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Princess
04-18-2008, 10:47 PM
It seems like chrome rims for the ep3 are not in fashion right now. Everyone seems to like painted wheels.

The other day a guy from the UK with the Cosmic Gray CTR logged on and he had 18" chrome (or polished) Rota Subzeros on his ride and I thought it looked really good.

I think 19" chrome wheels look too big but 18" you can just barely get away with if you don't mind a rougher ride.

What does everyone else think? Poll attached.

Kodeen
04-19-2008, 02:19 AM
Chrome wheels don't look good on the EP or anything else. Except maybe Harley Davidsons.

beechstreet
04-19-2008, 02:40 AM
ive always wondered what the chrome OEM RSX rims would look like on an ep.

az-epdrvr
04-19-2008, 02:44 AM
chrome on a ep3 are wack , major no no :nono:

civsirmt
04-19-2008, 03:30 AM
No Way!

BaLisTek
04-19-2008, 03:34 AM
I have to say that chrome/polished wheels can look great on the right EP

.colin
04-19-2008, 03:35 AM
moon's car has polished works, i think that looks good

az-epdrvr
04-19-2008, 03:36 AM
I have to say that chrome/polished wheels can look great on the right EP

polished ok but not ever chrome . chrome is for wankasta's

s10blazed
04-19-2008, 03:39 AM
I'm old school so I like chrome on practically anything.

Including EPs.

http://www.s10blazed.com/images/civicrims02.jpg

theyb
04-19-2008, 03:44 AM
i say no

The new Paul03
04-19-2008, 05:05 AM
No!

cow
04-19-2008, 05:16 AM
Polished wheels look gorgeous on EP's & most other cars.

Fish
04-19-2008, 05:17 AM
Chrome rims rarely look good. On any car.

Feuerfrei
04-19-2008, 05:36 AM
not a fan of chrome...........polished aluminum on the other hand, I do like.

MugsyTheGr8
04-19-2008, 06:25 AM
i like chrome on muscle cars, and thats about it.

bchaney
04-19-2008, 07:54 AM
My VBP had chromies on it when I bought it... i think it looks good (although I did sell the wheels).

civictype_r04
04-19-2008, 08:19 AM
NO chrome that is for the lowriders.

Princess
04-19-2008, 10:05 AM
This ep3 has chrome wheels in the rear and slick tires in the front.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKj2xmLPzwo

Princess
04-19-2008, 10:31 AM
In the UK the CTR comes with 17" rims so when they get new rims they tend to go for 18" or 19" rims a lot more than Americans. Our USDM cars came with 15" or 16" rims, so to us 17" seems big enough.

This one has 18" chrome wheels.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y117/dazzr1/a0729c23.jpg

This one has chrome Rota Subzeros.
http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/4062/dsc004645qq.jpg

Seems like in America we only like chrome lips.

Princess
04-19-2008, 10:51 AM
I like these Rota Attacks in chrome.
http://www.speedstash.com/rota/attack_TITANIUM_CHROME.jpg

I like these polished Rota Subzeros too.
http://www.subydude.com/images/prod/rota/wheels/rota18subzero40045royalsilver.jpg

chrome Gram Lights
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/avesiquig/big.jpg

polished Jmags
http://gtmwheels.com/images/jmag_polish1.jpg

polished 5Zigen Div3s
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2170/2110456212_c893d231f8_o.jpg

?
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c204/tina_miranda/8.jpg

Enkei
http://tylersflash.com/brewer/HT/RPF1bc.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/FrescoGreenEG6/Mugen%20M7s/Edge2.jpg

polished TE's
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2013/2417785760_279d36f426_b.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v498/FrescoGreenEG6/IMG_4071.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2412/2082203677_891d996c09_o.jpg

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa286/Schpootypie/NewCivic001.jpg

A Showstoppers featured ep3 from Hawaii
http://www.showstoppersusa.com/featurecar/Jan2004/18.jpg

dtt02278
04-19-2008, 10:55 AM
i think chrome wheels look good on silver cars only... maybe white but not so much.. and depends on what kind of chrome wheels too...

MugsyTheGr8
04-19-2008, 11:44 AM
the first one looked really bad, but the rest were ok. i still dont like it, and wouldnt put chrome anything on my car.

Distance
04-19-2008, 07:10 PM
i think chrome wheels look good on silver cars only... maybe white but not so much.. and depends on what kind of chrome wheels too...

i agree on this to. i think only the silver can pull it off but white can do but it just depends on the wheels.

jw1
04-19-2008, 07:24 PM
I have a set of chrome wheels (one out of my three sets) and think they look good on my black car. My favorite are my Black Rota GT3s though.

http://members.cox.net/jeffwilliams9/CivicAXChromes.jpg

blackhatchsi
04-19-2008, 07:29 PM
I actually thought some of those pictures were ok. I guess it depends on the wheels. I still wouldn't do it though.

kwiksi
04-20-2008, 04:05 AM
Depends on the rims.

Gasp23
04-20-2008, 11:48 AM
I personally don't like chrome wheels but in my opinion, you ought to do to your car what you like, not what other people like.

vividk20
04-20-2008, 12:40 PM
I think chrome wheels can look good but it is totally up to the wheel that you choose.

az-epdrvr
04-20-2008, 12:42 PM
to each its own :plane:

crhatch02
04-20-2008, 12:49 PM
i would rock the shit out of some chrome rp-f1's....so my vote is yes

crhatch02
04-20-2008, 12:49 PM
But only on a certain color ep....def not vbp

Wezzy
04-20-2008, 01:14 PM
no.. not my style

ohdamngetit
04-20-2008, 02:21 PM
I like chrome wheels on the ep depending on the color of the car and type of wheels but than again. to each his/her own.

supercivician
04-20-2008, 02:46 PM
ive seen a 2001-2005 ocean green civic lx sedan with 18inch chrome on it

kokopuffs405
04-20-2008, 02:48 PM
polished is alot better

Mikebuen
04-23-2008, 11:25 AM
polished is alot better

I second that motion!

SPAM&RICE
04-23-2008, 11:31 AM
No one mentioned about the weight chrome is to heavy, polished is the way to go, noame brand wheels only ,rota ,works, 5zigen, mugen it also depends on the color of the car too.

EPandaman29
04-23-2008, 01:49 PM
:rant: NO CHROME!!!

Jsoto517
04-23-2008, 02:24 PM
NO chrome for any import lol, its all what you like some chrome wheels look ok but not on an ep thats for sure

lil_Eggy
04-23-2008, 02:39 PM
i've never been a fan of chrome wheels on any car....maybe on an 18 wheeler though

renovator
04-24-2008, 12:47 PM
i wouldn't consider it chrome, but SBC finished wheels look hot on an EP3

like these


http://www.evasivemotorsports.com/merchant2/graphics/wheels/enkei_rpf1_sbc.jpg

CastorTroy2
04-24-2008, 12:49 PM
maybe "polished", but not Chrome

vtecDave
04-24-2008, 01:55 PM
maybe "polished", but not Chrome

ditto.

I think chrome gets a little to "stereotyped"... :mredface::mconfused: ...in the wrong direction that most try to take their Ep's (not the showy bling, my RIMS, not wheels, cost more than my car... dir).


Then of course, there's the "if it's JDM, than it's all good!"

BaLisTek
04-24-2008, 02:08 PM
my next wheels will be polished

ep3_civic_si
04-24-2008, 02:08 PM
all those wheels posted by princess were polished except for that red ep with 18's :puke:, except the mugen NR's that was posted those are called mirror faced poslished. none posted above post were chrome there's a huge difference from chrome and polished.

ballz716
04-24-2008, 02:24 PM
i thinking about buying gram lights in the titaium finish for ssm how do u think that would look

skoo74
04-24-2008, 02:41 PM
how about chrome slips? My old ones are actually polished but polished so much, I was able to see my reflection.. similar to chrome...

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a99/jerryep3/Si/1-1.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a99/jerryep3/Si/SI-1-1.jpg

CajunSi
04-25-2008, 08:28 AM
I guess that it would be a matter of taste. I personally don't like chrome wheels on Honda or any other tuner.

Emerica459
04-26-2008, 05:32 PM
chrome just doesnt look right on any car that is aimed to be sportier IMO

miragetkg
04-26-2008, 06:32 PM
I say no on chrome wheels. Polished rims will be your best bet. It's your ride though. If you like them; Mount them and call it your own style.

Princess
04-26-2008, 07:03 PM
Some of the most popular cars on this site have rims that look like they are chrome, like MoonSi's car. The rims might be polished but they look chrome.

I was reading around on the Internet and people are saying that chrome is easier to keep looking nice, polished takes more work. They also say that solid chrome rims are heavier. I think most chrome rims are only chrome plated anyways.

Also people say that chrome rims don't last very long because they rust out. And they say that polished rims last longer but are harder to keep looking shiny as time goes on.

I know some polished rims have a clear coating on them for better or worse. Sometimes you don't know what to polish them with because you don't want to destroy the clear coat. I think 1999/2000 Integra GSR twisted six spoke rims have a clear coating on them.

03Si757
04-27-2008, 07:44 AM
With the right car, and the right rims, Chrome can look sexy and make the car look complete. Heres a pic of my 99 CL before I sold it to get my EP3.


http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/4167/parkinggarage1po6.jpg

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/8797/parkinggarage2se8.jpg

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/9758/photoshoot5vx8.jpg

rolldic
05-08-2008, 10:50 AM
chrome is about as lame as big body kits and spinners (which are chrome usually)

jdmbm
05-09-2008, 09:43 AM
the right wheel can make all the difference

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j219/JDMBM/bobspictures208.jpg

beechstreet
05-09-2008, 11:26 AM
the right wheel can make all the difference

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j219/JDMBM/bobspictures208.jpg

not bad, not bad at all

Zeth
05-09-2008, 04:15 PM
screw those guys just get some of these....:becky:

http://static.zoovy.com/img/crite2000/W180-H180-Bffffff/pinnical_chrome_wire_wheel1.jpg

Princess
05-09-2008, 04:16 PM
Yeah, check out these Daytons.

http://www.daytonwirewheels.com/images/youdreamit.jpg

the JigGa mAn
05-09-2008, 04:56 PM
the right wheel can make all the difference

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j219/JDMBM/bobspictures208.jpg

ouch to the dent on the door :(

Satin 2k2 Si
05-09-2008, 09:44 PM
the right wheel can make all the difference

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j219/JDMBM/bobspictures208.jpg

Yo! What kinda rims and what size. I think thats a good look. Im going to have to bite a liitle of your style without the type R kit. :mbiggrin:

MR.Pizza
05-09-2008, 09:57 PM
Polished wheels look gorgeous on EP's & most other cars.

I don't like chrome wheels. Cow your avi makes me tingle:mtongue:

jdmbm
05-09-2008, 11:36 PM
ouch to the dent on the door :(

i don't know how i got that? but to me it looks like a foot print. how the f#*k can a footprint get there?

proudtobeawesom
05-10-2008, 11:07 AM
the right wheel can make all the difference

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j219/JDMBM/bobspictures208.jpg

that looks amazing

~kevin

RedSiBaron
05-10-2008, 11:14 AM
that looks amazing

~kevin

pics dont do this car justice, at HIN chicago, bobs wheels looked amazing...

proudtobeawesom
05-10-2008, 12:59 PM
pics dont do this car justice, at HIN chicago, bobs wheels looked amazing...

thats tonight =[

i really really wanted to go to chicagos HIN =[

stupid illinois tollway sending me fines lol

~kevin

RedSiBaron
05-10-2008, 03:06 PM
thats tonight =[

i really really wanted to go to chicagos HIN =[

stupid illinois tollway sending me fines lol

~kevin

thats regular indoor stupid HIN...

nightshift is the good one, its outdoors

ep-unit
05-10-2008, 04:28 PM
the right wheel can make all the difference

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j219/JDMBM/bobspictures208.jpg

what rims is that looks sick on that car............Maybe these rims on a NHBP EP would look sick too!!!

jdmbm
05-11-2008, 02:59 PM
pics dont do this car justice, at HIN chicago, bobs wheels looked amazing...

thanks bro. i'll be seeing you at nightshift right? if not, you HAVE to go to indianapolis for the import/truckbash in august

jdmbm
05-11-2008, 03:02 PM
what rims is that looks sick on that car............Maybe these rims on a NHBP EP would look sick too!!!

they're enkei rpf1's in there special brilliant coating "sbc" finish. they are 17 x 7 with a +48 offset (i think). they are sick as wheels.

ep3 604
05-11-2008, 03:03 PM
hells no! :mconfused:

RedSiBaron
05-11-2008, 03:36 PM
thanks bro. i'll be seeing you at nightshift right? if not, you HAVE to go to indianapolis for the import/truckbash in august

yah my plan is to make it to nightshift with a crew again...but i have no clue what this summer quarter is going to be like...i want to make it to that and MDBBQ but who knows what my schedule will be like...

ep3civic2nr
05-11-2008, 03:58 PM
booo is what i have to say.

SSM
05-11-2008, 09:27 PM
chrome can just go home..

valley _boy
05-11-2008, 09:29 PM
most chrome or polish wheels only looks good on vip cars.

MUJO
05-11-2008, 10:47 PM
it's depend on the color of your car :msmile:

kspec03
05-13-2008, 12:14 AM
hell no.. chrome wheels belong on chevys and fords....

v1c10us
05-13-2008, 07:19 PM
I would say No, but the work emotion cr-kai in chrome looks good
and some really beefy 5 spoke's would look good in chrome i think too. it really depends on the wheel. If by chrome you mean like Dubs, or gangsta wheels, then eff no.

ALL MotoR Ep3
05-13-2008, 07:31 PM
HELL NO they dont look good.....maybe chrome lips on the rims but not the whole complete rim chrome...

hybrid-x
05-13-2008, 07:50 PM
Not a fan of chrome, but if you like it who gives a fk. :D

Windchaser
05-13-2008, 07:54 PM
Chrome is the only way to go. Colored wheels are stupid and ricey!

jaeguyoon
05-13-2008, 08:11 PM
I'm going to chrome my slips.

lostep3
05-14-2008, 08:52 AM
There is a big difference Polished YES, Chrome NO

benkieboy
05-14-2008, 10:28 AM
yeah polished is best but chrome? nah!

pynikal
05-22-2008, 04:09 PM
I would say No, but the work emotion cr-kai in chrome looks good
and some really beefy 5 spoke's would look good in chrome i think too. it really depends on the wheel. If by chrome you mean like Dubs, or gangsta wheels, then eff no.

i agree with this 100%! polished looks very good as well. i think im going to get polished slips for mine.

silver hatch
05-22-2008, 08:50 PM
NOOOOOOOOOOO, period.

kbzon01
05-23-2008, 07:08 AM
not a fan of chrome...........polished aluminum on the other hand, I do like.

Ditto on that! I also prefer machined surface but dont know if anyone offers entire wheels finished like that. Brig wheels look tight...

maconperformanc
05-23-2008, 07:40 AM
It all depends on the rims.... A friend of mine had his Te37's chrome plated and they looked really good! I usually would say no to chrome, but that changed my mind.

art2
05-24-2008, 02:09 AM
advan rg2's in chrome look really hot

NHBP ep3
05-26-2008, 12:55 AM
i was gunna vote no but after looking though the thread at some of the pics i have to say some where not bad at all like the enkei's on page 2 and i think the same ones on the white ep3 on page 4. it really depends on what type of what style the rim is, if ur talkin big and flashie like the ones on the red ep3 on page 2 then thats a big no and who ever did that should be slapped.

dofu2
05-26-2008, 03:54 AM
Chrome < Polished

TWR176
06-04-2008, 04:02 PM
it all depends on the wheel and the color of your Ep.

ghettotech
06-04-2008, 05:14 PM
it all depends on the wheel and the color of your Ep.

ya i agree on that...some chrome dipped super advans i think would look gangster on a ep:mbiggrin:

antisocial
06-04-2008, 09:14 PM
chrome is for classic cars and harley-davidsons.

chrome sucks because it doesnt last. in our shop, we see several cars a week with chrome rims whose tires wont hold air. no punctured tire, just the chrome cracking and peeling around the part of the rim in which the bead of the tire seats, and is supposed to form a seal. when they get to that point, the rims are junk. it doesnt matter how well/often you clean your rims, because you cant clean that part without dismounting the tires. if a polished wheel were to develop a rims leak, it can be fixed by cleaning up the rim with a wire wheel, and remounting the tire. almost all wheels can be serviced in such a manner. chrome, however, will in most cases corrode to the point in which the plating cracks, meaning your tire will leak, and the rim must be replaced or rechromed to fix the leak. besides, polished looks better.

ryko
06-06-2008, 09:50 AM
chrome. it varys on the wheel. Motegi and enkei have a few wheels out there that i do enjoy in chrome.

Sub
06-06-2008, 05:55 PM
I'm not big on chrome, but it is your car.. so if you like it do it and don't worry about what other people say.

dichotomous
06-16-2008, 10:35 AM
chrome is for classic cars and harley-davidsons.

chrome sucks because it doesnt last. in our shop, we see several cars a week with chrome rims whose tires wont hold air. no punctured tire, just the chrome cracking and peeling around the part of the rim in which the bead of the tire seats, and is supposed to form a seal. when they get to that point, the rims are junk. it doesnt matter how well/often you clean your rims, because you cant clean that part without dismounting the tires. if a polished wheel were to develop a rims leak, it can be fixed by cleaning up the rim with a wire wheel, and remounting the tire. almost all wheels can be serviced in such a manner. chrome, however, will in most cases corrode to the point in which the plating cracks, meaning your tire will leak, and the rim must be replaced or rechromed to fix the leak. besides, polished looks better.

thats some really crappy chrome then. Good chrome is deep, dark, and reflects exactly whats around it in a smooth pool of dark reflective shine. This is where chrome is better than polished. I say that as far as looks go, polished is better if you care about track speeds. the extra weight will never effect or be noticed by anyone on the street, I feel confident in saying that. However good chrome will far outlast polished wheels, and it looks better because aluminum is a white metal and nickle is a darker metal, cover the nickle in bright chrome and you still have a dark mirror reflection, whereas with polished you have a very bright white wheel that is too bright. they look very different, chrome is darker and smoother and more reflective.
if they chrome the rim cheeply, without doing the copper layer and then nickle layer and then chrome layer, and all thickly for durability, then it might flake off, especially if its just chrome they stick on, then it will look like crap and flake off. a good 5 layer chrome job is hard to beat for looks and durability

mr-alternative
06-16-2008, 11:10 AM
Here is some impression with Barracuda Wheels chrome....

http://www.maxrev.de/files/2008/05/dsci0009_2_1211731375.jpg

DRP967
06-16-2008, 08:35 PM
Never been a fan of chrome on any car, not even a muscle car. I do like polished wheels though.

JohnnyTavo
06-16-2008, 08:38 PM
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a188/JohnnyTavo/IMG_5312.jpg