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OldManMac · Mar 12, 2007, 10:59 PM

Man, I have to get a set of these! They would look so cool on my car! I'd be the pride of the neighborhood!

(I hope that's enough of stating my feelings about a subject, so I don't get my wrist slapped with another infraction.)

http://blog.cardomain.com/blog/2007/...wheels_30.html

centerchannel68 · Mar 12, 2007, 11:01 PM

Hi and welcome to last SEMA.

OldManMac · Mar 12, 2007, 11:21 PM

Right on cue.

centerchannel68 · Mar 12, 2007, 11:27 PM

Yeah, these poly wheels were shown a few months ago... they're retardedly expensive, very heavy, and being just polycarbonate, they'll scratch and look like crap in a few months, and show brake dust pretty badly. I wish I could think of something dumber to sell to stupid ghetto people.

OldManMac · Mar 12, 2007, 11:39 PM

I'm sure you do.

zro · Mar 12, 2007, 11:45 PM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

Yeah, these poly wheels were shown a few months ago... they're retardedly expensive, very heavy, and being just polycarbonate, they'll scratch and look like crap in a few months, and show brake dust pretty badly. I wish I could think of something dumber to sell to stupid ghetto people.

Like acrylic HT speakers?

centerchannel68 · Mar 12, 2007, 11:56 PM

I fail to see the connection. Maybe you could explain what you mean.

Gossamer · Mar 13, 2007, 12:08 AM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

Yeah, these poly wheels were shown a few months ago... they're retardedly expensive, very heavy, and being just polycarbonate, they'll scratch and look like crap in a few months, and show brake dust pretty badly. I wish I could think of something dumber to sell to stupid ghetto people.

Fortunately he has the stock drums on back

centerchannel68 · Mar 13, 2007, 12:26 AM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

Fortunately he has the stock drums on back

Well, ... to be fair, I think the drums would dust a lot less than disc brakes. I don't think he's going for performance, so swapping on some disc brakes would be pretty stupid.

macintologist · Mar 13, 2007, 12:30 AM

What is it with Americans and modding their cars? They totally ruin what was otherwise a perfectly fine car.

Gossamer · Mar 13, 2007, 12:56 AM

Originally Posted by macintologist

What is it with Americans and modding their cars? They totally ruin what was otherwise a perfectly fine car.

I don't know if I'd call an '80s Caprice a "perfectly fine" car.

MM-o4 · Mar 13, 2007, 12:59 AM

isn't the appeal of rims is that they a big a shiny?

but those rims do have that everyone looking thing going for them.

-MM-

FireWire · Mar 13, 2007, 01:28 AM

Is it me or the guy in the video is going directly into the trees at the end?

IceEnclosure · Mar 13, 2007, 01:40 AM

They're everywhere around here. Not necessarily 30"s but tons of 24"s and such. I know of three or so dudes with 24"s. I think it's ridiculous, but they're ghetto, so go for it.

Tiresias · Mar 13, 2007, 02:19 AM

They look like wagon wheels.

mac128k-1984 · Mar 13, 2007, 07:08 AM

looks like something that I'd see at a circus - kind of fugly.

Wagon wheels is a good description though

olePigeon · Mar 13, 2007, 12:02 PM

Ca$h, I have it! Clear acrylic spinners. You can't tell they're spinning cuz they're clear, but they spin. It's like 2 cool things in 1 package.

sek929 · Mar 13, 2007, 12:05 PM

Haha, clear acrylic spinners, OlePigeon....you so crazay.

centerchannel68 · Mar 13, 2007, 12:15 PM

Actually Ole Pigion, I think you're onto something..... only I'd go with a clear disc, and chrome spinners. It would look impossible really, when it was moving and stopping. It'd be like doing the moonwalk, with a car.

Gossamer · Mar 13, 2007, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

Actually Ole Pigion, I think you're onto something..... only I'd go with a clear disc, and chrome spinners. It would look impossible really, when it was moving and stopping. It'd be like doing the moonwalk, with a car.

You're going to be a millionaire (it would be funnier if I wasn't kidding).

Kevin · Mar 13, 2007, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by macintologist

What is it with Americans and modding their cars? They totally ruin what was otherwise a perfectly fine car.

Blame the Mexicans. They are the ones that brought it over here. Atleast the low rider and wheels crap.

centerchannel68 · Mar 13, 2007, 12:42 PM

Actually it started here in America Zimphire. You don't know your lowrider history very well. It's very American.

Gossamer · Mar 13, 2007, 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

Actually it started here in America Zimphire. You don't know your lowrider history very well. It's very American.

kinda

centerchannel68 · Mar 13, 2007, 01:17 PM

uh, how is that kinda? It basically says it started in America.

Gossamer · Mar 13, 2007, 01:29 PM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

uh, how is that kinda? It basically says it started in America.

By a mix of Mexicans and Californians.

centerchannel68 · Mar 13, 2007, 01:57 PM

Sure, but it started in America, it wasn't BROUGHT OVER from anywhere. Lowriders are an american invention. Not kinda. They just are. They started here in the states. Period.

mdc · Mar 13, 2007, 01:58 PM

I don't know what's more ridiculous. The rims or the fact that they cost $30,0000

I think I'll stick with the stock ones that came on my car.

olePigeon · Mar 13, 2007, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

Actually Ole Pigion, I think you're onto something..... only I'd go with a clear disc, and chrome spinners. It would look impossible really, when it was moving and stopping. It'd be like doing the moonwalk, with a car.

Clear acryilic with just your average metalic "spokes" that are actually spinners. Then put in a gear that makes them spin the opposite direction from the friction; so when your car is stopped, the wheels look like they're moving backwards.

Gossamer · Mar 13, 2007, 02:16 PM

I can't imagine the whine that would make at highway speeds.

mitchell_pgh · Mar 13, 2007, 02:18 PM

Talk about ugly...

Jawbone54 · Mar 13, 2007, 02:54 PM

This thread lost me at "Check out these rims!"

Kevin · Mar 13, 2007, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

Actually it started here in America Zimphire. You don't know your lowrider history very well. It's very American.

Um, I didn't say blame Mexico. It started in the US but the designs/culture/ and ideas of decorating in such a way wasn't started here.

They were doing that to things other than cars for years.

centerchannel68 · Mar 13, 2007, 04:31 PM

Like?

Gossamer · Mar 13, 2007, 04:36 PM

Pimp My Burro™

Buckaroo · Mar 13, 2007, 05:50 PM

$30,000 for Rims! Damn, that's a waste.

I wonder how much those tires cost. I got other things I'd rather waste my money on.

So does this mean Low-Riders are out? Now we have Hi-Risers.

I realize Hi-Risers is an East Coast thing. I remember many many years ago, people would jack their pick up trucks 10 feet into the air. It was like unreal. I mean the bottom of the frame was 10 feet. Well, maybe 8 feet. I could walk under neath the truck and have to reach up to touch the bottom.

centerchannel68 · Mar 13, 2007, 06:10 PM

Lowriders are way sweeter.... they can actually look cool. This trend just looks silly.

imitchellg5 · Mar 13, 2007, 06:31 PM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

Yeah, these poly wheels were shown a few months ago... they're retardedly expensive, very heavy, and being just polycarbonate, they'll scratch and look like crap in a few months, and show brake dust pretty badly. I wish I could think of something dumber to sell to stupid ghetto people.

It's just a concept really. I doubt they will ever become popular. They are teh retarted®.

centerchannel68 · Mar 13, 2007, 06:37 PM

People said the same thing about spinners.

Gossamer · Mar 13, 2007, 07:03 PM

Touche.

Kevin · Mar 14, 2007, 05:56 AM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

Like?

Rob where do you think the decorations and design came from?

shifuimam · Mar 14, 2007, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

People said the same thing about spinners.

And they still look unbelievably retarded.

I worked at Starbucks through parts of high school and college. A bunch of high schoolers and college dropouts would show up on the circular street in front of my store and cruise around for hours in their ghetto fabulous cars and retardo "sports cars". I'd laugh and laugh...I just don't get the appeal of a car with a huge-ass bumper, shitty paint job, and a ton of lights and crap attached to the underside.

My favorite ever was an '89-ish camry or corolla with a plywood-and-duct-tape wing on the back and snap-on wal-mart hubcap "rims".

centerchannel68 · Mar 14, 2007, 11:29 AM

Me neither. And for the record, the plywood/cardboard car was probably sarcasm. Making fun of ricers can be a lot of fun.

olePigeon · Mar 14, 2007, 11:51 AM

I've seen worse on Pimp My Ride... like when they take a beautiful 68 Charger and put spinners, fluorescent orange paint, green shag carpet, lava lamps, and a fish tank.

centerchannel68 · Mar 14, 2007, 11:53 AM

I'm glad I didn't see that episode.

Poor charger.

centerchannel68 · Mar 27, 2007, 12:35 AM

40s:

IceEnclosure · Mar 27, 2007, 12:50 AM

hahaha

jebjeb · Mar 27, 2007, 02:22 AM

I posted this a week ago or so but there must have been a major hamster malfunction.

Anyone else notice that the guy could only afford two of the acrylic rims?! The rims on the right-hand side of the vehicle look to be "standard" alloy rims. Only the left-hand side has the acrylics.

shifuimam · Mar 27, 2007, 08:51 AM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

Me neither. And for the record, the plywood/cardboard car was probably sarcasm. Making fun of ricers can be a lot of fun.

I doubt it. It was an old-ass car with a couple of people in it who I can guarantee you are (a)strapped for money and (b)a little too dumb to do "sarcastic car modding". They were out there crusing just like all the other high school d0uchebags (why in the world is that censored? there is a such thing as a bag for douching...) in their "pimped-out rides".

Gossamer · Mar 27, 2007, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by jebjeb

I posted this a week ago or so but there must have been a major hamster malfunction.

Anyone else notice that the guy could only afford two of the acrylic rims?! The rims on the right-hand side of the vehicle look to be "standard" alloy rims. Only the left-hand side has the acrylics.

I've heard that cars often have a different set of rims on each side for photoshoots. Normally you can't tell the difference, but this is a special case.

centerchannel68 · Mar 27, 2007, 09:49 AM

Originally Posted by jebjeb

I posted this a week ago or so but there must have been a major hamster malfunction.

Anyone else notice that the guy could only afford two of the acrylic rims?! The rims on the right-hand side of the vehicle look to be "standard" alloy rims. Only the left-hand side has the acrylics.

Actually the dude is sponsored by the company that makes both sets of wheels, so they wanted to show off both kinds.