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phatsi
02-22-2004, 12:22 AM
Just want to know how everyone feels about polished lip rims on ep's.... i've noticed a lot of people like them but there must be people who feel otherwise.... like me, i think they look horrible on ep's...IMO

BlackSi613nin
02-22-2004, 12:29 AM
it depends on the rim. on some ive seen, i loved it, and then on some (such as the rota grid) they need to be all one color.. but on the most part, i love the polished lip, esp. on a black car

joHn

Civicvtec1ps
02-22-2004, 12:58 AM
Polished lip is must ;)
Bling.
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/i=wMjgzNjk2NnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%3D.jpg

dofu
02-22-2004, 01:38 AM
jus dont confuse polish with chrome, and you're all good

ToingToing
02-22-2004, 03:59 AM
i like my BUDDY CLUB P1 SPEC II's. hypergold with polished lip. ;)

siver-SI
02-22-2004, 08:55 AM
I like them in some colors but not others. I like a polished in a Silver and Black EP, but I do not think they look as good on a White and Blue EP.

shimmy_yaz
02-22-2004, 09:10 AM
Polished lip all the way!!!
http://www.angelfire.com/pa5/ep3/DSC00495.JPG

02SilverSiHB
02-22-2004, 11:14 AM
I'm actually am getting tired of seeing the polished lip rims

rabbitman
02-22-2004, 11:18 AM
My Si is still stock, but i rock'em on my Rabbit:D :

http://www.trix4rabbits.com/images/DCP_1042a.jpg

i like the look of the gunmetal and black rims with the shiny lip too!

Low Rider
02-22-2004, 03:55 PM
Originally posted by shimmy_yaz
Polished lip all the way!!!
http://www.angelfire.com/pa5/ep3/DSC00495.JPG

Yo Shimmy, what size rims are those bro?:D

shimmy_yaz
02-22-2004, 04:09 PM
18's

oogy-boogy
02-22-2004, 04:46 PM
They're growing on me more and more...

I've actually been looking at the Grids...

redronin22
02-22-2004, 04:51 PM
looks hella clean.

Soon2beEP3
02-22-2004, 05:03 PM
Originally posted by shimmy_yaz
18's

Those are Passion 5 rims right. I got the 17" Psychos in the same color. I hope they look good w/ Nighthawk black. Hopefully this guy will finally send my tires this week so I can put them on. Your car looks very good.

civicracer1128
02-22-2004, 09:33 PM
polished lips look awsome but they DO have a tendency to chip. its not a quality thing its just how it is. i know this cause i was somehow led to the VW world for a year(owned a jetta) and those euro guys are big on the polished lips. id wax the hell out of em and try to avoid salt if you get em. they look GREAT. just keep em clean and take care of em. but if youve seen the jetta wolfsburg wheels(made by the wheel gods at BBS) they have a huge clearcoat peeling problem. ive seen oettingers(if you dont know the name think rays engineering of germany) peel as well. just try to take care of em and enjoy em. they look great IMO but im rollin on fully painted 17s for this very reason. i dont swap wheels for the winter so id see salt for sure.

andy
02-22-2004, 09:40 PM
Don't be a hater. :p

http://www.virtualandy.com/images/ep3/slipstreamsSide.jpg

http://www.virtualandy.com/images/ep3/neoGen.jpg


Actually, I'm not big on polished anything, especially rims. But these
were way too good of a deal (I was going to keep the stock wheels but
wanted something lightweight if I did get wheels - I could honestly
care less about being original or having nice looking rims), so I
went for it. They look okay - a tad flashy for my tastes, but I've
already gotten a few compliments, so whatevah.

fsugatorbait
02-23-2004, 08:01 AM
Damn Andy, good choice, I like those rims.
Im also a polished lip fan...

http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/i=wMjc0MTIwNnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%3D.jpg

http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/i=wMjY0Njg3NnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%3D.jpg

oogy-boogy
02-23-2004, 08:15 AM
Nice pics....

Those wheels look great on that black EP Andy.

TrippZ
02-23-2004, 09:24 AM
hahaha this is my kind of thread! as you all should know im a sucker for the polished lip with a dark center :D im painting my rims a flat black and stripping the clear coat off the lip (i have konig monsoons, i see them everywhere and there are even hubcaps that use the monsoon design, so i NEED to do something to set my self apart from the crowd.

andy
02-23-2004, 12:12 PM
Thanks for the compliments, oog/fsu. :cool:

ep3hatchattack
02-23-2004, 12:52 PM
I dont think any black EP is finished without a polished lip on either gunmetal or black wheels........ Just my opinion, and taste....

k20hatch
02-23-2004, 03:34 PM
Something in gunmetal and a polished lip will be my next set of wheels i order!

phatsi
02-23-2004, 09:40 PM
WOW....i got my ass handed to me in this poll....i guess thats why there is such variety in styles though.... even the pix people posted the polished looks out of place....it makes the rims look smaller and cheaper and just look wrong on the ep's....but like i said, i sure look to be an outsider on this one.... i still give you all props though because variety and different style is what makes the import culture go round!!!! thanks for all the response and comments everyone!!!!:D :D ;) ;)

wait...one more thing....polished lips look better with black painted hubs (no center caps) and black lugs if your rims are gunmetal or black by the way...people seem to overlook that a bit too much!!!

again....just MO

Kis4KEN
02-23-2004, 09:47 PM
Originally posted by project: JDMEP3
i like my BUDDY CLUB P1 SPEC II's. hypergold with polished lip. ;)

me too me too!!! i didn't really like them at first, but then... they grew on me. go figure

shimmy_yaz
02-24-2004, 02:38 PM
Originally posted by Soon2beEP3
Those are Passion 5 rims right. I got the 17" Psychos in the same color. I hope they look good w/ Nighthawk black. Hopefully this guy will finally send my tires this week so I can put them on. Your car looks very good.

yeah they are the passion 5 and thanks for the compliment

STP03BlueSI
02-24-2004, 03:42 PM
Polished lip= TIGHT:D

Ty's Si
02-24-2004, 09:53 PM
I can see the titties on Andy's new tires. :D

ep3hatchattack
02-25-2004, 12:47 AM
Originally posted by phatsi
WOW....i got my ass handed to me in this poll....i

No, you just have a different perspective on what you thought of people. The way i see it is that you will have a more original taste and therefore stand out more in a crowd..... but i looooove my polished lip! ;)

phatsi
02-25-2004, 01:05 AM
Originally posted by ep3hatchattack
No, you just have a different perspective on what you thought of people. The way i see it is that you will have a more original taste and therefore stand out more in a crowd..... but i looooove my polished lip! ;)

yeah....i went to school for design and i have always been on the otherside of the spectrum in style....i love clean design that has great surface attention and form that follows function....old school!!! thanks for all the great comments and pics of sweets ep's (even though they have polished lip rims) j/k!!!!!! ;)

ep3hatchattack
02-25-2004, 01:09 AM
Originally posted by phatsi
yeah....i went to school for design and i have always been on the otherside of the spectrum in style....i love clean design that has great surface attention and form that follows function....old school!!! thanks for all the great comments and pics of sweets ep's (even though they have polished lip rims) j/k!!!!!! ;)

I think that many do have a clean design to it. Clean is always my way to go for styling, and i think the reason i like the polished lip is so that you see the deepness of the wheel and the dimension... If they had an all black wheel with a deep lip i would like that too.... Thanks bud, Dave

phatsi
02-25-2004, 01:16 AM
Originally posted by ep3hatchattack
I think that many do have a clean design to it. Clean is always my way to go for styling, and i think the reason i like the polished lip is so that you see the deepness of the wheel and the dimension... If they had an all black wheel with a deep lip i would like that too.... Thanks bud, Dave

that's very true.....i guess i can admit it now that i did have some pretty kick ass polished lip BBS rims on my GTi.....but then again VW's have always had that look....

ep3hatchattack
02-25-2004, 01:24 AM
Everyone loves Ultramanias car and he has some nice JDM wheels and i believe they arent polished lip. Just a solid color.....

savesteve
02-25-2004, 02:34 AM
Originally posted by shimmy_yaz
Polished lip all the way!!!
http://www.angelfire.com/pa5/ep3/DSC00495.JPG

Dude those are sick rims, I may have to pick them up for my skittle.

dannysi
02-25-2004, 09:31 AM
I love the way polished rims look on a car.

http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/i=wMjg5MTY0NnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%3D

HondaMan
02-25-2004, 09:37 AM
Of course I like them...see pics of my EP. :)

Gasp23
02-25-2004, 10:24 AM
I personally don't like it. Don't know why, it just doesn't float my boat.

RacingCivicSi02
03-03-2004, 09:58 PM
I have Buddy Club P1 spec II. It gunmetal with a Polish lip. It looks awesome. :D
http://we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/i=wMjQzNDc0NnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE

Damit i need to find a new host

Donegan
05-24-2004, 10:54 AM
It depends on what the wheels look like...

A polished lip doesn't necessarily make the wheels look nice.

02SiFoLife
05-24-2004, 09:34 PM
I have gunmetal 17's with a polished lip on my ep and I love the way they look. And actually when I was shopping for rims I didn't want a polished lip but these just stuck out to me.:D

FCobra94
05-25-2004, 08:44 AM
I think polished lip wheels look great on the EP! The only thing is that they make the wheel look smaller than they actually are, which is kinda bad if your only running 15s or 16s...

SiOnTheFly
05-25-2004, 04:18 PM
im definetly a fan of the polished lip...especially on black eps :D :cool: http://a5.cpimg.com/image/AD/0D/33498285-f452-02000180-.jpg

onEswEEtEp3
07-05-2004, 03:32 PM
16x7 SSR Schumachers 205/40/16 http://www.jdmshit.com/HTmeet0604/images/35.jpg
I've always loved polished lip rims, i just never owned one... until now :D

!@#$%
07-06-2004, 01:36 AM
i didnt have polished lips on my last set of rims, but I'm glad I changed. I love the lip.

http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v311/hondata7700/mem6.jpg
http://img78.photobucket.com/albums/v311/hondata7700/meeee.jpg

ToingToing
07-07-2004, 10:14 PM
how about these polish lip on the signal auto's drift car??
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wNDY2MDQzNnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%3D.jpg
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wNDY2MDQ0NnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%3D.jpg

and heres my buddy club p1 specII hypergold w/ polish lip on my ep..
http://www.we-todd-did-racing.com/wetoddimage.wtdr/wNDY2MDQ5NnM0MTNkZmQzMXk1NDE%3D.jpg

penguin
07-07-2004, 11:10 PM
NBP+18" Tenzo Passion5s in GM=teh hawtness...lol

http://www.themicelis.com/car1.jpg
http://www.themicelis.com/car2.jpg
http://www.themicelis.com/car3.jpg