glass rims

[saintg]

i unno if n e one ever seen these before but i figured id show some ppl just found them surfin

[notsoaveragej0e]

Trippy as ****, but bad a$$

[gaowners32]

whats wooow

[coupe]

Keeping those clean would be a nightmare.

[gaowners32]

these pictures are like on 1,000,000,000,000,000 other forums just google it is nutzs

[pyro]

its jus fa deckoration man, and when they brake its kinna' like a alarm clock...:woowoo

[coupe]

these pictures are like on 1,000,000,000,000,000 other forums just google it is nutzs

I googled it and only found 1 other forum disussing it. I just typed in *glass rim*, *glass rims* and *glass wheels*.

[5-lO]

Im thinking they are probably more of a plexi material, I would think glass would not flex enough and there for be shattering all the time.

Wouldnt that suck, if those do break, chances are breaking one breaks all of them (from the added weight) and then youve got your car sliding scraping and sparking down the street on its brake rotors. Mmmmm damage

[Kdawg207]

different for sure

[lone_wolf025]

Interesting concept and with the right brake setup it'd look real good. But I agree with the general consensus of too fragile for anything but show.

[lvemy3100]

try searching for "clear rims"...

also found this... clear aluminum http://www.rense.com/1.imagesC/clearalum.jpg

[coupe]

It definately cant be glass or plexi.

Clear aluminum, now that makes sense but still iffy. Clear aluminum supposedly isnt very strong.

I think this concept would look best on sport bikes.

[lvemy3100]

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/showthread.php?t=185950

http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2781478

[5-lO]

How the hell do they make clear aluminum... its metal!

[DrFabulous]

That would be kinda fun to have.

[gaowners32]

I googled it and only found 1 other forum disussing it. I just typed in *glass rim*, *glass rims* and *glass wheels*.

i found 7 but whatever 7 is till alot of forums lol

[mightypan42]

Transparent aluminum... why does that sound familiar?

oh yeah!

Star Trek IV - The Voyage Home

http://www.startrek.com/imageuploads/200307/gal-mov-iv-10/320x240.jpg

If that ish can hold a couple whales in the holding bay of a Klingon Bird of Prey, why not make wheels out of it! lol

[drumking1721]

those are sweet

[coupe]

Looks like they are made of lexan.

That would work.....hmmm.

These are pics that leaked out it sounds like. They where not supposed to be seen till sema of 07.

[gaowners32]

THERE is a video 2

[AaronGTR]

That design would be really horrible for brake cooling...


Thats no better than putting 24's on a car. Yet another example of common sense taking a back seat to style and ignorance. :rolleyes:

[crazypontiac03]

Looks like Crap, on a pretty decent Car.

[blake]

they are kinda cool..

[SikMindz]

I'd put 1" TV's on my rotors.


Then I'd put holes in the rim so that it whistled...whooooo wooo!

[jscarano13]

hahah

[Mendoza]

Those are slick

[2002GT]

wtf. i hate the internet. everyone ALWAYS calls photochop. die.

[coupe]

wtf. i hate the internet. everyone ALWAYS calls photochop. die.

Right fully so with something like this, computers and programs can be very deceiving (sp?).


Im gonna go against the grain and say i like them...alot.

Still would look better on a sport bike than a car.

[2002GT]

i agree rand

[notsoaveragej0e]

It would be cool to have some sort of lighting behind those at night... it would look insane!

Also, I wonder about brake cooling... no slots in the rims means not as much air flowing through there...

[Devo]

Agreed, I really like them alot and putting some sort of LED Lighting or an underbody kit would make them SICK.

[Ajaxus]

Im thinking they are probably more of a plexi material, I would think glass would not flex enough and there for be shattering all the time.

Wouldnt that suck, if those do break, chances are breaking one breaks all of them (from the added weight) and then youve got your car sliding scraping and sparking down the street on its brake rotors. Mmmmm damage

my guess would go on polycarbonate as the material used. doesn't take much of the stuff to be bulletresistant, and it's decently priced. a 14"x14" custom cut at 1/4" thickness ran me $75 shipped from cali. i would maybe guess these are around half an inch, possibly more for thickness, just to stay on the safe side. probably didn't run him more than $750 tops for materials.

[traingeek087]

Looks like they are made of lexan


If so those are some expensive rims! I was using some of that to make car parts-cost like 50 for a few inches.

[Gizm0815]

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/be0f44f5-ec24-4c60-a683-986e003197c3.htm

[lvemy3100]

http://blog.cardomain.com/blog/2006/week44/index.html#WHEEL?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email

"There is a lot of cool and crazy stuff at SEMA, but these clear D'Vinci Forgiato Radurra wheels definitely caught my eye. They're two inch thick polycarbonate, and are available in 20, 22 and 24 inch sizes for around $2k each. "





just thought this would put a stop to speculation....

[Ajaxus]

AHAHA, i was right, polycarbonate, wooohoo!

but 2 inches? good god, that's more than is necessary. btw, this thickness puts my old estimate on costs out the window, $2k/wheel is about right then for the product.

[Rosado]

I was in Vegas for the SEMA convention and I did see them on a car in person. Diffrent , thats for sure. In person it does look really cool.

[LoboMan7409]

not 8k cool

[SikMindz]

For that much give me some Asanti jewel encrusted rims bishes...