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New Rims!! #1625028 08/07/06 02:26 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 959 State College, PA R ridered81 OP Veteran CEG\'er
OP ridered81 Veteran CEG\'er R Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 959 State College, PA	Well, kinda.... the tires on my enkeis are pretty much bald and i cant afford new tires at the moment so until then i decided to spice up my stock rims. So far I have only completely finished one rim and the others are in progress but i think they turned out pretty nice. Any comments are welcome, good or bad. Sorry for the crappy camera phone pics but i will get some real pictures once they are all done and on the car. Enjoy! 99 contour se debadged "knauberized" fog light mod 17" Enkei CDR9 225/45/17 Contiextremecontacts Alpine CDA-9807 and 2 12" Kicker Comp C12 subwoofers http://members.cardomain.com/ridered81

Re: New Rims!! #1625029 08/07/06 02:54 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,143 Ypsilanti, Mi A AliasJerk�?� Addicted CEG\'er
AliasJerk�?� Addicted CEG\'er A Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,143 Ypsilanti, Mi	Originally posted by ridered81: Well, kinda.... the tires on my enkeis are pretty much bald and i cant afford new tires at the moment so until then i decided to spice up my stock rims. So far I have only completely finished one rim and the others are in progress but i think they turned out pretty nice. Any comments are welcome, good or bad. Sorry for the crappy camera phone pics but i will get some real pictures once they are all done and on the car. Enjoy! not bad... Although dont use those for too long... painted rims = chiped like a mother. 98 Corolla LE 1.8L DOHC 1ZZFE TEIN H.Tech Springs Tokico HP series Struts Short ram air intake Tsudo Axel Back Exhaust ... if a jelly fish stung me.. would you pee on the wound?

Re: New Rims!! #1625030 08/07/06 03:01 AM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,978 Lancaster, PA T The Digital Slacker Hard-core CEG\'er
The Digital Slacker Hard-core CEG\'er T Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,978 Lancaster, PA	Originally posted by AliasJerkâ�??¢: not bad... Although dont use those for too long... painted rims = chiped like a mother. Umm... E1 rims are painted btw. Been about 82k miles with no chips so far.

Re: New Rims!! #1625031 08/07/06 03:06 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 959 State College, PA R ridered81 OP Veteran CEG\'er
OP ridered81 Veteran CEG\'er R Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 959 State College, PA	i made sure to sand them primer, sand then paint with several coats of clear coat on them. they should be fine for the short period of time that they will be on the car 99 contour se debadged "knauberized" fog light mod 17" Enkei CDR9 225/45/17 Contiextremecontacts Alpine CDA-9807 and 2 12" Kicker Comp C12 subwoofers http://members.cardomain.com/ridered81

Re: New Rims!! #1625032 08/08/06 12:17 AM
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 8,301 Bernalillo, NM C CRZYDRVR_dup1 Addicted CEG\'er
CRZYDRVR_dup1 Addicted CEG\'er C Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 8,301 Bernalillo, NM	Originally posted by ridered81: i made sure to sand them primer, sand then paint with several coats of clear coat on them. they should be fine for the short period of time that they will be on the car I did the same thing and it lasted fine. Even did the same paint scheme on my old SE wheels. Looks good! -Ken V. 1998.5 SE Praire Tan Zetec ATX psycho_bass@hotmail.com Roush springs Roush rear sway bar BAT struts 17" Millie Miglia HT3 and a ton of subtle asthetic mods

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