sidepipe87: A pandemic miracle

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:29 pm

i was bored and lookin for ya too, but i cant seem to find anything that style either,

i think it would be cool if american racing would make some of there vintage wheels like the vectors and the 500s in 5x100 for our cars, those would mesh well with ur ol school look

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Tue Mar 24, 2009 3:35 pm

What's your budget and what size do you want?

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:09 pm

Ideally I want to stay under $500. Either 17x7 with a 40 offset, or 17x7.5 with a 35 offset. I wanted the Nexos because they were cheap and were exactly the style I wanted.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:43 pm

Including tires or wheels alone?

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:55 pm

wheels alone. Look on previous page. I already have a set of 215/45/17 Nitto Neo Gens. I love birthdays...

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:25 pm

man i cant find nothin that style

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:59 pm

ha. tell me about it! Apparently the ones SilverSport had on his car were called Phaze by Fast Wheels. I can hardly find anything at all about this wheel manufacturer. Seems it is only a canadian thing, and they are also discontinued anyway.

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:03 pm

yea that looks hott

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 12:03 pm

Well I think I might know what I'm gonna get instead now. It fits my criteria of what I wanted. Gunmetal, polished lip which is fairly "deep" for a normal offset, and will be around $500 shipped. I'll keep looking but I'm thinking I'm just gonna get them. I only saw them on one other neon, and one srt-4. No photoshop or pix this time!

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:32 pm

ha well u better get them quick so we can see

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:36 pm

I'm working on it. Need more money first, then I'll buy them and get them on asap. I'm getting really tired of rocking these ugly 7 spoke stock wheels with marginal tires. After I have enough to buy the wheels, I'll start saving to buy some Tokico Blues so I can lower the car

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 8:47 pm

right on man, i gotta get me some new wheels for sure too

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:51 am

Well, I just ordered my wheels. I ended up going with a gunmetal wheel with a polished lip. They are neither Nexo nor Exel because every one I've wanted has been discontinued or out of stock after I decided on them. Also, I was nervous about people bending them easily anyway. So I went to discounttiredirect and made use of their $50 instant rebate and bought a set of wheels for $390 shipped without their lug nuts or other stuff they charge extra for. I'll update this when... well, I have an update.

2gNeon4life · Post by **2gNeon4life** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:25 am

I like your Neon it looks good. I was wondering where i could get some skirts and i can't find any what so ever! I don't even thing mopar still sells them. Any ideas of where i can get some?

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:45 am

Probably this thread: viewtopic.php?t=19780&highlight=mopar+lip+kit

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 8:47 am

^What he said. Or check the for sale section, eBay, and your local craigslist

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:18 am

So what wheels are they? Hmmmmmmm?

supertrick_05 · Post by **supertrick_05** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:20 am

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:57 pm

yeah man what they look like

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:27 pm

Alright, I'll spill the beans I suppose.

I ended up going with a set of Drag DR-9s in gunmetal. Drag is arguably a cheap wheel, but I'd still consider the quality of them to be better than Nexo or Exel from what I've seen. Hopefully this proves to be true for me. I'm gonna order up some Gorilla lug nuts soon and see if I need some hubcentric rings. I don't know what the center bore of these are.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:30 pm

sidepipe87 wrote:Alright, I'll spill the beans I suppose. I ended up going with a set of Drag DR-9s in gunmetal. Drag is arguably a cheap wheel, but I'd still consider the quality of them to be better than Nexo or Exel from what I've seen. Hopefully this proves to be true for me. I'm gonna order up some Gorilla lug nuts soon and see if I need some hubcentric rings. I don't know what the center bore of these are.

Fixed that for ya

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:32 pm

Sorry, I just went ahead and added the pic to my photobucket. Thanks though.

ZeroChad · Post by **ZeroChad** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:32 pm

Simple, yet sexy. I like em!

glasswars · Post by **glasswars** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:32 pm

not liking that they're ce28 reps, but they are going to look damn nice on your car.

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:33 pm

Hey, well I would've went with a TE-37 ripoff instead but couldn't find any with the correct offset!

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:34 pm

sidepipe87 wrote:Sorry, I just went ahead and added the pic to my photobucket. Thanks though.

you had it .jpg/img instead of .jpg[/img] no biggie

sidepipe87 · Post by **sidepipe87** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:36 pm

gettin rusty on my html/forum code mashups

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 1:37 pm

Meh, shit happens.

DOSneons · Post by **DOSneons** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 3:21 pm

they are nice man

suave23 · Post by **suave23** » Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:50 pm

I don't like the center caps, but the actual wheel looks great.