My new wheels... is this a good deal?

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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 07:31 AM
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Default My new wheels... is this a good deal?

I bought this car a few weeks ago, and it came with these wheels:



I found these at a junkyard off of a 89 Civic LX (same as my car).



After the core fee which I cannot get back they ended up costing me around $18 each.

Was this a good deal?
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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 07:33 AM
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i used to have those mesh on my sedan they are honda optional wheels. the 13's seemed kinda small but i like the style
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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 07:57 AM
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polish those baby's up and remove that corrosion and those will be pretty cool. Good price!!!
13's or 14's ?
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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 08:12 AM
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The optional wheels are cool!

I wish I could find some.
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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 08:32 AM
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don't see those to often
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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 09:43 AM
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Wet sand em, and polish them up, nice find
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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 09:47 AM
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just bead blast em.
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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 11:36 AM
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18 bucks is well worth it as long as you like the design.

when you refinish them, make sure you put some sort of wheel clearcoat/paint on them so they don't get like that in a month.

if i had the money, i'd almost get a set of those just because you never see them.
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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 11:38 AM
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i like it
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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 11:46 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bagpipe goatee &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">18 bucks is well worth it as long as you like the design.

when you refinish them, make sure you put some sort of wheel clearcoat/paint on them so they don't get like that in a month.

if i had the money, i'd almost get a set of those just because you never see them.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Just curious, what will it typically cost to refinish these to original condition? Any suggested places to do it? (Big-o, etc.)
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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 11:58 AM
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everything i've done was by myself, beadblast them, and then buy the paint or clear to spray on, i have no idea what some place would charge.
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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 11:58 AM
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I saw a recent post of those same wheels for in gold....brand new. looks good but I think the smallest to go for DD wheels are 14s.
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Old Jun 9, 2005 | 01:19 PM
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Those are tight! Just clean em up a bit
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 07:51 PM
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i definatley think that they were a good deal and i like the look of the wheels
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 08:14 PM
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I like em. I wish I could come across a set of good wheels at the junkyard but they're all taken usually.
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Old Jun 12, 2005 | 10:27 PM
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i have a set of those wheels sitting on a wrecked accord at my shop...i always liked em but never swapped em since they are 13s...im wanna keep em cuz i dont really see many around.
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