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I thought I'd share the results of a little wheel project I embarked on a while back. I found a set of factory 18" wheels for sale on Gumtree and thought I'd have a play with painting them to replace the standard 17" wheels I had already. I needed new tyres anyway. There were very few aftermarket options due to the brake caliper and high offset issues, and I didn't like the look of them in any case. I also got the 18s for $500 in near-new condition which I thought was pretty good.
What I started with (boring!)
After powdercoating
The end result
I went with Pirelli Scorpion AT Plus tyres and I reckon it looks much better. I painted the centre caps with a plastic primer and undercoat before a satin black finish and it's very close to the wheel colour. I also found some black wheel nuts online and a set of black valve covers. It's surprising how much the old silver valve covers stand out on the new wheels haha.
The only issue I had was that the balancing weights didn't stick very well to the powdercoating, but fortunately I found two had fallen off before I moved the car and could see from the dust where they had been placed.
All in all a quick, successful project!
What I started with (boring!)
After powdercoating
The end result
I went with Pirelli Scorpion AT Plus tyres and I reckon it looks much better. I painted the centre caps with a plastic primer and undercoat before a satin black finish and it's very close to the wheel colour. I also found some black wheel nuts online and a set of black valve covers. It's surprising how much the old silver valve covers stand out on the new wheels haha.
The only issue I had was that the balancing weights didn't stick very well to the powdercoating, but fortunately I found two had fallen off before I moved the car and could see from the dust where they had been placed.
All in all a quick, successful project!
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