Got my old wheels painted today and I feel they turned out better than expected. They were white powdercoated and had to strip them down to bare metal first. I don't know what was harder. Let Me know what y'all think. Thanks! :bow:
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looks ok. you can tell they were garage painted. but looks better than white wheels.

The pics aren't the greatest but they were painted with basecoat/ clearcoat BSP

Looks pretty good to me...

The holes are all crooked... j/k Looks pretty good, need to see them mounted tho.

They look great so far, I agree that we need to see them mounted first though.

Thanks for all the kind words. They look awsome in the sunlight. I can't wait but gonna wait a couple weeks for the paint to cure real good before I try to mount the new Kumhos on them.

I think they look outstanding, but isn't the paint going to crack & shatter when they stick that pry bar inbetween the rim & the tire when mounting ?

I hope not, that would be alot of hard work down the drain :doh:

Nope cause they use the touchless mounting and alot of lube. The only part of the wheel that gets touched during the mounting is the underneath of the upper lip. The piece that does touch is hard plastic. They got screwed up while taking off the tires originally because it wasn't set up right. The clear has hardner in it so I sould be safe.

Sweet, they get a thumbs up from me then. Good Job :clap:

Post some mounted pics when you get them on.

:bow: Will do. I'm gonna post them up with the new springs mounted also. Looking forward to the drop.
PS I'm also losing the red drums and calipers for something darker. Any suggestions for the colors of those pieces are welcomed. :tap:

He forgot to mention that I helped him paint those wheels :eyebrow: :doh:

lets see them on the car

looks good. now reposition those holes j/k

I prolly should have had the holes I wasn't using welded up. LOL Thanks!

not bad dude...an all black lip would have looked nice

I thought about doing that but didn't want the wheels blending in too much with the tires. I almost polished the lip but didn't like the look for these wheels considering there isn't much lip. Thanks!

mount it first then i'll tell you what i think. :P

wow you painted those in your garage! looks sweet! poast pics of them mounted!

Thanks for the props. Will post up picks when all the mods are done and the wheels are mounted
BTW I've done several showcar paint jobs in a garage with great results. Spaybooths are over rated in my opinion. :P :rofl:

They look good.. Lets see them on.....whats to keep them from chipping??

I'm sure I'll get some chipping. I got some even with the powdercoating. Thats why I have 1 cup of touch up left over.
Overall it should'nt be a problem. Plus they only need to last a couple years till I replace them with the latest style wheels. LOL

Grade A

those turned out good.... :clap:

Well, Jethro got the tires mounted today with 0 scratches or chips. He painted the wheelweights to match and will be bolting them on in the next few weeks. Stay posted for details. Thanks!

Pics mang pics!

Jeff wont let me post pics til he has the wheels on and paint the calipers and get the springs on.. he wants you all to see the whole thing at one time.. sorry..

Looks good to me...can't wait to see them mounted.

OK, I decided to snap a couple pics while I was changing the calipers and drums from red to graphite. Here is one mounted without the springs on yet. Comments welcomed. Thanks :bow:



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Nice!

Thanks bBlover! I really needed to get rid of the red brakes. They would have looked horrid now with these wheels. Keep the comments coming...

Those look hot! You just need to drop that thing now.

Got the springs already and waiting another month or so to throw them on. Thanks!

Got the springs already and waiting another month or so to throw them on. Thanks!
Awesome, which springs did you go with?

hodgekiss springs. have to go north in february and dont want to damage the car in snow and ice so waiting til I get home to put them on.

Looks sick, nice job.

I appreciate the kind words.thanks.. I just wanted something different and I think they came out a lot better than I ecpected.

I think they look good... Now lower that box and your in business..

I like the way they look, turned out awesome...

sick!

Good job man, looks great. Looking forward to seeing the rims mounted & springs installed so we can see your whole vision. Props for the creativity!

lookin good~~!!

looks good. i think they look a lot better on the car.

Thanks.. my wife wasnt sure what to think til she saw them on the car either. Now she likes.

They do look better on the car. I like.

They do look better on the car. I like.

hopefully both the springs and wheels will be on before the next meet.. by the way pm with the date of the next meet when you find out.

It's driving me crazy just looking at them sitting in the garage. I hate winter time. Hopefully the next few weeks go by quickly

I'm tired of waiting... I'm throwing on the springs and wheels tomorrow cause it is going to warm up enough to work on the box. Hopefully pics will follow.

Those look great! 8)

Got the springs and wheels on today and am finally finished with the outside mods. Here are a few pics. Give feedback PLEASE :bow: good and bad :lalala:



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Can I have your xB?

Wow, that really looks good...Thanks for putting the springs on and snapping us some update pics...The rims really turned out nice...

bBlover, Um NO! LOL

Yelosub, Thanks Bro! It gave me chills when I lowered the jack and saw the finish product. I'm sooo happy with the results and can't wait for the first show of the year.

um....great!