Can't afford custom wheels? - Customize your Bottle Caps

[Don Stevens]

This is a feeler inquiry to gauge the intrest for customized bottle caps. See photo:


Shot at 2009-11-04

Prices starting at $75.00 ea.

Don Stevens

[e30trooper]

these can make serious money on honda-tech

[bmwstudent]

Very nice, was this done by a cnc machine or what. They look really good man. Don Stevens, innovator at heart!

[dirty thirty]

I do like. A lot ! What was the process ? C an c ?

[Ether-D]

I never thought a bottle cap could look so good. Great Idea. What could you do with some iX weaves? Really nice.

[Don Stevens]

Thanks for the kind words guys but I can take no credit for the innovation and craftsmanship. These were conceived and CNC machined by the guys at Falmer Inc. in Youngstown, OH. These guys are long time firends of mine, partners in our Spec E30 race car, and I am simply helping out with road testing and marketing. They make a living machining all type of parts for industry.

http://www.falmerinc.com/

George is known here as triggergt and has sold some of his custom spacers to some of you.

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...ight=TriggerGT.

I have the prototype set of these units in my posession and will be mounting them up and road testing them on my convertible over the next few weeks. We are not sure about production at the moment as it will depend upon demand. The prototypes were very expensive to machine because of custom set up and programming. With that complete however, future sets can be more economical provided we have enough interest / orders to be able to justify the set up and machine time

Keep the inquiries coming.

Don

[trackjunkie21]

Howbout enlarging and widening? I think a set of 15/16 would look awesome.

[tea2jay]

yea, it'd have to be pretty cheap to get decent interest since it's 14"...

but i love the way it looks!

[devon.818]

if you guys made them 15x8 thatd be awesome

[dball4]

if you guys made them 15x8 thatd be awesome

In for this... They have done it with old VW snowflakes. Lower offsets

[Don Stevens]

Using a BMW center and making a larger or wider wheel is not what we are about. Our concept is for those who want something a little different without having to spend a forture OR buy new tires. Not every body has a grand or more to drop on new wheels AND tires. But everyone has some bottle caps laying around.

Theoretically, you could buy a set from us for as little as $300.00 exchange - Paint them yourself, have them mounted up with your existing tires, and maybe even trade in your existing bottle caps against some custom spacers (which we also machine). Your car could have a whole new look for under $500.00 Of course one could go more exotic with powder coating or chrome but there is a limit to what one would want to spend on a bottle cap.

We are after folks with a very tight budget. Think college kids, snow tires, temporary wheels, etc..

Don

[colinmacd]

I'd be interested for the old lady's golf. Pm me with details.

[drulle]

How much lighter wheel become after cnc work?

[trackjunkie21]

Using a BMW center and making a larger or wider wheel is not what we are about. Our concept is for those who want something a little different without having to spend a forture OR buy new tires. Not every body has a grand or more to drop on new wheels AND tires. But everyone has some bottle caps laying around.

Theoretically, you could buy a set from us for as little as $300.00 exchange - Paint them yourself, have them mounted up with your existing tires, and maybe even trade in your existing bottle caps against some custom spacers (which we also machine). Your car could have a whole new look for under $500.00 Of course one could go more exotic with powder coating or chrome but there is a limit to what one would want to spend on a bottle cap.

We are after folks with a very tight budget. Think college kids, snow tires, temporary wheels, etc..

Don

You could buy a decent looking set of wheels for that, so why not actually put some more work in to have a set of 15's or so? I'd be in if you ever offered widening/increase in diameter.

[Don Stevens]

Lighter

How much lighter wheel become after cnc work?

They go from 15 lbs to 13.25 - So 1.75lbs lighter.

Don