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post pics of your prius w/ rims!!

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Accessories & Modifications' started by mrplease, Sep 8, 2008.

  1. drew935

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    /\/\ true but they are not hubcentric and are not light. They came with my car and I changed them to STI BBS forged wheels.

    I stuck the scion wheels on my wife's car for 100 miles. Onto the next set of wheels.

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    Toyota Rims taken from Celica T23 16&x 6.5 Tires: Michelin Energy Saver 195/55/16 91V [​IMG] [​IMG] Uploaded with ImageShack.us
     
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    It looks good, Marvin. :)
     
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    yeah the rear arches fill out nicely
     
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    '08 Barcellona red with powder coated OEM Touring rims:

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    Base color, metallic coat, and clear top coat. ~$650.
    Work done at EastCoast PowderCoat, North East, MD.

    What's not to like? :cheer2:
     
  6. MarvinHC

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    Thanks, I actually like them so much that I have bought a second set for the winter tires. Luckily they go really cheap on Ebay :)
     
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    Yeah, they have a slightly different offset (39 compared to 45 on the stock rims) and therefore bring the wheel slightly further to the outside which further improves the look IMHO :D

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    /\/\ Look good Marvin. What's the weight on the wheel and tire combo you have?
     
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    Just took one of the summer wheels in the garage and put it on a scale
    (I used a bathroom scale with and without me so it will not be 100% accurate but should give a good idea)

    The total weight came to 16.6kg so around 36.6lb - a bit heavier than the stock 16" but not by much (probably also not helped by the fact that I have 91 weight index tires instead of the stock 87)
     
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    That's good to know Marvin. My next setup will be around 28lbs with tires. 16x7 et40
     
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    Wow! Do you fill helium in the tires? :p

    Seriously, which rims and tires do you have that are so light?
     
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    lol. I don't have them yet. Planning on getting Rota Slipstreams in gunmetal 16x7 et40 which weigh 14.5lbs and I will probably mount Toyo's on them.
    The car is my wife's and we use it mostly on the weekend and once a week. So I don't want a stiff sidewall and the Toyo's are LRR's I believe.
     
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    Very nice, but I had a check: Here in Europe they cost about 150 Euros a piece :eek:

    Same here, it's mainly my wife's car and I wanted to get a new better look on a budget (you can get a set of 4 of these Celica rims in good condition on ebay for around 100 Euros), so I am happy.

    What I am still curious about though is:
    If your rims will be 14.5 lbs, that only leaves 13.5 for the tires which sounds etremely light. Which Toyo's are these?
     
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    Slipstreams in 16x7 should come in at 13.9lbs ea
    16" Wheel weights - Mechanical Database
     
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    Just checked and according to Rota's European webpage they come in at 5.95 kg which would make it 13.1 lbs only (!)
     
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    I kinda like this. I wonder how they would look in white...
     
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    That actually doesn't look too bad. Only thing really holding me back is the fact that they're only 16's. I'd really like to go with some 18s. =\
     
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    You must have great roads where you live. If I could I would even go to 15†for more comfort, so many potholes...
     
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    @drew:
    did a check on the net about Rota. They look good but type "rota quality" into google.... not so encouraging for me!

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