My new rims
 

Allright everyone i need some help here! Since most of you have seen my car and know that im going for the blacked out look, what should i do with my rims.....
a. leave them polished
b. powdercoat the spokes and leave a polished lip on the outside
c. powdercoat the whole dang thing!


these are the rims im gettinghttp://www.slponline.com/view_produc...00&BIG=81000-1

i think this pic might be too big, but for those of you who dont know what my car looks like here it is!http://www.austinthirdgen.org/module...view_photo.php

everyones opinion counts!

NiCe CaR
 

Hmmm! SincE youR caR iS blAcC and ReD,>>B:thumbsup: but u CouLd also think oF PowdeRcoating just tha insiDe oF tha rim (blacC) And ALso insIde wheRe tha lugnuTs go! SO tha spoKes wouLd stiLL be poLishEd!:burnout: gOOd LuCc

good taste man! I was looking at something very similar to these myself, need to do a few more things before I get around to rims though - stopping is always good, for example! :D

looks good, and I agree you might consider a power-coat combo, maybe black with some red inset somewhere, that would look sharp with your colors!

M

ok im leaning towards the polished lip and black spokes like this.....http://www.wheels-and-rims.com/cgi-b...07105060141.31 these came on the c4 vettes from the factory. yes.....no? all black? black and red?

PeRfeCT:thumbsup:

I'd go for the hyper-black.

Polished lip with black spokes will definitely look clean. But if you really want to set yourself apart, I would powdercoat the whole thing black and then add a red pinstripe the whole way around just inside the lip. Nice:imo:

Re: My new rims
 

What do U think looks the best? That's all that matters!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

If there is one thing I have learned.......DON'T EVER DO ANYTHING ON YOUR CAR TO PLEASE OTHER PEOPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek:

Hey Dude--did U get your plaque from the Spring Fling that I mailed U?

hehe, using my webhosting to show pictures of your car :thumbsup:

I think the first link for the rims are cool. You might also want to look into anadizing instead of powercoat, it will give you more of a shine

Zap i did get the plaque it looks clean! im definitly leaning towards the black spoke/polished lip. i think it will look cool. barry im not getting the hyperblack ones because they cost an extra $100 dollars! im cheap! by the way the normal silver rims are going for $599 right now, $675 to the door!

Working with both on a daily basis, I know anadozing is not near as durable unless U get a special rare expensive process done. I'd go with powdercoat!

the Zap has spoken, get powdercoat!:cool:

powdercoat it is! i was also thinking about wrapping some gatorbacks on it, or maybe some fulda's thanks to mike!

Go to tirerack.com andput in tire size in 1st page and look through there ratings--find the comparison charts--might be suprised at some of the results/ratings of the different tires.

Hey, maybe a stupid question, but these rims say "painted" in the SLP add. So I guess that means they are steel rims with some paint or coating applied right? It would either be silver or hyperblack paint applied I guess. The old SLP firehawk wheels from SLP were alloy wheels not painted I think. Those would look really good exccept they are not available. You can get Weld Prostar XPs, lightweight aluminum wheels in 16" and I think 17" too for like $160 to $200 each. They are similar to the prostar 96 series like in this photo (thats what I have on my car).

If you go with these I think the black spokes powdercoated and the silver exterior part like in the corvette photo would look nice

well everyone the rims should be here next wednesday! cant wait! but i think im going with powdercoated spokes and polished lip. thanks everyone for your support!
kent

Hey, why don't you get some 22s like this picture. Very tasty (if you are brain dead).

O MY ***!!!!!!!

:eek: :eek: :eek: :bs: :doh: :lmao: :huh:

Bling-Bling!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks larry, thats wrong!

hey it looks like my model car....if anybody remember it from last time :p ....i

well everyone my rims are in the powdercoat shop! i already put my sisters rims on her formula, ( she got the same as me ) and they look dang good. i would suggest if any of you are looking for rims these wolud be good. 675 to my door and they look great. ill put pics up when i get them on.
kent

the wheels that you are looking at are what we have on the lt1... they look really nice compared to an all black wheel... the only problem we've ever had is that he cracked one when he hit a huge pothole... and accidently used some wheel cleaner that streaked one a tiny bit...

i think ryan picked them up on ebay for 440 shipped or something around that price all i remember is it was some business in florida...

edit: if you're wanting to get the silver ones powdercoated black with a silver lip... most places will not do that... we asked a ton of places to see about getting a wheel repaired and recoated... most wouldn't touch it because of the polished lip... so you'd probably be better off (and spend less money) if you just got them already powdercoated...

any pics yet ?

they are clearcoated , thats what they mean by painted, they are sealed so they are easy to clean

well i have them on, but its going to rain this weekend so ill have to wait to get some pictures! cant wiat to come down in june.