Paint Schemes/Rim Chops

Putting those pics together, the Veyron looks like the next gen Riv.

Which would you pick? Any other rims you'd suggest? Anyone got a link to a good preview site?

How much do you think tires will run (these are 20's)? What would you recommend?

im in love with the last rims the panthers, dont get them cuz i am

I dont like any of them really to be honest. If I had to pick one I guess it would be the Panther's though. They all look too ricey to me for a Riv. I guess there arent many muscle car style rims for FWD cars. I used to my RWD cars

post any and all photoshops

1st pic

2nd pic almost there


3rd pic idk about the rims

The first pic would be nicer if it didn't ride so high.

Those roof chops are too extreme.

First one I guess, though none do much for me.

www.tirerack.com has a place to "try out" rims.

Interesting. Anyone else?

1998 Riv, I went to the site you posted the link to...and I liked the try it out feature. AMerican Racing had our Riv's on their try it out section too, but now its gone. Anyway, after going through over 50 wheels that were listed for the Riv. These struck me as a nice cross between a muscle car feeling 5 spoke and a modern 20 inch bling wheel. I used a white Riv because mine is white...and when seeing this wheel on the generator on this site...the grey areas blend with the lower rocker and bumper plastic, while the polished parts almost look white. Click the image bellow for a larger view. At first they may seem like copies of the Panther wheels that Jack posted, but upon closer inspection they are quite different stylistically.

Looks good. I personally have not been able to find aftermarket rims yet that I'd put on the Riv, either because of appearance or price. I think my preference leans towards something in chrome, 5 spoke.

welll i needed to see what my over the winter body mods will look like so now i know and so do you

and there not to extreme i have seen car with 5" windows from chopped tops

1998 Riv, I agree. Either most don't look that good, or they're ridiculously expensive. Most often, both. And, as I'm seeing in this thread, everyone's got their own opinion on what looks good, so the minute you put on custom rims you subject yourself to "Why'd he pick those ugly rims?" You're going to look like an idiot to somebody, maybe most people.

I'm not 100% on any of these rims. My favorite rim is the Panther. My least favorite rim, on the Riv, is also the Panther. I'm sure it's possible to customize the Riv with a muscle car theme, but that's not the direction I'm going with. My theme is "What it would have been if GM had put another 20,000 into it." I want to weld back on the corners GM cut, and recreate it as a higher class luxury performance coupe.

My favorite rim here, as pchopped on the Riv, is the Arelli. I'm not saying it's a fantastic rim, but it doesn't scream "rice" to me, and I want the chrome lip that echoes the chrome trim of the wheel well. Also, the Arelli is cheap. 20's for less than $800 (plus shipping and tires of course). 18's for $542. That's the best deal I've found.

I'm not trying to make the RIv appear to be a muscle car, thats just my preference in style I guess you could say. Probably one of my all time favorite wheels is the Torque Thrust D's and the wheels I put on the Riv in that simulation I posted remind me of a 21st Century take on the classic gun metal 5 spoke design. While appealing to the today's enthusiast as far as size and styling go. 20's on a Riv is as big as I would go. I think they fill the wheel wells out just enough.

I like the chop top!!!

I've seen cars with roofs chopped down that far too, but I wouldn't want to drive one. I'd need the sunroof widened so my head could stick up through it.

Guys,

Thinking about selling my rims if anyones interested. Might go with a 18" or 19" five spoke. I want to go light. If I post a couple of different wheels could you photoshop them on my car?

Jack, I like the Arellis best, too. The Panthers caught my eye first, and wowed me for a second, but I didn't like them much from the side. The remind me of flowers.

I like the wide spoke wheels used on the GTO, but not sure how they'd look on a Rivera:

ewolfe0050 wrote:

Guys,

Thinking about selling my rims if anyones interested. Might go with a 18" or 19" five spoke. I want to go light. If I post a couple of different wheels could you photoshop them on my car?

i love ur rims how much u lookin to get for em

I'll know tomorrow... I want to find out how much a replacement set would run me.

1998 Riv wrote:

First one I guess, though none do much for me.

1998 Riv wrote:

Looks good. I think my preference leans towards something in chrome, 5 spoke.

I think those look good, I do have a preference for the five spoke and chrome also, but those do look good on a white Riv.

ewolfe0050 wrote:

Guys,

Thinking about selling my rims if anyones interested. Might go with a 18" or 19" five spoke. I want to go light. If I post a couple of different wheels could you photoshop them on my car?

I'll chop it since I've been using your pics.

Are you having a problem with the way the 20" rims are riding?

I'd like to go light too, but on the other hand I really like the way the 20's fill out the wheel well on a dropped Riv.

Aaron - The GTO rims would look like they belong on a GTO

They ride great. Other than being heavy, I have no problems at all with them.

Iv'e really invested alot into the suspension and braking and now just starting to invest in the engine. I'd like something lighter (maybe even in 20") to take full advantage of the mods... like a five spoke like the Racing Hart C5 with a deep lip or turtleman's style wheels with a deep lip... whatever I end up with will have the insides blacked out again or maybe go with a gunmetal...

Does anybody have 19" adn 18" rims on their car I can look at and is anyone riding on a rim wider than 9"?

Another chop:



Which paint scheme do you like better?