My boy in Japan sent me these pics.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y233/cnholley/clear2.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y233/cnholley/clear.jpg

whoa.. wth.. thats kinda cool, easy to clean too. What are they gonna come out next. lol

wonder if it scratches and gets all dingy

I was wondering the same thing

I see a 64-66 T-bird in the one pic....LOL. Nice. You don't see those anymore (parents had 4...2 landau, 2 hardtop). Those rims are cool though. Didn't you say they were from a friend in Japan? All the cars(most) are American?!?! in the pics.

yep, he's the one that sent them to me

Those are hot! What are they super thick plexiglass or something. What could be that clear and hold up a cars weight. The lip on the rim is already hot, but seeing through makes it look triple the width. Very nice! By the way, I agree with x_rayted711. Those pics look more like a Cali suburb than japan.

woah, those are slick. Anyone know a place to find these?

would that be safe on a collision though.. looks like it would just shatter into pieces if it got T-boned.

Those same 2 pics are on several car forums. Someone claims that it's a photochop that some guy on my350z.com did, but I couldn't find the thread. Don't know if it's true or not and just for the record, reflections can be photochopped too, if the person pays attention to detail.

LOL scionicman...they do look kinda narrow...I was looking at the lugs...they look to be sitting in about an inch being that the tops are flush with the clear face of the rim...this would mean that there isn't much material holding those puppies on! If it is a real pic, I'd have to beleive they wouldn't be very safe....but I've been wrong before!

those are pretty bad a$$ i aint gonna lie.

a LH drive Fairlady Z??? and the roofing on the house seem too west coast for me. hmmm....i'm not buying it that's in japan. :no: :no: but I've been wrong a lot.

I think theryre sweet looking if they are real i would imagine they would get exteremly dusty on the other side,because of the brakes, is it just me or does it look like a wheel that was going really fast and they just chopped out the center and put on this car

... is it just me or does it look like a wheel that was going really fast and they just chopped out the center and put on this car

It's not just you...

If you look close, it's a pic of a rim spinning really fast, not a clear rim.

-THE DON

You guys are kidding right? Spinning really fast huh? :rofl: Why clear acryllic couldn't have swirls in it could it? Amazing how the lugs and hub are completely visible and stationary. Man those rims must of been spinning at 3 million RPM's. :D

My boy in Japan sent me these pics.


All those are american cars, none of them are right hand drivers. It ha circulated alotta car forums for awhile, acutally I think the Z is from TX if I remember correct fromt he Z board.

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wow i wasnt saying that they werent clear wheels i was just saying they kinda looked like a photoshop of actual moving wheels an who is to say that isnt a photo shop let me guess you have them on your car right now, anyways im not a master at acryllic but doesnt it have a lower melting point then metal? so wouldnt these have the potential to melt under extreme braking conditions?

You know what? I'm thinking these might be real. It wouldn't even be too hard to do. A three-piece wheel with a CNC'd Lexan center about 3 inches thick should support the car. Not the cheapest mod, but not really WAY expensive either.

I'd like to see them in person. It IS a little fishy that I couldn't find any other pictures of these on the internet.

-Alex

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wow i wasnt saying that they werent clear wheels i was just saying they kinda looked like a photoshop of actual moving wheels an who is to say that isnt a photo shop let me guess you have them on your car right now, anyways im not a master at acryllic but doesnt it have a lower melting point then metal? so wouldnt these have the potential to melt under extreme braking conditions?

Not necessarily(?) If they can make clear hoods outta some form of material it wouldnt be too hard to do it on wheels although now it would be safe to say these things arent safe if they are real. But I think if somone wanted to they could produce clear rims.

they are real, lexan, and for show use only.

You could make rims look like anything you want, they just might not be practical for actual use. Look at concept cars and the funky stuff they have.

Nice photoshop.

We all know those are American cars but he never said the pics were taken in Japan. He's just saying his boy in Japan sent him those pics.

I can see the difference between the 2 Fairlady Zs. It's a chop.

JDM
http://www.batfa.com/photo-newcar-fairladyz2004-front.files/new-fairladyz2004-front.jpg
USDM
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y233/cnholley/clear.jpg

I wonder if brake cooling would be a problem with those wheels being solid? I know the "holes" or slots in wheels help cool the brakes....Hmmm. If they are real...they would almost have to be 'show only'.

and its not japan!
it looks like from miami or cali!
all the right hand drive cars and a ford panel van?

Just because someone from Japan sent him the pics doesn't mean the pics are from Japan originally. it's called the World Wide Web for a reason...

If it's an actually produced product, there's got to be more info than these same 2 pics. Even if it is for show only, somebody must've seen them at a show and snapped a pic. I can't imagine they would ONLY put them on to sit in the driveway for half-baked photos...

The other theory I saw was that they may be made from Alumina which is like clear aluminum, but from what little applications of that I've seen so far, i can't imagine it would be used for this and if they had that kind of money to waste, wouldn't be in that neighborhood...

Alumina which is like clear aluminum

Like in the Star Trek Movie where they land in San Francisco

looks pretty real to me, in the first pic u can even see the reflection of the xB's hubcaps on the wheel.

probably not dusty yet because they're brand new, assuming the yellow sticker on the front-left tire signifies that the tires haven't seen much wear yet.

if these were real, i wonder how much money this guy/gal dumped for those wheels. someone go google up clear wheels and see if anyone sells such a thing <probably a more reliable search than seeing if anyone has them installed.

if these were real, i wonder how much money this guy/gal dumped for those wheels. someone go google up clear wheels and see if anyone sells such a thing <probably a more reliable search than seeing if anyone has them installed.

Spent some time yesterday doing exactly that and found nothing more than these two pics in several places on the inernet.

I'm still agreeing with Signal. These have to be show only and one-offs to boot. I think I want to make some too...

-Alex

hmmm...don't know if I like them or not.

ok two things
a. the steering is usa side not japan
b.but i noticed in this picture you can see the reflection of the xb hub cap in the top of thewheel center. is this guy that good a PS hmmmmmmmmmmmm intreeeeging
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y233/cnholley/clear2.jpgb.

but on the other hand anything is possable :roll:
http://www.hunterdixxin.com/HUNTER_FLYER_files/xb_clear_wheels.jpg

tho the wheels might be a chop they do exist. i think either IFORGED or HRE made them custom for some guy. but they are only for SHOW use only, and ur not supposed to drive with them. so everything concerning brake dust, cooling, cleaning and all that other stuff is in applicable, SHOW USE ONLY.

I have seen prototype motorcycles with very powerful magnets holding the free-floating rims in place. Nothing is connecting the steering to the rims, the car just "floats" on the magnets. Granted, that isn't the case here (you can see the reflections), but that would still be cool to see a car or motorcycle like that cruising down the road.

either way i think the rims look hott...