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Freedan
02-01-2011, 04:58 PM
Look at what I found at the junkyard. Honda Civic HX rims, 14x5.5 ET45 they weight about 11lbs and I was quite surprised that Enkei made them!! :eek:

I got the set for $140. I took this picture indoors because they rims were freshly painted. Will have to do a clear coat once the white cures.

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc114/Sepyuff/DSC00827.jpg

There were a bit scuffed up, but after some sanding, priming and white rattle can paint, they look pretty good! Now I just have to save up for some tires and I'll be rolling on junk. :laugh:
severous01
02-01-2011, 05:06 PM
awesome...i'd like to find some factory escort or honda rims that are 15 or 16"

maybe even a cobalt or cavalier rim.
Bluevitz-rs
02-01-2011, 05:55 PM
Just curious, why didn't you just take the tires off before painting them? Now you'll have to fudge around to get them off trying not to re-scuff up the paint.
jpmck03
02-01-2011, 05:58 PM
Those look nice, but dittos on the question of whether or not to paint them with the tires on them.
thebarber
02-01-2011, 05:59 PM
nice buy

but lose the honda logo's...
Kaotic Lazagna
02-01-2011, 06:26 PM
I thought about getting HX rims. lol. Can't find any tho.
jekqmb
02-01-2011, 06:58 PM
ooo nice find man!!!
Freedan
02-02-2011, 06:55 AM
Just curious, why didn't you just take the tires off before painting them? Now you'll have to fudge around to get them off trying not to re-scuff up the paint.

Hehe, yeah, I really didn't thought that far ahead. :tongue:
It dawned on me that those weight clips might be a problem while I was already into painting the wheels. Hopefully whoever is balancing my wheels will put new weights in the same spot.
severous01
02-02-2011, 11:28 AM
you can always go back and put a second coat on. just lightly sand the area with a 120 then a 180 or so and clean with alcohol NOT BRAKE CLEANER AS IT WILL PEEL THE PAINT...and spray over just that area if you are good at touching up.
solarVitz
02-03-2011, 01:42 AM
nice find. it would look better if you masked the tires with a masking tape before you paint them.
Black_griffin6
02-03-2011, 04:48 AM
Just curious, why didn't you just take the tires off before painting them? Now you'll have to fudge around to get them off trying not to re-scuff up the paint.
Maybe he wanted some white-wall tires? :laugh:

Nice find man. :thumbsup:
Freedan
02-03-2011, 05:28 PM
Ghetto White Wall tires!!! :laugh:

The tires that are on the rims now are bald, that's why I just sprayed them along with the rims. :thumbsup: