The Best & Worst Looking Wheels of All Time

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**One of the Best Looking Wheels in Existence**

This is one of the best looking wheels in existence, Jeremiah. You're making me regret having you on the show.

**A Set of Wheels Can Make or Break a Car's Appearance**

Few things affect the way a car looks both positively and negatively more than a set of wheels. A bogus set of wheels can make a really cool car look like crap, but the right set of wheels can make a funky looking car look really cool.

**Today's Topic: OEM Wheels**

Today, we're looking at a bunch of really good examples and a few bad examples of OEM wheels. Since wheels can be very, very subjective, I brought my friend Jeremiah along. I'm James and this is the D...

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WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en- This is one of the best looking wheelsin existence, Jeremiah.You're making me regrethaving you on the show.- That wheel is epitomeof terrible, James.And I'm regretting evenbeing on this show. (laughs)- Few things affect the way a car looksboth positively and negativelymore than a set of wheels.A bogus set of wheels canmake a really cool carlook like crap, butthe right set of wheelscan make a funky lookingcar look really cool.Today, we're looking at abunch of really good examplesand a few bad examples of OEM wheels.And since wheels can bevery, very subjective,I brought my friend Jeremiah along.I'm James and this is the D...- "D-List".- Thanks again to Omaze forsponsoring today's episode.If you guys didn't know,it is your last chanceto win a 2018 Dodge Demon withtaxes and shipping included.And because Omaze is awesome,they're gonna throw in $20,000 cash.Here we go again.Doug.Pull up a box.It's not gonna...- Let it settle.Look, I did a lot of soul searching.And now, while lookingto other people's souls,I dug into my own.Yeah, sure the DodgeDemon has 840 horsepower,can do a zero to 60 in 2.1 seconds.I realized, I shouldn'tbe jealous of a car.- That's really great, Doug.- Yeah.And you know what?I'm almost allowed back inhospitals, fingers crossed.I got two of the bestpatients a demon could ask.And you know what?Nobody, I mean, nobodycan make an awful fruitjuice like old Douglas.(straw slurping)- You're showing a lot of growth.- Now I feel good about myself.So I don't need tocompare myself to a car.So go ahead, tell these fine peopleto go to omaze.com/donutmedia.This is the last chance towin this 2018 Dodge Demon.Tell 'em that every donationsupports the Ronald ReaganUCLA Medical Center.The same center that saved your life.- It is.- And you tell 'em Doug said that.- You know what, Doug?- What?- You just did.- Why me?I guess there's just onething left to do then, right?- Take us home.- And now back to the show.- Perfect.Just a reminder, today weare only doing OEM wheels.OEM stands for originalequipment manufacturer.Wheels that came from the manufactureror were available as a dealer option.We're then gonna beranking them in four tiers.Up at the top, we got impeccable taste.This is a wheel that wasgreat when it came out.It looks great today.It'll look great on a carthat it didn't come from the factory yet.And right below that we have a solid rim.Right below that we have ugly, but cool.It's ugly, but there's something about it.- Something underneath there.- The Steve Buscemi of wheels.- Yeah.- Last but least honestly,wheels that make us wanna barf.Just straight up, I look atthis thing, makes me wanna puke.So you want to get into somewheels, look at some spinners?- Yeah, let's look at 'em.- Okay, first up, we gotthe 2016 through 2020Honda Civic wheel.- It does this weird trick to your brain.You look at it and you'rejust like, this is not right.- Yeah, these are not good looking wheels.How many people had tolook at this wheel at Hondaand be like, you know what?(Jeremiah laughing)Yes.- Yes, this went up the chain.Multiple departments.- It's probably like what people likedabout seven different kinds of wheels.And then they shoved ittogether and they were like,okay, we all win.(Jeremiah laughing)This is like an exampleof what can go wrongwhen you design by a committee.So they make me wanna barf.- A B-A-R-F wheel.- These are some of the bestlooking stock wheels ever,in my opinion.They're, of course, froman R33 Skyline GT-R.They're 17 by nines.They're forged.- Simple, elegant design.Not doing too much, but it's just...- Purposeful.- That's right.- Jeremiah, you're an engineerthat hosts "The ScienceShow" on this channel.- I do.- You wanna explain to the peoplewhat makes a forged wheelbetter than say a cast wheel?- Yeah.So casting, they make a big moldand then they pour liquidmetal into that moldand it forms the shape.And then forging, theytake a piece of billetand they shape it.So they press it intothe shape of the wheeland it maintains this grain structure.So, yeah.When you got forged wheels,those bad boys are tough.- It sounds to me likethat's one solid rim.(Jeremiah and cameraman laughing)- Oh, my God.- C4 Corvette Salad Shooters.They're called Salad Shootersbecause they look like a kitchen appliancethat shoots salad.(Jeremiah laughing)Listen, okay.It's 1991.We just invented saladsand they are all the rage.People cannot eat 'em fast enough.Shoot it.This is a very popular wheel on Euro cars.So with adapters, a lot ofpeople put 'em on E30 BMWsor Volkswagen Golfs.Because they look really cooland you can get 'em for dirt cheap.- And they're pretty strong.- I like these a lot.They're not my favorite wheeland I don't know thatthey aged super well.So I'm gonna say Salad at the solid rim.- At the solid rim.There you go.- Pontiac Firebird/Trans Am Snow Flakes.I love these.- This, wow.I mean, if you've got aFirebird in this era especially.If you don't have thesewith the gold inlay,whatever the two-tone.- These wheels make mewanna pair up with my buddyand smuggle a semi-truck worthof cobs across state lines.You know what I'm saying?This car is if Kid Rock were a car.- Yes. (laughs)- And just like Kid Rock, Ithink these are exquisite taste.- For me, Florida boy, this is...- Yeah, these are ball with the baller.(Jeremiah laughing)This is the only set ofwheels on the list that I own.Don't let that...- Oh, okay.- Influence you too much.They're actually on my Toyota Corollathat's right over there.These came off the 1982to 1985 Celica Supra,when it was still a Celica.- So when I'm looking at this picture,if you were to just show methe wheel without the car,I would rate it lower.But like we talked about at the beginning,the wheel, in my opinion,has to help shape the lines of the car.They gotta compliment each other.And with this, that car, itdefinitely makes it look better.So yeah, I'm solid wheel.- Nice.So these are the BMWM-System Turbine wheels.And these are actually an alloy wheelwith a turbo fan on top.What a turbo fan does isit helps to create a low pressure systemand suck hot air away from the brakes.Most people think it sucks cool air in,but that's not the case.And we know that 'cause we're smart.- Yeah.It blows it right out.- First time I saw these,I remember thinking just they are so cool.- I'm gonna have to disagree.(James and Jeremiah laughing)I do not like these at all.Not even a little bit.And I know, I'm almostpositive Max (beep).(James and Jeremiah laughing)Max loves these, I could tell.I could just see him salivatingthrough his mask back there.But I don't know, not me.- This is the only show onany car channel because of Maxthat has a 5-Series BMW of some typein every single episode.- Because of the technologyof it, I think it's...- Cool.- I think it's cool.- But you also think it's ugly.- But I think it's ugly.So...- I agree, I think they're ugly, but cool.Mazda Miata Daisys.It's cause they look like daisies.They're going for the pan of sportWatson Abi look, classic race car look.- I thought the last onesdidn't give me a tingle.The science gave me alittle bit of a tingle.These ones, I wouldn'tlook twice at these wheels.I would just blow right on by it.- These are actually making mewant to add another category.And I can because it's aYouTube video and who cares?- Yap.(James and Jeremiah laughing)- So they don't make me wanna barf.I don't think they're ugly, but cool.I'm gonna add a sectionright in the middlecalled nothin' to write home about.- Hey mom, send the letter.(James and Jeremiah laughing)- I love these.- Oh, yeah.- These are wheels offthe DC2 Integra Type-R.I love that they comefrom the factory white.- That's so cool.- White on white, I thinkis the coolest combo.- Factorywhite wheels are cool.- I love 'em.- This is the exquisitetaste ranking for me.- Yeah, classic.- Classic.- Like fallen snow.If you Google best OEMwheel, this is what comes up.- Interesting, okay.All right.- It's a center lock,which is always sick.Instead of having multiplebolts holding the wheel on,it's just one big nut in the middleand you need a special wrench for it.And sometimes they're real long.♪ One lug ♪♪ One nut ♪I think these got everything, man.I think they got a good design.They're multi-piece, which is always cool.Exquisite?- Exquisite, baby.(James and Jeremiah barfing)- These are awful.They look like they'refricking black marshmallows.- (laughs) They left itin the fire too long.You're blowing it out,and it's a big puffy mess of black char.- Give it to the dog.- (laughs) No, you don't evenlet your dog eat it. (laughs)- No, 'cause it's...- So chared.- The one redeeming qualityis that Car Driver Magazinefound that using these hubcaps on the carincreased mileage rangeby 10 miles per charge,which is okay, sure.But you guys can see fromour initial reaction.They make me wanna barf.- Yeah, these are barfers, man.These are super barfers.- Dodge Neon SRT-4.Wheels weren't this big,especially on littlecars like that back then.Like now, a Honda Civic has 20s on it,but I think these are 17s.- Whoa.- But they looked huge.And I think they are a really good design.- 17s in 2003, that's a big wheel.- Big boys.I think they're a solid wheel.- That's solid.- SRII Dodge Viper wheels.You love 'em?- I love 'em.It was the car that I was like,one day you could afford this.What damage?Maybe.- That's probably a lot ofVipers and Hurricane wheels.- Yeah.One of them Louisiana Vipers. (laughs)- I'm gonna go and geta dollar and buy you,and give me a Louisiana Viper.(Jeremiah laughing)These are also 6 lug,which is interesting.- Interesting on a smaller car, yeah.- Also makes me thinkthat there's some carryover parts from the trucks.(James and Jeremiah laughing)- Yeah, these hold aspecial place in my heart.So I gotta give them the top tier ranking.- I think they're a solid wheel.We can split the differenceright in the middle.- Yeah, right in the middle.- So these are SRI Viper wheels.- First gen, huh?- First Gens.These just immediately makeme think of Hulk Hogan.These are 17 by 13 in the back.They're almost square.(James and Jeremiah laughing)- Yes.I've never been as big ofa fan of the Gen-1 Vipers.And part of it is, I think,because I never liked these wheels.- Yeah, they don't make me wanna barf.I think they are ugly.But I'm pretty sure CarolShelby had to sign off on 'em.- Okay.- And I think that's pretty cool.- That's pretty cool.- You don't see a lotof three spoke wheels.Okay?And these by no means arethe worst three spoke wheelon this list.For that, we have my leastfavorite wheel of all time,The Ford Mustang Tri-Bar wheels.SN95 Mustang Convertible,automatic, with these wheels,I would be hard pressed tofigure out a car I want last.- (laughs) There's gotta be another carthat's worse than this.- No.Sorry, if that's what you drive.T-Star on, I hope you love it.- Like a car that doesn't run? (laughs)- I have two cars that don't run.And I love 'em.- James is like, I got abunch of cars that don't run.- I got a ton of cars that don't run.- I would take those way over that.- Yeah.- These are nothing towrite home about, for me.They're pretty standard.I've seen a lot of themin my days in the 321.- These would make me write home,dear mom, please come pick me up'cause I just pushed my car into a lake.Turns out Fordlearned how to designMustang wheels eventually.And these are some ofthe coolest wheels ever.The Shelby GT350R wheels.These motherfuckers are carbon viper.- Really?- They're worth $4,000 each.- Hoo, each?Oh my God. (laughs)- That's $16,000 worth of wheels.- These are really coolBecause they're simple.And they're not doing too much.- They're cool, classic, six spoke.It's a race car with race wheels on itthat were developed by NASA.- Yeah.- I think these are exquisite taste.- Hold on.Okay, I got a thought experiment for you.Okay, those SN95 wheels, theyjust happen to also be $4,000.There's only three sets in existence.- If they were a carbonfiber I'd reconsider.I guess if there's ugly threespokes with carbon fiber,I'd be like, ugly, but cool.- Ugly, but cool.- Oh, what are the goats?The BBS RS.Now, these came on a lot of cars.- Oh, yeah.- Over 20 different manufacturersoffer these wheels as an option.- Nice.- They're three piece.That means that the face,the lip, and the barrelare all different pieces andthen they're bolted together.They're available in aton of different offsets,a ton of different sizes.And if you can't findthe set that you want,you can take 'em apartand order the little partsand put 'em together.- It's hard to put these ona car and not make it like,especially this generation,that gen of cars.These are exquisite.- These are the definition of exquisite.- Top, top.Tippy, top.- SN95 Mustang, V6, automatic,dumped on a set of RSs, Imight be interested then.(Jeremiah laughing)Fiat 500E wheels.These are,they make you wanna barf?- Yeah, those are ugly.- (laughs) Yeah.I can't tell if they're ugly, but cool.- Maybe, I don't know.- I think they're eitherugly, but cool or barf.Do you want split the difference?- Let's split the difference.- Nothin' to write home about.- Nothin' to write home about.- Ooh, Nismo LM Series.There's a ton of different kinds of them.And some of them are goingfor $10,000 for a set.For some old ass wheels.- That's crazy.I see some of these are magnesium.So it's really lightweight wheelthat's really, really strong.Magnesium is alsoflammable though. (laughs)So that's why you don'ttypically see them on a lot of...- Sick, sick, sick.I think these are exquisite.- Yeah, these are, they'reat the top for me too.They're race wheels, how can they not be?- Porsche Fuchs, classic design.They've been on 911 since the '60s.The first mass producedforged aluminum wheels.- Forged aluminum wheel, okay.- And they were on carsfor a ton of years.There's even a modern version of 'em.I think everyone loves these.I'm not a huge fan.- I'm with you.Like I said before, I'm nota big fan of bubbly wheels.We're probably gonnaupset some Porsche fans.- (laughs) Their story is cool.Their place in history is cool.Their heritage is cool.The fact that they werethe first mass producedforged aluminum wheel is cool.- Yeah.- I think they're ugly.- I also think they're ugly.So what does that mean?- I think they're ugly, but cool.- Ugly, but cool.- This is a great looking wheel.BMW M1.It's made by Campagnolo.- Campagnolo?These are like better Salads spitters.- (laughs) Yeah,they're better Salad spitters.- They're from that era, I'm guessing.- I love these wheels.And like you said, I thinkthey're so of the time.The M1 is one of the coolest cars ever.And it wouldn't be as cool without these.I think these are exquisite.- Yeah.- I think these are atrocious.- No, James, don't hurt me.- (laughs) Theymake me wanna barf.I love that truck.- I know.But again, Florida boy.Like how the SN95 wheels didn't bother me.These are just hitting thatnostalgic button to me.They're not the top, butthey're cool to me. (laughs)- I'll say, to what you're saying,I'll agree on solid wheel.What about ugly, but cool?- Okay, ugly, but cool.(James and Jeremiah laughing)- Porsche Phone Dial.That's a classic wheel.Came in a bunch of different sizes.I know they're a little bulbous.- This looks like oneof those winds thingsthat you see in people's front yards.- They shouldn't be called phone dials.It should've been calleddecorative windmills.I think they're cool.It's hidden nostalgia for mebecause again, a lot of peopleput these on Volkswagens.- Yeah.- I think they're cool.I think they're ugly, but cool.- I agree.- Lancia Delta Integrale.If someone was like, hey,what kind of car do you want?I'd be like, this one.(Jeremiah laughing)But look how modern these wheels are.- I know.- For a car that came out, what?In the '80s.And then they're magnesium too.- Oh.- Yeah.Exquisite.- Exquisite, baby.- Okay.So we are rounding out the list.It's been a long run.Jeremiah, thanks for sticking with us.Thanks for your help.- Thanks for having me.- Thanks.So we have a very classic wheelfrom one of the most desirable carswith the coolest stories ever.Of course, I'm talkingabout the RUF Speedlines.A RUF is an aftermarket car.- The whole thing is...- Kind of like aftermarket.But they're technically a manufacturerand these are the wheelsthat come on their cars.So technically, these are OEM wheels.- One of the first B2BsI wrote for at Donutwas the Yellowbird.- When I was hosting.- Yeah, when James was hosting.- But he did such a good job writing itthat you got to host it now.- Transition's over.- See, there's room for growth here.- These are sick.These are the top of the food chain.- Yeah, these are amazing.- Yeah.(upbeat music)- You guys wanna learn moreabout the RUF and the wheels,check out this episode of Up to Speed.- If you wanna know about some wheelsdesigned and built by NASA...- Yeah.- Check out this episodeof Bumper to Bumper.- @donutmedia on everything.I love you.(upbeat music)