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33OH · 03-10-2011, 10:13 AM

Ignore my destroyed fog light bezels.

RedRide · 03-10-2011, 11:02 AM

Yeah, they do look good on.

A "strange" thing about the yaris HB HB is, wheels that you would not ordinarily like usually look pretty good on the Yaris.
I suspect this is due to the fact that the HB has very clean lines and most wheels will compliment it without clashing with the body lines, etc.

Saggio · 03-11-2011, 03:15 AM

Love them!

These go really well with the color of your car too!

33OH · 03-11-2011, 08:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedRide

Yeah, they do look good on.

A "strange" thing about the yaris HB HB is, wheels that you would not ordinarily like usually look pretty good on the Yaris.
I suspect this is due to the fact that the HB has very clean lines and most wheels will compliment it without clashing with the body lines, etc.

Yeah I've noticed this too! Even the CRX phone dials that are hideous on all other cars look decent.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Saggio

Love them!

These go really well with the color of your car too!

Thanks Saggio - means a lot coming from the best looking Yaris out there (when you had those XXR's

)!

33OH · 01-15-2012, 08:58 AM

I had sold these to a guy in Kentucky and just bought them back last night. He had re-sprayed them black so I took a few hours to refinish them last night.

Re-finished 3 out of 4 last night successfully. I tried to use a polishing wheel to grind out some scratches and made some grooves in the metal on the last one, will have to fix that today.

Messed up one:

CTScott · 01-15-2012, 09:14 AM

That's pretty funny that you chased them down and bought them back. In all the research that you did on them, did you ever find out if they were made in left and rights, or are they all the same?

33OH · 01-15-2012, 09:20 AM

Yes - the "real" Niche wheels were directionals and had lefts and rights.

And I couldn't let them go - I've had 25 sets of wheels on my Yaris and these were by far the best looking to me.

Viperoni · 01-16-2012, 10:06 PM

Good looking rims... would be interesting to see them in black on your Yaris!

33OH · 01-16-2012, 11:07 PM

^ I didn't like them in black, but I'm usually not a fan of black full-faced wheels. But here is the PO's car with them.

Refinishing them and clear-coating. Got 3/4 done.

*kimona* · 01-17-2012, 12:43 AM

Those wheels look terrible in black! But, I'm also not a fan of any black "full-faced" wheels.

03-11-2011, 03:15 AM	#39
Saggio Top Notch! View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Seattle WA, Posts: 438	Love them! These go really well with the color of your car too! __________________ Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah

01-15-2012, 09:14 AM	#42
CTScott ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA, CT Posts: 13,460	That's pretty funny that you chased them down and bought them back. In all the research that you did on them, did you ever find out if they were made in left and rights, or are they all the same? __________________

01-16-2012, 10:06 PM	#44
Viperoni Drives: 2005 Toyota Echo Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Brampton, ON Posts: 505	Good looking rims... would be interesting to see them in black on your Yaris! __________________ 2006 Saturn Ion Redline 2005 Toyota Echo RS 4dr hatch - Cyl #3 bad - sold 2000 Toyota Echo 2dr coupe - The track car - rusty & scrapped

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03-10-2011, 10:13 AM	#37
33OH Drives: '08 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dover, Ohio Posts: 7,606	Ignore my destroyed fog light bezels.

03-10-2011, 11:02 AM	#38
RedRide Drives: '09 Yaris carmine red 2d HB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Middletown, NY Posts: 1,501	Yeah, they do look good on. A "strange" thing about the yaris HB HB is, wheels that you would not ordinarily like usually look pretty good on the Yaris. I suspect this is due to the fact that the HB has very clean lines and most wheels will compliment it without clashing with the body lines, etc.

01-15-2012, 08:58 AM	#41
33OH Drives: '08 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dover, Ohio Posts: 7,606	I had sold these to a guy in Kentucky and just bought them back last night. He had re-sprayed them black so I took a few hours to refinish them last night. Re-finished 3 out of 4 last night successfully. I tried to use a polishing wheel to grind out some scratches and made some grooves in the metal on the last one, will have to fix that today. Messed up one:

01-15-2012, 09:20 AM	#43
33OH Drives: '08 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dover, Ohio Posts: 7,606	Yes - the "real" Niche wheels were directionals and had lefts and rights. And I couldn't let them go - I've had 25 sets of wheels on my Yaris and these were by far the best looking to me.

01-16-2012, 11:07 PM	#45
33OH Drives: '08 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dover, Ohio Posts: 7,606	^ I didn't like them in black, but I'm usually not a fan of black full-faced wheels. But here is the PO's car with them. Refinishing them and clear-coating. Got 3/4 done.

01-17-2012, 12:43 AM	#46
kimona Super Moderator Drives: 2014 White VITZ Join Date: May 2007 Location: Huntington Bch, CA Posts: 4,938	Those wheels look terrible in black! But, I'm also not a fan of any black "full-faced" wheels.