Re: new exhaust fitted,
 

I was cleaning my wheels today and I realized that the wheel that is parellel to the ground when cleaned is white. I always thought they were alluminum, but now I don't know what they are made of.

Re: 18" Rims possible or not?
 

they are all aluminum right? that's what i understand. that is why they don't rust. they are also painted and glossed over i know, but if you get a nasty curb scrape it won't rust because it's aluminum.

when you take a rim and pick it up, it's not the rim that is heavy, it's the tire.

Re: new motor gona na tune.. no more FI for me.. what can i
 

Are you talking about the stock wheels?

Re: Weirdest electricity-related thing i've noticed
 

Yes

Re: FS: Korean spec license plate from decalgirl.com
 

Wheels can be pretty hefty as well... just cause its aluminum doesn't mean its light tongue.gif chromed wheels are especially heavy. Tires with rims on them I think are like 50 pounds is my estimate since I lifted my stockers. Its about 20 pounds for the wheel, and 30 pounds for the Pilots because they are steel belted tires.

Re: What are the wheels made of?
 

I think the stock wheels are alloys..not for sure on this.

Re: timing belt
 

not all stock wheels are aluminum.. but those that aren't.. are VERY obvious by the fact they are painted black and have a plastic cover that hides the entire thing.

Aluminum is a whitish metal, chances are you were looking at the reflection of the sky or lights on what you were working on. Aluminum is also self anealing (I think that is the correct term) meaning that if you damage it's surface, it will try and "heal" itself through oxidation.

Re: What are the wheels made of?
 

Yeah my stockers definatly are alloy and not aluminum. Road rash on the rims make the color peal and chip after a while. Talk about an eye sore!

Re: new motor gona na tune.. no more FI for me.. what can i
 

sounds like your aluminum rims are painted...

Re: Removing/Installing Gauge Needles?
 

Thats what I was thinking. Oh well plan on replacing them eventually anyway so not all that big of a concern.

*PICS!* Finally, pics of the 2004 Fall ABQ BBQ *No 56K!!*
 

when I put on my enkei cdr-9's, I weighed both stockers and new rims with tires on the ups scale at work. The stockers with tires weighed about 40-ish pounds, and my 17's with 40 series tires weighed about 42-ish pounds. Not exactly on topic, but it was mentioned... wink.gif

Re: Port & Polish a Beta I head
 

You could always do what I am planning. I have enkei RPO1s on my car.. but after several years, too many kerbs, and other road debris, they are looking worse for wear. This winter (in about two weeks actually) the stock steelies are going back on my car and the enkei's are getting demounted from the worn out potenzas I have on them. I am intending on spending the winter stripping the entire rim, POLISHING the outer lip, and then repainting the middle a darker graphite colour to better match my dark green tib.

Re: new motor gona na tune.. no more FI for me.. what can i
 

Let me know how that goes, I messed up on rim and have to get a new one so now they all gotta match. So in other words, I need to do the same

Re: FS: Turbo Parts
 

can do.. I will post progress once I get one done.. should be a nice comparision shot.. one original in the painted silver.. one with a polished lip and a graphite face.

old pic.. how they look now.

https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...hine/enkei.jpg