Mesh, Spoke or Dish for GS430?
03-09-04 | 12:03 AM
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Originally posted by BR1AN
What the???
Since when?? Does that mean the LS is gone?
What the???
Since when?? Does that mean the LS is gone?
Originally posted by 1SICKLEX
LonelyT, depends on what u want.
Dish's are nice, goes very well with GS bodystyle since the car is "big body". THink spokes, IMO, do not go to well with the GS since the car is wide, sqaut (when lowered) and has a huge C-pillar. Thin spokes show off the brakes a lot too, so that is another mod you may want to do (or at least paint the stock brakes). To the human eye, it is more pleasing to have an odd number of spokes, thus the classic 5-spokes for instance. I prefer the spokes to be fat.
Mesh is classic. Good looking, quality mesh cannot lose. That is why it comes on many cars factory. But it is a biatch to clean. Mesh also shows off the cars countours more since it is hard for the human eye to focus on all those spokes (make sure your car is always clean)
LonelyT, depends on what u want.
Dish's are nice, goes very well with GS bodystyle since the car is "big body". THink spokes, IMO, do not go to well with the GS since the car is wide, sqaut (when lowered) and has a huge C-pillar. Thin spokes show off the brakes a lot too, so that is another mod you may want to do (or at least paint the stock brakes). To the human eye, it is more pleasing to have an odd number of spokes, thus the classic 5-spokes for instance. I prefer the spokes to be fat.
Mesh is classic. Good looking, quality mesh cannot lose. That is why it comes on many cars factory. But it is a biatch to clean. Mesh also shows off the cars countours more since it is hard for the human eye to focus on all those spokes (make sure your car is always clean)
So only SICK thinks dish looks good on the pearl white GS?
Last edited by ATSOU; 03-09-04 at 12:03 AM.
03-09-04 | 12:29 AM
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Originally posted by Lonely Toothbrush
The LS is still running.......I'm a DUAL VIP now
Hey SICK, i'm leaning more toward Profound, and then Altstadt Dish........really like mesh but just imaging to clean one wheel that'll take me longer than to wash the whole car
So only SICK thinks dish looks good on the pearl white GS?
The LS is still running.......I'm a DUAL VIP now
Hey SICK, i'm leaning more toward Profound, and then Altstadt Dish........really like mesh but just imaging to clean one wheel that'll take me longer than to wash the whole car
So only SICK thinks dish looks good on the pearl white GS?
on a brighter side though, with the dish wheels, you won't have to upgrade the brakes -- no one can see them anyway, haha
03-09-04 | 09:55 AM
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hey man mesh isnt that bad, you just gotta get a flow going! just keep going in big U's and little U's all around the wheel once to clean, then once more to buff!! not too bad once you get the hang of it!! LOL
btw- congrats on the car man, forgot to mention that before
btw- congrats on the car man, forgot to mention that before
03-09-04 | 12:35 PM
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Originally posted by DGOT20s
hey man mesh isnt that bad, you just gotta get a flow going! just keep going in big U's and little U's all around the wheel once to clean, then once more to buff!! not too bad once you get the hang of it!! LOL
btw- congrats on the car man, forgot to mention that before
hey man mesh isnt that bad, you just gotta get a flow going! just keep going in big U's and little U's all around the wheel once to clean, then once more to buff!! not too bad once you get the hang of it!! LOL
btw- congrats on the car man, forgot to mention that before
03-09-04 | 01:00 PM
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I've paid extra attention to cars running with mesh (I actually stood on the sidewalk and study cars that pass by with mesh wheels ) I found out that when the car is in motion, the lip becomes very noticeble. It does have to be very deep (most of the car I saw were Civic, Accord, RSX, Integra, Prelude.y'all know, the ricers.) But wow........aren't those lips shine and eye catching
) I found out that when the car is in motion, the lip becomes very noticeble. It does have to be very deep (most of the car I saw were Civic, Accord, RSX, Integra, Prelude.y'all know, the ricers.) But wow........aren't those lips shine and eye catching
03-09-04 | 01:05 PM
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Originally posted by rominl
well, let's just say it takes me about 1 hr to wash my whole car, and then it takes me another hour to wash the wheels
well, let's just say it takes me about 1 hr to wash my whole car, and then it takes me another hour to wash the wheels
I believe REZAX II will be even more difficult to clean than HRE 540R........With dish, I might be able to finish all four wheels in 10 minutes
03-09-04 | 02:35 PM
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Fabulous Profound
Excellent choices, Eric. I have yet to see any Fabulous-wearing Lexus here in the US. You can be the first one. Remember, a modification, if possible, should be unique too... So... go with the Profound !!
So... go with the Profound !!
03-11-04 | 02:26 PM
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Originally posted by Lonely Toothbrush
The LS is still running.......I'm a DUAL VIP now
Hey SICK, i'm leaning more toward Profound, and then Altstadt Dish........really like mesh but just imaging to clean one wheel that'll take me longer than to wash the whole car
So only SICK thinks dish looks good on the pearl white GS?
The LS is still running.......I'm a DUAL VIP now
Hey SICK, i'm leaning more toward Profound, and then Altstadt Dish........really like mesh but just imaging to clean one wheel that'll take me longer than to wash the whole car
So only SICK thinks dish looks good on the pearl white GS?