Which car has the lamest rims?

[Cotterik]

There are some pretty crap rims on cars out there, but which one has the lamest? I'd say the xj220

http://www.patleck.com/quebecrpm/jaguar/xj220-4.jpg

[Mustang]

I think i gotta agree with you there, for a supercar the XJ did have some lame looking rims especially after the F40's.

[UCR]

http://www.genesisautosales.com/dc/Corvette/1986%20chevrolet%20corvette%20indy%20sport%20coupe-04.jpg
Wheel trims?

[Koenigsegg_CC]

I agree with the XJ220, those rims spoil the car.

The Citroen C5 has some pretty lame rims and its a pretty hideous looking car as it is. :(

[Mustang]

I agree with the XJ220, those rims spoil the car.

The Citroen C5 has some pretty lame rims and its a pretty hideous looking car as it is. :(


i swear ive seen that somewhere before :p

[dimlight]

Toyota supra

[:Exige:]

The rims on the Aston Martin DB7 3.2 were horrid .. but they fixed that in the 2nd revision.
http://www.ben-tullett.com/caraudio/images/astonmartin-db7-pic_8.jpg

[quattro_20v]

what are rimms? I seen this word go around this forum for 1000s of times, but I still cant figure out what they are :P.

[dimlight]

wheels

[McReis]

I think wheel from either the jaguar or the aston, alltough to closed and too classic, they seem to fit the cars very well cause they have very linear forms. Very compact.
I like the wheels on both.

What I realy hate are the original wheels of the BMW M1!!!

[dydzi]

probably that toyota corolla from nfs:u2

[Cotterik]

I think wheel from either the jaguar or the aston

theyr all british :(

[quattro_20v]

wheels

Ah ok... I already knew wheels/alloys, didnt know there were that many words for it....

[Lagonda]

velgen

[Karrmann]

the car with these wheels :D :D :http://rally.fallingsnow.net/sentra/img_0006_std.jpg

[spi-ti-tout]

It depends on which class of car you're talking about. For a WRC car, the Mitsubishi's Evo VI one's were very bad looking, though I expect they helped performance.

In stock, the olden Mercs were absolutely revolting. Take a look at the Sl 300 for example. Even in modern times MB STILL cannot get what it takes to look good in some of its cars.

[spi-ti-tout]

the car with these wheels :D :D :http://rally.fallingsnow.net/sentra/img_0006_std.jpg
I presume that was a farm tractor...? :p

[Karrmann]

no, a Nissan Sentra!

and I got another entry!!

http://www.coyotefabrication.com/images/1962lincoln/lincoln_1small.jpg

[UCR]

http://www.detnews.com/pix/2003/11/05/g03priusmain.jpg
10 inch?

[Karrmann]

16 inch, jim.

[SPHFerrari]

you can put 19s or 20s on it for all i care, its still a crap car.

[UCR]

16 inch, jim.
They are not 16inch!

[Karrmann]

you can put 19s or 20s on it for all i care, its still the greatist car.



yeah, the Prius rims could use some improvement but they fit the design

[Karrmann]

They are not 16inch!

jim, look.


yea I was wrong, they are 15 inch rims.

[Karrmann]

jim, view the attachment.

[UCR]

jim, view the attachment.
Yes i was right, you were wrong. End.

[SPHFerrari]

just so you dont edit your post to escape trouble...

[Manik]

I agree with CoTTeric with the XJ220 rims. the car is amazing but the rims suck

http://www.genesisautosales.com/dc/Jaguar/Jaguar%20XJ220%201997%20side.JPG

[deffenbaugh03]

probably that toyota corolla from nfs:u2

i second that those are ugly

[Coventrysucks]

Can those of you who can't seem to resist it please stop being silly?

This is "Which car has the lamest rims?" not "Which member has the lamest insults?"

[carlover]

Are you talking about karrman and jim? 'Cause they don't seem to be going at it to bad. :confused:

[Matra et Alpine]

The problem with rims is they are style items. That inevitably means that they 'age'.
Like Lava lamps. Icons of the 60s and then the lamest thing you coudl have for 30 odd years and suddenly back in again ( pimp my ride even put a set in some blonde bimbos car :) )

Some are designed with a purpose. Many solid rims were based on the Compomotive race/rally rims which were designed to PULL air through the narrow open edges. So back then they were looked on as the best and coolest to have. My A610 has a similar set as originals - but I've a nicer set of 5 spokes with slicsk I use on track :)

So please don't be TOO hard on some of these rims ( like the the XJ220 and early ASton/Jags :) )

10 years from now everyoen will look at Giovanni rims and talk about how bad they look.

Hell we're doing that about spinners ALREADY :)

EDIT: Managed to find pics hosted elsewhere ...

"iffy" looking early rims...http://www.allsportauto.com/photoautre/alpine/a610/1992_alpine_a610_turbo_10_m.jpg

later ( my track ) ones...http://www.renaultclub.cz/kam.en/images/oldcars/alpine310/a610-07.jpg

[clutch-monkey]

could someone chop some newer rims on to a xj220? i'd like to see what it would look like

[Mustang]

how about the SLK with those stupid looking steel rims ?

[PsychoChimp22]

The XJ220's rims arnt that good, but they really do fit the car well, its about speed. If you put any other set of rims on it it would look stupid.

Karrmann i seriously cant belive you said that!!! :p

(just for reference, those ugly black wheels that hide under the hub-caps of any car lame enough to use hub-caps dont count as rims)

[Bud Tugley]

In my opinion, it's the rims on that Ford concept truck that looks thos 50's trucks. They are solid metal- no details, holes, or anything. Straight, solid metal rims.

[my porsche]

what are rimms? I seen this word go around this forum for 1000s of times, but I still cant figure out what they are :P.

um...please...tell me your joking....yes?

[danno]

hubcaps dont count as rims.

some of the ones posted are pretty ugly, but for a recent car, the citroen rims are simply terrible.

[lithuanianmafia]

In my opinion, it's the rims on that Ford concept truck that looks thos 50's trucks. They are solid metal- no details, holes, or anything. Straight, solid metal rims.
ya, thats the norm for 50's hubcaps...