Would it look shitty?

[th3_n00b_pwn3r]

im too broke right now to buy a nice set of wheels so i was thinking about getting my stockers powder coated in black or a dark gun metal grey. couldnt really find any pics of it done so i was hoping to get some feedback or some links to see how it would look. car is red btw. thx

[punkrokdood]

if its done well it looks pretty good...

turbo_protege5 had some powder coated stockers that looked effin NICE

[srtowner]

There have been alot of people powder coat their stockers. So far all of them I have seen look good. Like punk said they must be done correctly.

[lunchbox660]

i agree that they look very nice. i have several buddies who powdercoated them and look awesome. hell, i know guys who spraypainted them and they looked awesome, they just didnt resist sand and rocks as well...

[th3_n00b_pwn3r]

got any pics/links? i know a guy that said he would do the for a good price since i used to hook him up when i worked at starbucks and im sure he does good work. its probably the road i will take since wheels r kinda steep....thx guys. :thumb:

[slow4dr]

I'll check with Shaun(poorwboy) and see if he has any pics. He has a red with gunmetal in Redlands and it looks very good. He might even be willing to sell them/partial trade.

[HoTSauZe]

I painted mine black with some cans.Didn't look to bad IMO
sorry for the huge picture
http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y252/hotsauze323/sauzemobile2.jpg

[ViscousCircles]

What happend to your hood?

What color is your car noob?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v333/viscous/wangless1.jpg

[HoTSauZe]

What happend to your hood?

What color is your car noob?


if that was too me senor.Sold it :thumb:

[ViscousCircles]

That hood is a whore!

[th3_n00b_pwn3r]

its red

[AJ Quick]

I powder coated my stock wheels. Looks great if you take the time and put in the effort.

Stripping the wheels took about 6 hours a peice, and coating was probably an hour or two each. (It takes forever for these things to cool down!).

http://www.quickpowdercoating.com/colors/rallywheelsilver_wheel.jpg

Powder coat is the way to go!

[el_jefe]

I stripped the paint off of the face, and painted the sides of the spokes. Lemme se if I can find a pic.

[el_jefe]

Crappy cell phone pic, but you get the idea:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a86/orionis996/051306_0935-1.jpg

[punkrokdood]

Crappy cell phone pic, but you get the idea:

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a86/orionis996/051306_0935-1.jpg
that looks pretty sweet actually :thumb:

if only the stock wheels were a little wider :gcry:

[el_jefe]

that looks pretty sweet actually :thumb:

Hotwheels style FTW!! I actually have a set of black ones in the garage for the first gen right now too, just need two more tires.

if only the stock wheels were a little wider :gcry:

:werd: WTF they put such dinky tires on this car is beyond me.

[punkrokdood]

:werd: WTF they put such dinky tires on this car is beyond me.
:werd:

i saw someone a long time ago on the other site that had a stocker cut in half, and then a strip of metal welded in to make them 17x7's. they looked good, but durability scares me a little :lol:

[slow4dr]

:werd:

i saw someone a long time ago on the other site that had a stocker cut in half, and then a strip of metal welded in to make them 17x7's. they looked good, but durability scares me a little :lol:


Most "reputable" places that do wheel widening use two wheels to make one so there is only one weld seam. That would give me a "little" more confidence.

[punkrokdood]

Most "reputable" places that do wheel widening use two wheels to make one so there is only one weld seam. That would give me a "little" more confidence.
i think the guy only had the 4 wheels, so they did it that way since that's what they had to work with. the welds looked very nice and all, so i'm sure it was good work... still not the safest :lol:

[el_jefe]

And probably cost him as much as a new set of wheels. I'm just to cheap to buy wheels is all.

[slow4dr]

:stupid:

[th3_n00b_pwn3r]

thanks for the input guys. this is definately the way im gonna go when i get a few bucks together.

[th3_n00b_pwn3r]

shitty thing is...i drive my car everyday so maybe ill just do one wheel at a time and rotate the donut around :lol:

[slow4dr]

:rofl: