new Year One pontiac cast Honeycomb wheels in 17" $699/set

[aronhk_md]

I know theres been a lot said about the Year One Snowflake wheels, so I wont rehash any of it. But the new Honeycombs are $50 less for a set at $699, and are pre-order available now I believe for March delivery from what I heard. Here's the link.

http://www.yearone.com/serverfiles/f...ain2.asp?cat=4

Not exactly what most consider a pro-touring style...but for those looking for pro-touring handling (obviously limited by a heavier cast wheel and only being 17's, but still a huge upgrade from 14" or 15") with a more original style.....they did a nice job on the design in my book. The website says 17x9 with 5" backspacing. Snowflakes are 4.875".

I sure hope they get buyers....with the economy the way it is it would suck if these new options disappear on us.

[srh3trinity]

That is a pretty nice deal and those are more unique than the snowflakes.

[aronhk_md]

Its a hard to beat price.......especially if you combined it with the other offer I just got from them.....$100 gift certificates for $90 each. If you bought 7 gift certificates that would be $70 off.....or almost free shipping if you want to think of it that way.

Yeah, there are a lot of people who feel the snowflakes looked out of place on the early birds, and the Honeycomb was the early bird style aside from rallys.

I like it. I just wish it wasnt made in china or wherever, and also that it was in 18".

[opnwide]

OMG! I have been waiting for these for FOUR YEARS! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[srh3trinity]

Some reasonably priced 18" rallys would be a done deal for me. I would buy a set of track wheels and rock the rally's when I wanted to change the mood of the car.

[mc84_zz4]

Those are real cool.
They also made the n90 wheel (81 z28) in a 17x8,
Very glad to see them making more modern replacements with stock appearance.

[aronhk_md]

OMG! I have been waiting for these for FOUR YEARS! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Yes Year One....thank you. At this price point there is really very little available, and they ARE a nice looking set of wheels. I believe the quality is at least decent. I really havent heard too many complaints about the snowflakes. No, its not in the same class as more expensive wheels.....but we are talking $175 each here.

I believe there is a mistake on their pricing for the set with lugnuts and center caps.....they show over $1000, but really it should be $809 if you add the $69 for 4 caps and $40 for lugnuts.

Again, if you grab their special right now for $10 off on $100 gift certificates it should be $80 off that too.

If they were 18" I'd buy them. Its still tempting even with 17".

I really hope we dont lose these companies that are trying to put parts out there for us. Spoke with the guy at Year One and he told me they are now half the size they were a couple of years ago, and that nobody is buying. Economy really sucks...average guy cant afford to do much with hobbies at the moment, and it doesnt look likely to change a lot any time soon.

[70455HOVert]

Very very nice....now if they'd only make larger Rally II's. I'd think that would have been a much better Pontiac wheel for them to have enlarged. The market base would be much larger for them since WAAAY more Pontiacs came stock with Rally II's. Hmmm...wonder what a '70 GTO would look like with Honeycombs. I know they came optional on '71-72.

[aronhk_md]

Very very nice....now if they'd only make larger Rally II's. I'd think that would have been a much better Pontiac wheel for them to have enlarged. The market base would be much larger for them since WAAAY more Pontiacs came stock with Rally II's. Hmmm...wonder what a '70 GTO would look like with Honeycombs. I know they came optional on '71-72.

They ARE coming out with the 17" Rally II's as well. Not sure but they too may be listed on the website. If not call them and ask. I think they are around the same price. I think a 70 GTO would look good with honeycombs. But it would also look good with many aftermarket wheels as well.

[70455HOVert]

It's just that the rest of the car looks 100% stock, except for the set of Hooker Super Comps. I even restored the jack in the trunk. If they make a set of 4 Rally II's for 700, I'm in, since I can reuse my existing centercaps and lugs. I'd love for people to think, "Hey, that's a nice restored GTO" and then do a double take when they realize the running gear underneath.

[70455HOVert]

I'll shoot them an email and see what they say. Making a phone call back to the state from where I currently am is a little tough. Makes you appreciate the simple things in life.

[aronhk_md]

When you send the email ask them about the $90 for $100 gift certificate special they had. I got it about a week ago and it said limited time but didnt say how limited.

[srh3trinity]

Cool, Rally II's coming out next. I like the NewGen 500 wheel, but if you are talking about a complete setup for 700 for 17's, that is hard to beat. I am pretty sure I will have to run 18's because of the size of my rotors, but that would be a nice option for a lot of people.

[70455HOVert]

Well, I got an email back. :-(

"Hello,
Thank you for your email. At this time, I am not aware of plans to make
the Rally II wheels in a 17. I will forward your email to my new-product
department to verify."


Booooooo. Looks like it's 15" wheels for me!

[aronhk_md]

Funny.....thats literally the same response I got about the honeycombs from 2 people on the phone the DAY before they added them to the website.....................

[T_Raven]

I like these honeycomb wheels, if they made steel ralley IIs in 17 for $700 I'd buy a set. I'm surprised no one has yet

[tazzz25906112]

Glad to see them out,,,, these guys have balls (bigger than I did) to step up run a production wheel... The wheel looks great and the price can't be argued,,, I really hope they do well with them

[70455HOVert]

Funny.....thats literally the same response I got about the honeycombs from 2 people on the phone the DAY before they added them to the website.....................

Well, maybe hope springs eternal then. I have 5 more months to figure out what to do with my GTO.

[SD428]

Not sure how well the backspacing would work for anything wider than a 255.

[aronhk_md]

Should be fine up to 285 tires at least. I had 275's on the snowflakes I bought from YO.....and these honeycombs have fractionally more backspacing than those had. In fact.....no reason you couldnt run that size front and rear....you just need to modify steering stops so you don't rub the swaybar.....and you might need aftermarket A-arms....which I already have.