bought some new shoes
 

improvement?
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Now I'm trying to figure out whether they are Epsilons or Southern Ways (made by Weds?) They are both very identical except I hear Epsilons do not have the SW stamp. Also I wonder if two of them are two piece and the other two are three piece because two have the 21 offset stamped and the other two do not. Also the ones with the stamped offset has the width stamped also. I'll take off the old rubber soon and find out. Hopefully these pictures will help others as well as answer my question because I've been looking at so many pictures and they don't seem to have enough detail to tell. Look closely to see the 7 stamped width and also you can see the 110 stamped for the pcd. The numbers in the circles seem to be months/years so all my wheels are made in 1981 and the months vary slightly.

Also I need to repair and refinish the wheels. Any color suggestions? Leave it the way it is? I'll definitely keep everyone updated on these rare wheels. :)

Sexy... :drool: definantly restore them to black

Damn that's hot

No fan of the "+" wheels - so BIG improvement!!! Nice they are a "period" wheel, too.

Stu Aull
80GS
Alaska

Thanks for the compliments! I am 90% sure they are Epsilons from staring at Carl's old Eps and wacky's Eps.

I will let ya know tonite.

Whichever ones they are they look great, as 7aull said they are "period correct" for the car and match nicely. I say keep them black with a polished lip.

thanks!

yea seems like i'll fix the lips for now and refinish them later. touch up the chip though. we'll see when i take it to the wheel repair shop this weekend.

Read from a VW forum:

These are made by Southern Ways of Japan originally. Later on they changed the company name to Epsilon. Most of the people in here won't know about them since they're Japanese wheels. Parts for them are fairly easy to find on the Club4ag or Dimequarterly.

again thanks for all the compliments guys! looking forward to hearing from you wacky as well as providing more updates!

woo hoo! post 1,000!!!! :)

congrats on the find :) really do like those

post 1,000 as well... haha

I had to double check with my eps. no "SW" marks in my sets so those are Southern Ways

Thanks a lot for checking! so its confirmed that I have Southern Ways made in 1981.. retro! I'll post before and afer pics after I take them for repair this weekend.

pics of some bends and dings...
 

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per wheel to fix.. more to come!

all shiny and fixed!
 

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jose the owner putting new silicone on my 3 pieces!

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tires and mounting to come on tuesday! stay tuned!

riteway wire and wheel repair was super friendly and took my wheels at 8:30 in the morning and finished 3 hours later! dismount my old cracked tires, fixed all my bends, re polish, and new chrome valve stems! thank you jose, armando and sharon!

Those are pure sex dude! nice!

Those boys did a great job especially considering how damaged they were. They will look great with fresh black paint and tires.

Very nice dude! I need to find a place in town that polishes wheels with good service. If you don't mind, how much did you pay?

100$ each, is that a normal amount?

Thats probably right since they had some bends and dings. I'm looking for a place that will just polish the lips, and i'm thinking around $50-75 should be a good price. I just can't find a place in Vegas. :dunno:

add $25 per wheel if i had tires on it to be remounted. i'll definitely be taking in my other cars with curb rash to him in the future for his fast, friendly and quality services. of course i'll haggle with him for pricing too ;P

damn pure sex!

:drool:

Those look GOOOD refinished!

is sex comparable to high money wheels hmm... yes i'd say so too lol

my exact reaction as well stay tuned for tires and mounting on my car pics

thanks mate!

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under exposed... but i liked the deep color

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lil blurry

better pics to come but let me know what you guys think. was it worth the $$$? unfortunately i think one wheel has a leak. i am monitoring the air pressure and going to take it back to fix again if it is indeed leaking so i am not taking any chances now and swapped back my original wheel

stay tuned!

It looks good.


OT. It looks like someone tried to jack up your car in the wrong spot.

so sexy i love them rims. can you take a nice side pic of the hole car so i can photo shop them on to my rx7 to see how they look.

yes i will do that tomorrow when the sun is up :)

thanks everyone for all your compliments! more to come soon!

BTW does anybody have or know where i can get some center caps for these? i believe epsilon caps should fit. thanks! this will be my next quest for my wheels

ahh sorry for taking so long to get pics. my car has been in the shop.. more details on that later tho

hope these work for you openshot. i need to go on a photoshoot tho! with better lighting definitely. these pics dont do justice on how much they really shine!

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i've been receiving nothing but compliments from everyone thats seen my car! kinda nice lol
even my wheel repair guy was giving props on how my car looked with these rare gems. he currently has one wheel because its been leaking in the centers and is repairing it for me. i wonder what some good maintainance tips for polished aluminum are. any suggestions?

again thanks to everyone for all your replies!

looking nice...

thanks

can't wait till i see it in 2 days :D

Looks great! Lower it now! :) Ask the guy that refinished the wheels for you on what would be best to take care of the lips. Let us know what he said :)

wow im jelous. those are really nice.

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So i finally acquired a set of epsilon center caps for my southern ways. afaik they should fit. Although when i try to put them on, they are too big. I took a vague measurement and the center cap is 2.75" diameter and the center hole on my centers are about 2.5"

Attached is a picture of a Southern Ways wheel being sold on yahoo autions japan and I can see the part number on the cap and that is the same number on these Epsilon caps I have.

I am thinking whoever painted the centers last time painted it too thick. Or they might just not fit. Any thoughts?

wow that looks amazing. now do what twinkletoes said and SLAM IT!!! well not too much

love mesh

thank you! now i just gotta figure out how to put on my centercaps

-noob

step 1: get a bigger hammer

Step 2: Get a couple of beers in you.

Nice they did a great job restoring them.

Is riteway in san ramon?

someone help with step 3!!! i'm sure its like a 5 step process

BTW, are you coming to the bbq on saturday?

step one: dont think a hammer will be such a good idea considering the tabs are thin pieces of plastic aged 2 decades or more old.

step two: check!

yes, riteway (wire and exotic) wheels in concord. talk to jose, the owner. he did a fantastic job!

step 3: i think i might need to source different model center caps since i am starting to believe weds, southern ways, epsilons, whoever decided to produce different centers with different diameters for the centercaps.

p.s. i am not sure about the bbq meet this weekend. probably the cruise on jan 3 tho!

ok so i have acquired another set of caps which were the wrong size as well. took some time to find them haha. they are harder to find than the wheels! i then found another set that had 3 caps only which finally fit my centers. so now i am looking for another pair or just one more...

i guess it turns out that epsilon, weds, southern ways, what have you, made different size holes for i suppose different size centering rings for different cars. mine needed the 2-1/4" diameter center cap. the other two that i had were 2-3/4" and 3"

sucks that my replica stickers will not fit my correct center caps but they will fit the other two sets. gotta trim them perfectly circular somehow...

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these were the kinds i needed:
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not these ones:
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notice the difference?

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that's all for now! merry christmas rx7 club and fellow first genners!