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Old 10-04-2011, 12:55 PM
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I bought the car used a few months ago and the previous owner wasn't entirely forthcoming about the cosmetic condition of the wheels. When the car was inspected the wheels were coated in brake dust - my fault for not wiping them clean to look at the paint. After bringing the car home and spraying the wheels down it was obvious they were pitted, dinged and dull - doh!

All fixed now Thanks to rimandwheelworks!:



Old 10-04-2011, 01:13 PM
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Good local resource. Thanks for sharing.
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did they wet paint or powder coat paint?

remind us to never buy from the guy you bought your gt3 from.

looks way better than stock silver. well done.
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Originally Posted by Aerokitted
did they wet paint or powder coat paint?.
i skipped on the powder coat because of all the fuss on this board about heating them up, etc. they're painted and they look great.
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your brake calipers are too shiny

you need to make them brown
Old 10-04-2011, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Izzone
your brake calipers are too shiny
you need to make them brown
good catch - they WERE brown, but the car was up on jack stands for 10 days, so I had some time to clean them!
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they wook mahvelous

I have black wheels on white at the moment and am in a mental gridlock

bought a silver set, thinking this is what I wanted but am second guessing
yours looks great
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Originally Posted by MarkD
they wook mahvelous
I have black wheels on white at the moment and am in a mental gridlock
bought a silver set, thinking this is what I wanted but am second guessing
yours looks great
thanks - they were originally black when I bought the car. I was entertaining the idea of powder coating them a matte black, but the oem black was cheaper and it came out great.
Old 10-06-2011, 12:48 PM
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Your car looks great. I too have a white .1 GT3 with silver stock wheels. I'm ready for a change but deciding between having the stock wheels powder coated satin black, satin charcoal or purchasing a set and keeping the stock silver just in case I later decide to sell the car. But again looking at yours I gotta make the change.
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I am asking myself to do that or in gun metal, any one has them gun metal?
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got mine in gloss black wet painted w/ pin carrara white

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Any more pics of wheels with different finish on a white GT3?



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