Spinners are so yesterday. LED today!!! - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

Cynthetiq · 03-26-2006, 04:53 PM

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<DIV style="WIDTH: 100%"><H3 class=storytitle><A href="http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/03/25/forget-the-spinners-pimp-rims-go-high-tech/" rel=bookmark>Forget the spinners: pimp rims go high-tech (updated!)</A></H3></DIV><DIV class=storycontent><DIV class=rightbox><IMG title=mar25pimp.jpg alt="<?php the_title(); ?>" src="http://www.leftlanenews.com/wp-images/media/mar25pimp.jpg" border=0></DIV><P>In the last few days you may have read about some high-tech rims called Pimpstar. They’re available from <A href="http://customwheel.com/">CustomWheel</A> and they’re unlike any rims we’ve seen before. Using built-in color LED lights, they can display any digital image on the wheels. Of course, none of this is too interesting unless you can see it in action. Luckily, we have a video after the jump…</P></DIV>

damn this shit is pretty cool... make sure to watch the flash video!!!

I recall when I was younger and wanted to do a project car I wanted to make a mini truck with LED embedded in the tailgate so send messages to people.

this would be neat since it's very simple and doesn't take up a huge amount of LED space.

Of course, they should NOT be street legal... in any way shape or form.

Charlatan · 03-26-2006, 04:59 PM

I've never been one for flash... not in my clothes, hair, car, anything.

These just look silly to me.

I am much more a fan of understated beauty and clean lines. Bling? No thank you.

Confederate · 03-26-2006, 05:52 PM

I can see those being used for show vehicles and whatnot, but I'm sure there are laws to keep these off the streets

EDIT: cool anyway though

Psycho Dad · 03-26-2006, 07:16 PM

I think the technology is pretty cool, but I don't see any of those in my future.

shakran · 03-26-2006, 07:47 PM

anyone notice the price. One set is twenty THOUSAND dollars. Think I'd take the money and buy another car

Gatorade Frost · 03-27-2006, 12:12 AM

It would be pretty cool if you had animated wheels, but just having pictures doesn't do it for me.

healer · 03-27-2006, 04:00 AM

Very cool. I know a few of my friends who'll be drooling at the prospect of having these.

The marketing/advertising guys are going to have a field day with these.

Charlatan · 03-27-2006, 05:57 AM

The more I think about this, they are very Blade Runner...

bobby · 03-27-2006, 09:29 AM

wow !....................more dangerous than cell phones!! xoxoxoo

Scrub0 · 04-30-2006, 06:05 PM

heh, those look stupid as hell.

waltert · 04-30-2006, 11:13 PM

I can see the rap songs adapting to this... roll up wit LED wheels in yo face....yur girl gettin in mah car post haste.

Tech · 05-01-2006, 09:31 AM

it reminds me of those clocks that have the LED wand that waves back and forth with the time on it... very cool technology though, that it can keep the image stationary even with accell and decelleration.

i also think they would only have their best (or most legal) use on a show car, except a show car just stands still, and the faster you are going, the better these look. sitting still they are pretty worthless.

BadNick · 05-01-2006, 12:43 PM

Very cool, but totally inappropriate for the street so I expect to see it on the street any day now.

If we take this "one step" farther, I can image that one day soon the entire outside surface of the car will be an active LED screen and with a camera on each side projecting the image from that side to the LED "screen" on the opposite side, the effect would be a totally invisible car. Now that I'd go for.

shakran · 05-01-2006, 04:46 PM

I just realized. Get those wheels, a black Countach, and some blue neon strips, and you can make Automan's car

Titan_Uranus · 05-02-2006, 06:16 AM

that's damn nice ,spinners never really did it for me ,but these are nice.

03-26-2006, 04:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	I've never been one for flash... not in my clothes, hair, car, anything. These just look silly to me. I am much more a fan of understated beauty and clean lines. Bling? No thank you. __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

03-26-2006, 07:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Psycho Dad Mulletproof Location: Some nucking fut house.	I think the technology is pretty cool, but I don't see any of those in my future. __________________ Don't always trust the opinions of experts.

03-27-2006, 12:12 AM	#6 (permalink)
Gatorade Frost Rookie	It would be pretty cool if you had animated wheels, but just having pictures doesn't do it for me. __________________ I got in a fight one time with a really big guy, and he said, "I'm going to mop the floor with your face." I said, "You'll be sorry." He said, "Oh, yeah? Why?" I said, "Well, you won't be able to get into the corners very well." Emo Philips

03-27-2006, 05:57 AM	#8 (permalink)
Charlatan Getting it. Super Moderator Location: Lion City	The more I think about this, they are very Blade Runner... __________________ "My hands are on fire. Hands are on fire. Ain't got no more time for all you charlatans and liars." - Old Man Luedecke

03-27-2006, 09:29 AM	#9 (permalink)
bobby Super Moderator Location: 18,000+ posts on TFP #1,2,3,4 and 5,but I'm not counting!	wow !....................more dangerous than cell phones!! xoxoxoo __________________ "Life goes on,within you,and...with out you !" xoxoxoo

03-26-2006, 05:52 PM	#3 (permalink)
Confederate Death Leprechaun Location: College Station, TX	I can see those being used for show vehicles and whatnot, but I'm sure there are laws to keep these off the streets EDIT: cool anyway though

03-26-2006, 07:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
shakran Tone.	anyone notice the price. One set is twenty THOUSAND dollars. Think I'd take the money and buy another car

04-30-2006, 06:05 PM	#10 (permalink)
Scrub0 Insane	heh, those look stupid as hell.

04-30-2006, 11:13 PM	#11 (permalink)
waltert Insane	I can see the rap songs adapting to this... roll up wit LED wheels in yo face....yur girl gettin in mah car post haste.

05-01-2006, 09:31 AM	#12 (permalink)
Tech Addict Location: Baltimore MD	it reminds me of those clocks that have the LED wand that waves back and forth with the time on it... very cool technology though, that it can keep the image stationary even with accell and decelleration. i also think they would only have their best (or most legal) use on a show car, except a show car just stands still, and the faster you are going, the better these look. sitting still they are pretty worthless. __________________ -Tim- ~I swear sometimes i feel like i'm married to a child. ~You better watch who you're calling a child, Lois, cause if i'm a child than you know what that makes you? a pedophile. and i'll be damned if i'm going to stand here and be lectured by a pervert.

05-01-2006, 12:43 PM	#13 (permalink)
BadNick Riding the Ocean Spray Location: S.E. PA in U Sofa	Very cool, but totally inappropriate for the street so I expect to see it on the street any day now. If we take this "one step" farther, I can image that one day soon the entire outside surface of the car will be an active LED screen and with a camera on each side projecting the image from that side to the LED "screen" on the opposite side, the effect would be a totally invisible car. Now that I'd go for.

05-01-2006, 04:46 PM	#14 (permalink)
shakran Tone.	I just realized. Get those wheels, a black Countach, and some blue neon strips, and you can make Automan's car

05-02-2006, 06:16 AM	#15 (permalink)
Titan_Uranus Insane Location: South Africa	that's damn nice ,spinners never really did it for me ,but these are nice.