So, I just picked these up ...



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Hopefully they're in halfway decent shape. I don't mind doing a little restoration.

However, my question is this: Does anyone know anything about these rims? I obviously know Rays wheels, but I can't seem to find any information on these guys. I know they're a 9-lug wheel (4x100 and 5x100), but that's it. They are allegedly Ray's "Shot Gun" wheels according to the place I bought them (RB Motoring). However, I can't find any thing regarding "Shot Gun" by Rays Engineering.

Any info on these would be great. Any photos of the wheels on cars would be good, too. I LOVE this look, so I'm happy I could pick these up.

 

Very nice wheels. I was wondering if anybody would pick those up.

 

i dont get it, are they just solid? mirror finish?

 

dang those are shiny

 

From the looks of it, they're a two-piece wheel with a polished disc.

However, like I said, I can't find any vehicles with theme on it, and I can't find anything that says Rays made these wheels (at least on the Internet).

 

The only thing I know about those wheels is that they look fab. Sorry - no info, just praise.

 

wow nice...

I saw they have some 15" leadsleds on there, that would be a nice score too.

 

For a split second, I thought they were clear acrylic... they're just incredibly shiny. Looks pretty good.

 

Don't know much about them but that definitely is a nice find.

 

congrats on a nice find and good deal. post some pix once you get it installed.

 

Thanks; I'm really excited about these.

I just wish I could find anything, any sort of picture or reference to these wheels. I guess I just want to make sure they really are Rays wheels. Maybe they go by a different name or something because I can't find squat on these things.

 

haha same here...

But they acually do have rims that are clear in the center, made of some type of clear plastic used on the space shuttle, i saw them at SEMA

 

I googled it, it looks like it has a sub-brand Texan.

 

Wow -- you're the man! How'd you find that?

Texan Shot Gun by Rays.

 

those look sick. nice find

 

Yea, those are D'Vinci Forgiato Radurra. At 5K apiece.
http://www.forgiato.com/radurra/gallery/s550_bldg4.htm
I can't decide how I feel about that. They are impressive looking, but could you imagine keeping those clean?
They're 1.5-2" polycarbonate but I'm not sure how they'd do on a big pothole. It'd be over if I cracked a $5,000 wheel.

 

I was thinking they look like WORK Leadsleds. Those are pretty sick if youre into that look. Very nice find. I cant wait to see them mounted on your ride...

 

I can't wait to get them on, either.

Oddly, I can't find any reference to these wheels with the rivets; only without. Also, only in 14 and 15 inchers.

 

those thangs are SEXY!!!

 

Well, I disassembled the wheels, hopefully it'll make them easier to refinish.





You can see the inside of the barrels are pretty dirty/oxidized. I'm tempted to take a brillo pad to them. The backs of the centers are also oxidized. They came apart pretty easily, actually. I got the name of a couple of places around town, so we'll see. I just wonder how much work I can do up front to reduce refinishing costs ...