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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 08:27 AM
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QUOTE (plugboy @ Oct 26 2009, 10:04 AM)
I like em. How much do they weigh?


thanks man! i lvoe them too.. the colour and stance suits the car SO much.. they stick out past the fenders so nicely and look so super aggressive.

as for weight, you know what? they dont weight anymore (at least i dont think so) than the 14" accent x3 gt rims and tires i've got on the car now.
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 02:31 PM
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FML... cost to make the rims fit.. 320 plus taxes..

the rims only cost 195 with new tires....
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 02:36 PM
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Ouch. That's a lot. If it was me I would just dremel out the hole until they fit, but that is the wrong answer.
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 02:41 PM
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QUOTE (187sks @ Oct 26 2009, 04:36 PM)
Ouch. That's a lot. If it was me I would just dremel out the hole until they fit, but that is the wrong answer.


yeah.. thuoght about that.. only problem is.. they're hubcentric.. not lugcentric..

so if that hole is off as much as a hair.. the rims wont rotate properly and will shake like sh*t..

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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 02:45 PM
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Yeah, I've heard that, but I've also run a lot of wheels that were supposed to have hubcentric rings without them and I've never had a problem.
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 03:20 PM
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QUOTE (187sks @ Oct 26 2009, 04:45 PM)
Yeah, I've heard that, but I've also run a lot of wheels that were supposed to have hubcentric rings without them and I've never had a problem.


if i get pissed off or drunk enough this weekend.. i just might say f*ck it.. and let the drillpress and honing bit go nuts on them
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 03:22 PM
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If nothing else you can always get them overbored a bit and use hubcentric rings. Lol.
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 05:27 PM
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there is hope!

just talked to another place that drills/machines rims..

25 per wheel for the boring out + 10 per wheel for tire removal/install and rim/wheel balancing.


so 140 plus taxes.. vs 320 plus taxes for the first place.
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Old Oct 26, 2009 | 09:43 PM
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Much better deal. smile.gif
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Old Apr 5, 2010 | 09:08 AM
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Just wanted to resurrect this with up to date info (discovered after buying some rims recently). LC (1&2) Accent center bore is 54.1mm. I guess it wasn't the same on these older ones.

But those rims look sick. Did you ever get them to fit?
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