I like that a lot. That is nice. Can anyone do the same for the 19inch rays?

This is my car and what I'm doing to it.

that looks sweet steve.... :tup:

Simota, aren't you the guy that was brave enough to tackle blacking out your own headlights?

If you can accomplish that then I don't think you would have any problem spraying your own wheels. I'm sure there is a paint out there that can hold up well, and if you screw them up, or it doesn't hold up I bet you could get a used set of stock rims for the same price as a powdercoat job.

powdercoating is about $400 for a set of wheels. The used 18's have been on ebay for around 1k, I think 600-800 is a fair price for them. Powdercoating is far superior to painting for the finish. Paint will chip with normal driving where powdercoating can take that abuse.

of course, a powdercoater is going to fully strip the wheels finish before they coat, so trying it on your own first will only cost you the time and materials since you can just bring it to the powdercoater if you aren't happy with the finish.

yes i was the guy who blacked out my headlights.... i have a special way that im gonna spray it that way it adheres really great..... and ill shoot a clear on it so it wont chip... but if a rock hits it im pretty sure itll chip lol

btw.... if my rims start to chip and **** up... then.. lol ill just buy me some volks.... :tup:

hey caravanshaka correct me if im wrong but i believe powdercoating weakens forged rims.....becauase of the extreme heat that occurs...? and there is a special type of powdercoating that is for forged rims...? and... sadly no one can do powdercoating on my island in that matter.... just regular powdercoating...

powdercoating won't weaken your rims to any degree that you would have to worry. I had forged aluminum motorcycle rims powdercoated and never had an issue.

powdercoating forged rims will not weaken them in the least, it is a myth. Check out Phimosis' thread where he got his Rays powdercoated.

Also, if you have the 18's, they are not forged.

your stock wheels are powdercoated if im not mistaken..

true, quite a few stock wheels come powdercoated for durability. I don't know for sure about ours, but it is likely.

ah thank u for the heads up... i shall contact my powdercoating guy

Youtube "rays wheels powdercoating" and there is a video that shows how Rays makes forged aluminum wheels, then it shows them powdercoating some Volk wheels. I forget which ones, but it tells you in the video.

^^ awesome, i'll have a look

I like it a lot. One of my favorites.

alright everyone thanks for helping me out with everything... my powdercoating guy is doing my rims now... ill post pics up when its done... his doing a matter black powdercoat... :tup:

sweet! can't wait to see pictures!

UPDATE!!!!

here are some shots of my front set of rims finally finished... BTW dont mind the stripe... its just pinstripe vinyl i got from ebay... the powdercoat guy didnt know how to pinstripe it on so i said nvm jus matte black everything... but yah anyways here are the pics!!!

http://www.the370z.com/members/simot...7-rims-004.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/simot...6-rims-003.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/simot...5-rims-002.jpg

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Nice. Make sure and post an update when you get them on the car.

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i will guys dont worry :tup:

looks good, it'll will match the other blacked out stuff you got going

Yup thats what i going for.... :tup:

Simota, I really like the looks of your headlights. How did you do it?

sup man!!! i posted a DIY for doing the black housing headlights on this forum...

here is the link...

http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...-20-bucks.html

Nice! +rep for the DIY :tup:

and, if you want to take it 1 step further:

http://www.the370z.com/diy-section-d...-blackout.html

Where are the pics of the finished wheels Simota??? :tup:

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That's a cool idead with the matte black.

a lil more patience my friend... :happydance: but there on now....


http://www.the370z.com/members/simot...s-blak-007.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/simot...s-blak-005.jpg

http://www.the370z.com/members/simot...s-blak-003.jpg


NEXT STEP A DAMPER KIT :tup: such a huge fender gap... :shakes head:

Looks MUCH better with the black wheels :tup:
you keep beating me to things...I've had my black wheels ordered for over 6 weeks now...you did your headlights less than a week before I did mine...if you install high flow cats tomorrow I'm going to have to say you are stalking me :bowrofl:

I'd go with the BC coilovers if I were you, probably the BR series if you aren't planning on tracking the car very often =)

HAHA!!! yah i am installing my cats tomoro.... LMAO jus kidding... yah thats the one im looking at.... the BR series... :tup:

BTW..... thanks for pushing me to powdercoat instead of painted :tup: now i wont regret it

No problem, you will be much happier with the durability of the powder compared to the paint.

My high flow cats will be here today, hopefully getting them on by this weekend :tup: