I have two sets of unused wheel trim rings, and will send 7 of the 8 to those wanting them. I ask only that you pay cost of mailing/packaging. USPS says the postage will be around $2.75-$3. It's the "mailers" I'm having a problem with, and if anyone knows where I can locate what I need, please PM me. The rings are 16" diameter. The largest bubble-wrap mailers I can find are 14-1/4" x 20". Tried FedEx, UPS and several online vendors/mfg. There's only ONE that lists a size I can use, and I can't contact them until Mon. Don't want to use cardboard as it'll double mailing cost. If I can find what I want, mailers will probably cost about $1.50. So your cost would be about $4.25-$4.75. I'd accept personal checks or postage stamps as payment. The first 7 people to contact me will get them. PM me with an e-mail address so we can exchange mailing addresses.
Ah... you finally figured out what to do with them! I gave mine to a friend who keeps hitting curbs, and swears they increase his mileage (though he doesn't even keep track - just "feels it.")
He hits the curbs? I have trouble getting less than a foot from the curb in the Prius because of its roundy shape
:lol: I just posted on the "Halloween Prius" thread how gauche those damn rings are. I love the orange Prius body, but even I have limits...
Okay, here's a visual thought experiment. I shamelessly swiped a pic of a Tideland from "benanderson"'s thread over at Priusonline, http://priusonline.com/viewtopic.php?t=7328 ... and GIMPed in some black trim rings. This is at http://techno-fandom.org/~hobbit/pix/tide-black-rings-1.jpg for your viewing pleasure. Whatcha think? Too ugly, like those all-black ricer wheels, or reasonable? I tried to make it vaguely match the "misty" appearance of the shot, but it might still be a little too punchy/dark in this first attempt. . FWIW, my rings are currently off the car and probably staying, unless the collective consciousness determines a good visual use for them. . _H*
True, the car does look pretty snazzy without the rims. Hey, how about painting them white? That way it'd look like white wall tires.
Another photochop job, aka the "floating asterisks" look, as well as an excuse to bump this thread [which really should be under "appearance mods", but it came from a trim-rings discussion...] http://techno-fandom.org/~hobbit/pix/tide-black-rings-2.jpg . It's way too tempting to make an animated gif out of the changes... . _H*
The black rings don't look like they belong on that color of car. If you had a black prius on the other hand... I think you just gave me an idea to try!
