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View Poll Results: Which style wheels do you prefer?
With a large lip 1"+
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82.57%
With a small lip <1"
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10.09%
No lip
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Old 11-08-06, 01:36 AM
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Originally Posted by taejin09
Rocman, can i ask why you are on a lexus forum when you do not have any lexus cars? I'm just wondering how you came upon the site! Amazing collection of cars you have there
WTF dude
Old 11-08-06, 08:32 AM
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Common, dont we all love big fat lips? =)
Old 11-08-06, 08:43 AM
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Large lips look great on cars. BTW, great looking GT.
Old 11-10-06, 10:21 PM
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I like the big lip look, but there are some wheels that are just awesome in the full face. The cool thing about non lip wheels is they look bigger, since the eye is drawn more to the circumference rather than the depth of the wheel. For example the OEM BMW 21" wheel has no lip, but it looks like a 22".
Old 11-12-06, 05:57 PM
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It really depends on the wheel but I probably wouldn't do more than a 3" rear lip. I don't like the "book shelf" look, lol. You'll notice that BMW has moved away from lips in their new designs.
Old 11-12-06, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Rocman
Thanks bro.
Don't want to hijack the thread, so I will just post one more.
(get up and goes to change pants)...

OMG, that is the hottest GT I have ever seen

I think large lips like that on high HP cars and exotics look great. I think large lips on common cars looks out of place and it most cases hurts the design theme.

Of course that is just me, but I am right 99% of the time
Old 11-17-06, 04:55 PM
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All cars need as much lip as you can pull outta the wheels!

Old 11-17-06, 06:20 PM
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Any pics of the proposed wheels?

As mentioned in D2's post, some full face wheels look pretty good and same with lips. Depends on the wheel style.
Old 11-22-06, 01:08 PM
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Gotta have lip on wheels or there is not point in upgrading.
Old 11-23-06, 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by SoCal_VIP
Gotta have lip on wheels or there is not point in upgrading.
thats a dumb thing to say.

there are plenty of bad *** wheels with no lip that look better than wheels that have large lips.
Old 11-24-06, 10:54 PM
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Big lips are sexy.

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Old 11-25-06, 06:38 PM
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wheels must have lip
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Old 11-25-06, 07:01 PM
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No Lexus for me either. Lips are a must have for rwd cars. They just make cars look better.




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