Baby Moons - Toyota Yaris Forums

churp · 06-02-2007, 06:49 PM

Made an adapter for baby moons (at least 1 wheel). The rest will be done within a week, and will paint wheels silver or charcoal....the beauty rings come last. Sorry about poor picture but I use what I got. 1st test drive stayed on well, but have to put a few miles on before completing the rest.

These are the larger size 9+ inches in diameter....the smaller under 8 inch diameter may look better, but these were cheap for a 1st try.

cali yaris · 06-02-2007, 07:53 PM

hey good job! can you share a pic from a little further away, too?

brickhardmeat · 06-02-2007, 08:00 PM

looks great,so far, no beauty rings?

*Chris07LB* · 06-02-2007, 08:08 PM

Now for some 2" wide whites and you're set!

brickhardmeat · 06-02-2007, 08:41 PM

can white walls be had these days?

*Chris07LB* · 06-02-2007, 09:00 PM

heck yea they can.. from all the old school sizes, all the way up to 24".

brickhardmeat · 06-02-2007, 09:25 PM

I saw this guy in a hoopty with wire wheels and either shoe polish or a really bad spray paint job on his tires, he was trying to pull off a wide white wall but man was it a mess

from a good distance I thought they were for real but the closer I got the more you could see what a big damn mess he made

churp · 06-02-2007, 10:16 PM

Have only the one wheel mounted so lookin a little odd.....but driven about 50 miles with a burst up to 90 to check the adapter. Won't have the other 3 done till sometime next week. Will paint the rims tomorrow then should have pictures posted by mid week.

Contemplating the wide whites but Coker Tire wants $170 apiece. May try one of the tire paints, but like Brick say's ....awfull easy to end up with crap.

*Chris07LB* · 06-03-2007, 10:27 AM

Unless you are sanding all the letters and numbers off of your original tires, then dont go the painted route.

Ive seen it done in person before, and as long as all that craps removed first, you would never know they were painted 'whites.

churp · 06-03-2007, 08:16 PM

Pic's just taken. one with the painted wheel and adapter brakets shown, and 2 others showing the whole car...still with stock hubcap on rear. Beauty rings may improve the looks but no cash now. IMO much better than stock...look like early european??

brickhardmeat · 06-03-2007, 08:22 PM

damn sweet looking job!

that looks great. if you put a beauty ring on that then I will be very jealous, that looks perfect, don't even need a white wall

you could make some money selling those adapters

kurokoma-kun · 06-03-2007, 09:04 PM

wow, nice results! looks sweet on silver steelies

so you made adaptor bracket from what, aluminum? how did you attach each bracket to center ring that fits around steelie hub? what about ring itself? tools required? how much to make (in money and time)?

sorry, so many ?s...

i just really like this kind of cheap clever mod...

brickhardmeat · 06-03-2007, 09:34 PM

so are we dubbing churp the first official rat rod yaris?

churp · 06-03-2007, 10:05 PM

Had a different idea at first but ended up cheap and dirty......1/8" X 1" hot rolled steel (softer and easier to work with than cold rolled). Cut it 4.5" long and drilled a 5/8" hole 1" from the ends. I ground the short end so the wheel stud was centered, yet the end butted up against the center of the wheel....this was to keep each of the 4 brackets locked in place with the lug nut tightened (4 pieces/wheel is good enough for me but anything production should be a 1 piece). The bends on these were done by hammering and using any hard object available for an anvil.....the next 3 wheels will be much easier at work with proper bending equipment. The 5/8" hole is a little small, but mushrooms out enough (thanks to the hot rolled, possibly aluminum would work better as long as it's tempered enough to hold its shape but not to much to bend!). I have over 150 miles on so far and haven't had a problem with this wheel, and don't think I will.

If anyone does do this try to get the smaller (old chrysler products) 7+" diameter moons, I think they would look better because they would sit inside the wheel 'dish'. The 9+" ones I'm putting on, stick out from the wheel quite a ways, and looked a little odd from the front or rear at first but I'm getting more used to it.....just not a look that everyone would like!

kurokoma-kun · 06-04-2007, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brickhardmeat

so are we dubbing churp the first official rat rod yaris?

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brickhardmeat · 06-04-2007, 03:51 PM

f-i-n-k

redyaris · 06-04-2007, 11:08 PM

This is pretty sweet...european 1940esque!!!

06-02-2007, 08:00 PM	#3
brickhardmeat Lonesome Cowboy View User's Garage Drives: 2007 WHITE HATCHBACK Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Inner City, Dallas Posts: 2,995	looks great,so far, no beauty rings? __________________ SPONSORED BY

06-02-2007, 08:41 PM	#5
brickhardmeat Lonesome Cowboy View User's Garage Drives: 2007 WHITE HATCHBACK Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Inner City, Dallas Posts: 2,995	can white walls be had these days? __________________ SPONSORED BY

06-02-2007, 09:25 PM	#7
brickhardmeat Lonesome Cowboy View User's Garage Drives: 2007 WHITE HATCHBACK Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Inner City, Dallas Posts: 2,995	I saw this guy in a hoopty with wire wheels and either shoe polish or a really bad spray paint job on his tires, he was trying to pull off a wide white wall but man was it a mess from a good distance I thought they were for real but the closer I got the more you could see what a big damn mess he made __________________ SPONSORED BY

06-02-2007, 10:16 PM	#8
churp Clean and (dis)Functional View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2dr--Black Betty Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tropical Minnesota Posts: 562	Have only the one wheel mounted so lookin a little odd.....but driven about 50 miles with a burst up to 90 to check the adapter. Won't have the other 3 done till sometime next week. Will paint the rims tomorrow then should have pictures posted by mid week. Contemplating the wide whites but Coker Tire wants $170 apiece. May try one of the tire paints, but like Brick say's ....awfull easy to end up with crap. __________________ ____________ Old School Cobble Jockey

06-03-2007, 08:22 PM	#11
brickhardmeat Lonesome Cowboy View User's Garage Drives: 2007 WHITE HATCHBACK Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Inner City, Dallas Posts: 2,995	damn sweet looking job! that looks great. if you put a beauty ring on that then I will be very jealous, that looks perfect, don't even need a white wall you could make some money selling those adapters __________________ SPONSORED BY

06-02-2007, 07:53 PM	#2
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	hey good job! can you share a pic from a little further away, too?

06-02-2007, 08:08 PM	#4
Chris07LB Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Liftback Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,174	Now for some 2" wide whites and you're set!

06-02-2007, 09:00 PM	#6
Chris07LB Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Liftback Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,174	heck yea they can.. from all the old school sizes, all the way up to 24".

06-03-2007, 10:27 AM	#9
Chris07LB Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Liftback Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,174	Unless you are sanding all the letters and numbers off of your original tires, then dont go the painted route. Ive seen it done in person before, and as long as all that craps removed first, you would never know they were painted 'whites.

06-03-2007, 09:04 PM	#12
kurokoma-kun Drives: 2007 Yaris HB Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: my own little world Posts: 1,256	wow, nice results! looks sweet on silver steelies so you made adaptor bracket from what, aluminum? how did you attach each bracket to center ring that fits around steelie hub? what about ring itself? tools required? how much to make (in money and time)? sorry, so many ?s... i just really like this kind of cheap clever mod...

06-03-2007, 09:34 PM	#13
brickhardmeat Lonesome Cowboy View User's Garage Drives: 2007 WHITE HATCHBACK Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Inner City, Dallas Posts: 2,995	so are we dubbing churp the first official rat rod yaris? __________________ SPONSORED BY

06-03-2007, 10:05 PM	#14
churp Clean and (dis)Functional View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2dr--Black Betty Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tropical Minnesota Posts: 562	Had a different idea at first but ended up cheap and dirty......1/8" X 1" hot rolled steel (softer and easier to work with than cold rolled). Cut it 4.5" long and drilled a 5/8" hole 1" from the ends. I ground the short end so the wheel stud was centered, yet the end butted up against the center of the wheel....this was to keep each of the 4 brackets locked in place with the lug nut tightened (4 pieces/wheel is good enough for me but anything production should be a 1 piece). The bends on these were done by hammering and using any hard object available for an anvil.....the next 3 wheels will be much easier at work with proper bending equipment. The 5/8" hole is a little small, but mushrooms out enough (thanks to the hot rolled, possibly aluminum would work better as long as it's tempered enough to hold its shape but not to much to bend!). I have over 150 miles on so far and haven't had a problem with this wheel, and don't think I will. If anyone does do this try to get the smaller (old chrysler products) 7+" diameter moons, I think they would look better because they would sit inside the wheel 'dish'. The 9+" ones I'm putting on, stick out from the wheel quite a ways, and looked a little odd from the front or rear at first but I'm getting more used to it.....just not a look that everyone would like! __________________ ____________ Old School Cobble Jockey

06-04-2007, 03:51 PM	#16
brickhardmeat Lonesome Cowboy View User's Garage Drives: 2007 WHITE HATCHBACK Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Inner City, Dallas Posts: 2,995	f-i-n-k __________________ SPONSORED BY

06-04-2007, 11:08 PM	#17
redyaris Shiny Chromey Coolness View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Toyota Yaris Liftback Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 982	This is pretty sweet...european 1940esque!!! __________________ Bringin the Bling to Yarisworld

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