I need a good looking affordable rim to go on my new SFE. I plan to keep the tires, but change the rims...i want to stay under $500 for the rims....please give me some ideas...thanks

Have you checked Tirerack yet? Lots of nice wheels and many are in the affordable catagory. They also have a nice feature that shows the wheels on a car of the correct style and color.

This is going to be very subjective, I like these:
http://www.tirerack.com/images/wheels/msw/swap/msw_typ19_s_ci3_l.jpg