Power Coated my wheels....ALL BLACK

[Donkey45]

Old pic (2 years ago)

wheels

The inspiration behind coating them

...and now the pic. Ill put some better ones up when I get a chance. I only had a second to take this



now im looking into some springs...

[Donkey45]

found these springs on ebayEibach pro kit $190 + shippingIs that a good deal, should I pull the trigger?http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ories

[DashingMax]

Looks good!! All black...call her the Stealth-M

[07sportm35]

found these springs on ebayEibach pro kit $190 + shippingIs that a good deal, should I pull the trigger?http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ories

That is a good price.

I'm not personally crazy about them because I think the M45 deserves a more expensive looking wheel--to go along with such a fine expensive looking car. I'm sure they look better in person. And...they still look good. But hey, it's YOU that counts buddy. Do enjoy!

[Donkey45]

That is a good price.

I'm not personally crazy about them because I think the M45 deserves a more expensive looking wheel--to go along with such a fine expensive looking car. I'm sure they look better in person. And...they still look good. But hey, it's YOU that counts buddy. Do enjoy!

Yep, i love the way it looks, and im definitely not about my wheels looking expensive or not.

[YMm45]

Yeh that is a great deal i paid the same price for my springs maybe the same buyer and the wheels look great that was a good idea

found these springs on ebayEibach pro kit $190 + shippingIs that a good deal, should I pull the trigger?http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...ories

[Donkey45]

Yeh that is a great deal i paid the same price for my springs maybe the same buyer and the wheels look great that was a good idea

Have you had any issues with dropping it with just the springs? Any rubbing, scraping or anything like that?

[YMm45]

no not at all it is a great ride well worth not hard at all to install either

[YMm45]

you should check this thread out kinda clears up alot of questions and i also have a few pics on my car after i was done zer...rings

[M4T5]

The all black looks ok, but I like the polished lip/ black combo better. The all black makes it look like an unmarked Infiniti M police car IMO.There must be quite a few current or retired poilce officers here!

J

[Donkey45]

The all black looks ok, but I like the polished lip/ black combo better. The all black makes it look like an unmarked Infiniti M police car IMO.There must be quite a few current or retired poilce officers here!

J

Haha, nope..not police, but I also think it does look like an ummarked car which is kinda cool.

I so tired of the black wheel and chrome lip, it's everywhere now. I was just going to get new wheels, but did this for the time being because it was so cheap and easy (they came and picked my wheels up, and brought them back just a few days later).

[bruosh3]

did you do these yourself or did you have some one else dip them in black and how did u do it if u did it urself?

[Donkey45]

did you do these yourself or did you have some one else dip them in black and how did u do it if u did it urself?

I did not do them myself, I had them powder coated from this placehttp://www.wheelrefinisher.com/

[Donkey45]

I'm going to get better pictures soon, this one really doesnt do it any justice. The wheels look really good, not like they are just dirty

[bruosh3]

sweet thanks... how much did it cost to powder coat them?? and do you know if they powder coat or paint from chrome to black or do they only powder coat from alloy??

[Wheelzs3]

Love the look!!!!!

[Donkey45]

sweet thanks... how much did it cost to powder coat them?? and do you know if they powder coat or paint from chrome to black or do they only powder coat from alloy??

I got it done for $500, that also included taking the tires off and then road force balancing them again. They can do a chrome wheel, the lip of my wheel was chrome.

Are you thinking about getting it done?

[bruosh3]

ya but i think $500 is a bit much.. i have a teacher i had in high school that used to do it for $100 a wheel so i gotta get a hold of him...

[Donkey45]

ya but i think $500 is a bit much.. i have a teacher i had in high school that used to do it for $100 a wheel so i gotta get a hold of him...

Yeah, that's about right...im guessing it would have been $400 to just do it. But they came out and picked up my wheels, removed the tires, coated and then mounted/balanced them again.

[fiveliterbeater]

im sorry brother, but the "M" in black in my opinion does not look good with black wheels. if your car was white or silver maybe.

[Donkey45]

im sorry brother, but the "M" in black in my opinion does not look good with black wheels. if your car was white or silver maybe.

That's okay, not everyone likes the same stuff...of course some people are going to hate it, others are just going to hate regardless. Either way, i love the look and couldnt be happier.

[wizard8873]

black on black just looks horrible imo. sure it's stealthy but there's nothing that stands out on the car. there needs to be some contrast

[Donkey45]

black on black just looks horrible imo. sure it's stealthy but there's nothing that stands out on the car. there needs to be some contrast

and you are definitely titled to your opinion....

Just picked my car up from infiniti today and a ton of the people there were loving it. It def looks better in person.

[Donkey45]

Just snapped a few pics....












Modified by Donkey45 at 7:01 PM 3/22/2009