Now my Gold Ultralites are not gold anymore its time to get the second set of 18"s I have refurbed.

They are Fox RS according to the centre caps and are a proper staggered size( 8" + 9").

they fitted the 300Zx they came off without resorting to spacers.

I quite like them but not 100% sure.

anyway I thought I would do them in a similar style to the ultralites. IE .. Polished outer lip/dish and custom metallic anthracite centres...

Ive started... so Ill finish...

 

 

ooh i like them already.

agreed, these are going to be great :)

I love these wheels

Wow, very nice :)

Me likey, give me a shout if u want to sell them :)

all looking good pete when my 19's need doing i'll give you a shout lol especially after the quote i've just received!

Well I must admit I wasnt expecting such a good response to the thread.:winkiss:

So...................................I will turn it in to a full refurb thread with some pics along the way. I have spent all morning rubbing down . Degreasing. polishing scuffs out and masking up.

Pics to follow.....................................

good on you pete got some very slight curbing on mine and scratches in the laquer to repair, plus i dont fancy paying a company £120 a wheel to refurb!

good on you pete got some very slight curbing on mine and scratches in the laquer to repair, plus i dont fancy paying a company £120 a wheel to refurb!

 

how much????????:sad:

Im sure I could do them for £119:whistling:

well they say because my 19's are polished lip they have to be diamond cut on a lathe to do them which involves stripping all paint off the wheels, paint, machine then laquer but £440 when i can buy a new set for a few ££££'s more lol

six hours later and we are making progress..................

 

Masked up...

 

primered..

 

2K satin black on backs

 

 

Anthracite basecoat..

pete fancy doing my 19's lol looking good there bud very impressed.

pete fancy doing my 19's lol looking good there bud very impressed.

 

Wait till I put the pics up with the 2K lacquer on!!! (Just finished spraying now)

knowing you, i bet they are going to look like you just had them done professionally.

 

Fitted those coil pack brackets now, and a few more shiney bits over. engine actually doesnt look too bad now lol

knowing you, i bet they are going to look like you just had them done professionally.

 

Fitted those coil pack brackets now, and a few more shiney bits over. engine actually doesnt look too bad now lol

 

Good stuff. Just keep to stock boost and dont blow it up.:hammer:

Good stuff. Just keep to stock boost and dont blow it up.:hammer:

 

agreed, going to be getting a Wide band AFR to fit, i have 2 strange wires sitting doorment ive found, one down by the battery and the other on the opposite side of the car, both have the same small 4 pin connector on, but in different colours, both go down near the turbo to some where? need to figure out where yet and what they are for before i remove them, might be part of the traction control system.

 

anyway is that the final colour of the wheels? always had a soft spot for gunmetal gray wheels with polished lip

agreed, going to be getting a Wide band AFR to fit, i have 2 strange wires sitting doorment ive found, one down by the battery and the other on the opposite side of the car, both have the same small 4 pin connector on, but in different colours, both go down near the turbo to some where? need to figure out where yet and what they are for before i remove them, might be part of the traction control system.

anyway is that the final colour of the wheels? always had a soft spot for gunmetal gray wheels with polished lip

 

Yes it is. I also have a very nice custom gunmetal gray that I have used on various items in the past. It was a toss up between the antracite and the gunmetal.

 

So with several nice coats of 2K lacquer the result looks like this.................................................

 

Difficult to photo under the strip lights in the garage. i will do some outside tomorro.

It is very shiny tho.:cool3:

i love that fresh lacquer look and the smell yum lol

 

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i love that fresh lacquer look and the smell yum lol

That looks fantastic, so when can i book my 19;s in and how much am i looking at lol

i love that fresh lacquer look and the smell yum lol

 

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i love that fresh lacquer look and the smell yum lol

 

Its TOXIC.:nuke::nuke:

If you can smell it you need to change filters or you will end up..:closedeyes:

 

so when can i book my 19;s in and how much am i looking at lol

After christmas::winkiss:

 

Anyway Im off to take the masking paper off now. I might leave some heat on overnight in the workshop to help the lacquer cure properly.

I might return with another pic also..................:whistling:

you can do my 19s as well if you like? :)

Last pics of the day.............................

 

Services to members: Slick Pete Overhaulin'!

Out in the sun now!

Just got centres to do and tyres to fit.

Found some replacement cantres that will fit(I think!)

 

 

I willl post some pics of them on the car next week.:winkiss:

Im undecided whether to sell or keep?

i dont really NEED them but I dont NEED to sell them either. Hmmm.

Edited September 13, 201213 yr by Slick Pete.
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i dont really NEED them but I dont NEED to sell them either. Hmmm.

 

I feel a poll coming on here! :)