I have been riding around on my steelies for week or so since I got the box. It's polar with limo tint, and steelies make for all black wheelwells and black cabin against white (super graphic B&W). My friends are like "didn't it come with hubcaps?" My response- "F*ck hubcaps" You see Hondas all the time with steelies, I don't think anyone thinks they lost their hubcaps.

Anyone else out there doing steelies permenant?(not while you want for your rims)

I used too. My steelies now are not glossy as before. I sprayed some wheel/tire cleaner (Eagle 1, in an orange bottle). The wheels now look dull and has some filmy residue on it. If you want to rock it go ahead. There's no point for me to buy rims since winter is approaching.
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I don't use the spray on wheel cleaner. I just use normal car wash soap, and a little elbow grease.

It's good to know not to use it. It must screw up the powder coat.

the filmy residue just sounds like brake dust(?). You could try cleaning them and adding 2 coats of wax to the steel. That should get some shine back.

I rock the steelies.

I don't have the money for rims if I wanted them.

I'm just running the steel on mine. That "filmy residue" looks to be an actual plastic film. There is a spot peeling on one of mine which is why I think it's coated. For what reason it's there I don't know, maybe for corrosion protection.

Anyway, I had the hubcaps on for about 2 1/2 months, when the tires were rotated with the 2nd oil change , the caps started to make niose going down the road. No problem, remove caps = remove noise. I noticed that the rims were dull where the sun was shining through the caps and faded that plastic coating. That was about 3 weeks ago, and the sun is doing it's job and has faded the rest of the rim.

The steelies look kinda cool on there, just need to get a good paint on (and strip the plastic). The only problem is that now I could get arrested for indecent exposure, driving around with my nuts showing :lol:.

take some black turle wax (made for black cars) and wax the steelies! Mine were fading where the hubcaps didnt cover!! fixed that problem!

Ohh BTW- I think hubs make the car look alot better than plain steelies!

I might be buying rims soon, but it looks good if you floss the steelies with chrome lug nuts, center caps, and beauty rings.

I might be buying rims soon, but it looks good if you floss the steelies with chrome lug nuts, center caps, and beauty rings.

Yes, that makes steelies :shock:

if you got no cash for rims, at least get the steel rims as polished and shiny as you can get them.

then go to pepboys and buy the plastic "chrome" rings that snap on the steel rims (i think they are between $3-6 a ring). that way you can have the black rim with chrome lip look as opposed to the "someone stole my hubcaps" look.

$0.02

[quick edit]Not putting the steelies down, just talking about my area and why I wouldn't/didn't. :)[/edit]

Only people around here running steelies are the "I took the hubs off my Civic HX for weight reduction, makes me faster, yo" guys.

I sprung $500 on a set of used 16's and some tires. Got them from a friend who let me make two payments, had them in the back of the truck I traded in.

Are they anything fancy? Naw, set of Enkei EP01's (I think). But they are light and fit perfect. :)

I put on my xa some chrome rings and chrome lugnuts on my steelies.....juan
I just have to save up for some lowering springs
http://www.scionlife.com/registry/images/11171/350.JPG

I use to rock steelies on my polar white xA before my rims were put on. I see nothing wrong with doing it and looks good in my opinion.

Poor man's black wheels.

A lot of Honda owners do this because they don't have money for wheels. Looks like $hit IMO!

i used to rock steelies for my honda and then i graduated to GSR stocks. NOW i rock real rims on my xB! :-P

I had to rock the steelies for the 300 miles I got on my before I wrecked her. I got nothing but grief from bystanders. I'm a grown man, but their jeers hurt :cry:

Take a look at the wheels on my rig. Rims and Toyo tires installed and everything for well under $800. Oh yeah, I thought the Toyo's were junk because of cost....they grip better and are quieter than the stock tires. Go figure.
http://img17.exs.cx/img17/3469/DogHouse.jpg
http://img17.exs.cx/img17/9274/Rails.jpg

They held well on ten hard core GT Laps too!

http://img17.exs.cx/img17/2306/P9050013b.jpg

would someone like to tell me where you can get those beauty rings .. i cant seem to find them here anywhere.. not even pepboys ....

any links to online sites that would have em

thanx in advance

Poor man's black wheels.
A lot of Honda owners do this because they don't have money for wheels. Looks like $hit IMO!


Narrow minded MOFO. That's like saying that all the people riding in hotrods wearing primer ain't got money to paint it.

It's personal style. I say, it's all good!

Poor man's black wheels.
A lot of Honda owners do this because they don't have money for wheels. Looks like $hit IMO!


Narrow minded MOFO. That's like saying that all the people riding in hotrods wearing primer ain't got money to paint it.

It's personal style. I say, it's all good!

Anyone who tells you they would rather roll on steelies than Slipstreams, C8's, or some type of black racing wheel is full of $hit! Believe me, it's lack of funds. Nobody with any sense / taste rides primer for style :roll:

Poor man's black wheels.
A lot of Honda owners do this because they don't have money for wheels. Looks like $hit IMO!


Narrow minded MOFO. That's like saying that all the people riding in hotrods wearing primer ain't got money to paint it.

It's personal style. I say, it's all good!

Anyone who tells you they would rather roll on steelies than Slipstreams, C8's, or some type of black racing wheel is full of $hit! Believe me, it's lack of funds. Nobody with any sense / taste rides primer for style :roll:


Well then, anyone would would roll on Slipsteams doesn't have enough money for Spoons. Anyone who rolls on C8s doesn't have enough money for Mugens.
At least steelies aren't knockoffs! And ever hear of the concept of a sleeper.

Well then, anyone would would roll on Slipsteams doesn't have enough money for Spoons. Anyone who rolls on C8s doesn't have enough money for Mugens.

Not exactly. I had C8's on my hatch. Could of bought Mugen or Spoon wheels. Went with Rota's because they are good quality and light on the wallet.

At least steelies aren't knockoffs!

What is there to copy? It's a steel heavy a$$ wheel that anyone into performance would not roll on. Unless funds are tight for aftermarket wheels.

And ever hear of the concept of a sleeper.

Yeah, an 18 sec. car with steelies :?

After looking at your Accord I see exactly why you like to roll steelies on an xB :roll:

Not exactly. I had C8's on my hatch. Could of bought Mugen or Spoon wheels. Went with Rota's because they are good quality and light on the wallet.
That's exactly my point. You say anybody on steelies can't afford anything better. I rest my case.

And I never said it was a performance thing, I said "personal style"

And I'm not talkin about the Box being a sleeper,
I'm saying: someone challenging an Accord in stock steelies, (with a boosted h22a under the hood) is in for a surprise! Because there are a lot people like you, who assume if that, if the driver has any money he's going to put it into his wheels first, not under the hood.

It's an additional 36 pounds total, of sprung weight. It aint that big a weight difference.

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I thinks it's a good. and ____, When your crusing at speed, all people can tell is that youir wheels are black.

would someone like to tell me where you can get those beauty rings .. i cant seem to find them here anywhere.. not even pepboys

I got mine from autozone.....

That's exactly my point. You say anybody on steelies can't afford anything better. I rest my case.

No! What I am saying anyone would choose racing wheels over steelies any day.

And I never said it was a performance thing, I said "personal style"

That's fine if you like steelies, I don't. I believe the initial question of the thread was "to steelie or not".

And I'm not talkin about the Box being a sleeper,I'm saying: someone challenging an Accord in stock steelies, (with a boosted h22a under the hood) is in for a surprise!

With altezza tail lights :roll:

Because there are a lot people like you, who assume if that, if the driver has any money he's going to put it into his wheels first, not under the hood.

Your typical ricer thinks that way. My Rota's and Tein's came the GSR motor.

It's an additional 36 pounds total, of sprung weight. It aint that big a weight difference.

WRONG! In the performance world where every tenth of a second is critical wheel weight is a BIG factor. $hit, I was going to go with ITR 5 lug until I found out that the extra weight slows you down. Not to mention the lack of wheels available, thieves....

Looking at your xB........I would guess that you don't like the hubcaps and can not afford aftermarket wheels.

It's an additional 36 pounds total, of sprung weight. It aint that big a weight difference.

:shock: Thats 9Lbs on each corner. Adding 36 Lbs for the car to move, is like taking almost 2 hp away. In the wheel world, llighter is better. Lots of reasons. Mostly because of the idea of rotating mass. It is said for every 1Lb droped from the wheel, is like taking 3-10Lbs off the car (Depends on many factors, some that can not be done in a scion.) So by adding 9Lbs to each corner its like you added 9-90Lbs to the car. :shock:. Now I might have read that wrong & you are saying that the new set up will weigh 36Lbs on each corner. In that case you have lost 1Lb per corner for a savings of 1-10Lbs.

Geez guys! Settle down...

I personally like the looks of those beauty rings... It does look like 15" black rims!

And I do know people who can easily afford rims who rock steelies...

I have 18's myself, but if they ever got stolen, and I was back to my old tires, I would NOT put those ugly scion hubcaps on. It would be steelies until I save up for rims again.

Peace!

-THE DON

Looking at your xB........I would guess that you don't like the hubcaps and can not afford aftermarket wheels.

Yeah, I don't like the hubcaps. As for my net worth. You have no idea.
Hell, I bought this car with the change in my ashtray. My accord too.

I can vouch against the claim that if you are rolling steelies, you can't afford billion dollar rims...

I can afford any wheel (or 4 for that matter) on the market but choose not to because:

1. I'm not trying to impress anyone

2. I'm not racing so performance and weight is not an issue

3. It looks kinda neat (just like manejounxa's ride).

4. Look at the money you could be spending on more important things in life. I mean really, if I was to have put all the money I put into previous cars and put it into an IRA or other investment account, I wouldn't be working right now.

Personal choice...ain't it great?

Ideally. It would be cool if someone made alloys that are powdercoated and made to look exactly like steelies, but only 60% of the weight.

That would be my first preference. But I haven't seen it yet.

you guys just gave me some ideas which I'll try this weekend and post pics.

currently, I'm wearing hubs with the steelies underneath painted to match the car (BCP). I'm going to de-hub it and put on the beauty rings with chrome nuts and keep the matching car color on the wheels...

That might look pretty classy.

Now if there where the baby-moons that would stay on, that would be totally kewl but there is no grip-lip on the scion steelies.

I don't mind steelies... Just watch out for some these comments from friends, family and especially FEMALES:

1. Did someone steal your hubcaps?

2. I didn't know those cars came with 4 spare tires

3. No wonder those cars are so cheap, they don't even come with hubcaps!

4. That must be the base model

Last but not least

5. So when do you get your rims!

:D

-THE DON

I'm lucky I don't hang around people who ask those questions...but in my younger days, that might have been an issue.

The questions I get these days are:

1. You traded in your Caddy for THAT?....are you nuts?

2. Who did your pool?

3. What size bass do you have in your lake?...can I fish in it?

I gotta say that my dad laughed his ___ off when he watched me pull one of my hubs off with one hand and no effort. But to my surprise, he liked both our XA and XB. It takes quite a lot to impress him.

I'm all about the steelies. With a beauty ring, its a nice cheap way to dress up your wheels. much nicer than the wheel covers, which IMO look kinda girly.

Anyway, its almost winter, i'm not going to spend $1000 + on wheels to get them all crapped up.

I'm lucky I don't hang around people who ask those questions...but in my younger days, that might have been an issue.

The questions I get these days are:

1. You traded in your Caddy for THAT?....are you nuts?

2. Who did your pool?

3. What size bass do you have in your lake?...can I fish in it?

I gotta say that my dad laughed his ___ off when he watched me pull one of my hubs off with one hand and no effort. But to my surprise, he liked both our XA and XB. It takes quite a lot to impress him.

OK, Thurston Howell. :roll: Doesn't anybody ask you about your hedge fund?

Ouch man! heh heh...not even close to the Thurston Howell thing I'm afraid...just married a smart wife who broke me of some expensive habits.

My most recent financial disaster was a 78 Thunderbird that was going to be a mean machine....well, about 6 or 7 grand within 6 months later, I had to sell her and could only get about 3,000. It looked and ran great but was eating me alive. And the wife said it was an embarrasing red-neck mobile.

That was a lesson learned about automobiles for the last time. The wife said "knock it off" and now all of a sudden, I got a lot of money in the bank. I wish I would have met her a long time ago.

So, needless to say, the steelies don't look too bad after all!

i think its cool if you want to run with steel wheels. who cares what tha rest think. put baby moons on them an be cool. you can find them in street rodder mag.,look at what tha rodders are doing with wheels,big wheels and rubber are a waste of money,if you dont waste more money on big brakes,then you a

aint going to be stopping for long.just my thought,what do yall think?

bondobob

i don't see the point in arguing whichever of the two points you support here; if yu like like riding on the steel rim, then do it. if yu think it's ugly, don't do it.

for those who don't like it look of taking the hubcaps off, when other ppl take them off, it just makes your car look relatively better. this point can be applied conversely.

i have to agree, anyone rolling on steel wheels does not have the $$ to buy rims...

period...

and they say all that "personal style" stuff as an excuse when deep down in their hearts they know they would lose them as quickly as possible if the funds were available. all things being equal no one would pass on rims for the standard steel wheel, sorry to bust your bubble.

it is not style, it is what you can afford at the time. if you said that you felt better paying $30 for some chrome lugs and some elbow grease to shine up the wheel, and it looks decent enough to roll on and you saved $450-1000, then i would believe you, anything else is just blowing smoke.

HMMM, Well I hate the WHEEL COVERS that come on the xB. I rippred mine off in the first week. I am not wealthy! If I was I might be in a BMW instead. But I love my box. I look at all theese after market rims and they seem to be a total waste of money to me. So I have purchased some center caps and I am gonna paint them and my steelies and ride those happily. I actually think they add more character to my box. I had to search out a fitting center cap and paint myself! Its customized to MY liking. Its not some tire shop junk rim bought for $500. Yeah they are nice but I like the old steelie style. My income tax check could supply some nice aftermarkets but I think im gonna fix the steel!!!

The rings are not on the car anymore, and the rims are all faded, but it did look good at one time.

http://www.scionlife.com/gallery/personal/17671_4.jpg

I got my trim rings at www.hubcapkingdom.com.

dang this post is old....

rocking steelies for now...
nuff said!!

I like wheels but . untill i can find the wheels that are "just right" I will stick with steelies. it's part of my car's charm. hell the only xB with regular steelies in my car club . ha ha ha I rock.

So by steelie....are they factory standard rims under the hub caps? Sorry for my stupidity.

^yes you are correct!!

They held well on ten hard core GT Laps too!

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Someone needs a swaybar! 8)

hey tat2dude. where did you find center caps?

:clap: Dare to be different! Steelies are cool. IMO deep rims look best with a Baby Moon. http://www.petepaulsen.com/ I would contact Paulsen Motorsports in French Camp, Cali and see what rims they could adapt or if they could reverse your steelies & crome or powder coat them. :bow:
Couple of other sites are:
http://www.ehubcaps.com/babymoon.html
http://www.petepaulsen.com/Accessories/Accessories.HTM

:bow: keep crusin' :bow:

I don't use the spray on wheel cleaner. I just use normal car wash soap, and a little elbow grease.

It's good to know not to use it. It must screw up the powder coat.


Woah... did I miss something? Our stock wheels are powdercoated from the factory?

LOL

You can find Center caps at a junkyard or ebay. I just got some off an 88 Tercel that im gonna paint up and stuff. Not sure if they will fit exactly but im gonna try it. Then I'm gonna go get some lugnuts and some trim rings. I'll post some pics when they are done.

My xB had no wheel covers on it when I first saw it, and that's when I fell in love w/ it. The steelies are on for winter, but my black 18's will be back on when the inclement weather is over. Yes, black 18's because I loved the black under the BCP!

Put some moons/salt flat discs on it, they look good ,but maybe i'm biased as i have them on my box.

Count me as one that is rocking the steelies....

Here's a couple of pictures...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/Mooneyzs/Box%20-%20wheel%20ideas/IMG_2825.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v429/Mooneyzs/Box%20-%20wheel%20ideas/IMG_2827.jpg

Ideally. It would be cool if someone made alloys that are powdercoated and made to look exactly like steelies, but only 60% of the weight.

That would be my first preference...


That has to be the strangest thing I have heard on this board.

I'm thinking about getting my steelies widened ... but first I must sell my 18s. (see sig)

www.stocktonwheel.com will make widened steelies as will www.diamondracingwheels.com.

why dont you guys who use steelies just admit that you are penniless and can't afford aftermarket rims. you come up with this weird excuse to convince yourself that you chose to use steelies. face the fact... you are either to cheap, too poor, or just an idiot to think that steelies look good. come on now PLEASE!!! and then there are those people out there who buy two aftermarket rims for the back and use steelies in the front. they claim this is for racing look, blah, blah, blah... for these people please refer to my above conclusions. i have nothing against steely users. just don't try to justify using them with lame excuses.

sciokotic = troll

why dont you guys who use steelies just admit that you are penniless and can't afford aftermarket rims. you come up with this weird excuse to convince yourself that you chose to use steelies. face the fact... you are either to cheap, too poor, or just an idiot to think that steelies look good. come on now PLEASE!!! and then there are those people out there who buy two aftermarket rims for the back and use steelies in the front. they claim this is for racing look, blah, blah, blah... for these people please refer to my above conclusions. i have nothing against steely users. just don't try to justify using them with lame excuses.

Sorry but thats garbage! I really do like that look, as i do think silver looks bad on BCP. Also, I cant really see spending $500+ on rims that someone else already has running around on their Civic xB or Focus or Neon. I can take what I got and customize to my taste and say you know I spent the time painting that. Or I spent the time making this fit here and I have the only one like it!!!! As fas as those too PENNILESS to buy Junk aftermarket crap, well they are still rolling around and getting to point A and B. Isn't that what a car is for?[/table]

why dont you guys who use steelies just admit that you are penniless and can't afford aftermarket rims. you come up with this weird excuse to convince yourself that you chose to use steelies. face the fact... you are either to cheap, too poor, or just an idiot to think that steelies look good. come on now PLEASE!!! and then there are those people out there who buy two aftermarket rims for the back and use steelies in the front. they claim this is for racing look, blah, blah, blah... for these people please refer to my above conclusions. i have nothing against steely users. just don't try to justify using them with lame excuses.

Funny you should say this when you are a future scion owner and don't even have a scion.

For me its not the fact that I don't have the money. I can afford new wheels, I just haven't found a set of wheels that I really like yet. I'm only rollin on steelies until I find that right set of 18's for my box. plus I think steelies look better than having stupid hubcaps on them but thats just me.

AMEN :clap:

Here is a pic of my steelies with my centercaps. I havent bought trim rings yet and not sure if im going to. I like the look of the steelies.
http://photobucket.com/albums/d53/tat2dude25/?action=view&current=Jan14_3.jpg

I used to have aftermarket rims and liked them, but after I painted my car the rims did not look right, so I sold them. I have now chosen to ride red painted steelies and I like the way they look.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b359/gothbox/th_willxb2.jpg (http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b359/gothbox/willxb2.jpg)
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b359/gothbox/th_100_9298.jpg (http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b359/gothbox/100_9298.jpg)

why dont you guys who use steelies just admit that you are penniless and can't afford aftermarket rims. you come up with this weird excuse to convince yourself that you chose to use steelies. face the fact... you are either to cheap, too poor, or just an idiot to think that steelies look good. come on now PLEASE!!! and then there are those people out there who buy two aftermarket rims for the back and use steelies in the front. they claim this is for racing look, blah, blah, blah... for these people please refer to my above conclusions. i have nothing against steely users. just don't try to justify using them with lame excuses.

^^^^ see above post :loser: :loser: :loser: :blah:

I rolled steelies for a month, but decided to try on some bB hubcaps last week. Though I like the idea of stock JDM, I'm thinking the steelies looked better.
I'll probably get some black rims sooner or later.

Gothbox - your flat-black xB look great - very rat-rod esque.

Here is a pic of my steelies with my centercaps. I havent bought trim rings yet and not sure if im going to. I like the look of the steelies.
http://photobucket.com/albums/d53/tat2dude25/?action=view&current=Jan14_3.jpg

Those are the centercaps I was looking for!.....how do those attach to the wheel??? And do you know what year Toyota they came off of???

Gothbox - your flat-black xB look great - very rat-rod esque.

Thanx
That was the look I was going for, I love that style. That is accually chalk board paint. and check my profile for other rat-rod style stuff.

Anyone saying they got aftermarket wheels for performance is an idiot. This is a 1.5L car here. You won't be winning races no matter what. If you're putting on wheels, it's only for looks. Spending money only for looks= not everyone's cup of tea.

Hey, I went down to the local hubcap place and worked with this lady that kept trying Toyota center caps until we found one that slipped right on. The problem was that she only could find one. I did get that one and then went digging around hubcaps.com and found it. It was under Corolla's and the number was TOY914. Here is the link http://www.hubcaps.org/corolla.html. They were somewhat pricey but I ordered three from them. I think they look real good with the trim rings but I am going to paint them some color that hasn't been decided yet. I tried black on the one I have and it looked OK. I'll post pics when I get them done.

Thanks for the info about TOY914 centercaps. But I'm wondering how they're secured to the wheel.

why dont you guys who use steelies just admit that you are penniless and can't afford aftermarket rims. you come up with this weird excuse to convince yourself that you chose to use steelies. face the fact... you are either to cheap, too poor, or just an idiot to think that steelies look good. come on now PLEASE!!! and then there are those people out there who buy two aftermarket rims for the back and use steelies in the front. they claim this is for racing look, blah, blah, blah... for these people please refer to my above conclusions. i have nothing against steely users. just don't try to justify using them with lame excuses.

Personally, I rock the steelies myself, I just got a new job paying 45k per year, so even after ALL my bills are paid, i'm still left with a decent amount of cash on me. I'd prefer to build computers or spend my money on more usefull items. I might buy wheels again sometime, but now i'm also debating trading in my xb for a wrx wagon, or an 06 si.........but yeah, so you can come up with all the excuses YOU want...but face it, some people just dont mind the steelies look....hence this thread! :yawn: :doh: :no: :nope: :blah:

Thanks for the info about TOY914 centercaps. But I'm wondering how they're secured to the wheel.

There is a ring of steel right around the center hub that sticks up a bit. The centercap has a 2 3/4 inch cylinder on the back with a metal grip ring on the inside that grips onto that steel ring on the wheel. Best I know how to explain it. I have been driving around with the one for a couple of days now and it is still on there tight.
I think I am going to paint the centercaps black, and then go over the wheel and centercap with a transparent blue that they sell to look like anodized aluminum when you spray it over silver. I tried it on the centercap and it looks pretty close to the blue onyx pearl color on my xB. That with the chrome trim ring and lug nuts should look pretty cool. Yes? :pray:

Well, I will join the steelies crowd as I am still running with the hubcaps. I have not found a set of wheels I like or feel would look the way I want on my xB. I am not a big fan of spoked wheels. Plus, my priorities are not pointing toward wheels either. I may just go buy some rings and lug nuts and just ride the steelies for a long time. This is my get me to work and back ride. Not a race car or a show car, just a point A to point B ride that I like. That is "MY Choice" yours I would hope is different than mine, but it is fine if it is the same as mine by me. Its all good.......

There is a ring of steel right around the center hub that sticks up a bit. The centercap has a 2 3/4 inch cylinder on the back with a metal grip ring on the inside that grips onto that steel ring on the wheel. Best I know how to explain it. I have been driving around with the one for a couple of days now and it is still on there tight.
I think I am going to paint the centercaps black, and then go over the wheel and centercap with a transparent blue that they sell to look like anodized aluminum when you spray it over silver. I tried it on the centercap and it looks pretty close to the blue onyx pearl color on my xB. That with the chrome trim ring and lug nuts should look pretty cool. Yes? :pray:[/quote]


Pics?^^^^

wheels are very personal. It does not matter if you have money or not. At least you got the car. If you want to ride on steelies then go ahead. I ride on them, my other xb has rims. And it looks good both ways.

Pics soon. I think I will do the one wheel and post it to see what you think. Hopefully within the week.

anybody wanna post a pic of the steelies with the beauty ring, chrome center cap, and chrome lugs. i may end up having to do this until i save up the cash for rims.nm, found em on page 3, and i must say...i'd much rather ride around with hubcaps until the day i mount rims on it.

just plain steelies rock!!

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y22/destruko/DSC00428.jpg

IMO, NO rim looks good in all black. it needs a polished lip to complete it. without the lip, it reminds of of somebody riding around on spares. just my $0.02

i rocked them for a few months until i got my rims.

http://www.scionlife.com/gallery/personal/4980_2.jpg

http://www.scionlife.com/gallery/personal/4980_5.jpg

Nice Two Tone 2Tone

I have a link below to my steelie with the centercap described above. It is not completely finished, but you get the idea.

http://www.cardomain.com/member_pages/show_image.pl?bg=FFFFFF&image=http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/2234000-2234999/2234266_4_full.jpg

thanks Ed!
they center cap does make a difference.
wish i had that when i was rocking them. looks good!

Damn! This thread has been going since I first got my box. I guess steelies and the box are a popular combo.

Here is a pic of mine after I just finished them. They are a little dirty and you cant see much detail. I just got another set a different style and havent painted them yet. I might paint my steels silver and do the centers in black. But i now have two sets to switch out when I get bored with one

http://photobucket.com/albums/d53/tat2dude25/?action=view&current=Jan14_3.jpg

i rocked them for a few months until i got my rims.

http://www.scionlife.com/gallery/personal/4980_2.jpg

http://www.scionlife.com/gallery/personal/4980_5.jpg

Zach, I gotta say that I like your painted steelies better than your rims.

Ideally. It would be cool if someone made alloys that are powdercoated and made to look exactly like steelies, but only 60% of the weight.

That would be my first preference. But I haven't seen it yet.

That might be cool, but the problem is one of physics. Aluminum weighs only 40% as much as steel by volume, but has maybe 30% of the strength of steel, depending on the temper. So if you compare actual wheel weight, you'll often find that the aluminum wheel is actually heavier than the steel version due to the added material to make it strong enough.

So be very careful when choosing aluminum wheels if your goal is increased performance, but for looks they can't be beat.

i'm on steelies.

http://shizzle.us/xb021506.jpg

http://shizzle.us/xb0215062.jpg

and i got those trim ring thingies for 'em today.

I actually ordered widened steelies with a huge dish. Check out the thread in the xB wheel and tires section for details and pics as soon as I get the wheels.

There is always some as$&#(# out there to make sure and cause a ruckus. I rock the steelies just because i want. Honestly even if i wasnt spending all this money taking sciokotic's girl out to dinner id still be rockin the steelies. So why you all shut up about your dubs and your bling and leave us commoners to discuss the art of the steelie.

HAHA yeah i roc the stellies to right now with my box (ttim rings also) when clean the car looks mean. Question tho i painted the whells flat black and want them to have more of a wet look what should I do?

Paint them a glossier black is what you can do.

Picked up trim rings for the xA this weekend....they look great IMO. MUST find some center caps tho....any suggestions! The lowering springs are on order, so would like to have the centers by the time it drops....and hope to get to go to Palmers Mild 2 Wild..... :pray:

Ideally. It would be cool if someone made alloys that are powdercoated and made to look exactly like steelies, but only 60% of the weight.

That would be my first preference. But I haven't seen it yet.


I've always been a fan of the ATS Cup wheels because they remind me of steel wheels. I remember they made a limited edition version that was all silver, no black inserts, and I loved that even more. It is a light wheel, but not as light as a narrow OEM steel wheel.

http://www.ats-wheels.com/englisch/wheels/ats_wheels_big/cup_big.jpg

These either anodized or powder coated all black would be hot! But keep an eye on ctruss' wheels, because I think they are going to be popular.

put some tire gloss on those tires, people. :P

I Love the steel wheels, its not so bad on mine cause its black. Kinda blends in. My biggest problem is trying to find some center caps to cover up the nasty axle nut in the front. Ive seen a couple pics floating around but i havent been able to nail down any solid solutions. Any ideas??? PLEASE!!!