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thanatos808 · 04-11-2007, 04:24 AM

hey y'all, seeing that its getting warmer slowly here in canada, its freaking snowed last weekend!

i figured i would have my summer rims put on, yeah!

, don't mind the car, it's a lil dirty.... i've been itching to have my rims put on since they arrived 2 weeks ago... as you will see... they have a sweet lip, 2 1/2" lip... and before y'all say i need a drop, i am not planning to drop the car at all, it was a nightmare with my last car.... my roads here are crap... hence my tire size, i would love to put on 20" rims, but that would mean 35 profile, which is impossible here... so i went with TOYO T1R's 225/40/19 wrapped around AXIS MOD's 19" x 8" with the offset of 45... excuse my amature photography.... i barely know how to use the digi cam... well here are the pix, let me know whatcha think

Trojan · 04-11-2007, 06:38 AM

Nice. Love the rims. All's you need to do now is go with Clear Bra instead of that black one.

j/k

Joe B · 04-11-2007, 07:16 AM

Looks great except for the bra.
That kills it for me.

BuckeyeSE · 04-11-2007, 08:48 AM

Did you paint the OEM brake calipers or are those aftermarket? If painted, did you use the G2 Caliper Paint? I've been thinking about doing the same to mine (red) but I wasn't sure how well the paint will hold up over time.

Does anyone know if painting the calipers would void the warranty?

***Yazovets*** · 04-11-2007, 09:21 AM

Nice wheels, I like how they are "deep". But that bug deflector has got to go man. And why are you parked in a Toyota lot?

07XLE · 04-11-2007, 10:47 AM

I would have done the calipers in blue to flow with the car, but nice rims either way! And painting the calipers should not void the warrenty.

midnightmach · 04-11-2007, 10:49 AM

Very nice car man the lip really sets the car off, i like it

. But its suppost to rain/snow today haha. Thanks for sharing!

RICO8458 · 04-11-2007, 11:05 AM

you the man. whip it real good. nice wheels dude. tint and debadge? that plastic screen up front deflector?

dctalking · 04-11-2007, 11:46 AM

I love it!! All you gotta do now is drop it!!! HAHA JK!

thanatos808 · 04-11-2007, 11:53 PM

hey thanx y'all for the input... first off... dammit it IS gonna freaking snow tonite!

i do have a clear bra on... thats a hood deflector... i was at toyota getting some issue done with the car, right after getting the wheels done... spent the day at the dealer...again... this time i didn't bring the laptop with me, otherwise i'll be posting y'all from there... the calipers are painted... took one day to do it, had the car up on blocks waiting for the paint to dry.. used caliper paint from "spyn" same company makes rims... its german... highly recommend... i thought of going with blue.... BUT you'd have to get the right blue that matches the toyota ribbon blue, othewise it'll look tacky with the blue not matching... and i doubt the factory paint would withstand caliper heat.... the car is tinted, 50% on the sides, 20% on the rear... its subtle but i have police issues, and i don't want to give them anymore reason to stop me... grrr snow!!

wtf am i gonna do?? i hear the i might get upto 10-15cm!!! my T1R's aren't gonna hold onto the road at all... gotta find a way to get y sorry butt to work somehow.... damn you canadian weather!!

kriskraut · 04-12-2007, 12:05 AM

Nice ride man, just lose the "hood deflector."

thanatos808 · 04-12-2007, 12:59 AM

not even one person likes the hood deflector?

Mistabullet · 04-12-2007, 01:54 AM

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Originally Posted by thanatos808

not even one person likes the hood deflector?

niet.

Trojan · 04-12-2007, 09:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thanatos808

hey thanx y'all for the input... first off... dammit it IS gonna freaking snow tonite!

i do have a clear bra on... thats a hood deflector... i was at toyota getting some issue done with the car, right after getting the wheels done... spent the day at the dealer...again... this time i didn't bring the laptop with me, otherwise i'll be posting y'all from there... the calipers are painted... took one day to do it, had the car up on blocks waiting for the paint to dry.. used caliper paint from "spyn" same company makes rims... its german... highly recommend... i thought of going with blue.... BUT you'd have to get the right blue that matches the toyota ribbon blue, othewise it'll look tacky with the blue not matching... and i doubt the factory paint would withstand caliper heat.... the car is tinted, 50% on the sides, 20% on the rear... its subtle but i have police issues, and i don't want to give them anymore reason to stop me... grrr snow!!

wtf am i gonna do?? i hear the i might get upto 10-15cm!!! my T1R's aren't gonna hold onto the road at all... gotta find a way to get y sorry butt to work somehow.... damn you canadian weather!!

IF you got a 3m bra already your hood, there is no need for a hood deflector. I've seen a video of that 3m clear bra being hit by a pellet gun and "stabbed" by a knife at close range suffer no damage at all.

Joe B · 04-12-2007, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Trojan

IF you got a 3m bra already your hood, there is no need for a hood deflector. I've seen a video of that 3m clear bra being hit by a pellet gun and "stabbed" by a knife at close range suffer no damage at all.

A friend has a 3M setup on his silver Benz and I noticed it has yellowed a bit and now can easily be seen on his hood piece and where the sides end..
On white it definitely would show.