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10-12-2010, 02:50 PM

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Got an email yesterday saying the rims are done... I will pick them up today during lunch...

10-12-2010, 03:08 PM

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hopefully the offsets aren't too high and it looks pretty good. looking forward to pics on the car.

10-12-2010, 03:14 PM

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hopefully the offsets aren't too high and it looks pretty good. looking forward to pics on the car.

You just reminded me, I need to buy spacers

... Thanks. I already have a pair of 20mm spacers sitting in the garage and was thinking maybe a 25mm spacer for the rear? I think the Prelude offsets are 55et IIRC, but I better double check. Tha

10-13-2010, 04:19 AM

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if your going to put 20 or 25mm spacers you negating the whole light rims since the spacers are like 2lbs a piece of rotational mass. the wheels are +45 i think

10-13-2010, 04:22 AM

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in for pics of win, i love when people mix it up with OEM

10-13-2010, 06:04 AM

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What a downgrade from the Shallens.

VSXX's = WIN! Shallens = not as much WIN! as VSXX's, but still WIN!
Prelude wheels = no win.

10-13-2010, 02:39 PM

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What a downgrade from the Shallens.

VSXX's = WIN! Shallens = not as much WIN! as VSXX's, but still WIN!
Prelude wheels = no win.

I'll take that as a compliment Mrs. Vagina... your post is a lot nicer than your usual negative baseline comments...

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if your going to put 20 or 25mm spacers you negating the whole light rims since the spacers are like 2lbs a piece of rotational mass. the wheels are +45 i think

Rims are 55et... I didn't mean to mislead anyone thinking these are "light weight" rims... I'm just trying to throw on some cheap 16" rims, use my stock tires with TPMS, and be a little different.

If I can slightly erk xxMrs.X.Vaginaxx, then that would be bonus for me as well.

10-13-2010, 04:31 PM

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No question my last 2 sets of rims blew these away (Work VS-XX and AME Shallens), but my car is a pure commuter now. It does a 120 mile a day commute, so I wanted to stay with 16s and keep it stockish...

Exactly why I went with the Green Super Advans when I saw them over the 18's I had on there... my commute is only half of yours though.

10-14-2010, 01:15 AM

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lets see some on pics, would the s2k wheels have a better offset, im sure they would and have a similar look

10-18-2010, 11:58 AM

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pics? Im looking at some ap1 s2k wheels...waiting for pics of these though.

10-21-2010, 03:19 PM

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Hmm... Anyone local want to buy these Prelude rims for $150? The powdercoat came a little more bumpier on one of the wheels, so I tried sanding it and messed up the finish a lil' bit. It's not totally bad, but it still bothers me. Either way, $150 is a good price for all 4 if someone wants them in the Bay Area.

I have about $250 put into these rims, so I think the asking price is fair. I'll post pics later when I get home...

Almost forgot, I have the hubcentric rings for these as well so for $150, you can swap your stock tires and throws these on...

10-21-2010, 05:16 PM

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damn you for not being local......

10-21-2010, 05:28 PM

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damn you for not being local......

I don't know what I'm thinking selling them for these cheap... Maybe I'll just keep them unless someone really wants them and I know they won't go to waste. The fact that I bought them SUPER cheap, got the powder coating done UNBELIEVABLY cheap, and selling them for EVEN LESS is a wonder to me too! hahaha....