shows us pics once you got them on...i would of gone with chrome for the "bling" factor.

 

hyper black. black is played

 

Just remember
It seriously was a 30 second PS.


Be sure to get the pics posted up when you can. I want to see the real thing.

 

Well, they are here!!!

I have one problem though, they sent 54.1mm centering rings, I am pretty sure the xB is 60.1mm. I am gonna be ____ed if they are wrong. I will prolly mount them up anyway.

Anyway, on with the pics!








The back of the rim:



And for good measure, my Dad's pride and joy:

 

Well?
You had all afternoon to get them on. I thought sure there would be a pic of them on the car by now?

 

They gave me the wring hub-centric rings. They are 54.1mm ID, xB is 60.1 mm. I have to wait until Tuesday for them to open so I can _____ them out.

 

I know a few people that have put wheels on without using the hub centric rings (usually cause they lost them lol) without any negative side effects. I don't know if I personally would want to do that, but I know it can be done.

 

I know it is certainly possible, if you take a lot of time with the conical lugs and really make sure it is centered, you will most likely be able to get it close enough to avoid vibration. I am just not sure I feel like taking them back off in a week to put the concentric rings in when they come (even if I don't have any vibration, I will still put them in once I get them). I dunno...i was considering washing the car later, I may just toss them on at that time...I really want to see them on the car...

 

Well, I just finished putting on my new wheels, which was an adventure in and of itself because 1 of the twenty lugnuts was the wrong thread (noticed before it ruined the stud) and the hub-centric rings had the wrong ID (centered using the lugs, very difficult, but done with no vibration!) and I was on my way to put some air in the tires.

I was going down a 35 mph road, and the van in front of me stopped to make a left turn. I stopped about 15 feet behind. I did not stop quick or anything, just kinda gradually braked down from 35 and held the car with the brakes.

Wham!

Wham!

Some woman in a New Beetle Convertible smacked me from behind...twice. I was able to keep the xB off of the bumper of the van in front of me...barely. Anyway, it is definitely her fault, and I called the cops immediately, so that is on file.

The damage is bad under the bumper. I am pretty sure the unibody is bent and will need pulled out. If I had to guess, I would estimate $1500-$3000 in damage. I am getting it fixed at the dealer.

Anyway, on with the pics.
















Here are some better pics of the wheels on the car:





Here is the thread about the accident.

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...834174#2834174

 

Ah man that sucks.

On a positive note though, the wheels look awesome!

 

Dang man! Sorry to hear about the car.

As expected the wheels do look very good.

On another note, where did you get the wheels and tires? It sounds like there were a few issues with the services provided by them.

 

I got the wheels/tires from Wheels 1 in Florida. They were advertising the wheels and tires w/shipping, nuts, rings, mounting, etc for $800 on ebay, but they were cheap Chinese "Wanli" tires. I asked about Nexen n3000 tires, and they said $875 total, which is $25 less than Wheels Next...plus, Wheels Next said they were backordered for 2 months.

 

Some more pics of the damage:






As you can see, there actually is some unibody damage. The body is crinkled in the corner, and the place where the brackets bolt up looks to be pushed in a little bit. That could add a bunch to the adjustment being done tomorrow...

Ohh, and a pic to critique Roxor's work:


The PS:



Terrible, Roxor's PS is way off; he left the rear bumper on![/img]

 

Un ____ing believable.

I just took the car to put the air in the tires that I intended to put in when I got hit.

A small deer ran into the side of the car while I was going down the road. I cannot tell in the dark, but there doesn't APPEAR to be any damage...I will be able to tell in the morning though. I just can't believe it.

 

TALK ABOUT KARMA!

The same car you found the rims on hit ya. Glad to hear you and the car are okay, although it would have been funny if the exact same beetle in the picture was the one that hit ya .

 

Ok the deer thing is just crazy. You need to pick up a new St. Christopher's or something man.

Wow CarbonXe. That new beetle thing is kinda weird. I can only imagine the comments if he had been rear ended by a gen1 xB.

 

Yeah, amazingly enough it was one of the first thoughts through my head. Here is the progression:

Wham!
What the?
Wham! (Dumb _____ hit me twice)
____!
If that was an old xB, I am going to ____ing throw down with this motherflipper...

Edit: the damage, not including the deer, was $1742.

Rofl...I love the anti-cussing filter.

 

Just weighed one, 23.5 lbs.

 

All better!




Actually, not ALL better. There are some things it needs to go back for. The driver's door is dull and orange peeled, it need a full buffing, they messed up my window molding with the buffer, one of the clips in the wheel well is still broken, and there is a blem on the hatch body guy is gonna fix it all at fist service in 1000 miles.

 

Nice!

Congrats. Now just watch out for weird stuff and old ladies.