debut pics with my new rims!

[jonrichert]

I bought some wheels of 87Hybrid and powdercoated them white at work. happy to say it costed me nothing cause i did all the prep myself. Center caps aren't on yet cause i haven't been able to find long enough studs yet.

Here she is, needs lowering now more than ever, but i think it looks pretty damn good with the white on blue. let me know what you think.
http://www.members.shaw.ca/j.richert/rims3.jpg

I officially win the biggest/nastiest front wheel gap contest!
http://www.members.shaw.ca/j.richert/rims1.jpg

[89cordlx]

they look great! i am thinkin of getting mine blasted and powder coated, how much does that cost usually?

[jonrichert]

aluminum rims cost a lot more if there's already a powder finish on them, but if they're just bare metal or wet paint, the prep is pretty easy. mine had some powder underneath so i spent a couple hours blasting. i got a clear coat put on them too so it would have been about a $350cdn job.

if they don't need much blasting or prep work, i think its usually about $25 per rim

[88accordalltheway]

looks good, yes you def need to drop that ho!

[Busted_Blue]

I think you definitely win the biggest fender gap....

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v133/crazyxzer0/Before.jpg

[adams86lxi]

the rims look good just lower it now!

[jonrichert]

thanks guys, yeah i've been actively looking for springs and struts, its not as easy to get them for cheap in canada as the states.

[89cordlx]

how does there get to be such a gap in the wheel well?

[rehv_Aerodeck86]

what are tyre's dimensions? it sure does look like an off-road 3g . rims are quite nice though ... doesnt white get dirty very quickly?

[geesnow]

rims look good

[86LXItooFAST4me]

hey, how come your sun roof pops out? :D

[jigga225]

white on blue, nice color choice
looks like it'll tip over if you hit a corner too hard. slam that mofo

[Busted_Blue]

hey, how come your sun roof pops out? :D

thats cause it aint OEM. Looks like the one my dad got for his pickup truck. Course he made a big ass hole on the roof of the car to get it in but hey it's for the better of the car. :D

[zero.counter]

Those rims have a really nice lip on them. Nice looking indeed...

[Mike's89AccordLX'sGF]

They look pretty but you really need to put the center caps in though. White rims can pretty much look good on an color car from what I've seen.

-Laurie

[jonrichert]

the front tires are actually a bit too small, but i got them with the rims from David (87Hybrid) they're beautiful toyo proxes t1's so i can't let them go to waste. the back rubbers are toyo proxes fz4's and they're the right size.

yeah they look much nicer with the caps, but the screws i have are too short... i'm going to try and find some that will fit tomorrow.

about the sunroof, i always thought it was stock, or at least its a really nice aftermarket job... it doesn't leak at all. maybe it was offered on canadian 3g's? i think the car looks cooler with it popped up too!

[jonrichert]

here's a pic of the rims before i redid them, props to David for doing the polished lip, it actually looked really good, but i had my heart set on all white.

http://www.members.shaw.ca/j.richert/4rims.jpg

[Mike's89AccordLX]

Those would have been a lot cooler looking if you did all black with a chrome lip. I plan on getting one of my 17's fixed and painting them the exact color of my milano red 94 prelude si. Maybe I will polish the lip too. And paint the calipers silver.

-Mike

[Hash_man_Se_i]

thanks guys, yeah i've been actively looking for springs and struts, its not as easy to get them for cheap in canada as the states.

I got my springs for $249 CDN just last week, and struts arent too bad here, maybe you just need to find a good shop in your area.

[87Hybrid]

Loks real good Jon!

[jonrichert]

what kind of springs did you buy hash_man?

[bullard123]

Nice job on the powder coat. Are those rims light weight??