Clear polycarbonate rims... savage

They're impractical, probably have serious usability issues, and unless everything behind them was tip top like Micks ......

.......they'd be rank. (I said Kins were getting too much attention when yours are tucked behind those rims! You can send me the backhander to my paypal acc, Mick).

But as an exercise and a foil for your ginormous brakes or chromey suspension, they are cool. Sometimes cool isn't necessarily nice. Look at the Alfa SZ - a super cool motor and great looking in its own inimitable way

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gjoconnor92 wrote: Make your own, here is the material From McMaster Carr Catalog Part Number:  8574K98  $7734.28 Each < name=idsFeatureValueChange =""> Material Polycarbonate Polycarbonate Material Polycarbonate Backing Plain Back Shape Sheets, Bars, Strips, and Cubes Sheets, Bars, Strips, and Cubes Type Rectangular Sheet Thickness 2" Thickness Tolerance +.2" Length 8' Length Tolerance -.25" Width 48" Width Tolerance -.25" Clear Clear with No Tint Operating Temperature Range -40° to +200° F Performance Characteristic High Impact Strength and Flame Retardant and Weather Resistant Tensile Strength 9000 psi Impact Strength 17 ft.-lbs./in. Tolerance Standard Hardness Rockwell R: 118 Specifications Met Underwriters Laboratories (UL) UL Rating UL 972

and A technique known as bezel setting which only master diamond setters can know, is where the diamonds are just slightly larger than the bezel they are set into, and held in place by pressure

so as well as being a wheel manu you require the knowledge of a master jeweller.

tbh the wheels look rank and would only suit a car with super cool brakes (like Kin Mak's) possibly with leds attached to them for a show.

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Am I the only one who thinks it looks absolute pants???

Extremely gimmicky.  An answer to a question no-one was asking.  To my mind a nice alloy wheel is not just functional but a piece of automotive "art" (for want of a better word) to be enjoyed in its own right. 

But hey, each to his own.

Mick

Derek M5 wrote: What about brake cooling?

Not required.......when one is doing all of 10mph everywhere, to ensure that all and sundary can see ones $20,000 + worth of wheels, brake cooling is at the bottom of list of requirements. 

I think they look silly

Typical American bling.

Totally wicked man. I'm sure anybody willing to buy them wouldn't be parking in the Square car park on a Saturday night anyway so they probably wouldn't get vandalized. and if the Polycarb is 2 inches thick I'm sure they will have some sort of coating that will clean easy and not scratch.

Kin - you need those to show off the new brakes

dryle wrote: the amount of testing and r&d that will go into that will put off most of the modding manufacturers

The comment was a bit tongue in cheek, based on the fact that not too many of the plastic bit mods on your average dressed up Civic, etc. have been created following a rigorous engineering and testing lifecycle - "form" over function.  Perspex sheeting based wheels might flex a bit in cornering but its cheap and readily available and could be used to create a look not unlike the $5k per corner item.

the amount of testing and r&d that will go into that will put off most of the modding manufacturers

savage at half the price.

$5000 per wheel and you get a set and some little knacker either steels them or ruins them with a knife, now wouldnt you be after seeing these beautiful wheels destroyed you would be to the police who would be  behind your back while you proceed to