The ugly wheels thread

These things were on everything in the 90s. Dirt cheap and dated when new.

ZX2 s/r stock wheels

I hate the Sportmaxx 002

Multi lug, fake 3pc dreck. A terrible offset for pretty much every car they are bolted to. Whats worse is when people refer to it as the "panasport style" Are they blind?

Woody wrote: I'm not sure if this qualifies as three spoke ugly or six spoke ugly.

I think that qualifies as awesome.

akamcfly wrote: ZX2 s/r stock wheels

See, I've always thought they looked good on the Zx2. I'm not sure why. On anything else they would be ugly.

BlueInGreen44 wrote:

Woody wrote: I'm not sure if this qualifies as three spoke ugly or six spoke ugly.

I think that qualifies as awesome.

There are certain vehicles on which I would rock those.

Flight Service wrote:

Yes, these. What drugs was someone on when they designed these?

In reply to BlueInGreen44:

I don't think they look terrible.

Tyler H wrote: ugh

I agree that these are ugly, but I'll be damned if these aren't the lightest rims I've ever handled. I swear they only way a pound! MBZ has similar wheels on their CLK that are also super lightweight.

EvanB wrote: In reply to BlueInGreen44: I don't think they look terrible.

For some reason it immediately made me think of lotus root

Which made me want Vietnamese food for lunch

Appleseed wrote: These things were on everything in the 90s. Dirt cheap and dated when new.

There were FWD variants, too. It so happens that I actually like them - then and now...

And, as always, the ugly vs good-looking threads are interchangeable.

NickD wrote:

Flight Service wrote:

Yes, these. What drugs was someone on when they designed these?

They are very much like most turbo wheels, which a LOT of people find cool and stylish.

And, I like a lot of 3 spoke wheels, but dislike 4 spokers.

I really like these, especially on an NSX or RX7:

But I dislike the 4 spoke Libras on so many sports cars of the past:

Funny because I love the 5 spoke versions on musclecars.

kazoospec wrote: I always hated the stock wheels from my Spec V. Fortunately, the crappy local roads obliged, bent one beyond recognition and allowed me to convince SWMBO that new "shoes" were in order. As a nice side bonus, they were heavier than boat anchors in addition to being ugly.

Really? Wow. I loved these wheels on my black Spec-V. I guess it really is subjective.

Duke wrote: And I really hated GM's obsession with putting the car's option list all over the exterior. I can't find any pictures, but I hated the early-mid '90s cars that literally said "A-B-S Antilock Braking System" cast into the wheel.

Not like Japanese manufactures didnt' do that All. The. Time. Stickers all over teh cars advertising what tech they had, like DOHC, Turbo, full time AWD stickers and the like plaster across teh lower side of the cars...

Bonus ugly 4 spoke wheels:

Here's more three spoke hate.

Dirty too!

Flight Service wrote:

Not going to lie I wanted a set of these in GOOOOLLLLLD for my R8. I like a turbo wheel.

Zx2/SR Wheels are pretty sweet looking on anything.

Never liked these. When they switched to a different 5 spoke on the SVT Lightning I think it improved the look of the truck a lot.

BlueInGreen44 wrote:

akamcfly wrote: ZX2 s/r stock wheels

See, I've always thought they looked good on the Zx2. I'm not sure why. On anything else they would be ugly.

I think the S/R wheels are infinitely better than the "regular" ZX2 "swirlies".

I hate them.