For the import fans

[Richard Bartrop]

Because not everyone here does hot rods and muscle cars, a Japanese site devoted to alloy wheels.  Some interesting designs there.

https://kyushashoes.com/

[iamsuperdan]

 

Ahhh Japan. Where all the world's weird stuff comes from.

Some wild stuff in there.

 

[Richard Bartrop]

8 minutes ago, iamsuperdan said:

 

Ahhh Japan. Where all the world's weird stuff comes from.

 

Oh, we do weird stuff too.  We're just used to our weirdness.

[Casey]

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And these Enkei Paramounts...just WOW. Amazing:

[iamsuperdan]

Those Enkei Paramounts...screaming to be mounted on a 1996 VW Golf Harlequin!

[Richard Bartrop]

I want to see if you can play them like a xylophone.

[Ace-Garageguy]

I'm still trying to figure out what the target demographic was for these...

[iamsuperdan]

37 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

I'm still trying to figure out what the target demographic was for these...

Same car I posted above! VW Golf Harlequin!

 

[OldNYJim]

42 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

I'm still trying to figure out what the target demographic was for these...

I just saw on Instagram that someone is making 3D printed versions of these in scale

[ZTony8]

I've wondered why wheels are usually photographed at an angle. Reflection? Glare? Trying to prevent copying of a design? Something else?

[Joe Handley]

9 minutes ago, ZTony8 said:

I've wondered why wheels are usually photographed at an angle. Reflection? Glare? Trying to prevent copying of a design? Something else?

Probably a combination of the angle of the wheel in relation to camera and it helps show off shape of the wheel design..The teddy bear wheels are a good example of that since it does indicate there is a 3d effect to them, but that would be the same for steelies and poverty caps, or the ornate caps from the mid 50's through the end of the muscle car era.

[espo]

I'm not a Tuner Builder so most of these I found it hard to relate to. That said I also saw some interesting wheels that could be used on some Customs or Street Rod type builds. 

[89AKurt]

Even though I'm into Tuners (to a degree), some of those are weird.  What happened to the spinner wheels, and the ones with LEDs that create a design while you drive?

[Joe Handley]

52 minutes ago, 89AKurt said:

Even though I'm into Tuners (to a degree), some of those are weird.  What happened to the spinner wheels, and the ones with LEDs that create a design while you drive?

I think spinners are still out there, only to a lesser degree, as well as floating wheels (center stays stationary while rolling down the road).......I think the LED wheels are dead, where they belong....

[Richard Bartrop]

16 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

I'm still trying to figure out what the target demographic was for these...

 

THe thing that always impressed me with the teddy bear wheels was just the fact that they made everything balance so it functions as a wheel.

[Tom Geiger]

Makes perfect since to me.  German car with Gummi Bear wheels!  

[Richard Bartrop]

And if you thought those teddy bear wheels were a little too macho for your tastes:

[Atmobil]

Is that wheels?

[afx]

On 11/23/2019 at 9:45 PM, Ace-Garageguy said:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/1-24-wheels-14-inch-Ronal-Teddy-Bears-w-stance-tires-for-Tamiya-Aoshima-Hasegawa/254366436254?hash=item3b396bcb9e:g:gMEAAOSw64tdhl1v

Edited January 11, 2020 by afx

[stitchdup]

I'm the target demographic, but it was probably cars like the vw polo and small cars like that. Ronal made a limited run of them withing the last 10 years too so there are fans out there.

[Mark]

On 11/23/2019 at 7:16 PM, Casey said:

 

 

And these Enkei Paramounts...just WOW. Amazing:

WHEEL....OF....FORTUNE!

[Ace-Garageguy]

On 11/24/2019 at 2:14 PM, Richard Bartrop said:

THe thing that always impressed me with the teddy bear wheels was just the fact that they made everything balance so it functions as a wheel.

Yup...that's the first thing I thought when I saw them. 5-MPH wheels, tops. 

[OldNYJim]

16 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said:

And if you thought those teddy bear wheels were a little too macho for your tastes:

Those look like my wife’s fancy plates ?

[stavanzer]

The Market for the Teddy Bear wheels was Girls who owned VW New Beetles. 

[DukeE]

Ronal teddy bear wheels came out in 1978 iirc. Ronal is German company, so everything tested by TuV, quite roadworthy. Ronal made FWD offset mesh wheels before BBS really did. 

The xylophone wheels and the china plate wheels are much newer. Likely aimed at JDM market. Duh. I do think the xylophone wheels (colorwheel) are kinda neat. 

Evil teddy

 

These are Borbet A 5 spokers that someone painted a roulette wheel on the rim, and the ball is the valve stem cap. Wood spokes painted, better if black. Porsche has normal 1-pc blacked out wheels. Baller needs the 3-pc roulette wheels.

These are OEM Mazda wheels off a Mazda 121 Koala from '94.

Michelin Mr. Bibendum wheels.

Let the hatin' hate ?