manphibian

#1

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

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94celigts

#2

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

dustin15brown

#3

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

jason

#4

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

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bccentaur3

#5

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

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manphibian

#6

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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

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jason

#7

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 =)

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Batman722

#8

looks great

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snapshotgt

#9

Awesome job!

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goferris

#10

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

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manphibian

#11

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

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m0dd3d1

#12

Nice clean up! Watch out for those birds!

Tire shine goes a long way!

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Valo666

#13

Very nice Luke. much better than the stockers.

manphibian

#14

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

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Sinyk

#15

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

ILuvMyCelica95

#16

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

i <3 the wheels

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manphibian

#17

Thanks hun

Yeppers, original 13 year old stock paint.

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rayneezy23

#18

now thats a clean car

Valo666

#19

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

manphibian

#20

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.

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njccmd2002

#21

what did u use to clean the inside of the rim. I cant get the gunk out...

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LadyHavoc

#22

nice job!

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manphibian

#23

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what did u use to clean the inside of the rim. I cant get the gunk out...

I used the Jet washer at the local Car Wash

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captainpyro1

#24

that thing is freaking shinny...

Random_Stranger

#25

Boy did you come up! Great job! They look good and they clean up nice.

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manphibian

#26

LoL!

Thanks, i already repainted these again as i got bored of the colour

New pics coming this weekend

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Tigawoods

#27

^wow haha...i guess if you have the free time to do it

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