just wanted to know anyone that had white or silver kosei k1 racing wheel, on there 5th gen civic or any honda, want to see how they look, besides seeing them at tirerack.com

 

This would probably be better answered in the "appearance forum."

 

dont you see he's asking how the RACING wheels LOOK?

 

I got black ones......

 

They look fine. I 've seen half a dozen 5th gen. Civics with the white or silver K1s. Most of them HBs though. Saw 1 coupe with them too. Very popular wheel. Why don't you go to Tirerack's web site, put in the your car info and select the wheels. It 'll show you what they look like on your car.

 

what size are those black wheels and where did you order them from?

 

he painted em... they dont come in black.

i have pics of mine, but i just drive a lousy accord


[Modified by exaccord, 9:03 PM 8/29/2002]

 

powdercoated or painted?

 

sorry I don't have a better angle...I'll see if I can dig up a full side shot for you

 

Don't worry. I got the center caps to cover the hubs, my front license plate is taken off, and I just did the suspension last Monday.

Old pic.

[Modified by Mojo-Jojo, 11:09 PM 8/29/2002]


[Modified by Mojo-Jojo, 11:10 PM 8/29/2002]

 

Paint is for cheap-***'s. I'm not cheap.

They are powdercoated satin black. $200 for the powdercoating.

15" is the size.

And, actually they do come in black. It's called the buddyclub P1 in Japan, and black is a color available.

 

powdercoating is for cheap-***'s. I'm not cheap.

I anodized my wheels.

 

Please, anodizing my wheels would have been cheaper, but I didn't want them to look cheap either.

Very happy with my PC'd wheels. I only anodize things that might rust.

 

old pic, but you get the point....

 

Actually, they do come in an anthracite finish.




[Modified by Mojo-Jojo, 8:38 AM 8/30/2002]

 

The anthracites are no longer being made...I know because I got one of the last sets from Tirerack

I forgot to add...they are 15x7


[Modified by 98LSTypeR, 10:04 AM 8/30/2002]

 

Yes 15x7.

Originally they were the anthricite color, but one got chipped, so I sent them to the powdercoater.

I just so happen to have 1 more 15x7 +45 offset anthricite in my garage. When the one wheel got chipped, I bought another one. So now I got an extra one chillin.

 

You mean Green don't you? I'm not sure what color "Anthracite" is supposed to be, but those wheels are green in person.

PS, What's a center cap?

That splitter sure looks familiar....


This one is my old design


~edit~ sorry for going OT.


[Modified by johng, 10:49 AM 8/30/2002]

 

Heheheh...That bad huh?

Well, oddly enough, it's a little silver cap that goes in the center of the wheel and covers the hub.

I'm also noticing that no one else with pics on this page has them...

Here...this pic shows the center caps...



Looks a lot better with them, IMO.

And the caps are nicer than most. They go UNDER the wheel, and have a lip that holds them in. They can't fall out, and they can't get stolen.

 

uh huh

 

Where the heck did you get centercaps for the K1's???

 

I powdercoat my K1s every month or so with brake dust and tire worms. I figure eventually they will become anthracite.

The Enkeis...I painted those with barbeque grill paint. Hey look - here's both:



Not cheap...I just don't care.

 

Moreover, WHY did you get centercaps for the K1's?????????????

 

To answer both questions:

When I bought them, I assumed they came with them. When they didn't, I asked my tuning shop to check with tirerack. You have to buy them separately. I got them about 4 days after I got the wheels.

Because it looks stupid and incomplete? Because I don't like seeing the bronze colored hub on the inside of my silver and blue wheel on my metallic blue car, because bronze is ugly?

If they were just my racing rims I wouldn't give a ****, because they'd only be on at the autocross, and keeping track of the center caps would be annoying.

Being that they are my street/track wheels, since I don't have two sets yet, looks are a consideration. Since those center caps are thin aluminum, they weigh maybe...an ounce apiece.

4 oz. spread out over the car is an acceptable weight gain for significant aesthetic improvement.




[Modified by Mojo-Jojo, 12:39 PM 8/30/2002]

 

[quote]Paint is for cheap-***'s. I'm not cheap.

WOW! Glad to know someone else out there used the same technique for wheel aesthetics as us! Although in our case we are cheap- when it comes to things that don't really matter like pretty wheels- when pretty wheels can shave off lap times that will be money well spent...Danielle (who knows shes probably pissing people off right now)