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Anyone paint or powder-coat the stock wheels black?

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Old 07-22-2020, 12:40 AM
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Originally Posted by noro78
My outlaw color scheme :

Thats nice, which silver is that?
Old 07-28-2020, 03:36 AM
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I got them done in Satin Black. I love the color, it is almost a bronze or grey black in certain lighting. It looks great on the car and it makes it feel more motorsport and achieves the look I wanted. The stock wheels are great, but with a white car I wanted some contrast. Super happy with them.

Pros - I love the look, I told them to match GT3 emblem, wanted satin not gloss. Much cheaper than new wheels. The color goes with stock center-caps really well. Very unique in person.

Cons - They will be tougher to keep clean. Definitely unique, they are not new wheels, so you can spot some orange-peel affect if looking close, in certain lighting. I am not someone that has to have a perfectly clean exterior, but for some this color would be difficult to maintain a clean look. They are not shiny when clean. You have to dismount wheels/tires and take to a shop, takes several days.



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I did mine in Satin Black (Paint).
Also painted the tops of the mirrors to match.


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I love the black wheels, I've been wanting to do the same for a while now, but I don't want to mess with the "stock" car. Does anyone know if oem 997.2 black wheels are satin or gloss?
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Sorry to revive thread. But the factory sold the wheels in black like those on my 997.1


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The 997.2 had an XDA wheel option which was black with a silver stripe like on my car



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I threw red center locks on mine.



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