 PM
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I actually painted the grill black. It was chrome before but i sanded it down for about 15 minutes put some primer on it and then put black paint. But it's not the shiny black, it's what they call flat black.
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Ah, okay thanks for clearing that up.

But don't be down about your rims, just because a bunch of people on the internet aren't crazy about them (I still think a clearer picture and aftermarket springs/struts are needed). But generally it's just hard to appreciate a nice set of rims on a Max without a drop. Whatever you do to your car in the future refer to your own opinion first and foremost.
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Ya know I was gonna say how your other rims looked better, but to the many benefits of reducing rotational mass
Old Jun 6, 2007 | 12:21 AM
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I like em, should look good with a decent drop.
Old Jun 6, 2007 | 12:42 AM
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they look way better than stock ! +1
Old Jun 6, 2007 | 05:15 AM
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Originally Posted by pmohr
Just me or does it look like his rims are mounted on the wrong sides of the car? Tires look directional, facing backwards...
I have to agree with pmohr, the left front(drivers side) tire is mounted wrong. You shoud take care of it ASAP and check the other tires. You may have to switch sides.
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they are mounted the right way. It's the picture. I'll take a better one and then you guys tell me. Actually i'll wait till I do the drop.
Old Jun 6, 2007 | 02:58 PM
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hey u gota get a lowering kit to fix that gap and it will make ur ride look sick
Old Jun 6, 2007 | 05:32 PM
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yeah, no love for the shiny, the pattern is decent..but the shiny just takes away
Old Jun 6, 2007 | 06:15 PM
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they look ok hopefully with the drop they will look better good lock with that man
Old Jun 6, 2007 | 07:35 PM
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Not my style but to each his own.



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