Rims w/ Machined Lip versus Rims w/o Machined Lip - what does that mean?

asianlegend · 12-13-02, 02:17 AM

what's the difference between one that is machined lip and one that is not. Can someone tell me or show me a pic of a machined lip? Are mine Machined lip?

frebay · 12-14-02, 02:02 AM

looks like to me, that ur rims don't even have a lip....

somebody correct me if i am wrong..

LeGenDz · 12-14-02, 03:43 AM

Well, if your talkin about a "lip" rim, something like a gunmetal rim. The non machined lip would be all gunmetal, whereas the machines lip would be a nice silver lip with a gunmetal center.

asianlegend · 12-16-02, 07:13 PM

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Originally posted by LeGenDz
Well, if your talkin about a "lip" rim, something like a gunmetal rim. The non machined lip would be all gunmetal, whereas the machines lip would be a nice silver lip with a gunmetal center.

So, the lip is just a term to show that it has a different color than the rest of the rim?!??! I thought it was something more concrete, like the edge of the rim sticks out more or looks more solid making a 17" look like it's an 18" or something like that.

B-Lo · 12-16-02, 08:06 PM

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Originally posted by asianlegend

So, the lip is just a term to show that it has a different color than the rest of the rim?!??! I thought it was something more concrete, like the edge of the rim sticks out more or looks more solid making a 17" look like it's an 18" or something like that.

No

A lip is what you a you are talking about.
Machining is just where they basically polish either the rim or the lip to a high gloss finish....so aluminum almost looks chrome

wTnLeGeNd · 12-16-02, 08:12 PM

let me help ya out .
no lip

this is a lip on a RH rim the polished part around it

Legendtoo · 12-16-02, 08:54 PM

There's even more to that. The one piece wheels that try to look like multi-piece usually have a machined lip. The multi-piece M-5's in the pic have a polished lip. You can see the difference between a polished and machined lip because the machined lip has grooves where they ground the lip. Polished looks like a mirror and is smooth.

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Originally posted by wTnLeGeNd
let me help ya out .
no lip

this is a lip on a RH rim the polished part around it

wTnLeGeNd · 12-16-02, 09:02 PM

here is a pic of my rims they are not 3 peice but are the machince lip you are talkin about.

dont mind the wreckage this was what happened to my car the last day of nopi. this was the best pic of my rims i could find

92 sedan POS · 12-16-02, 11:59 PM

oh dang what happen ?

time for body kit ?

wTnLeGeNd · 12-19-02, 03:57 PM

already ordered still waitin