Here in North America, it’s known as the Acura RL with OEM Acura rims on it – in Japan, it’s marketed as the Honda Legend. I think that most Acura’s here are Honda’s in Japan; wouldn’t you agree? Fact: The acronym “RL” stands for “Road Luxury”. When the first generation came out with OE Acura […]
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Here is the basic difference: OEM wheels have the original manufacturer’s stamp on it & the factory parts fit – like the center caps. Aftermarket parts are produced so they look exactly like they OEM parts, but are from another company & the original parts don’t fit on the aftermarket wheel. Let’s say you have […]
Read More »Here are the model years: 1936–1942, then from 1954–1958, and then again from 1973–2005. A lot, huh? No matter what generation it went through, it always had stunning Buick Century rims on it. The Century model equipped with OE Buick rims is categorized as a full-size performance vehicle and a mid-sized car from 1973-2005. It […]
Read More »Is it just me, or do mostly all Buick models with OE Buick wheels on them look the same? Hmm. Here in North America, the production on this car & the Buick Regal wheels that went on it ended in 2004, but the manufacturing continued in the Chinese Market. Back in 2002, the 2003 Buick […]
Read More »The Ford Explorer & the Ford Explorer wheels have been the “family” SUV for as long as I can remember. It had always seemed like the kind of car that you can go in to take a small road trip to San Diego or even San Francisco. It’s been manufactured in Louisville, Kentucky ever since […]
Read More »I think that the Porsche Boxster & the factory original Porsche Boxster wheels are the ones that we see more often on the street whenever we go to the city .. right? It’s categorized as a mid-engined roadster that’s manufactured by Porsche. This is Porsche’s very first road car since they produced the 550 Spyder. […]
Read More »Motorcycle wheels really are no different from your typical OE 2005 Mercury Mountaineer rims that come on the 2005 Mercury Mountaineer… obviously. They are usually made with steel spokes & an aluminum hub. Sometimes they even have like a magnesium-type cast material or a machined finish. At one point in time, motorcycles had wheels with spokes that […]
Read More »I have no idea about you, but when I think of hardware; I just think of the wood, tools, & stuff that you get at places like Home Depot or Lowe’s… too bad that’s not the hardware that we’re talking about here. The equipment & tools that attach the wheel to your car is overlooked […]
Read More »Rim tape was invented to shield the tube from mechanical harm that can be caused by the end of the spokes & oftentimes, the holes that are in the wheel itself. There are different tapes for different types of rims. Let’s say you have wide spoke OE GMC Acadia rims; if you buy rubber rim […]
Read More »No, it’s not like your deep dish pizza. This actually goes on your car, not in your belly. Deep dish rims were meant for high performance tires & usually replace the OEM rims. The real reason for these rims is to just give an “enhanced performance” look; it really doesn’t do anything for the performance. If you happen […]
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