Plasti-Dip?
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I would say that if you're happy, that is all that matters but I see this a lot and I am also seeing many home made jobs as well. I think a lot of it has to do with how it matches the exterior of the car and if your case I don't think its a good match. I will say yours look more professional than others that I have seen. The other concern is I see some that start flaking off. I have always believed that the wheels that usually come with a car/truck, other than the cheap steal wheels, are typically a good match and look better than just about any after market.
#5
OEM wheels that owners have replaced and dump on the market cheap are the way to go, almost all of them will fit your car and they are oem quality. I got a set of SC430 wheels for $ 250 with about half the tread left. I needed tires anyway so it was a cheap upgrade. Some of the newer IS250 wheels in 18 are really, really nice looking. The GS 5 spokes look great as well. You'd be surprised how cheap some of them pop up for on Craigslist. One set I found the other day was $100 for some 17" IS wheels. That's not much over scrap value.
I'm about to do some plasti dipping, is there anything I should do to help the application? Your results look like they came out good.
I'm about to do some plasti dipping, is there anything I should do to help the application? Your results look like they came out good.
#6
OEM wheels that owners have replaced and dump on the market cheap are the way to go, almost all of them will fit your car and they are oem quality. I got a set of SC430 wheels for $ 250 with about half the tread left. I needed tires anyway so it was a cheap upgrade. Some of the newer IS250 wheels in 18 are really, really nice looking. The GS 5 spokes look great as well. You'd be surprised how cheap some of them pop up for on Craigslist. One set I found the other day was $100 for some 17" IS wheels. That's not much over scrap value.
I'm about to do some plasti dipping, is there anything I should do to help the application? Your results look like they came out good.
I'm about to do some plasti dipping, is there anything I should do to help the application? Your results look like they came out good.
#7
Here is a link, look under 5x114.3 you can fit a ton of oem wheels on your car, you just have to be sure to grab some hubcentric rings if the bore is too big. Someone posted photos of 300zx wheels they got for $60 the other day, they looked really good.
https://free-info-pages.com/what-wheels-will-fit.htm
And here is a link to a pretty good calculator for changing things up:
http://www.willtheyfit.com/
https://free-info-pages.com/what-wheels-will-fit.htm
And here is a link to a pretty good calculator for changing things up:
http://www.willtheyfit.com/
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Thanks. I'm hoping it will stick well to chromed plastic otherwise I will end up with this.
Which is just a little weird. The reason I have chrome ones are that they were $25 shipped to my door whereas silver ones were $400 so I figured I would do the dip.
Which is just a little weird. The reason I have chrome ones are that they were $25 shipped to my door whereas silver ones were $400 so I figured I would do the dip.
#9
speaking of plasti-dip . i had on this summer. I have removed it since then. Here how it looked it.
Come to think of it, it kinda looks like the new Toyota Prius wheel. same look??
Come to think of it, it kinda looks like the new Toyota Prius wheel. same look??
#11
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I'm not a fan of black wheels. Especially on a silver car. Plastidip won't hold up over time and will start to chip. If you want lasting results, powder coat them.
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Plasti-dip is a tricky thing when it comes to wheels, and entire cars.
There are a few gawd-awful jobs running around town on everything from Civics to Tahoes. Oh and a pink Ford F250 Crew tow truck. Really.
I think on your car the silver/grey of the body colours doesn't work with the black wheels. If the dip comes in dark grey, that might work better.
There are a few gawd-awful jobs running around town on everything from Civics to Tahoes. Oh and a pink Ford F250 Crew tow truck. Really.
I think on your car the silver/grey of the body colours doesn't work with the black wheels. If the dip comes in dark grey, that might work better.
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I think as much as anything, the black wheels trend has come and may be starting to go away... likewise the mild 'craze' for the flat black plasti-dip on wheels and entire cars.
I did find some of the colours used on high-end cars were kind of neat. Seeing a brand new Mercedes S-Class Coupe in flat black really stood out.
As time went on... every rusty Civic and clapped out Passat seemed to end up finished that way... cheapens the brand, as they say.
I did find some of the colours used on high-end cars were kind of neat. Seeing a brand new Mercedes S-Class Coupe in flat black really stood out.
As time went on... every rusty Civic and clapped out Passat seemed to end up finished that way... cheapens the brand, as they say.
#15
Flat will come and go like all automotive trends, at least with the playing dip you can reverse it. I don't personally like all automotive subcultures but hey, anything that gets someone into something mechanical or increases understanding I am all for. I can't believe the amount of people who don't even know how to change a tire, I see people stranded all the time, it's pathetic, that should be a part of drivers ed.
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