Norcal Spotted and BS Thread

Moose, you are awesome, thanks for the links!! I was trying to order those exact Dick Cepeks. I don't do internet shopping but I wanted them so badly I was going to find a way. They had three wheels to ship and the fourth would be on back order with a possible ship date of after 6 months, IF they can get them. I didn't want to risk it so I declined. A lot of the wheel shops in my area get the wheels from there so it was the same story all around.

My next thing would probably be the Moto Metals, the one everyone has. *sigh* I need something with a silver color in the wheel to break up the black since I have black fenders.

 

Im not sure. I think in january/february is when most people start hearing back.

 

Couple more:

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/fi...L&c=1&rcz=94043&pc=51803&wd=17&rw=8&rc=CSBINT

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/fi...L&c=1&rcz=94043&pc=51803&wd=17&rw=8&rc=CSBINT

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/fi...c=2&rcz=94043&pc=63267&wd=17&rw=8.5&rc=CSBINT

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/fi...c=2&rcz=94043&pc=23326&wd=17&rw=8.5&rc=CSBINT (my personal favorite)

Anyhow, there's way more. The way I find these is

go to a wheel site

filter on 17" wheels, 6 on 5x5" bolt pattern, wheel width of 8 or 8.5, then sort by backspacing.

(4 wheel parts won't filter by width - you just have to slog through)

 

I hate that. It's a horrible stressful wait. Especially during the Holidays!!

 

Thank you so much!! I'll check into these, I like the first one! I'll have to find out about how to go about returning them and see if there's some sort of restocking fee or if they would just let me change my mind. Since they rub it's a legit reason.....

 

say what, a roll bar in a 4-runner You mean cage?

 

question for any LEO:

Is it legal (I guess anything the cops do is "legal") to put tinted windows on a regular cop cruiser? (in california) haha seemed strange, but today me and a friend saw a regular cruiser that was sitting near a common speeding trap with probablly 35% tinted windows. Front and rear.

 

I've seen the tinted windows on a bunch of "undercover" cars. Of course, a Crown Vic with tinted windows isn't exactly undercover...

 

My friend owns a tint shop and when I was there chatting with him, he was just finishing off a government vehicle. He said that govt vehicles and others of such ARE allowed to have tinted front windows. The car in question was getting limo tint.

 

haha yeah but it wasnt a specialty car, or undercover. just plain old cruiser. not government either, just "city of Clayton"

 

I know for sure they can have it on k-9 vehicles.

Do you live in Clayton? You are like 10 mins from me!!

 

They don't have to comply with all vehicle equipment laws. Not sure if this is still the case, but in the 80's, the law enforcement vehicles didn't have any smog equipment. As a kid, I worked at a paint and body shop that had the contract to paint all the CHP vehicles that were being retired and auctioned. Those didn't have any of the smog equipment and anyone buying them via the auction were exempt from smog checks too (since they didn't have any smog equipment).

It was kind of fun driving those mustangs back in the 80's and watching people just move over when I came along behind them (we picked up, painted, then drove them back to the auction yard). It's not like you can see the "out of service" signs in the rear side windows when one comes up behind you.

 

Well my rubbing issue has been resolved!! Got to keep my 17x9 and went with 265/65. I can make a regular u turn now instead of a five point u turn! I can't park in perpendicular stalls! I can circle in a cul de sac!

 

something like that

 

Is it bolted to the frame underneath? It really should be to be effective.

 

nope, no need for what im doing, even if i roll over its gonna be slow as hell, pretty sure the roof would take 80% of the damage b4 it even comes close to the roll bar

 

chop the top

 

Lil rum and coke to finish the night

 

Check out this Gem I spotted while at the liquor store tonight lol