SteveWWJ

I have a few questions:

First off, I've seen people who've stripped and repainted the SE rims, but has anyone ever done the same to the '96 GLE honeycombs?

I just noticed one of them has a 2" hole in the clearcoat that is going to get worse I'm sure and I don't have a lot of dough to buy new rims and I was thinkng painting these gunmetal gray might not look too bad.

Would the stripper destroy the matte-black portion of the rim inside the honeycombs?

Alternatively, if anyone in the DC area could hook me up w/some cheaper, but better rims let me know.

Lastly, I've never had a tire off these honeycombs, so does anyone know how much they actually weigh? Also, are they aluminum?

Thanks all for any information you can provide!
SW

Bueller, Bueller, anyone, anyone?

Dave H.

iTrader: (5)

I hear ya on the honeycombs...mine were flaking too. I recently bought 98 se wheels and use the honeycombs for winter. I am planning on painting them gunmetal. I think a good stripper will get rid of all the paint on the wheel, including the black areas.

I found the weights on this website, http://www.superhonda.com/tech/wheel_weights.html and on this website, http://www.audiworld.com/tech/wheel22.shtml
16.5 lbs...sounds too light to me, but i haven't weighed them.

I hope that answered some of your questions....Good luck, Dave

wanaMax

I believe I have heard of people stripping the honeycombs, so I would think it would be ok.