American Racing Coils:
I know they are basically your run of the mill 5 spoke chrome rims.


Centerline Piranhas:
Not so basic/run of the mill 5 spoke chrome rims.

I am just looking for some constructive criticism. I persoanlly am leaning more towards the American Racing Coils. Thank you in advance.

 

both are nice, but i'm leaning towards the first. the 2nd one is directional looking(one side forward, one side backward)

 

the piranhas look better than the other but both aren't my style.

 

IMO, they're both nice and simple. 1st looks more blingy, 2nd looks more sporty. What look are you tring to achieve? What size are you thinking of? IMO, smaller diameters are sportier looking, and larger diameter are blingier looking.

Are all Centerlines forged and mirror polished? If they are, you would have nice light, strong wheels w/ a little bling polish! I would go Centerlines in 15!

 

American Racing is a very High Quailty wheel at a fair price!

 

AMR makes alot of the wheels that are sold under other names.......as with most wheels its preference, i would buy nither for a scion. if you are intrested in a billet wheels look at bonspeed......those look nice on a car.

 

I like the look of the 15" rims on a xB. That's what look I would like to go with. 15s and lowered.

 

Centerlines are cool! But I haven't seen a single box with them on. Do they come in 4x100?

 

Centerlines are cool! But I haven't seen a single box with them on. Do they come in 4x100?

 

Bonspeed is one of the last companies I look to when I am thinking of billet. There are plenty of high quality billet wheel manufacturers I would turn to before Bonspeed.

If you are going to spend some coin on wheels (which it doesn't appear the original poster intends to) look at Intro, Billet Specialties, B.A.D., Budnik and Colorado Customs first. And no, I did not forget Boyd Coddington on accident. I would buy Bonspeed wheels before I ever looked at another set of wheels from Coddington.

 

fachiro1: Yes, Centerline wheels come in 4x100.

RTon20s: I am looking for a nice looking, inexpensive 15" wheel. I do not want to buy trash though.

 

CEnterlines are classic man! get em......they look great

 

I think I am starting to like the idea of the Centerlines more and more. stankubrik, I am totally feelin' what you said about the smaller diameter looks better in a sportier wheel style, and fachiro1 I do agree that the Centerlines are classic.

 

yeah, i just threw that name out there.....i had some billetspecialties and coddington wheels on many of my domestic vehicles before, like my denai and silverado........all are nice. coddingtons wheels are getting too sketechy with the quality

 

So, should I get the centerlines with the polished mirror finish or a chrome finish? Both have a three year warranty on the finishes. I want to add more chrome accents to my xB besides just the wheels.

 

Mirror finish! Chrome is heavy, and depending on the quality of the chroming - they might not age well....

 

Coddington's quality has been sketchy ever since he originally filed bankruptcy and they were no longer called "Boyd's."

I had a horrible, LIFE ENDANGERING experience with a set of 18" Timeless 6 wheels from back in '99. That was when he (or should I say his son) was calling the wheels "B. Coddington" because he had lost the right to use his own first name. Ever since then, I have sworn to never own another set of his wheels. And I do my best to encourage people to buy from other brands first.

And for those that aren't aware, American Racing just acquired Boyd Coddington wheels. Things should continue to operate as is for this year, but I guess changes will begin happening in 2007.

And for the original poster, get polished wheels, not chrome. They may be a little bit more work to care for, but the finish will last forever if you keep up on it. No matter how good you treat chrome, if you drive the car every day it will eventually chip and crack.