....by repainting the calipers and putting the stock rims on with some new tires.









what do you guys think ya or gay?

 

I like the look. Did you paint the stock wheels?

 

The calipers look great in black - what paint did you use?

 

The calipers are painted with the spray can type and the wheels are a gunmetal finish

 

i give it thumbs up

 

looks good

 

nice man... could you tell me how you did your rims. i would like to do something like that with mine.

 

Me too. I want to put the stocks back on for the winter and Id like to know how you painted them.

 

how much for the tires?

 

Forgive me cuz Im from Cali, but why put stock rims back on for winter? I grew up back east, but moved here when I was only 10. Is it for snow tires?

 

is that just paint or are they powdercoated?

Kam

 

They are only painted, i was in the process of having them powdercoated, but the wait was to long and i needed them on asap. Bascially I just spray painted them with about 6 coats and about 4 coats clear.

This method will chip because the original paint is still intact and since I didn't sand them down, the paint won't adhere properly, but its for the winter so I'm not to worried. I had them done last year but I wasn't feeling the shinly blackish color they were. The gunmetal actually shows that the spokes have edges.

I change the wheels for the winter because it gets pretty harsh around here and the 20's with summer tires just don't get any traction.

 

Looks good man, let me know on those tires...

 

not bad....

 

For winter rims, I think they look great. They'll blend right in with the dirt as well. At least you're not going back to hubs, like I am

 

that looks sweet dude

 

Show winter who's boss.

 

Larger size rims are poor for traction. Harsh conditions such as low temperatures and road salt can damage them too. It's also cheaper to buy smaller sized winter tires and if you keep them mounted on a separate set of rims, you save money and work as opposed to switching tires on the same set.

I love how you've painted those rims gunmetal...very nice!

 

bike rack looks out of place, but I'm liking the wheels

 

i like the color combo w/ the wheels