![]() 07/07/2014 at 12:49 • Filed to: Ugly Wheels, Wheels, Rims, Dubs, Show Us | ![]() | ![]() |
Exactly what it says on the tin; ugly wheels thread. What's uglier than exposed fake fasteners around the edge? Only a DeTomaso that crashed into an animal shelter.
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![]() 07/07/2014 at 12:51 |
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#sweg
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Its like a donk, except it is low.
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Always cringed when I saw these back in the days when they were semi-popular. Only Saab ever figured out how to do a great-looking three spoke wheel, IMHO.
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Yea, someone did this to a 458.
That someone is Canadian.
You can throw up now, if you wish.
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When I first saw these on a Camaro I thought they were shipping-only wheels or something like that. Call them "heritage" all you want but they still look like generic stamped steel '70s cast-offs. I've owned sets of the originals which looked better and were good for the time . Wheels have come far further than this.
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sure, they aren't odd, but its the pure ubiquity of them, Discount Tire must sell these to every poor sucker who "needs" wheels, I HATE these generically terrible wheels with a passion. Steelies are preferable
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anything frm Lexani or Omega Zeb Judah
lexani
Omega below.
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That gangsta
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That poor BRZ
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disagreed - dodge would like a word
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3-spoke wheels are kinda cool. I like the design on the 92-96 ES300. Technically six spokes, but they're in pairs and have a 3-spoke design feel to them:
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*BARF*
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It doesn't look as bad as it really does from that angle. Here you go.
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So much no...
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I've always wanted to see a single-spoke wheel. I'm surprised Citroen didn't carry over their steering wheel design to the rims :p
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Not my first choice but bet the treadlife is good....
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You have horrible tastse; these are fantastic.
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But steelies are preferable to everything.
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My heart hurts for it.
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Cannot unsee 90s wallet chain on the back of that poor BRZ
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lies
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kinda reminds me of a neutered dog. poor thing.
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You mean *AWESOME*
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take your pick: http://www.dubwheels.com/skirts-c-2216.…
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Disagree, those wheels make a 1st gen look like a hotwheels car.
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except thats exatcly what the Viper was supposed to be when it came out - a hotwheels for middle aged ppl :()
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no ugly wheel thread is complete without posting Ronal Bear.
Maybe not outright ugly... but Subaru makes some odd, and some BORING wheels.
A turbine... no... five groups of three spokes... they aren't equally spaced. odd... but just as hard to clean, and still just another also-ran thin-many-spoke wheel.
the 2012+ Outback got some odd ones, too.
And Sorry, lexus... but SC430 wheels with fake bolts on the hub cover... is a style faux-pas.
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Kia is on a design roll with it's cars...
But the early 1990s called, and they want their black painted under machine-cut aluminum wheel designs back... and they don't fit very well in the present day.
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wrong. Blades are awesome
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real Blades "Choppers" are awesome. These never really did it for me. They taco to easily
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thanks Brabus :]
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Well they didn't really carry that steering wheel design really far either...
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73-80 ZJ7s still look nicer.
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I like the stance, but the weak boso exhaust and drift charm need to go.
Do you know what wheels those are?
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Stock BRZ wheels are not great.
Wheels with wide gaps. I don't like seeing what is behind the wheels. It looks bad.
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It is part of Weds show wheel line up I guess. I am not a big fan of the whole car, but the exhaust is just pushing it. . . the wrong way.
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The exhaust may look good if it was a double pipe, but one exhaust looks weak. I hope that the car is bagged too.
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I think he is running coils. I will have to find the build thread somewhere on the forums.
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Just needs about 6 lbs in lead counter weights.
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I'd sport a set of this particular wheel for a while if they were cheap enough and the right size for my car. These are so over-the-top that I can't see them as anything but a parody of current wheel designs that would elicit a hearty chuckle every time I saw them. The similar wheels seen above look like they were actually trying to do something that would sell, while these just look completely idiotic-insane. Who signed off on designing this?!
"What were they thinking? I can't believe they bothered to make these and that they can be balanced."
Funny aside: I just realized these were spinners. I didn't know anyone still made, bought, or ran spinners after about 2003.
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I Guess that I'm alone here... considering their market and purpose I think these things are great. Kinda like how some movies are terrible and thats also what makes them great.
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I actually feel the exact opposite. I love to see all the good stuff in there.
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if you look there is a crescent shape on the other side of the wheel . that is the counter weight.
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I like them. Not on that car, but I like them.
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I've seen these on Monte Carlos, and F bodies
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I'd rock that
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Come on who can you not like Teddies
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Can't tell if you're disagreeing with me or helping to make my point.
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disagreeing :) i personally think those tri blades suit the car perfectly .
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This is why we cannot have nice things. You give them IRS and they do this.