Bed Lock Style Rims

Have the Bed Lock style rims become better priced now that they're part of the TX Pro package?

http://www.toyota.com/tacoma/tx.html

^ Those guys

 

i dont think so and i think the black ones are even a little harder to get

 

but i was looking around and people were saying that they're like 1200 a piece?????? I can't believe that they're still that expensive if toyotas putting them on a package?

 

$214 each from TRDparts4u.com for the bronze ones. And theyre simulated BEAD locks.

http://www.trdparts4u.com/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=-8348

 

I wouldn't put those plastic fake bead locks on my truck...

 

I think those trd wheels are sweet even though they are street locks, pricey though.

 

i just bought my 1st tacoma!. 2011 tx pro which is just the OR package with the black beadlock wheels,trd cat back exhaust, and the tx pro decals. i wanted to buy the trd OR package then purchase the black beadlock wheels for it because it would have been cheaper, ($1700msrp for the txpro package vs. around $1200 for the wheels+exhaust seperately) but i searched every website i knew of and could only find them in bronze color. I bit the bullet and managed to get the dealer to reduce the overall price of the truck by over 4k. msrp was $33.4k. i paid 29k for the truck without tax. i know if i just ordered the OR package and found the wheels seperately i would have paid less and had an extra set of winter wheels and tires for free, but hey, they look nice, and i'm probably the only guy in illinois with those wheels seeing how the dealer searched for the truck with the options i wanted and only found 1 in texas

 

They have one of these sitting in the showroom floor of Charlse Maudd Toyota here in Austin. I really like the wheels on it...and I am not into the black wheel thing!

 

$25O AT THE DEALER

 

what is a bead lock?

is it just those screw looking things around the edge or they actually serve a purpose if they aren't simulated?

 

Real Bead locks, keep the rim and tire attached together with a clamp like mechanism, good for offroading and airing down and for blow outs or loss of air because your tire will still be attached to the rim, aren't usually DOT approved tho, so they aren't street legal.
(someone correct me if I'm wrong)

 

yes, it is just the aluminum "ring" with the screws.... These are just simulated so they dont really hold the "bead" of the tire in place when you air down.

There is only one true beadlock wheel that i know of that is DOT approved and it is called the Hutchinson/Rock monster beadlock wheel.

http://www.4x4groupbuy.com/store/ro...ed-17x85-6on1397mm-toyota-trucks-p-47807.html

 

the wheels on my txpro are beadlock "style" wheels... i dont plan on doing any rock crawling anytime soon so i could care less if they are true functioning bead locks. i just like the looks of them on my superwhite taco! seems like they give it a wider stance over the OR package wheels... kinda wish they were 17" though... ps.. my wife is totally jelous of my new truck.. she says i give it too much attention.

 

Please post pics of your new truck! I have yet to see a super white t/x pro.