++**"Help me identify this wheel!" Thread.**++

[Oh Damn, it's Sam]

Looks like TSW Thruxton to me.

(or whatever legit wheels they're knockoffs of)

[electricalbox]

My friend got his car with these. They're some sort of fake splits. He and I both think they're just some cheap wheels but he wants to know before selling them.

99% sure they are splits and like 30% they are axis or something similar.

I saw a set locally a few months back and they looked sick, but upon further research (fake) decided to skip on them. Let me research a bit.

[TheTynosaur]

My friend got his car with these. They're some sort of fake splits. He and I both think they're just some cheap wheels but he wants to know before selling them.

[Oh Damn, it's Sam]

So, this is an extremely long shot, but the gold glitter S14 reminded me of something. Maybe one you wheel experts can piece together what I'm on about.

Back in the day, I remember seeing a set of wheels for sale that were just the craziest shit you've ever seen. They were Japanese, 5x114.3, and I vaguely remember them pictured on a black S13. They had flat lips, and maybe 3-4" of dish. For the faces, imagine a perfectly flat mirrored surface - I don't recall any windows or anything - but coming off the surface were a whole bunch of sharp, diamond-shaped "shards" pointing in random directions - maybe 30-40 "shards" of 3-4" length. Everything was chrome or high polish. They just looked absolutely berserk, almost like a movie prop.

Unfortunately, I don't have a picture or anything to go off of, so I have little hope my description will go anywhere. It's also entirely possible they were one-offs or that I completely dreamed them up. Any ideas are appreciated.

EDIT: I put in a magical combination of words into Google Image Search ("weird-ass JDM wheels") and lookie what I found:



It's a shitty blurry photo! I'm 95% sure these are what I saw a few years back, though I'll admit, they looked way cooler in my head. The ad says they're dual drilled 4/5x114.3, that they're "Real JDM wheels", whatever that means, and that they're "crazy rediculous weird" [sic], but not much beyond that. Still curious if anyone knows WTF these ugly things are.

[KyleAnderson]

thanks man.

any idea of value?

I sold a set of 15x7 with good tires for about $200 a few years ago.

[BenFenner]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rays_Engineering

The wiki says they changed the name from Vesta to Rays in 2000...

Fixed.

[OrangeBlue]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rays_Engineering

The wiki says they changed the name from Vesta to Rays in 1988...

[SnazzyQ]

With tires that is a pretty good deal. I had a set of these a while back in bad condition. Ended up getting $600 (with caps, but remember the condition was bad).

GL with the buy

Thanks man. So I bought them and im not sure they are legit cause they dont say rays/volk on them anywhere.


Not even on the sticker. Although it does say Vesta.

Does anyone know who vesta is?

[electricalbox]

thanks man.

any idea of value?

If they are the same as the other prime wheels, they are not true multipiece.

[staystetti]

Here's a version of those Prime meshes with the valve stem on the lip, rather than in a cutout: http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=338111

thanks man.

any idea of value?

[electricalbox]

Here's a version of those Prime meshes with the valve stem on the lip, rather than in a cutout: http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=338111

Those look to be them, awesome stuff Sam.

[Oh Damn, it's Sam]

Here's a version of those Prime meshes with the valve stem on the lip, rather than in a cutout: http://zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=338111

[electricalbox]

I can't find anything that appears similar, you should just ask the guy for a picture of whats under the cap.

[electricalbox]

both are my posts. the unknowns do look like the OZ/MSW meshies but the faces are flat like the Prime's. The guy said they're OEM BBS and sold me some RS's before..so who knows. Waiting on confirmation for that. The distinct feature is the 'diamond' cutout on the caps I guess.

Gotcha, yeah they really appear to be a hodgepodge of wheels at the moment. Let me keep looking.

[staystetti]

both are my posts. the unknowns do look like the OZ/MSW meshies but the faces are flat like the Prime's. The guy said they're OEM BBS and sold me some RS's before..so who knows. Waiting on confirmation for that. The distinct feature is the 'diamond' cutout on the caps I guess.