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PimpStar LED Rims, The Classy Way To Pick Up Strippers

The end is nigh! The insane individuals at DUB Custom Wheels have now brought us the PimpStar LED wheels, and thus the end of civilization as we know it. Using full color LED lights, a microprocessor and wireless modem, these wheels can display any images you like, on the fly, that can be changed even as you're driving (hellow lawsuit). Hot girl in the next car? Just flash the numbers on your dubs and before long she'll be calling you... or the police. One of the two. They're just $12,000 so act fast before they're all sold out or outlawed. Whichever comes first. Full details below. We actually ran the PimpStar Wheels story a while ago, but now we have the video.
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10:30 AM on Tue Jan 8 2008
By Matt Hardigree
4,110 views, 45 comments

Latest by FЯeeMan: @biminitwst: good LORD, that was funny! Was that real, an ad for Smirnoff, or a parody of something else? more »

stupid criminals

Chrome Rims Lead to Murder Suspects

Living in Chicago and hanging out with reporters on the metro beat, we hear more than our fair share of horrible stories, and the case of a homeless woman beaten to death by a couple of gangbangers ranks up there. That's why we were so glad to hear the alleged scumbags were hoisted by their own auto accessories. The two men involved were seen on tape driving a Chevy Tahoe with 22 or 24 in chrome rims, but that's not the reason they got caught. More »

10:15 AM on Thu Dec 6 2007
By Matt Hardigree
2,645 views, 26 comments

Latest by MagnificentBastard: @MKULTRA: If it would help me forget the current season, i think the bears wouldn't mind the change. more »

holiday re-gift guide

The Jalopnik Holiday Re-Gift Guide: Fake Spinner Wheel Covers

It's not a shock that we want the whole spinner rims phase to die a quick death and we therefore hope that the fake spinner wheel covers fad will hasten the overdue end of those vehicular eyesores. That being said, we never want to be part of hastening their demise by actually putting them on any of our cars. More »

12:20 PM on Fri Nov 23 2007
By Matt Hardigree
1,276 views, 24 comments

Latest by n/a: A dodge caravan stops in front of my shop every morning with these 20's (and by 20 I mean 20 more »

sema

Rimdiculousness: SEMA Chrome

Wheel companies know gawking at big, shiny things is human nature. Thus, eons ago, was born the 17-inch rim. After radical mutations and massive doses of Chromium Growth Hormone, the size of rims is now bounded only by tire companies' willingness to wrap them in rubber. Lexani, for example, has a 42-inch rim that's been sitting naked in front of the company's SEMA booth for at least two years now. With any luck, it shall remain so. While I was staring at it, again dumbstruck, Hip-Hop Minstrels, The Pack walked up and instantly fell in love (with the rim, not me). Another company, dubbed GH (stands for Good Health) created rims that look like barbell weights. GH gives $2k out of every $15k rim purchase — you heard that right — to charity for children's health programs. The super-pricey rims impart a prison bling feeling to me though, and makes me wonder when orange jumpsuits are going to come into fashion. Somebody else had a roulette wheel themed rim with Louis Vuitton leather in the center area, which is probably 100% authentic and officially licensed. (LV Fakes page) – Curtis Walker

11:45 AM on Fri Nov 2 2007
6,379 views, 30 comments

Latest by Bazza: they'd look fitting on monster trucks.at mph07 project khan or something had £1 mil wheels more »

sema

LCD Rims: TV for the Tires

Remember what we said about finding the tasteful stuff among the endless supply of aftermarket glitz here at SEMA? We lied. The above video clip indicates what can happen when technology meets the world of dumbass automotive accouterments. The idea is to use these TV rims as a new mode of over-the-road product messaging, though we'd imagine all sorts of uses, like displaying other cars' rims, Japanese tentacle-rape porn or random shots of vegetables. The possibilities are endless.

4:39 PM on Wed Oct 31 2007
By Mike Spinelli
8,373 views, 39 comments

Latest by usa1: Like spinners, it's a distracting nuisance. more »

aftermarket

Way to Ruin Hello Kitty...Again

So, we saw this a couple of days ago, but we've been taking some time to ponder our response to these aftermarket Hello Kitty wheels. Since one of us is a big Hello Kitty fan, people are always sending me links to all things HK, along with messages that say things like, "look how cute!" or, "I bet you'd love this!" The fact of the matter is, no, I do not like most of them. Sure enough, I got a similar message today when Kitty Hell posted a photo of the latest item to be butchered: A set of Hello Kitty wheels. More »

9:30 AM on Fri Oct 5 2007
By burstein
2,373 views, 57 comments

Latest by dculberson: Jeremy Clarkson, of all people, actually had a good point about the Boxster - Cayman - 911 thing. He more »

accessories

Light Wheels: Project Kahn's RS-X

Attention well-heeled supercar drivers looking to shed a few ugly pounds. The design prop-heads at the UK's Project Kahn have come up with a wheel that weighs as much as a load of laundry. It's the RS-X, which sports a carbon fiber rim around a magnesium core. The result is a major reduction in radial inertia, resulting in improved acceleration, and unsprung weight, which affects handling responses. Each set is custom made for each vehicle, and at a price of around $6000 $4000 per wheel, you might want to hit AutoZone for a set of curb feelers. – Mike Spinelli More »

8:19 AM on Tue Dec 12 2006
By Mike Spinelli
1,179 views, 3 comments

Latest by sebrock: 14lbs, wow that's almost 5 pounds lighter than my Fikse rims. $16k doesnt seem so bad considering a descent set more »

novelties

Mommy, Why Is A Picture Of A Naked Girl On The Wheels Of That Car?

Sometimes driving in a pimped out Escalade isn't enough. Sometimes you need to add a bit more flash and bling to your ride. Sometimes your ride seems well, simply not-so-fresh. Well here's an interactive driving accessory sure to perk that wilted flower of a ride up. It's called the Pimpstar, and it's well...maybe it would be best if we let Customwheel.com tell you, cause we are totally about to fall down and die here on the floor in laughter: More »

11:37 AM on Fri Mar 24 2006
By Ray Wert
1,160 views, 12 comments

Latest by TexansAreHot: Or you could just get a hooker and save yourself the humiliation of driving around with that crap on your more »