Washed and waxed the formy today. Also finished up a few new modifications. 1 more major mod to go. So far i've powder coated the wheels, new tires, and installed hotchkis springs. Here's a few pics.

Wheels before.....





And after powdercoating with "black chrome"





New Potenza's!!




Wheels, tires, and hotchkis drop springs...








The new stance...

 

I like it...the rims look good man.

 

Those rims look sharp!

 

those are damn sexy dude

 

ive always hated those wheels, who knew they could look so good! nice job man, car looks sweet

 

I must agree looks good! you really turned those wheels around. Nice bird

 

Dude I love you're car so much it's now my wallpaper. Looks good man!

 

Nice job.

 

Wow do those wheels looks good. You just gave me an idea for when I redo my car

 

I was thinking the same thing myself. The wheels looks good!

 

nice wheels! thats slick, really sharp looking

 

nice formy

 

you did a great job.

 

Wow, even wallpaper status! Thanks for the comments. Might try to tint the windows today... then more pics.

 

Nice formula I never cared much for those rims, but know my mind has changed alot they look really good especially with a black car

 

BTW, thats dark blue!

 

 

wow, your bird looks great! wheels look awesome, 100% better IMO.

 

Bume. The wheels look good, as well as the rest of the car. How do you like those Hotchkis springs?

 

Great job! Looks great!

 

The hotchkis springs are great. I initially put the fronts end with the original rubbers. Don't think they're made to use them. Took those out and now the fronts evened out nicely and everythings settling in. Height is about perfect for me, ride isn't much different, handles really nice and actually seems to drive better.

Got gas today and actually had someone come runnin out asking about the wheels. They look bigger then 16" now, think its because the dark color blends into the tire. The guy couldnt believe they were stockers. Nice feeling to have people looking and asking about the car again. Nobody's really done that since I painted it a few years ago.

Today I tinted the side windows. Was going to do the hatch but was sent the wrong sheet for it. They sent one with a 3d brake cutout, mine's in the spoiler. Anyway, I'm not the best tinter but it will work for awhile. Here's a pic or 2 of it with tint.

 

Nice job I like it!

 

How much did it cost you to do the wheels and where did you have it done?

 

- I never liked those wheels, but those are done well


goodjob

 

I did the wheels myself. Craftsman powder coating gun $150, old oven $50, powder $20. Mounting/balancing I did at work so free. A few cans of paint stripper, a wire brush, and some metal etch. I have a pair of spare rims/old tires so I just did 2 at a time.

BTW, the stock centers are tin wrapped plastic so I couldnt coat them without melting them. So I cut new centers out of a sheet of aluminum I have with my craftsman roto tool. Then powder coated them and basically glued them in with silicone.

 

Looks great! Where did you get your tint from? I take it was precut stuff?

 

Great job! Great Rim, I couldnt have picked a better one to do the project
Dont hold back though everyone should see the "big picture"

 

Those really do look good, damn. Never thought I would say that about stockers.

 

I'm going to redo the tint. Looks worse today then it did yesterday. Bought the tint off of ebay. They say they don't sell the hatch piece without the cutout. Other then that the product seems pretty good. Install just didnt go right. Need more practice!

Thanks for linkin the big pic, Don. Only now they can see my rock chips and non absorbed tire shine! DOH! Passenger side of my car has really taken a beating since I painted it a few years ago. Daily driver with a gravel driveway.. oh well.